Similarities Between Weimar Republic And Modern Germany

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Jessie Sisavat
Professor Agocs
Modern Germany
03/16/15 Monday Imperial Germany and Weimar Republic
Modern Germany has raised to an era that many European countries never foreseen. The Imperialism of the German Empire started with a constitutional ruling of a monarch. It consists with the elected members of the parliaments that creates and endorses laws for the German Empire. After the German Empire defeat during World War 1, the Weimar Republic was ascended to the German administration. The Weimar Republic also struggles to bring peace and economic stability towards its nation. Therefore, the modernization of Germany struggled to find its foundation within the European Nations that it became tormented in defining themselves with social identities, political ideology, and culturally differences.
Many European neighbors such as France, Denmark, Russia and Great Britain have established their commonwealth internationally. However the purpose of Imperial Germany was not only to become one of the “Great Powers” but also a symbolic figure with statues of national heroes.(book) Otto von Bismarck became one of the reasons for the advancement of Germany influence around the world. Bismarck was considered to be the founding father of the German Empire because of his unification process.
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The quote from Frymann seems depict that the world is lacking a true powerful empire. He uses the saying of neighboring “states surrounding us” which makes the tone of the wording superior than others. Frymann mentioned how some states that have not expanded throughout the world are not yet to be conquered and will eventually fail to do so just as France and

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