We do not admit that future generations, who are completely innocent, should be burdened by them. ... They felt part of a powerful new alliance that gave them hope and inspiration for the future. ... He was now a dictator under his rule Germany would become nation of Warriors, war and conquest would be the way out of the bleak future that the nation faced. ...
"I always hear Caesar did, Caesar conquered. Was not there at least a cook along?" "Bertolt Brecht In 1914, the world witnessed one of the most terrible and bloody wars in the history of mankind to that date. World War One, at that time entitled the Great War, began as a result of the conflict ...
Such exorbitant reparations had a disturbing effect on the economy, and the Germans once again looked for a scapegoat to blame for their diminished economic situation. ... Where once the German mark was worth 4.5 to the American Dollar, by November 1923 a dollar brought 4.2 billion marks! ...
The Importance and Effects of U.S. Involvement in World War I and II Only about two hundred years old, the United States had developed into a major world power by the beginning of the 20th Century. The 1900's marked the beginning of a drastic change in the economy, communications and technologie...
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 ...
As Offitzer once said, "To some folks, a diner is one thing only: a stand-alone, prefabricated structure with counter service and cheap eats. ... The final design that set the stage for the future of diners was the Sterling Streamliner, which can be seen in figure 5. ... However, this commodity would soon disappear once the need for steel became a nationwide event for the war. ...
Because he was able to carry his own weight, Roosevelt won the respect of many cowboys that would help him in his future career. ... As Governor, he once again distanced himself from the political machines, the same ones that got him elected. ... Once Roosevelt's popularity was an all-time high during the election of 1904, he publicly announced that he would not be running again in 1908. ...
Because he was able to carry his own weight, Roosevelt won the respect of many cowboys that would help him in his future career. ... As Governor, he once again distanced himself from the political machines, the same ones that got him elected. ... Once Roosevelt's popularity was an all-time high during the election of 1904, he publicly announced that he would not be running again in 1908. ...
The treaty was neither severe enough to keep Germany from once again being a significant power, nor was it lenient enough for the German people to meet its terms and move on. ... However just twenty years and sixty-seven days later, war would once again break out in Europe. ...
Nonetheless there is however a general consensus amongst historians that the frightful events of world war one, distilled a sense of fear and regret amongst British society, and consequently Britain strived to prevent any future war, through whatever means necessary. ... This was an attempt to pay tribute to those heroes lost in the war and to act as a subtle reminder of the devastation caused by the war in a bid to prevent any future conflict. ...
Woodrow Thomas Wilson, twenty-eighth president of the United States, might have suffered from dyslexia. He never could read easily, but developed a strong power of concentration and a near-photographic memory. By 1912 times were good for most Americans. Farmers were enjoying their most prosperous period in living memory, the cost of living rose slightly, unemployment was lower than it had been for several years, and working conditions were improving. By 1913 when Wilson was inaugurated, American industries were in a flood of consumer goods, including automobiles, telephones, and movies. ...
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...
