1. After The War
The advent of Nationalism in late 19th century Europe formed a perilous situation for the citizens of every great power in the world. ... Italy and Germany, newly consolidated nation-states at the time, soon joined in the contest to claim every plot of known land - and spread the glory and superiority of their respective cultures. These mixed levels of Imperial success resulted in unequal territorial and financial gains, disrupting the balance of power and creating tension and uncertainty. ... Kantorek, the teacher who filled his students' heads with passionate rhetoric about duty and ...
Although the Weimar Republic had strived to be a progressive democracy, the president carried an inordinate amount of power. ... However, the president had enough vetoing power to override even the calls of the Reichstag Legislature. ... They were still looked up to by many and, along with the support of the far right, reminded everyone of the glory days of Bismarck's imperialism. ... The problems of the present were clear and the glory of the past was romanticized. ... Through people power and some underhanded means, Hitler gained President Hindenburg's support to get the position o...
well forever the french have been losers about war wwII they give up and hardly put up a fight to germany then call to America for help,Same with Vietnam the FRENCH occupied part of it then N Veitnam invaded and they called to America to save them, then 9/11 happens they say to us: "violence should not be met with violence we need a proper way to solve this" because they dont want stuff to happen with iraq, the UN has had a embargo on iraq so we wont trade stuff with them so the french trade with iraq all the time because they can get their gas and other stuff real cheap with the embargo in pl...
Adding to these treaties, aiming for a Balance of Power, where the secret ententes between England and France, and England and Russia. ... Every Great Power was "passing through a political and social crisis in 1914." ... Britain had an Empire to defend; Russia was pushing in the Middle East and was already present in Persia; Italy wanted to live up to its glorious past and Germany wanted to create its own sea power, or Weltpolitik. ... An agreement would have been achieved if "the Germans had been prepared to abate their claims to naval hegemony and world power." ... Mommsen criticizes the wo...
War had become a difficult task in achieving victory because of the great costs it entailed, which included the mass production of resources and man power along with the mobilization it required. ... Alike with the novel Ceremony, the film Days of Glory also displays a non-discriminatory aspect of the French and their colonized peoples of Algeria. ... In the latter part of this film, Days of Glory, the scene has this French First Army, comprising of currently colonized Algerians who were recruited, in France at the war's end. ...
By the middle of the war, women were already regarded as a force to be proud of, also were part of the glory of the United States. ... As a summarize, all of these posters tend to magnify women's potential/power, by either creating a heroic feature, or presenting a successful revolution, to convince that women's role was completely being changed during the World War I, with men's role somehow remained the same, even till nowadays. ... The role of gender may change all the time due to society needs, so the message would never be outdated, as people could still pick out a poster f...
Born in Austria in 1889, Adolf Hitler rose to power in German politics as leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party, also known as the Nazi Party. ... His power influenced the 20th century worldwide by his determination and tactics to lead a nation. ... Adolf Hitler started out as a leader but later became involved with politics as well which gave him more power to do even more damage and cause more brutality everywhere. ... Hitler had rose to power and gained power by making great speeches that were carefully staged events, Audiences were always kept waiting, deliberately letting ...
However, it is quite possible that Stalin overstated the probability of war deliberately to push through his ambitions and to strengthen his personal power within the party. ... By doing this with the argument of war Stalin kept his rightist support and reunited the Communist party behind the Five Year Plans, massively increasing Stalin's personal power whilst discarding the rightist's power. ... Through the five year plans Stalin managed to iron out the feud between the leftists and rightists whilst reducing both sections power within the party. ... It is true that the plans bought ...
However, only in Italy and Germany did fascist movements turn into parties and become major political forces that by their own efforts achieved governmental power. ... This was a direct attempt to restore the glory days of the Holy Roman Empire. ... Passion, repetition and superb showmanship were used to produce an almost hypnotic power over an audience. ... Special courts had the power to sentence people to death for treason while concentration camps and penal settlements were other means of enforcing discipline and uniformity of thought and action. ... One virtually unique aspect of fascism ...
Fire is catastrophic, ruinous, and cataclysmic. It is known for its violence in nature. Its turbulent power shaped history filled with ashes and deaths. It is pictured as the desperate cries of the dead that echoes in the underworld. In other words, fire is equated with destruction and devastation. ...
From the times of the Anglo-Saxon wars of pre-middle ages to the struggle for hegemonic power with Spain and France over colonization rights and the system of mercantilism. ... The rise of the imperialistic attitude in the middle ages led England to flourish as a global power for centuries and became one of the most influential national powers the world has ever seen. ... The feeling of respite which England held towards the US did not last forever however, as the US would soon rise to a place of glory taking her seat in the annals of history alongside world powers such as England before her...
Hitler used "Suppression of Opposition" and "Coercions of Force" to eliminate those who threatened his newly acquired power. ... Upon Lenin's death, Stalin assumed political power is wanting to transform the USSR into a communist nation-state and also wanting the Soviet Union to industrialize. ... He also made sure that the old members of the Communist Party before the 1917 and the high-ranking officials of the Red Army were executed to eliminate any threat to his power--Suppression of Opposition. ... He eliminated those who were considered threat to his power thus ta...
Human instinct tells you to do everything in your power to escape the situation, and the man is trying his hardest to reach help but is having to very sharply come to terms with the fact that there will be no help for him. ... I doubt whether anybody has the power to come to terms with a situation like that quickly enough to be able to make a difference and be able to sensibly think of all possible solutions efficiently. ...
Despite the appearance of holding power, leader's often are undermined by their own subjects as the case of Emperor Hirohito of Japan. ... Though the Emperor of Japan had constitutional power he did also have the power in matters of war which were blatantly ignored to satisfy the aspirations of the military command. Despite the Japanese involvement of the Nine-Power Pact of 1922, the military continued to press forward with war in Manchuria against the wishes of its emperor. ... Tensions grew between Emperor Hirohito and his generals to an extreme point where the ploy for power was in ...
Only four year later, in 1924, Mussolini had risen to power to become Prime Minister of Italy and then in 1925 he had become Italy's new dictator. ... The Roman Empire had been (and still is) a major source of pride for any Italian and the thought of having such glory again within the country immediately began to turn heads. ... One he had established physical power within the weakened Italy he quickly began to work on the minds of the people as well, and in doing this began to publish his own newspaper called "Il Popolo d"Italia" which means "The People of Italy". ... As his power was ...
The twentieth century really begins before the end of the nineteenth century. Queen Victoria's Jubilee in 1887 was felt by many to represent the end of an era. An end-of-century stoicism, and a growing pessimism among writers and intellectuals, may be traced to several sources, not least the publication in 1859 of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species which put the existence of God into radical question. Across the whole population, and in the face of rapid economic and social changes, radical doubts about the stability of the existing order were expressed. By the end of the nine...