On this date Germany invaded Belgium, and when Britain moved to defend Belgium World War I had begun. ... The Canadian government was not consulted about going to war. ... This organization failed miserably when in 1939 Germany invaded Poland, causing England and France to declare war on Germany. ... Both wars cost the Canadian government 23 billion dollars, putting Canada into great debt. ...
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...
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. ...
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. ...
German armies killed approximately 6,500 civilians throughout France and Belgium during the summer of 1914, these were given the name 'German atrocities' and fast became one of the biggest propaganda arguments of World War One. Bryce's report was documented as "Report of the Committee on Alleged German Outrages". ... However, James Bryce was well known and respected amongst the government at this time and his report was deemed credible in the US. ... In August 2014, The British Government requested another 100,000 volunteers to come forward and by the end of September...
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...
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...
., Rhineland 1936, the German and Austrian "Anschluss" in 1938 and the Czech Sudetenland crisis of 1938. ... One of the terms of Appeasement was that Germany got some of Czechoslovakia's land. ... The British government also thought that the public was sympathetic to Germany's claims to The Treaty of Versailles as they thought they had been treated too harshly. ... The British government also thought that Britain wasn't out of recession after the Wall Street crash of 1929 and couldn't afford another war. ... Although a lot of people criticise them but the British Governme...
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...
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...
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...
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...
That was the year, most if not all the bombing stopped from German planes. ... The Planes known as the Spitfire and Hurricane were superior to the ones the Germans had. They helped out maneuver and destroy more Germans planes. ... The biggest advantage of having radar was the early warning they had of approaching German planes. ... To help keep morale up, the British government created a slogan "Keep Clam and Carry On" a propaganda slogan to keep the morale up for the British people." ...
In 1914 when the Great War started the British government wanted men to fight Germany; at the same time it wanted neutral countries to stay friendly to Britain. ... In 1916 the government introduced conscription, this is when every fit and able man had to go to war if he was called up. ... To instil this fear and hate of the Germans in the British public various campaigns were used. ... The Germans were usually described as ape like "sub human" to be able to do such a thing. ... Firstly it was felt that the government needed to promote an attitude of cheerful British courage. ...
George Hudson and the other powerful businessmen lobbied to get a railway bill passed that would allow the government to overlook the financing and maintenance of the railway network, and this bill was passed in 1844. This act was very important not just for the spread of the railway, but for the whole of Britain because it was the first time that a British government had intervened in the running of a business as they opted for the policy of Laissez-Faire until this. The government intervention showed that the railways was becoming very popular, and it spread so quickly because people saw the...
When war broke out in Europe in 1914 at the start of World War 1, British and French troops prepared to seize Germany's colonies in Africa.... Fighting was particularly brutal in German East Africa where they adopted guerilla warfare tactics. The East African Campaign was a series of battles and guerilla actions, which stated in German East Africa in WW1 (www.dw.de). ... One of the biggest differences between Britain and France was the degree of self-government. ... The British as well as the Germans used the idea of "Imperial monarchy" to govern their colonies, allowing little ...
Governments started to borrow money so that they can help this to happen. ... (2) Our share is smaller - exports are much less competitive than other countries, especially Germany and America. ... Problems from America During the war , America took advantage of Britain and Germanys` involvement in the war. ... Macdonald the labour government falls - becomes national government instead with ramsey still as prime minister. ... At the same time the national government cut public spending by 10 percent including unemployment benefit. ...
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. ...
All this contrasted strongly with the situation in France, Germany and Italy. ... Churchill suggested that France and West Germany should lead the creation of a new Europe for "justice, mercy and freedom". ... Initially post war Britain had a Labour government. ... It was under this government of Clement Attlee that Britain refused to allow the Council of Europe develop as the federalists would have hoped, into a federal European government. ... Also she opposed the fact that Britain paid more than both France and Germany. ...
These human computers did the sorts of calculation nowadays carried out by electronic computers, and many thousands of them were employed in commerce, government, and research establishments" (The Modern History n.p.). ... A solution of for these problems was in dire need when the US declared war on Germany. The Government Code and Cipher School (GC&CS) began deciphering German radio communications very early in the war. These German communications were encoded by the German Enigma system. ... The German's started to change their encryption method daily due to the fact that Britain ...
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. ...
For instance by the end of the war German soldiers were being feed with food made of mostly fill ins which caused many to become sick5. Before the war German food consumption per person was 3500 calories per day, by the end of the war because of rationing it was down to 1200 calories per day and some food was cut off from the population all together6. ... By the end of the war Germany had 80% of eligible men mobilized and even sent the wounded back out to the frontline to help in the war effort. ... For instance before the war women made up about 3% of people working in government establish...
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...
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...
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...
