When Austria declared war on Serbia, Germany felt obliged by their alliance with Austria to declare war on Russia and next France, the ally of Russia. ... The First World War introduced a lot of new tactics in warfare. ... For one thing, the Germans fought way longer in the war than the Americans and they lost a lot of men in this war. ... I neither enjoyed nor disliked discussing this era because for one thing it was mainly over the war and war is seldom an enjoyable topic. On the other side I think that it really is importing to learn about what happened in this era and we should not forget ...

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The steps that led to German unification include the era when Austria was defeated, the Schleswig-Holstein issue, and the seven week war and finally when unity was achieved. ... The next plan for Bismarck was to use the completion of the Schleswig-Holstein war to incite a war with Austria that became known as the Seven weeks of war. ... He looked for a reason to start a war. ... The public was outraged and declared war. ... Therefore the era when Austria was defeated, the Schleswig-Holstein issue, the seven week war and finally when unity was achieved, were all stepping stones that led to Germ...

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The previous knowledge that I had on the German in the pre-World War II era prepared me for the information of the difficult times. However, the rate of inflation was astonishing and the absolute distaste and disgust the loss of the First World War produced were two key factors that I had before over-looked. ...

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National Socialism between 1920 and 1945 can best be described as an era of constant change. ... World War II officially began after Hitler's march on Poland and the succession of rapid defeats and occupation of France, Denmark, Norway, Netherlands, and Belgium became known as the Lightning War due to the German Wehrmacht's ability to strike quickly with little to no resistance. ... Once the US entered the war after the attack on Pearl Harbor by Germany's ally Japan; Hitler declared war on the United States. ... Nazism over the course of its era was not well accepted by most Ger...

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He joined the Sixteenth Bavarian Infantry Regiment when the World War I was broke out and serving as a despatch runner (Jewish Virtual Library, 2015). ... Germany had lost the war when he was in hospital. During the era of Adolf Hitler, Jews were prohibited from occupying important positions in the state, marrying Germans and mistreated by the Nazi regime. ... This law also was not allowed Jews married or had sex with Aryans in the era of Adolf Hitler (Prowse, 2014). ... This caused the racial war of extermination happened and it would destroy entire communities (The Change of Nazis' T...

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So when the king went off to war, he would call upon all his vassals and their sub-vassals and he would have his army, as there were very small standing armies in that time. ... Charlemagne ushered in a new era of Feudalism with the idea of giving away not only land, but also Ämter (Position titles) and even rights to certain trades as fiefs. As the years went on and wars were waged, even kings became vassals of other kings, such as when Richard the Lionheart of England tried to gain the region of Aquitaine in northern France as a fief from his new wife's father. ... Eventually, with th...

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Hitler announced his declaration of war against the United States on December 11, 1941. ... Now the world war has come. ... Germany had the idea to exterminate Jews before they declared war on the United States. It was only until the day after he declared war that he spoke out about putting it into action. ... Evidence suggests that the German expansion was similar to the expansion of those countries during the Imperialist Era and that although the idea to exterminate the Jews was thought of years before the war, it was the day after the war that Hitler decided to put it in action....

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Letters from Rifka by Karen Hesse I chose this book because world war two era is very fascinating tome. I find that this Period of history has many interesting aspects. Also my grandparents were apart of this period in history and lived through many of the hardships described in this book....

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When the war was close to the end the SS started to realize that they had lost the war. ... Their work appeared early after the war. ... Other groups like generations who really don't know nothing about this era in world history. ... Harwood was a writer that was well known in the political and diplomatic aspects of World War II and as an instructor in the University of London. ... Till this day some of the Nazi war criminals are still being prosecuted, ...

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German foreign polociy after ww1 was hindered due to the restrictions set upon them as a result of the post war treaties and the Weimar governments policies of the stresseman era. ... The plan was designed to make the German army and economy ready for war within 4 years. ... It went against the international relations Stresemann and Weimar Germany implemented and irrevocably steered towards war in Europe....

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In 1938, he began to conquer territories by threatening them with war. ... As a result, Britain and France, Poland's allies, declared war on Germany in 1939. This marked the end of Nazi dictatorship and the beginning of World War II. ... In short, Hitler and his government caused World War II. ... During the process, Hitler instigated ethnic cleansing by mass murder and other violent atrocities against Jews, which led to a dark era in human history. ...

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However, after the death of Wilhelm I, Wilhelm II reigned until Germanys defeat in World War I. ... The rise of the Nazi regime in in the early 1930s brought Germany out of its economic decline with its mixed war/civil economy. ... Moreover after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the passing of the Cold War Era, the Germany as we recognize it today came into fruition. ... Interestingly enough, members of the former Wehrmacht and SS are still being tried today when questionable connections to war crimes arise. ... Much like the US too, the country is suffering from economic problems arising ...

