French invasion of Russia

INVASION OF POLAND, FALL 1939 On 1st September, 1939, Germany invaded Poland. The Poland army were defeated within weeks of the invasion by the Germans because of more than 2,000 tanks and over 1,000 planes. After this massive attack, Warsaw surrendered to Germany on September 27, 1939 because they became weak and could not fight back. On October 1939, the Germans annexed the Polish territories which were West Prussia, Poznan, Upper Silesia, and the former Free City of Danzig along German 's eastern

War. As a German Field Marshal, he held many commands and played a major role on both Germany's Eastern and Western Fronts. After being appointed by Hitler, von Rundstedt helped lead German units and army groups, especially in his invasions of France, Poland, and Russia. Though he did not want to be part of the German army during World War II, his success in many campaigns and battles ultimately helped Germany become a stronger, more powerful nation. Gerd von

being carried out in 1906, 12 years after he started creating the Schlieffen plan, knowing that he would be attacked from two sides of Germany, Russia attacking from the East and France attacking from the West. Von Schlieffen Created the Schlieffen Plan in 1905 when he was German Chief of Staff. Germany wanted to take out France in the west before Russia could mobilise their troops to attack the east side of Germany, they did this because they were scared that they would be attack from both sides

development. The Code Napoleon was one of the most influential civil codes in the world and its influence still thrives in many countries until today. As for the immediate effect, the Code Napoleon went on with the goals of the French Revolution. The causes of the French Revolution included that the autocracy of the feudal government hindered the development of capitalism and the political power was unevenly distributed (Thomson, 1990). The Code protected the benefits of bourgeoisie and created necessary

fundamental attributes of a nation-state emerge upon raison d’états exploitation in the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars. A nation state is comprised of a definitive territory with internationally-recognized borders, legitimacy in political government, a collective national identity, economic stability, and military power. Throughout Europe, France became one of the first European-nation-states; simply because the French Emperor, Napoleon Bonaparte, pursued a relentless quest of legitimacy, imperialism

major effect on Napoleon's invasion of Russia and African imperialism. During the Battle of Friedland in June of 1807, the Russian army was defeated by Napoleon's army. Napoleon showed his military genius by leading his armies to victory over Austria, Russia, and Prussia. Napoleon considered Russia a natural ally since it had no conflict with France. Napoleon invaded the country of Russia in 1812. By early 1812, Napoleon controlled about 600,000 French troops started out on the

uprising power and aggression (Padfield, 2005). So with Germany becoming a particularly aggressive nation, causing the other nations such as Britain to become somewhat solicitous, how were the other great powers such as Russia and Austria developing? Throughout the expansion of Germany, Russia and Austria were

The partition of India left a lasting legacy on India politics. Although the British rule was exploitive, it did much to modernize India (Roskin 336). This all began in 1947 when the British left India and the state was divided into two separate states. A mostly Hindu India and a mostly Muslim Pakistan. This caused for massive immigrations on both sides. It also caused a large divide between the two states causing violence and hatred between the two. There were over half a million lives lost during

The world as we know it has seen the likes of the most feared and infamous dictators and military geniuses. Some of these people have even shaped the way the world is today and their influences are still felt. Among such dictators are Napoleon Bonaparte and Adolf Hitler, leaders of France and Germany respectively at two different periods. Adolf Hitler's reign of power begins in 1933 when he is appointed Chancellor of Germany and his reign ends with his suicidal death on April 30 1945. Napoleon Bonaparte's

The purpose of this paper is to compare and contrast how the world responded to Germany’s annexation of Czechoslovakia and the invasion of Poland. For this paper, I will describe the steps Britain and France took when Germany began to take over Czechoslovakia. I will also discuss what steps were taken when Poland was threatened. I will be explaining how the steps France, Britain, and Poland were similar and different. Lastly, I will discuss why I believe Britain and France reacted the way they did