... Insight 202). Most of the young soldiers were angry that they were coaxed into war before experiencing life to their fullest. In the novel, Paul notes that teachers and parents persuaded he and other young men to enlist in the war effort. It also angered Paul that he did not have anything ... war transformed him when he said that the soldiers had turned "...into thugs, into murderers, into God know owhat devils..." (Insight 302). Lastly, the French girls remark is true in that the soldiers lost touch with their friends and families. The soldiers very rarely saw their families, but when th...

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... of 1923 and moved into the Ruhr industrial region of Germany. French officials blamed German tardiness of reparation payments as the cause of the invasion. The Invasion proved to be a diplomatic catastrophe for the French and provided a training ground for Germans that were too young to have fought in the war. ... ) This blaming of those on the home front, called the stab in the back theory, gave Nazis an opportunity to promote Nationalism as a remedy for any future betrayal by a large number of unpatriotic Germans disgracing those truly patriotic Germans. This popular political belief pe...

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... movement started using tools to bang on pots and pans to create music. It was not in any way popular, but these guys contributed the base for "Electronic Music". Electronic Music is basically making noises into music not by instruments, but rather through alternative sources. The Dada Movement didn't use electricity to ... Et Voile La, the first Electronic Piano or E-piano came out in 1958. People were surprised to see a piano that uses electricity to play out notes. In the 60's the first proper analogue synth came out from a company by Robert Moog called the Mini-moog. Now thanks to the ...

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... rather than ruling itself. Democracy was a new concept within Germany and many people were wiling to look to the left and right wings for political leadership. Strength and image were considered more important by some than policy and pragmatism appear to have been. The republic also suffered ... to the Weimar Republic. Although it was probably not permanent, the hardship suffered by millions of Germans would stay in the minds of many for years to come. One of theses people was the small man who was then sitting in a somewhat comfortable prison; Adolf Hitler. However, ... Germany pulled ...

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