... high religious duty. Bismarck felt this himself." Lutherans tend to hold a conservative worldview. Biz shared this with his co-religionists: "He was not the sort of conservative who admires existing institutions for their own sake and defends them for their intrinsic value. He was a despairing conservative, staving off a dreaded, though inevitable, future, clinging to the present for fear ... cripple the Social Democrats who had gained political popularity amongst Germany's growing population of industrial workers. Biz saw the Social Democrats as atheistic, radical revolutionaries who so...

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... in the European Union will continue, as well as, the persistent German question.. Twice in history Germany has risen from disorder and weakness to stand strong and belligerent upsetting the existing world order. Can there be any question of why the world views Germany suspiciously? In 1914, German expansionism and short-sighted diplomacy paved the way toward an inevitable war. Germany ... , public service, public educational systems and the postal service. This gives Germany the chance to integrate technology and new organizational systems which will bring the east to or even surpass exi...

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... to World War I One can examine the multitude of reasons for the outbreak of war in Europe by targeting the volatility of hostilities at the outbreak of the war. Alliances existing before the war may have been the most influential factor in triggering a "World War". There are other reasons why a war was inevitable such as Imperialism, Nationalism, the Arms Race, the ... Morocco, and the assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand, heir to the Austria-Hungarian throne. I do believe, however, that when one examines the boiling point it becomes obvious that without the existing political allian...

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... restoring rulers and frontiers as they were before the French wars, and achieving a balance between weakening France and maintaining peace. Austria's foreign minister, Prince Metternich, was concerned with preserving the existing order. He was largely responsible for the congress's development of the Quintuple Alliance. The Congress of Vienna was historically significant in that it was the root of the alliance system ... event in history. To properly place yourself in a moment in history, you have to realize that at that time, anything in the future could happen for any possible reason....

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... music, all of which have been influenced by the Western development of the mass culture (Stevens, 2002). The term postmodernism itself is generally utilized to describe the deconstruction of the existing trends, the end of the "avant-garde" and the integration of artistic practices that reject the "purism and the certainty of modernism" (Stevens, 2002). "The culture of post-modernism is ... issues that has been related through Sim Van der Ryn's perspective on ecological design and ecological architecture is that the notion that man can simply place manmade structures into an existing an...

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... culture. The goals of each of the nations got into the conflict with the views of others, which led to the threat of war. Nationalism promoted the expansion of pre-existing armies and building up military power to obtain their goals by force. The destructive capabilities of army's were greatly increased with new technological weapons of war. New guns were developed ... to say that nationalism was the major factor that contributes to the warfare. If nationalism did not arise, there would have been no alliances developed, no arms race and pre-existing armies.Nationalism is strongly linked...

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... and deliberate starvation of innocent human beings. Is it possible that Hitler and his perpetrators are exclusively the ones to blame? Meaning that they built on the anti-Semitic foundation existing in Germany and led people to the point where they could in the name of their fatherland accept and commit genocide. Just thinking about it sends shivers down my spine ... others. Most of the anti-Semitism was rooted in religious beliefs about the Jews that arose more than 1500 years before Hitler's time. Even if not everyone accepted it, the existing anti-Semitism was just common enough and ...

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... (mostly male) operatives, thus saving on labour costs. The disadvantage was that the ring needed more expensive cotton to make a given `fineness` or `count`. Given this information, replacement of old existing technology should only be undertaken if the total cost of the new technology is less than the variable cost of the old technique. In this instance, considering the costs involved ... in replacing mules with rings in existing plants, it appears that the decisions of British cotton masters were vindicated. Similarly, regarding the weaving industry, the advent of the automatic loom r...

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... these matters at Intergovernmental Conferences that are held on a regular basis. Representations of the governments of the Member States are required to agree unanimously before any new addition to the existing Treaties can be concluded. If this is accomplished, a Declaration is written and published, signed by the presidents of the all the Representations. Of course, these Treaties and Declarations must then ... may look extreme. However, I am convinced that the way in which a Constitution is about to be constructed for all Member States is indeed a violation of the very principles of ...

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Historians are quoted as saying that although World War I was not inevitable; World War II was due to the unresolved tension between nations. Countries stopped trusting one another only sharpening existing rivalries. World War II officially began in September of 1939 when Britain and France declared war on Germany following its direct violation of the Munich Pact by invading Poland. While ... ...

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... political problems. Therefore the Paris peace Treaties caused economic disintegration because of self-determination creating new countries and as a result of those new poor economies and less money to the existing ones. A further difficulty caused by the Paris peace Treaties was inflation. Inflation means the sustained increase of prices over time so to buy the same amount of food you had ... ...

