Therefore the British government sought to follow a policy of appeasement. ... Looking on with hindsight many historians have condemned the actions of Chamberlain and his government. ... This was highlighted in the event of 7th March 1936 when Germany Remilitarised the Rhineland. ... It was essentially a divided nation fascism v democracy The Spanish civil war was initially the result of an army revolt, which broke out against the Spanish left-wing republican government. ... The French leader Leon Blum was sympathetic towards the republican government, but was fearful of a right wing ba...

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Germany had inflicted a decisive defeat on France in 1871 in the last of the wars which created the German Empire. ... France had recovered quickly from its defeat by Germany in 1871. ... Nevertheless, France had caused to fear Germany. ... The recovery of Alsace and Lorraine, which the French government regarded as essential, was not fully supported by Britain because of uncertainly about weather the inhabitants wished to be French or German. ... Successive British governments refused to risk votes by introducing national service, despite pressure from men like Kipling. ...

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In the 1900's, the two strongest countries - Germany and Britain - decided to create a Naval Race. ... When Germany and Britain finally stopped building their battleships, they had nothing to do but wait. ... The Empiring Government would have the responsibility to provide security to the smaller, weaker countries it had control over. ... As more military defense rose in several different powerful countries, governments had the idea of forming alliances. ... Unknowingly to both Austria-Hungary and Germany, Italy had signed a secret treaty with France in 1902. ...

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Britain `s principal competitor, Germany, developed large-scale iron & steel making despite importing suitable ore from Sweden, but German workers were 80% more productive per worker than their British counterparts by 1914,making Britain` s attachment to its acid steel making plant puzzling. ... Any failure could only be attributed in comparison to the United States and Germany, where their output was in the ascendancy. The Germans specialised in dyes, drugs and photochemical products, the Americans in electro-chemicals. ... The British government contributed little finance, in contrast to the...

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In Austria and Germany there was a wave of strikes, "a spontaneous movement of workers generated by a sudden reduction of bread rations" (Julius Braunthal) however "with strikes alone you can't compel an imperialist government to sign revolutionary peace proposals" (Otto Bauer). ... One such alliance was the treaty of Rapallo with Germany "the German Bourgeois government has an implacable hatred of the Bolsheviks, but such is its international position that against its own desires the government is driven towards peace with Soviet Russia" (Lenin). ... As a re...

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History Coursework - World War One 1) Sources A, B and C are war recruitment posters published by various governments with the aim of influencing more people to volunteer for armed service in the war. ... Source C, however, is a much later source, as can be determined from the approach it uses to "persuade" people to enlist, preventing the "mad brute (of) militarism", in this case, a raving gorilla, that represents Germany, from reaching out from Europe (bottom-centre, right) which has been decimated, to the shores of "America" (bottom, centre). ... The earlier sources provoke Victor...

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The government in both Britain and the USA introduced new schemes to encourage people to plant their own small garden to grow vegetables and be more self sufficient. ... Numerous radar stations were set up on the British coast and this enabled British fighter pilots to have an advanced warning of when German aircraft were in the vicinity. This allowed the Royal Air Force to launch their aircraft and make surprise, concentrated attacks on the German Air Force, giving them little to no chance of victory. ... The Allied forces were able to systematically organize their forces into three sectioned...

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The Italian invasion of Abyssinia and in March 1936, the German militarization of the Rhineland were certainly of significance to the Foreign Office since both these right wing Nationalist governments were sympathetic towards Franco, so heavy British intervention on behalf of the Republic could lead to a broader crisis. ... `It also has to be noted that in August 1936, Spain was not the chief priority of the British Government. ... Whilst historic policy and relations with France dictated an official sympathy with the elected Republican government, anti-Communist paranoia within the Conservati...

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The role and importance of Africa to the British soon changed though do to imperial competition with France and Germany. ... The scramble for Africa primarily starts as French and German policies of expansion become apparent. It is important to make note though that the British government as of 1880 was lead by the anti-expansionist sentiments of Gladstone who came into office trying to deal with the imperial entanglements that the previous conservative government failed to clean up. ... Germany gained control of Togoland and The Cameroons just to the south. ... As the encroachment became more...

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Initially, the guilt was placed upon Germany and its allies. ... Germany was thus allied with Austria-Hungary. ... Governments thus did not embark on war in order to satisfy private or budgetary financial interests. ... In the end, according to Joll, "governments were able to fight the war because their subjects accepted the necessity for it." ... Mommsen concludes his article implying that German aims can be found from a detailed political, social and constitutional study of pre-war Germany. ...

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Also, in the years following the American Revolution, the British government tried to consolidate control over India and Canada. ... The government of Benjamin Disraeli (1874-1880), was a more active British colonial policy. ... With the outbreak of World War I (1914-1918), Great Britain declared war on Germany. ... Militaristic governments dominated in Japan and Germany and it was feared that the empire will not withstand the simultaneous attack of both states. ... Secondly, the English parliamentary system is adopted by many of the ex-colonies' governments. ...

