" (Lindqvist) History proves otherwise, genocide has been a part of German military action before the Holocaust began in 1933. ... Italy joined the war in 1914 with hopes of gaining Austrian territory when Germany fell, well Germany did surrender but Italy never got its share of land. ... Even though Italy was on the winning side of the war they felt as though they lost. Benito's dictatorship inspired Hitler which allowed him to masterfully take over German politics changing history forever. ... History is a way to understand our future and being afraid of our past makes us ignorant...

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Were weak Italy and Germany. ... Mussolini called it a mutilated victory and promised a strong Italy and a new Roman Empire. ... Fascist leaders appealed to the sense of humiliation felt by the Germans and Italians. ... Although Italy had been democratic since 1870 it had failed to take root. ... In Germany there was a history of strong centralised power where the Kaiser ruled supreme. ...

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It is bordered on the west by France, on the north by Germany, on the east by Austria, and on the south Italy. ... The Swiss are an ethnic mix of German, French, and Italian speakers. ... Switzerland is also referred to as "Confederatio Helvetica" due to the area's rich history. ... The name, CH, honors this rich history and the desires of the Swiss to reach unity among a diverse population. Many other groups have influenced Swiss history, including the Etruscans, Celts, Romans and Germanic tribes. ...

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Throughout history, inventions come along that "take art away from princes and give it the people". ... In addition to being a key factor in almost all western music styles, the piano has had a rich and eventful history. ... The first piano appeared in Italy sometime around 1693, originally named the gravicembolo col piano e forte ("the harpsichord with loud and soft"). An Italian harpsichord-maker named Bartolomeo Cristofori replaced harpsichord's jacks with leather covered hammers, activated by a remarkable mechanical system. ...

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Throughout history, we have been aware of the presence of totalitarian states such as: Nazi Germany under Hitler, the Soviet Union under Stalin, Fascist Italy under Mussolini, and the People's Republic of China under Zedong. ... The establishment of totalitarian regimes in the course of history usually followed some sort of political and social upheaval. ... The chaos which followed WWI allowed totalitarian governments to be founded in Russia, Italy, and Germany. ... There have been many totalitarian states throughout the course of history including Germany, Italy, Russia, and China. ...

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Also to guard against a revenge attack, made an alliance with Austria-Hungary and Italy, therefore, Schlieffen knew that his enemy was France as Alsace-Lorraine was an important piece of land to the French. ...

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It pushed people toward national unity in Italy and Germany and threatened to tear the Habsburg and Ottoman empires apart. ... This is clearly a case of nationalism in an extreme form and started one of the most bloodiest wars in history. ... This is especially seen in the ruling of Germany and Italy. ... Both Italy and Germany were united by nationalism, without nationalism this may not have happened. ... As well as in Germany and Italy there were many cases in Russia. ...

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History tells us that almost every strong nation in this world has at least, tried to stamp its dominance over a weaker country. ... Another great aggression of weaker states was that of Germany, Italy and Japan, which led to the Second World War. ...

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Germany was the one who started the war but was later joined by Italy and Japan in 1940 and 1941. ... In terms of lives lost and material destruction, World War II was the most devastating war in human history. ... I believe this war should never have happened and I hope history does not repeat itself....

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Imperialism Essay Imperialism is the policy or action by which one country controls another country or territory. Control is achieved by military means to gain economic and political advantages. An imperialist government may wish to gain new markets for its exports, plus sources of inexpensive ...

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With Germany's continual retreat from Russia and the Western democracies of America, Great Britain, and France delivering defeats in Northern Africa, Italy, and the beaches of Normandy, Germany's existence would finally come to an end. ... How an individual like Hitler could shock the world by starting another world war two decades after the first is a prime example of history repeating itself. ...

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Throughout history, inventions come along that "take art away from princes and give it the people". ... In addition to being a key factor in almost all western music styles, the piano has had a rich and eventful history. ... The first piano appeared in Italy sometime around 1693, originally named the gravicembolo col piano e forte ("the harpsichord with loud and soft"). An Italian harpsichord-maker named Bartolomeo Cristofori replaced harpsichord's jacks with leather covered hammers, activated by a remarkable mechanical system. ...

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The game played in class can be directly related to World War I. The objective of the game was to grow your GNP and end with the highest amount or be apart of the entente with the highest amount. To do this alliances had to be carefully agreed upon with attacks coming at the right times. The buildu...

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During January 1919, the Triple Entente nations, France, Great Britain, and Russia met with the Central Powers of Europe, Germany, Italy, and Austria Hungary to negotiate an end to World War 1. ... Therefore, if the President of America did not think of the Treaty of Versailles and just allowed the war to continue, history would have changed between the European countries....

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Though there are many factors that contributed to their outbreak of World War I, tensions within the Balkans can be said to be the biggest reason the second largest war in history was erupted. ... Later the Ottoman Empire joined the side of Germany, while Italy joined the Allies. ...

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Hitler has definitely caused an epidemic so grand that it has affected world history today and according to www.Biograpghy.com . ... He took the pain that he was dealing with and turned it into the greatest catastrophe in history. ... Hitler also declared war on the United States in 1941 which led to six of the seven continents which included the United States, Great Britain, Western Allies and Russia to align a plan to crush the Nazi, Germany, Italy and Japan. ... Now that would be something to go down in history for years to come. In all, I feel that Adolf Hitler has affected world histor...

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One of the most significant problems of the war for Germany was the financial implications and reasons to its unfortunate history during the war. ... Although it prevented war between Yugoslavia and Albania it didn't show any signs of intervention to stop the Italian dictator Mussolini invading Abyssinia in 1935, other than to try and block exports to Italy which simply didn't work. ...

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Germany and its ally, Italy declared war against the United States. The war planners were faced with planning a two-front war against Germany, Italy, and Japan. ... The famous Normandy invasion took place in the morning hours on June 6th 1944, a day in history of remembrance for all. ...

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Some of the major causes of the Second World War were: • Anger over the Versailles Treaty • The failure of peace efforts after World War I • The rise of Fascism • The goals of Hitler ANGER OVER THE VERSAILLES TREATY The Treaty of Versailles was enacted into history in June 1919 with Germany forced to accept sole responsibility for causing World War I. The Treaty of Versailles was signed by Britain, France, America and Italy in 1919; Germany was only invited to listen to their fate being discussed. ...

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The Holocaust was one of the most devastating blows to a single group of people in the history of the world. ... He also had the help of two other powerful dictators, Mussolini of Italy, and Stalin of Russia. ...

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In the Nuclear Age, there has been a fearful stimulate of the conflicts between the drives of violence and the forces of reason, between savageness and respect, that have been throughout human history. ... In the 50 years since history's first atomic explosion, the promises and perils of nuclear science have touched nearly every aspect of our culture and politics. ... Enrico Fermi who discovered radioactivity induced by slow neutrons and Emilio Segre in Italy. ...

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The policy of Appeasement epitomised by the Munich agreement, is a pact signed in 1938 between Germany, France, the United Kingdom and Italy, which allowed Hitler to annex Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland (area along Czech borders) to prevent the onset of a major war. ... Taylor's suggestion to persevere with Chamberlain's appeasement, has been highly criticised, notably by Trevor-Roper (1961) and Cole (1968) who both agree that Taylor's view of history is "utterly erroneous:" 'Revisionist' historians - including Taylor - choose, censor and adapt the histor...

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The first ideas of architecture came out of the first civilization in world history, which was the Greek civilization. ... The Italian city of Venice was an architectural hub during the Renaissance. ...

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