The long history of tension between the mainly Catholic Irish, and the predominantly Protestant British, has been primarily due to uneven wealth distribution in Ireland. ... The renaissance was a time in Ireland's history where art and culture were closely tied to politics, with the various elements influencing each other greatly. ... An overwhelming majority of Irish citizens were contented with the notion of Home Rule and were willing to wait until the end of WW1 for it to be implemented. ... The beginning of WW1 prompted the planning of an armed uprising, within the inner circles o...

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A militant group of nationalists (IRB) used this to their advantage in conjunction with WW1 to stage an uprising. The rebels seized on WW1 as an opportunity for rebellion, acting on the thought that "England's difficulty is Ireland's opportunity". ... While the actions of the rebels had resulted in Britain enjoying some popular measure of support for the first time in history as the popular force in Irish eyes, they had now ended up back where they began, the hated and resented occupying force. ... Most of the Black and Tans were returned servicemen from WW1, and were la...

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The ideals and principles on which it was based were strongly influenced by several individuals, the most notable of which being Adolf Hitler, one of histories most destructive and vicious men. ... Adolf Hitler blamed the Jewish population for the economic, political and social problems that were being encountered by Germans post WW1, in particular the ramifications of the signing of the Versailles treaty and the effect the great depression was having on Germany's economy. ... Hitler is considered as one of the most ferocious men in history but his views should be merited not for their co...

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Since the 1994 Genocide, Rwanda has undergone significant political and legal reforms that have been highly influenced by its colonial and postcolonial history. The now multi party semi presidential constitutional republic follows a civil law system that has its roots in the Belgian, and to an extent, the German civil law system, that has been moulded by Rwanda's own political and legal history. ... Prior to WW1, Rwanda was a German colony, but upon German invasion of Belgium during the war, the Belgians retaliated by invading and seizing control over Rwanda in 1914. ... Rwanda's Civ...

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In fact, throughout the 19th century, the UK always had a current account surplus (except for a few years), which rose to as high as 8% of GNP just before WW1. ... David Hume Price Specie Flow Mechanism David Hume is better known for his treatments of the philosophy, the history, and the politics. ...

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There had always been events that played major roles for changing the balances in the world throughout history. Unfortunately, most of the time, these events were nothing but the cruel wars that resulted in the loss of millions of people and in waste of huge amount of money. Like every other wa...

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For what we are arguing here is that Biz has a very important impact on the history of democracy in Germany. Specifically, these notes should help us understand why potential opponents of Hitler-during Germany's post-WW1 Weimar period-failed to prevent the Nazi dictatorship. ******************** In our attempt to understand Biz's domestic policy aims and accomplishments 1871-1890, we should consider how it was that Biz came to be in a position to determine domestic policy in Germany in the first place. ...

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