German Confederation

As a kid growing up I never thought about a language being more important than the English language. I would hear people having conversations in English, billboards or signs are in English, articles or journals are written in English, everything surrounding me was in English. English had become the main communication tool in state and all over the world. Whether it’s business, communication, or education, the English language has taken over internationally. I think that the English language…

In All Quiet on the Western Front Remarque shows a prime example of the German side of world war one. Remarque shows his views through the character Paul Bäumer who is a German soldier who is assigned at the front line. In All quiet in the western front the life in the trenches are unbearable, Paul’s life made a complete turnaround, and the influential people in his squad are the reason he stayed alive as long as he did. World War one which started in July of 1994 lasted four years ending in…

in the newly unified German nation during the late nineteenth century. Under German chancellor Otto von Bismarck, the infant German state began to develop a growing sense of nationalistic pride, as the National Liberals became a dominant political force for political and social activism. When Bismarck and the Prussian-controlled German government tried to unify their people under the new regime, they were faced with a struggle between differing cultures of the various German states, known as the…

succession wars – but nothing that could possibly be considered permanent. This all changed in 1870, when the Franco-Prussian War ended with the formation of the German Empire through blood and iron. A radical shift in the power spectrum had thus transpired. Wilhelm I, through the German Empire, fractured the power structure in Europe. To secure German economic dominance and the balance of power throughout Europe, unprecedented actions had to be taken. The network of alliances that would…

My Language Learning Experience I have been a student of Spanish since I was in the 7th grade. It was my twin sister who ignited the spark for me. She had just attended Spanish class before me, and turned to me while we were standing at our lockers, asking triumphantly, “Como se llama Usted”? I was immediately captivated, and insisted that she tell me what she had said, but she wouldn’t, and turned to walk away with a smug smile on her face. Ever since that day I have had an endless curiosity…

The United States, contrary to popular belief, does not have an official language. Although English is the de facto language of the United States, the Constitution makes "no reference to choice of a national language" (Heath, 1995, p.179). This tolerance of foreign languages, along with mass immigration, has enriched the linguistic diversity in the United States. Not surprisingly, this diversity has also made multilingual education an important component of American schooling—most American high…

reinsurance treaty with Russia, and taking of Ottoman lands. In the peace dealing with France after the Franco-Prussian war, a German diplomat could help create a long-term plan for war by taking more land from the eastern side of France. Land grabbed by Prussia at the time was in effort to put as much German people under one power in order to create a strong unified German nation. A major reason Fromkin gives for WW 1 is that most of the countries would live under peace under certain conditions…

In the small city Perrone, France stands one of the best World War I museums in all of Europe, the Museum of the Great War. They teach people the significance and impact of the First World War through exhibitions featuring anything from the life styles of the early 1900s, to events that started the Great War. They get their visitors very engaged in learning about the war by making them fell a connection with the people of that time period. For example, there is a current exhibition that shows…

justify your observations and answer your guesses. List the research. Do not do research on wikipedia! (12 PTS) How is Russia’s influence in Austria-Hungary? Russia had little to no influence because the Austrian-Hungarian people sided with the Germans so Russia was an apparent enemy There was a lot of ethnic diversity in Austria-Hungary According to my sources more than 11 different ethnicities made up the country How big is Austria-Hungary? 261,243 Square…

The outbreak of war in 1914 has been the subject of considerable debate ever since the war was concluded in 1918. Initially the victorious powers did blame Germany wholly for causing the war whilst historians from the 1920’s and 30’s tended to focus on the shared guilt e.g. Lloyd George argued that the nations of Europe slithered into the cauldron of war and nobody really wanted it but nobody really did anything to stop it. This argument has some credence but does not differentiate sufficiently…