... assist Prussia in the conflict, which it did, leading to a rather quick end of the war. Bismarck knew Austria would come to help, because it was still the head of the German Confederation and a lack of concern in this case would probably cause further Austrian separation from ... . Although the German north was now united, Bismarck instigated another war to complete the German Unification, this time with France. In 1870 the Spanish throne was empty and one possible successor was Prince Leopold a member of the Prussian Hohenzollern family. France vehemently opposed such a successor becaus...

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... For each of the explanations there are examples that can be proven an exception to the rule. For example, the changes to the legal procedure help to explain the growth of persecution. This evidence isn't absolutely conclusive. Those parts of the Holy Roman Empire, for example, which applied the Imperial ... the other hand, strongly Catholic societies like Spain and Italy were relatively free from witch-hunting. The best example of this concerns the attitude of the Inquisitor Alonso de Salazar, who investigated an outbreak of witch hunting in the Spanish Basque country. In contrast to his...

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... population being German, 2.4% being Turkish, and 6.1% being made up of "Other" groups such as: Serbo-Croatians, Italians, Russians, Greeks, Polish, and Spanish (yahoofacts, 2003) It's slight diversity in ethnic backgrounds is unified by it's language, as 99.8% of German citizens speak German as their primary language, ... even those who are foreign-born. Also 99% of Germany's population over the age of 15 is literate. Mandatory and free schooling is provided for children ages 6-18 in Germany. To satisfy the compulsory schooling requirement, pupils must attend a full-time school for 12 ....

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... industrial nation is losing valuable parts of what makes a democratic society work and prosper. Nearly ¾ of the population has a preference for a German only lifestyle is dangerous to the core of a free society. To think that the very openness of a Democracy may cause its demise in the sense that by implementing the party system which allows citizens to pick their own affiliation ... and help to shape the overall views of the party; a Democracy which has 70% of its people, its voting public, fundamentally against a foreign public being allowed to join the society is troublesome ... a ...

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