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It is heavily debated that the German Schlieffen Plan in 1914 was a key factor in the outbreak of European war. The plan was unsuccessful in attacking France due to Belgian intervention. As a result, tensions increased and Britain ultimately declared war. Taylor in Source 1 argues how the plan indeed contributed to the outbreak of war, thus making it inevitable. However, Martel in Source 2 refutes from Taylor’s perspective, arguing that the plan was only carried out through a defensive motive by…

Luke singletary: The Shefflin War The Schlieffen plan and the two front war had major impact on the World War I. The Schlieffen plan was supposed to be a surprise attack on France planned by the German General Count alfred Von Shefflien. The plan Created in 1905 was Germany’s plan so they would not have to fight in two places with going to war against France and Russia. The plan was modified by Helmuth von Moltke to help make the attack successful to not create a two front war. Germany knew…

perpetuated the Kaiser’s fears. As a result, any actions by other European nations to politically strengthen themselves, Germany saw as an act of aggression. Sadly, this paradigm was shared by the German populace as well, who felt their nation was not receiving the level of respect they deserved. Thus, the Germans held onto a paradigm that war was a necessity to obtain what should already be theirs, prestige in Europe, and they made the necessary policy and posture changes that supported their…

Reading texts from over a hundred years ago, we often chuckle at how odd the English language was - reading Shakespeare is clearly different from reading the works of J.K. Rowling. To us, the older varieties of English have bizarre grammar, spelling, and pronunciation, which make us reluctant to accepting it. The reason why these older versions of English perplex us is because language is always changing. Modern-day English is composed of many different concepts, but for me, there are five…

Friedrich Ebert. When Kaiser Wilhelm fled to the Netherlands he told Freidrich to make a democracy to follow the Treaty of Versailles because, The treaty stated that Germany needed to change its ways of ruling over it’s people. So he did he gather the german Reich and they met at Weimar because berlin was too dangerous because of the communists rebellion. So there, in 1919 Germany changed its way of government and they…

Germany is completely responsible for World War One because militarism builds armies and stockpiles weapons which leads to heightened tensions, alliance systems turn small conflicts into worldwide wars, and nationalism unifies countries but can cause adverse effects. Germany is to be completely blamed for World War One because militarism creates an arms race where nations expand their armies and accumulate weapons to feel safe while at the same time, intimidate their neighbors. Militarism is…

German-American heritage, over time, has integrated with Americans that first migrated to America causing a loss of German identity. German immigrants had a major impact on the development on the United States over the course of four centuries, which is left out when students learn about the history of the United States. Learning about German-Americans is only one example of understanding how the United States development shows how the country is a melting pot of different cultures and…

In our mainstream culture Standard English is the proper and acceptable language to use. We are look down upon if we use our home language in an “inappropriate” setting. There many good reasons one should allow these beautiful languages to be spoken and show their potential. There is nothing wrong with other languages we are just scared of something new. We have this feeling of disconnect from all the languages we use, but one must take pride and be joyful that one can speak these languages. We…

played was not to blame for causing World War I because tensions between European nations made war inevitable, to a great extent Germany should be blamed for the war because Germany was responsible for initiating tangled alliance systems in Europe, German militarism started the European arms race by creating a large army during peacetime, and Germany was responsible for several nations, including Great Britain and the United States, entering the war. Although some may argue that Germany was…

Italian peninsula, defeated Austrian and Prussian forces, and occupied the Netherlands. Additionally, Napoleon 's troops were able to dissolve the crumbling Holy Roman Empire. Napoleon reorganized the once Holy Roman Empire into a confederacy of German states. In 1804, he even went as far as to crown himself emperor of the massive empire of territories he had accumulated. Furthermore, Austria, Prussia, and Russia were forced to ally with Napoleon. Through his conquests, Napoleon was able to…