One of the contributing factors that led to the war was each country's need to have a strong military force. ... Germany was determined to emerge from the conflict on top as the most powerful armed force in Europe. ... " They suspect the Emperor (of Germany) of an aggressive plan of world domination, and they see that Germany is forcing the pace of building armaments in order to dominate Europe" The driving force behind this behavior was to create and expand an empire. ... Many countries believed in the use of national military force to solve political problems, which influence...

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Nationalism hence became the driving force of many other factors that lead to the failure of democracy, including the Treaty of Versailles, the Reparations Bill and the occupation of the Ruhr. ... Thus, this emphasizes the importance of nationalism as the driving force that caused the eventual downfall of Weimar Germany. ...

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Hemingway was taken with World War I and wound up driving an ambulance in the war (Meyers 27). ... It seems very unrealistic for them to have lived in America in a time when the prohibition was still a prominent force in American society. ...

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Initially Weimar Germany was characterised by clashing of political ideals, violence and economic difficulty. Following the early struggles of Weimar Germany, the years of 1924 to 1927, encapsulated a period of economic, cultural, and diplomatic stability; known as the "The Years of Stability". Thi...

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David Malouf, author of the novella 'Fly Away Peter', and director of the 1930 film 'All Quiet On the Western Front', Lewis Milestone, both demonstrate their ability to communicate the presence of hope and courage in their texts via technique. One being written, the other visual, their protagonists ...

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In the ninetieth and twentieth nationalism was becoming a powerful force in Europe so people that had the same culture, language(usually),etc wanted their own country. ... On June 28 the archduke and his wife were driving in the streets of Sarajevo. ...

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America's desire to establish an economic empire determined most of its foreign policy between the Civil War and the end of World War II, and fueled the U.S. into three wars: the Spanish-American War, WWI, and WWII. At the end of the 19th century, the U.S. used the "open door policy" with the motiv...

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