Why was the treaty of Versailles so unpopular in Germany? There are several reasons why the treaty of Versailles was so unpopular in Germany. I will be addressing the following; why Hitler called it a dictated peace‚ the reduction of the German army and the effects that the reparations had on the German people. Hitler called the treaty of Versailles ‘The Dictated Peace’ .The dictated peace meant that Germany had a choice to accept the treaty or be invaded. The Germans had to accept the treaty even
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rest of Europe in terms of economic growth. Also‚ because serfs were the only people‚ aside from peasants‚ involved in agriculture it was not possible for Russia to move into new methods of agriculture. As the majority of the army was made up of conscription serfs‚ who were poorly trained‚ it was almost impossible for there to be a fully competent army while serfdom survived. The number of Peasant and Serf revolts was rising and Alexander II saw that one of the ways to reduce these was to eliminate
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Dearest Mother‚ April 8‚ 1917 I hope all is well at home. Tell everyone that I miss them very much. I managed to find some paper to write on so I can send you this letter. It’s cold and rainy often here and they haven’t blown the whistle in a while. I have been in the trenches for nearly a month with the British troops. It feels like I have been here for years. “I am preparing to go to the
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AXIS ADVANCES Blitzkrieg First german attack on Allies Allies expecting wars to break out Germans waited 7 months until next assault first was planes which cut off lines of communication and transport‚ then tanks broke through enemy lines as well as people power shooting. Description Significance The Germans are showing their force by suprise Holocaust Extermination of unwanted races or minority. Mainly targeted jews and were open with there hatred. 6 million Jewish people died 5 million others
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As its name suggests‚ the Second World War was a widespread conflict involving the action of many nations‚ among them Canada. Canada both affected and was affected by World War Two‚ by means of military endeavours such as the Dieppe of Raid‚ the Italian Campaign‚ and D-Day‚ as well as through home front support and changes in autonomy. Over a million Canadians gave their lives fighting in the war‚ the Canadian army showing their strength and courage in many important battles that helped concrete
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indoctrinate & Toughen children for wars ahead * WW2 – worked – G soldiers a lot fitter The Unemployed * AH – ‘Work for bread’ – reduced unemployment 6mil – 0.5mil * Reicharbeitsdienst (RAD) = National Labour Service * March 1936 – Conscription soaked up 1.3mil men * New industries – Self Sufficiency – Autarky * Manipulated stats – No Jews or Women The Workers * May 2nd Trade Unions – Abolished – Breeding ground: communists * German Labour Front (DAF) – Dr Robert Lay
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History Exam Notes June-12-12 7:33 PM Prime Ministers and Important People: * Robert Borden: 1911- 1920 * Conservative * Efforts in WW1 made him a successful PM * Arthur Meighen: 1920- 1921 * Conservative * William Lyon Mackenzie King: 1921- 1926‚ 1926- 1930‚ 1935- 1948 * Liberal * Independence of Canada in foreign policies * Richard Bennett: 1930- 1935 * Conservative * Create Bank of Canada‚ 1934 * Canadian Wheat Board‚ 1935
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WWII: The Road to War In 1939‚ the world was almost forced into World War II because of the Munich Agreement. The Munich Agreement was an agreement regarding the Sudetenland Crisis between the major powers of Europe‚ after a conference held in Munich in Germany in 1938. The Sudetenland was an important region of Czechoslovakia. It had over 2.5 million speaking German inhabitants‚ and according to the Treaty of Versailles’s rule of National Self Determination‚ it should be under German leadership
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You can never imagine a world without Emma Goldman. Emma Goldman died on May 14‚ 1940. Emma dedicated her life to the creation of a radically social order. Also‚ she embraced anarchism for its vision; and it offered liberty‚ harmony‚ and social justice. She had a deep commitment to absolute freedom and that led her to espouse a range of controversial causes. Goldman was a radical thinker. Forty years on she is more than emblematic‚ she is iconic. Emma Goldman was born in the imperial city of Russia
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The Great Migration Low wages‚ unemployment‚ disease‚ forced military conscription‚ and religious persecution all inspired immigrants to flee their homelands and come to the United States. These immigrants were inspired to come to America by its reputation as the "Land Of Liberty" and also by the inspiring letters of friends and relatives already in the United States. These "New Immigrants" fleeing poverty and persecution faced difficulties in assimilating into American culture that they were
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