Modern History – Assessment Task 3 “Germany 1919-1939” EVALUATE THE SUCCESS OF THE NAZI PARTY IN TRANSFORMING GERMANY INTO A TOTALITARIAN SOCIETY IN THE PERIOD 1933-1939.’ Germany under Nazi rule‚ through the years 1933-39 contained many ‘totalitarian’ aspects to its regime‚ but for it to be exclusively described as totalitarian would not be accurate. Critics of the concept of totalitarianism often argue that there is no clear distinction between totalitarian and authoritarian regimes
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| Unification of Germany | | | | HISTORY | | | Unification of Germany Introduction Economic success‚ political failure‚ and diplomatic tension marked the idea of a unified Germany in the period after the Napoleonic Wars. It was not clear around which power‚ Austria or Prussia‚ Germany could achieve national unification (Merriman 2010). Prussian merchants‚ with the support of the Prussian crown‚ established the customs and trade union known as the Zollverein in 1834 (AP
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capital stock. Restructuring these industries is a serious policy task: simply closing down the large number of inefficient enterprises would not be socially and politically tolerable‚ but unfortunately that was the way of Russian development during 1990s. In these circumstances the Russian authorities started speedy‚ give-away mass privatization program which was carried out during 1992-1994. However‚ this resulted in most cases in the concentration of effective property rights in the hands of insiders
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The collapse of the democracy in Germany between 1928 and 1934 was not contributed by one single event but by a wide ranging‚ and large number of factors‚ making it vulnerable to sudden shock. In some ways‚ the complexity of contributing factors to the collapse of democracy can be depended on the shaky foundations‚ lack of a democratic tradition and flaws within the constitution. Like the article 48‚ it created opportunities for the corrupt high commands to abuse the democratic authority‚ the appointment
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1945. The two bombings were the first and remain the only use of nuclear weapons in wartime. Following a firebombing campaign that destroyed many Japanese cities‚ the Allies prepared for a costly invasion of Japan. The war in Europe ended when Nazi Germany signed its instrument of surrender on May 8‚ 1945‚ but the Pacific War continued. Together with the United Kingdom and China‚ the United States called for the unconditional surrender of the Japanese armed forces in the Potsdam Declaration on July
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1). Although the 1990’s are often generalized as decade comprised of cheesy TV sitcoms and delicious Dunk-a-roos‚ upon digging deeper into the ethos of the era’s youth we can determine that the 90’s played a crucial role in the development of The United States today. Numerous elements contribute to the progressive mentality of the 1990’s such as cutting-edge technology‚ a vogue and self-conscious youth‚ readily available media‚ and a longing for social justice and equality
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During the 1920’s and early 1930’s‚ Germany was unstable socially economically and politically. The government was very often in a state of confusion. The population was disappointed and scared‚ as the Great Wall Street stock market crash of 1923 pushed the economy to a collapse before the people’s eyes. These unfavorable events made a nation in a state of insecurity‚ while fed up‚ the people looked for a rescuer. This came in the form of fascism‚ an ideology in which the individual is controlled
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brought together many countries throughout its existence. For instance‚ Germany‚ Italy and France were all unified due to this powerful force. "At the Congress of Vienna‚ Prince Metternich stopped unification of Germany from occurring before the movement grew to large." (Watkins‚ Jefferey) The Congress of Vienna made Germany into 38 sovereign states. In these 38 soverign states was Prussia. Prussia consisted of present day Germany‚ Poland‚ Russia‚ Lithuania‚ Denmark‚ Belgium‚ Czech Republic‚ and Switzerland
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establish a democratic form of government in Germany? 1871 marked the start of the new German Empire with Wilhelm I as Kaiser and Otto von Bismarck as chancellor. The National Liberals wanted a democratic constitution‚ which would limit the power of the Kaiser and give more power to the people of Germany by allowing them to vote. Despite his traditional conservative views‚ Bismarck joined the National Liberals in order to fulfil his wish for a strong‚ united Germany. The Kaiser‚ who was also the King of
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which eventually resulted in his role as Fuhrer in August 1934. These factors included the weakness of the Weimar Government‚ in particular Article 48‚ which permitted Hitler to contain power to gradually force his ultimate goal of dictatorship upon Germany. The Reichstag Fire of 1933 further provided Hitler with the perfect opportunity to further strengthen his control‚ using it to his advantage; blaming a communist for the destruction and introducing the decree for the protection of people and state
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