... systems of phonemes in particular languages, but it may also cover any linguistic analysis either at a level beneath the word (including syllable, onset and rime, articulatory gestures, articulatory features, mora, etc.) or at all levels of language where sound is considered to be structured for conveying linguistic ... anti-, which would create the word antihegemonism. 2.3. Syntactic features of the word hegemony The word hegemony is a countable noun. Singular form is hegemony and plural form is hegemonies. This word can be an object or a subject depending on the sentence, for example "...

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... the National Assembly whose goal was to unify Germany as a liberal, constitutional state. In May 1848, the National Assembly was called to prepare for this "unification". After disagreements between Prussia and Austria, Prussia tried to unify Germany under their kliendeutsch plan. In 1848, the Assembly finished the constitution, appointed King Frederick William as the first emperor of Constitutional ... rapidly advanced with new factories, textile and iron production, rail roads, coal production and record exports. This made the population grow quickly and the middle-class expand. With Z...

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... but halting at the border of Denmark proper, in accordance with Britain's demand. This move by Bismarck succeeded in maintaining international opinion, and, following the refusal of the Danish King to compromise over the status of Schleswig, thus freeing Prussia from the London Treaty, allowed Bismarck ... to manipulate the situation to Prussia's advantage. Consequently after the war flared up again in the summer of 1864, the result being that the two duchies were placed under Austro-Prussian control and Bismarck had succeeded in committing Austria to a corner of Germany far ... placed...

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... separate German states which were set up by the Congress of Vienna in 1815 after the defeat of Napoleon. This loose association of independent states was called The German Confederation of the Bund. Before the war with Napoleon there had been 300 individual states, When Napoleon invaded these ... second to Austria in terms of its political power in the Confederation. Metternich the Austrian Chancellor controlled the Congress; he was a reactionary conservative and would prove to be a huge obstacle in achieving unification. He halted the progress of political nationalism but was unable to ...

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... unrest. A further effect of the revolution attempts was the publicity gained by extremists. Hitler in particular was unknown before the Munich Putsch but that, and the subsequent trial gave the NSDP national news coverage, a huge propaganda advantage. The fact that the army would ... showing the political weakness of Weimar. As the republic had ultimately been created by the military, they retained their influential positions and therefore made their right wing views heard. These right wing sympathies of the conservative elite seriously undermined the socialist views of ... and reparation...

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... or indirect threat to its power. But this also lead the Austrians to look forward for a short, easy war that would unite them, by facing a common enemy and that would give strength to the Empire after having won it. There was also the issue of nationalism of the great powers. For example, in Germany there were organizations like the Pan-German League ... "- Ignorance of the war conditions When the war was declared, most of the countries had a great number of young men who volunteered to become soldiers and protect their motherland. 15 million people died in the war, and after the first m...

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... could never fend for herself in society. The fact of her situation is that she had become utterly dependent on Innstetten for both material and emotional support. After Innstetten returned from Varzin, Effi stated, "Now everything will be all right. You mustn't go away, you must never leave me alone another time!" . Reflecting the "class conscious[ness]" of ... time with Crampas. Innstetten incorporates the bureaucratic values of duty, work, and advancement within a militaristic hierarchy . Effi accepts his conditions, for the most part, because she knows castles cost something. Before...

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... German life. 'The single dominating impulse throughout his career,' writes W. N. Medlicolt, 'was the exercise of power.' Before 1878 he insisted on signing every document in person. All-contact between other ministers and the Kaiser was strictly prohibited. If ministers of independent mind, they were dismissed, and this, combined with his overwhelming influence over William I, gave Bismarck an unprecedented position of authority in Germany ... on economic measures up to 1879: for example, free trade and the founding of a central bank. The government and the liberal majority also worked ...

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... extra territory for France and Bismarck used these demands to pressurise the south German states into signing secret military alliances with the north German confederation. These alliances effectively started military integration with the north before political unification was achieved, but it did bring about some sort of unification. The alliances said that the smaller southern states would come to the aid of ... Prussia if she was attacked and this agreement was advantageous to both sides. It gave Prussia a hold over another piece ... primary aims, because it had been achieved throug...

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... had the Prussian bureaucracy go right on collecting taxes, even though the parliament refused the bill. He reorganized the army and for 4 years he sent large liberal majorities to the parliament. He sought that Germany had to control the north, so after the victory over Denmark he was able to force Austria out by war. In a way that there would no alliances ... term "new imperialism" to be used which was the drive by European countries to create political empires abroad. One example is with Great Britain and Africa. Before 1880 Britain only controlled 10% of Africa and it wasn't enough t...

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... itself has become the biggest swindler- As it was, the fledging Republic started off badly, found some stability in the period 1924-1929 and then collapsed after the Wall Street Crash. The end of World War 1 brought a major change in the government of Germany. The war had been ... democratic parliamentary system, because before 1919 the Reichstag had not actually controlled policy, the Chancellor was responsible to the Reichstag but it usually failed to give a clear lead because the parties refused to compromise. The Communists and Nationals did not believe in the Republic anyway and refu...

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