World War One, at that time entitled the Great War, began as a result of the conflict between the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary and the Kingdom of Serbia. ... Nietzsche's idea of the "ubermensch" gave rise to a number of notions concerning the superiority of certain races over others and strengthened the argument for eugenics, where society or the government should intervene to assure the procreation of the strong in order to produce the "superman." ... The fundamental motive behind this Pan-Slavism was to unite all the Serb peoples under one government. Serbia had already liberated th...

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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. ... A union with Austria was forbidden and Germany was ordered to pay £6,600 million in reparations in war damages and pensions inflicted on Britain, Italy and France. ... 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 sym...

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However there was no representatives from the defeated countries like Germany and Austria-Hungary. ... Italy had originally been allied with Germany and the Austrian-Hungarian Empire, but when war broke out Italy refused to march. ... Most importantly Germany lost control of Austria and the Czech-Slovak state. These losses are two that Hitler would later cash in on, he wanted to unite Germany and Austria, and he claimed that Czechoslovakia was on land that rightfully belonged to the German people. ... In 1918 the German Government had only $577,089,500 dollars, and they were ordered to pa...

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France seemed confused, but was ready to support Russian intervention against Austria-Hungary. ... 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." ...

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This means that countries such as Austria, Switzerland and parts of Poland and Hungry could all be classed as Germans. ... The Weimar Republic was the political system that replaced the old imperial German Government after world War One. ... Already in the June of 1922 the German government had asked the allies to grant a delay on the reparation payments, but the allies bluntly refused. ... The workers of the Ruhr, (which was the industrial heart of Germany) declared a general strike and received financial support from the government in Berlin, which called for a campaign of passive resista...

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They wanted to grant the federal government increased powers. ... The North also wanted internal improvements sponsored by the federal government. ... The event widely accepted, as the trigger event is the assassination of the Archduke Francis Ferdinand; heir to the Austrian throne, by Serb nationalists on 28th June 1914....

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Based in Geneva, the League proved useful in settling minor international disputes, but was unable to stop aggression by major powers, Japan's occupation of Manchuria (1931), Italy's conquest of Ethiopia (1935-36), and Germany's seizure of Austria (1938). ... The Treaty of 1814 was concluded between France on the one hand and Britain, Russia, Austria, and Prussia on the other after the first abdication of NApoleon I. ...

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The two contracting parties agree to observe strict neutrality in regard to the present conflict between Austria-Hungary and Serbia. 2. In case Russia should intervene with active military measures, and should thus bring about a casus foederis for Germany with relation to Austria-Hungary, this casus foederis would also come into existence for Turkey. 3. ... Heyningen talks about the reasons of French government to join the war in Gallipoli, the struggles French forces faced and last the evacuation of the French troops from the Dardanelles. ... The government saw the battle an easy one, as it...

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Italy received most of the Austrian territories it demanded, but many maintained that these were inadequate rewards for their sacrifices. ... Governments were often seen as corrupt, indecisive, and defeatist. ... They attacked socialists, often physically, and succeeded in taking over some local governments. ... Without firing a shot the Black Shirts had gained control of the Italian government. ... He then moved to close down parliamentary government and other parties entirely. ...

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As a result of their participation in the war effort and the increasing respect they earned, women were granted the right to vote immediately after the war by Britain, Germany and Austria.16 In general, the war increased women's participation in the society, and helped shed light into their true character. ... Government planning boards were created in order to prioritize and decide what was to be produced and consumed.18 In his annual message to the Congress in 1942, president Franklin D. ...

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The Growth and Implementation of Hitler's Continental Expansionist Foreign Policy Program One of the most interesting historiographical debates about the Second World War concerns the nature of Hitler's foreign policy. Everyone knows that the Second World War was horrible, even worse than the First, but it has yet to be unequivocally decided what exactly was Hitler's role in bringing about such a catastrophe. The most important issue relates to the question of whether or not Hitler had evolved a clear and coherent foreign policy by the time he assumed office and ...

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Democracy is the way in which our government runs. It is the right of the people of the nation to determine their own government. ... The peace around the world was shattered in August of 1914 when German and Austria-Hungary waged on war against the alliances of Britain, France, and Russia (Handlin). ... The government had to raise money for the war. ...

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