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The problem comes when the EU starts acting like a federal government, barking 7orders at member countries like they're states in America. ... The issue with this comes when the EU generalizes interests of member states, Germany and the U.K. may have completely different trade interests, but since they are restricted by EU regulations, they each have to settle for something in the little common ground between them, limiting individual growth. ... The EU is seen as taking power away from national level, acting like its own government even though it is obviously not its own state. ... Since...

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The argument is that in reality, power is concentrated in the hands of a few, a very small group of people (an elite ) who manipulate the masses through control of the media, visible government leaders, with a right wing conspiracy version which argues that the elitist ideology is subversive, anti-capitalist, anti-individualist, anti-patriotic, pro-welfare, and pro-one world government, with the sole aim of undermining traditional American values. ... Mills ) argue that the corporate, executive, and military run the government elite. ... It exercises control by financing candidates, its contro...

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When the Liberal Party became government in 1906, they introduced a series of social and welfare reforms and. ... The remarkable and statistical research motivated a public pressure on the government for a social reform. This would argue that, whichever government came into power at that time would have to carry out social reforms or they will lose the votes. ... Apart from the military, Britain's prestige as the leading industrial nation was overshadowed by other superpowers, which were Germany and the United States. ... In return, the employer and the government contributed 3d and 2d re...

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There were several reasons for this, one being that the Indians still posed a threat to the British government and the other being that the French and Indian War which lasted seven years, left Britain in a huge debt. ... The edict forbade private citizens and colonial governments to buy land or make agreements with natives compelling the empire to conduct all official relations. ... The representatives sent a letter to England asking that the Stamp Act be repealed however, the British government denied it and instead, imposed more new taxes on the colonies such as the Townshend Act. ...

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By now technology had had a major effect on the nature of states not least in Nazi Germany under Hitler who employed the method of Blitzkrieg in Poland with amazing efficiency. ... Even in Britain, Japanese car and electronic firms are attracted here by our government. ... A virtual world that has no boundaries between countries, where even language barriers are diffused and where governments may strive for censorship but find it impossible to achieve. ...

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Germany and France had territories in South-West Africa and Madagascar. ... As foreign investment in the republic grew along with German diplomatic support for the Transvaal the imperialist in England believe there was a concerted attempt to undermine Britain's supremacy in South Africa. ... The British government recognized their independence in 1843. ... In 1890 Kruger's government restricted the Uitlanders vote for presidential elections to only naturalized citizens who had lived in the republic for fourteen years. Kruger was afraid the new settlers would over power the Bo...

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Luther's demands that were nailed on the door of the cathedral in Wittenberg were promptly reproduced on posters and within weeks had appeared throughout Germany and France. ... The government in power can also influence the media portrayal of industrial debates and issues. Margaret Thatcher's (b. 1925) Conservative Government (1979-1990) persistently attempted to lower taxation and public spending, follow a policy of privatisation and curb trade union power. ... It is clear that the media have had a huge influence over our understanding of post war strike rates in Britain and that i...

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Indeed, this movement particularly, across international borders that people invented, has become an important policy issue for the governments all over the world because it affects the lives of people in many areas. ... These included a small number of German prisoners of war, a large number of refugees from the communist regimes in Eastern Europe and the soviet union (130,00uprising poles arrived the first few years after the war and 14,000 Hungarians after the failure of the 1956 uprising in Hungary), substantial numbers of Irish and Italian laborers, and a wide variety of displaced person...

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From a political perspective, 1979 marked the introduction of Margaret Thatcher's neo-liberal government in Britain, closely followed in 1980 by the Reagan administration in the US. ... Whilst considering modern British government's attempts to rectify education inequality, we must identify their specific political ideology. ... In this respect, an ideology is fundamental as to how government will explain, or indeed attempt to deal with a public or social issue such as educational inequality. ... So what are the educational focuses of successive neo-liberal governments since 1979? .....

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Earlier studies show that it originated from France and a German writer borrowed it to describe the economic and social changes that occurred in Britain in the eighteenth century. ... In Britain, a German writer, Friedrich Engels, used the term 'Die industrielle Revolution' in his study, 'The Condition of the Working Classes in England', to explain the state poor laborers in Manchester. ...

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Governments had begun to concentrate on internal affairs. ... Fears that other empires, such as France and Germany, would weaken trade due to increased tariffs and restrictions caused Britain to tighten its grip on its other established territories and colonies. ...

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At first, colonists originated from England and were considered English subjects; however, British government increased their taxation policies after the French and Indian War and the Continental Congress began to question British authority. ... The identity began generally as a place for anyone of any nationality to go mainly because of the fact that Scotts-Irish, German, and Africans immigrated to America. ...

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In 1951 the foundations of what is today the EU were laid by the signing of the Treaty of Paris by France, West Germany, Italy and the Benelux states. ... Great Britain and Tony Blair failed miserably in this task and although the US Government were happy to have British backing they would have undoubtedly preferred the full support of the EU. ... Not all countries have these issues for example, France sees the European Central Bank as a way to regain autonomy because before the German Central Bank set rates and now all interests are take...

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