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Otto Von Bismarck was a conservative Prussian monarchist who established the unification of Germany after several wars between German states in the 1860's. ... "Bismarck was truly a monumental historical figure who dominated in his era both domestically and internationally" (Manzi, 2015). ... So who is to blame for World War One? ... " (Steinberg- History Today, 2012) "I think it's more plausible to put the "blame" per say, of World War One into the hands of a man leading a fledgling militaristic state in numerous wars against European superpowers." (Glidden...

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Introduction: The Weimar Republic was created after World War I with Germany in a state of near-anarchy. It was created in the aftermath of the war to govern a defeated Germany. ... Germany was the losing state at the end of the First World War, and although the Weimar Republic was born around 1919, the government carried substantial negative baggage from the previous era. Chief of these were the monies paid by Germany to the victors of the war, initially set at five billion dollars per year up until 1921. ... This was very advanced for its era, especially the fact that voting included wo...

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The only way to accomplish it all was by declaring war to Russia and other European countries. ... Hitler wanted from them loyalty, obedience and war machine. ... Germans waged a war of extermination against European Jewry. ... Throughout the war the Nazis murdered many non-Jews for resistance to the regime. ... The Nazis did not accomplish the Final solution, the World War Two showed that in era of technology and great thinking, people are still not safe from person like Hitler; people still can be brain washed and act according to their feelings not according to their mind....

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The Weimar Republic was a chaotic and difficult transition for the German State after the Great War. ... Germany had now entered what has been called the Golden Era. ... The restructured reparations payments meant that Germany had more money to spend on rebuilding its war damaged cities, improving hospitals and education as well as many other projects. ...

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After World War I, the emperor and military commander of Germany relinquished their political power, leading to its ultimate transfer to the hands of the German Social Democratic Party. ... Under their almost complete control, the era of the Weimar Republic of Germany began in 1919. ... Although these issues are numerous and complex, they can be well summarized as World War I outcomes, political conflict, economic depression, and the rise of Hitler. Although the Central Powers consisted of multiple nations, at the close of World War I, Germany was blamed for the entirety of the destruction th...

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War was greeted by immense jubilation by both sides, as no great wars had been fought since Napoleon's era. ... Germany wasn't the only country prepared for war. ... prepared or the inevitable war with Germany. ... It was the first real month of the war. ... A one-front war would have been an easier war for Germany. ...

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In the post World War I era of Germany poverty was sweeping the country and they were looking for a scapegoat and Hitler presented them with one, the Jews. ... Third, throughout history there has always been battles between good and evil, such as the Colonists versus the British in the American Revolution, the North versus the South in the civil war, and the list goes on. ... Hindenburg beat Ludendorff, a famous war hero from the First World War, and the co-figure head of the German Workers Organization with Hitler. ...

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His concept of race, culture, and war are very interesting. ... He talked of the "dark shroud of a new barbarian era" that would cover the earth if the Aryan race ceased to exist. ... He felt it was important, a necessity, to go to war. ... By going to war Germans would be back in prosperity and greatness. ...

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The war had left Europe in shambles. ... The high profits seemed to confirm President Hoover's pledge of a new era of abundance. ... This feeling of revenge felt by Germany, in addition with the social atmosphere of Europe, led to a second World War in the September of 1939, just 11 years after the First World War. ... After its defeat in World War I, Germany was forced to give up land, demilitarize and pay war reparations. ... Germany was already suffering a post-war depression and was greatly affected. ...

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During the First World War, the Weimar Republic was an old traditional empire and mainstream democracy. ... German women made great progress during the Weimar Period, but were pushed back during the Nazi era and still have traditional roles, although that is changing. ...

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A war crime, using the definition adopted since World War II can fall into any of three categories: crimes against peace involving initiation of war; war crimes including murder, torture, or deportation of civilian populations and crimes against humanity including political, racial, or religious persecution against any civilian population, either before or after a war, also including genocide (Encyclopedia Britannica Online). ... The era of mass media dispersion of information had come into its own during World War II. Movie newsreels, live radio broadcasts and photojournalism blossomed throug...

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During his early years as Chancellor and later Fuhrer (Leader), Hitler was consolidating his power, thus, Nazi propaganda during the era was solidifying his leadership. ... The disputes between generations became part of enjoyment in war and the fallen represented the triumph of the youth. People marveled at the sacrifice of the young generation and the old who could not make it to the war front sung in praise if the youth. ... All fascism seized the war experience and saw itself inheriting solidarity between the fallen soldiers and the living. ... Military cemeteries and war memorials were s...

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Bauhaus was the most celebrated Art school of the modern era, which was opened in 1919. ... Gropius was a cavalry officer in the First World War, and he managed to change his view on how the world we live in is shaped (Whitford 33). ... These goals were only partially accomplished because of the new war. ...

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