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... that every national group should have its own nation-state slowly reshaped central (meaning Habsburg) and Southeastern (meaning Ottoman) Europe into a collection of smaller countries within each of which an existing city became a national capital (Makas and Conley 2009, p. 1). The movements in Habsburg were many, and since these movements were nationalistic in nature, it was a gradual change which began to show ... ...

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There are a few reasons that I came up with on why the German government continues to loan Greece money. It seems to me that a major part of their continued financial support is due to the fact that they have a lot at risk if the Greek economic situation deteriorates further. It's no secret that the Greeks have had trouble repaying their debts but I think Germany realizes it is in their best interest to continue to loan to them. Germany and other Northern European economies are somewhat stuck in a tricky situation here. They have been providing loans to the Greek government and its difficult t...

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... in European states. The incident has triggered Japan but also other countries like Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Poland and even the nuclear-power stalwart France to rethink their nuclear future. Existing reactors will be closed and the number of planned new constructions has been reduced and deferred (Bratford, 2012 :151). Particularly Germany has decided to make significant changes to their energy ... ...

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... make larger claims than the Chancellor but all apparently agreed that Germany should expand its overseas empire and dominate Europe. All the belligerents except Germany were aiming to uphold their existing world status 'won by centuries of heroism and achievement'. But Germany's new impatient Weltpolitik had upset the balance of power and can, to that extent, be blamed for causing the ... ...

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... very badly affected by the depression and since 1929, unemployment had been on the rise, but by January 1933 the unemployment figure in Germany had risen to 6,100,000 people, existing businesses were doing very badly and homelessness and poverty had become very common amongst young people. Taxes were raised and unemployment benefits were cut. The government's failure to deal with ... ...

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... audience, victims and voyeurs, but then reunites them for its own political benefits and aims (Apter1996, 5). Most of the time it is done for a specific purpose such as reordering the existing political regime, redefining justice and equity or even achieving independence or territorial autonomy (Apter 1996). Now, let's take a look at today's world. Most of the time, political violence has conjured ... ...

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... 's attempts to gain control of the hearts and minds of the people of Germany. Hitler, knowing that with a clear enemy the Germans would unite behind him, took the already pre-existing anti-Jewish sentiment and molded it so that anything he disliked or which mightve been a threat to him was controlled by the Jews. In this way, he used Jews not ... ...

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... other hand, looks to the past for answers for the way Jews acted. Looking at a group's history is beneficial and can provide insight into a groups behavior. However, looking over the existing dilemmas the Jews faced and crediting their behavior merely to their past is not accurate. Hilberg makes the statement that "the Jews were not oriented to resistance" (663). The Jews ... ...

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... Anschluss. (13) No longer would the Italians act as staunch defenders of the international system by holding up the Brenner in the face of German aggression. The Civil War furthered existing tensions between Britain and France that may, had certain things gone differently, and it was apparent that Hitler thought they would, have split that long standing alliance. Such circumstances, especially ... ...

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... piano could be played loud or soft, make dynamic accents, and could produce gradations of sounds. Even though this new invention attracted little attention at the time (because of the existing popularity of the harpsichord), the piano would captivate the world in the years to come. Cristofori made only two pianos before he died in 1731, but an article was written ... ...

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... . After being announced Chancellor of Germany he was one step closer to reaching his goal. On March 5, 1933, after the election, Hitler and his Nazi party started to breakdown the existing government and Hitler became the dictator of Germany. Hitler had started a secret police force called SS officers, who fought those opposing Hitler as the leader and paved the path for ... ...

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... , converged upon the Benedictine abbey-church of Saint-Denis. Because this church was considered a relic, the sculptured portals that were added had to conform to the dimensions of the already existing church. Saint Denis is the key monument of early gothic art and architecture. The restored large central rose window (circular stained-glass window) became standard in French-Gothic architecture. Gothic ... ...

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... was the least responsible for the outbreak of World War I. Germany, and Kaiser Wilhelm II, on the other hand, seemingly suffered from a national inferiority complex. The Germans were frustrated with existing in the shadow of the British Empire for so long. The Kaiser strove to develop his military power (particularly his naval power) and waited for the opportunity to demonstrate German ... ...

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... of my life, I have lived in a small town as well. I grew up in Hilton, NY, which is a suburb of Rochester. Hilton was founded in 1813, as a subdivision of Parma, an existing town. One of the most notable aspects of Hilton is the yearly Apple Fest, which is generally held during the last weekend in September. Here, local vendors come together and ... ...

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