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    trigger and primary reason for Britain’s entry into World War I. These circumstances included the tension throughout Europe, especially between Germany and France, and Britain’s alliance with France. Belgium had remained neutral since The Treaty of London in 1839, where European powers recognized and guaranteed the independence of Belgium. However, Germany attacked Belgium on August 4, 1914, which immediately brought England out of their “splendid isolation.” Although it is possible that Britain’s

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    Although Germany had a large responsibility in the outbreak of World War One, Germany cannot be solely be blamed for World War One commencing as other European nations were equally responsible. There are several key contributors to the commencement of World War One. These include Nationalism, imperialism, the assassination of the archduke and the alliances. These contributing factors will justify why Germany is not to be solely blamed for the outbreak of World War One. Nationalism was a major contributing

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    idea of nationalism, that is what drives unification. Unification took place in the two countries of Germany and Italy because the people that lived in the countries at that time were watching other countries bloom with pride for their nations

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    are dead, a defeat against Germany, and all that was gained was a treaty. The Versailles Treaty was created to set the terms of the peace between nations, and was signed on June 28, 1919. From August 1914 to November 1918 Germany and Austria-Hungary pitted against France, England, Russia and eventually the United States went to war, also known as the Great war, known as World War I. (Hook) But did the Versailles Treaty help cause World War II? At the conference of the treaty Germany was given no voice

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    twentieth centuries in Germany, as well as the world. Bismarck made this speech in front of the Landtag’s Budget Committee in 1862 in order to persuade the committee to make necessary increases to Prussian military spending; which would allow then Prussian Foreign Minister Bismarck to conduct the military reforms necessary to wage the Franco-Prussian War and thus unify Germany. However, today it is clear that the theme of blood and iron did not

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    country was hit as hard as Germany (Callery 16; Dowsewll 20). The Great Depression affected Germany the most for multiple reasons. The first reason why Germany was affected the most by the Great Depression was because of the tariffs imposed on Germany (Castillo, “German economy in the 1920s). As seen in the

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    power," January 30, 1933, Hitler knew that only sudden death awaited him if he failed to restore pride and empire to post-Versailles Germany.’[1] The Second World War was the deadliest battle in History. Figures estimate that over 59 million people were killed during its conflict. German leadership was under Adolf Hitler, a ruthless dictator who was the chancellor of Germany during the majority of the conflict. It is debatable that Hitler was solely responsible for the events in which lead to and occurred

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    Gaulle and Maurice Thorez are especially noteworthy for their actions and speeches appealing to citizens of France and encouraging people with different skill sets to find ways to involve themselves in various war efforts in hopes of defeating Nazi Germany. Charles de Gaulle expressed the pride that all Frenchmen and women should feel

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    The Causes Of World War I

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    forced the Great Powers, such as Great Britain and Russia, to also send troops to stop the rebellion. Due to the rising power of the German navy and military, it became evident that a European arms race had laid the foundation for conflict between Germany and England: “An official visit to the German shipyards at Kiel and Wilhelmshaven convinced the Admiralty that Kaiser’s naval preparations were aimed at England, and England alone” (Herman 481). More so, the Kaiser promoted a strict form of German

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    to fulfillment, and he will embrace the pending judgments against the torment he is creating. To Neville’s surprise as the watches Britain sink by war debts, trade exports falling, unemployment rising to double figures, and the Spanish Flu he in retaliation, vows to “make Germany pay”. After the First World War, and the map of Europe is redrawn as several new countries start new, Germany sees a rebirth in their country too. In Germany, meanwhile, there is a very little appreciation of the

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