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In the past, there have been many wars over land and resources. But the invasion of Germany in Belgium in 1914 was over something more unusual. Germany wanted a better position to attack France in the future so they need Belgium as an advantage. Germany used many tactics to invade Belgium. By using their massive and powerful army they were able to overthrow Belgium as well as many other countries. First, Germany sent a ultimatum to Belgium demanding passage into the country on August 2, 1914.…

The alliance system between nations in Europe was the main cause to start the war. An alliance is an agreement between nations that would help both sides win the war. Military alliances usually contain promises that if a country was attacked, the alliances of that country should go to war with the country that attacked. Alliance system contains economic agreements between countries such as loans and contains supplying weapons and materials. The system of alliances in Europe was a new concept…

German Expression: Nosferatu Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror directed by F.W. Murnau in 1922 is one the first and few German Expressionist films created. It was coined as a horror film and a unauthorized version of Bram Stokers novel Dracula written in 1897. Nosferatu is about a vampire, Count Orlock, it was also one he first horror films ever produced. German expression was shown in great detailed in this film. There were. A few points that stood out to the most. Some were symbolic of…

and Germany at the time (Inscriptions). Battleships and submarines were also included in these naval creations. Alliances arose exemplifying rivalry between the different national powers. The first alliance to form called the Triple Alliance in the year of 1907, included the European countries of Germany, Austria- Hungary, and Italy. Germany’s current leader was Kaiser Wilhelm II who headed their constitutional monarchy. Kaiser Franz Joseph led Austria- Hungary with their constitutional…

Otto von Bismarck’s Policy from 1871 to 1890 From 1871 to 1890 was the reign of Bismarck as the chancellor of Germany. With the new chancellor came a new style of Diplomacy. Bismarck Diplomacy could be described as a chess game he was playing between all of the other great powers of Europe. Although the goal of the game was not to win all of the pieces. This era can be broken down into three essential components relevant to Bismarck’s reign, His initial goals and purposes of his actions, the…

Languages Whole sections of society are giving up speaking one language, French, and starting to speak another, English By 1350, noblemen are increasingly having their sons taught English die to the fact that King Edward spoke English and was very proud of the language. Even though many people spoke English it was very difficult to understand other people because of the many different dialects. French was the language spoken by the administrators because of the easy to communicate without…

Germany (Deutschland) was established by Charlemagne in 800 A.D.; this combination of states were based on two compromises. “The first was between the King of Prussia and the rulers of the other German states, who agreed to accept him as the Kaiser (emperor or king) of the new United Germany, provided they could continue to control their states as they previously had.” (Deutsch Culture) The second was the agreement to accept a constitution that combined a powerful authoritarian monarchy with a…

In a dictionary the word obstacle is defined as a thing that block's one's way or prevents or hinders one's progress. Another word for it is a barrier. All obstacles give a different blow. Some of them are small, that can cause an individual to be in a short clutter. The bigger and more difficult obstacles can make someone break out into mayhem. I have had my fair share of conflicts, just like anyone else. My situations range between being too hard to grasp and being so easy, my 5 year old…

this, Austria were forced to reconcile with Hungary, which at the time was under their rule. However, Hungary was filled of resentment towards Austria and its Germans especially in 1848. Practically, every aspect of Hungarian life was dispelled and forcibly changed for the benefits of the empire. As Beust puts it, “Germany for the Germans…” (Beust 26). This shows that the residents of Austria were only concern with the wellbeing of themselves, not anyone else’s.…

Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz was born on July 1, 1646 in the city of Leipzig. Leipzig lies in the west of The Free State of Saxony, in what was once The Holy Roman Empire, and is now referred to as Germany. Being located at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, Leipzig has always been an important trade city and center for culture and philosophical learning. This being said, most education was restricted to Latin literature, as it was for Gottfried. However, when he was six,…