Munich Agreement

He was born in Austria and his route to power started as a student. His extreme political and racial ideas originated from his rejection from the Vienna School of Arts. He decided to move to Munich and enrol in the army. After fighting in the First World War, he joined the German Worker’s Party (DAP) and by 1921 he was the leader what was now the Nazi Party. He resented the right-wing side of politics and promised extreme answers to Germany’s…

Gustav Stresemann was a significant person in German history from 1923-1929. How far do you agree? Explain your answer. The significance of Gustav Stresemann can best be assessed when you consider his contribution in the economy in the short term and Foreign affairs in the long term. Ultimately, he was very significant because of the following reasons: the Young and Dawes plan, Germany’s improvement in their economy, their social status around other countries, and how Germany grew as a country…

Harnoor Bains Professor David Elliott History of Western Civilization 5th December 2014 Written Assignment #2 Throughout the 20th century there have been many nations that have had a significant impact on opposing states with regards to nuclear deterrence, but none have had a greater impact than the United States, Soviet Union, Great Britain, China, and France. The United States along with the Soviet Union became one of the most well-known nations to exploit nuclear deterrence during the Cold…

After the end of World War I, Germany revolutionised into a democratic republic which was encouraged by war weariness and the demand for political reform. However, the new ‘Weimar Republic’ was not the ideal nation it was planned to be. Democratic leadership encountered many economic and political issues, which arose from the Treaty of Versailles, the French occupation of the Ruhr, and the Great Depression – and simply the frailty of democracy itself. The German people longed for a return to…

of Weimar Germany.The reason that the extreme left never posed a serious threat to the Weimar Republic was that they could always be crushed due to the opposition of right-wing organisations such as the Freikorps and also due to the Ebert-Groener Agreement signed in November 1918. This mean the Weimar Republic had two powerful, armed groups always at hand to prevent any left wing uprising. We can use the example of the Spartacist Revolt to show us how ineffectual the rebellions of the far left…

Throughout history, wars have occurred for numerous reasons. Political, social and economic issues often contribute to war occurring. The results of war are unpredictable and could end up either helping or harming a country. World War I and World War II are both examples of wars that were sparked by conflict between countries. World War I started on July 28, 1914 when the central powers declared war on the allied powers. The central power consisted of Germany, Austria – Hungary, and Italy…

It is heavily debated that the rise of political extremists severely threatened the Weimar Republic, leading to its inevitable collapse. The upsurge of key figures such as Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht in the Spartacist Uprising in 1919 displayed how the Republic were unprepared for any attack. Moreover, this threat was not noticed as two successive revolts took place in 1920 and 1923. However, other factors have surfaced to suggest that other threats were at hand. For example, it can be…

Einstein stated, “the most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible.” In 1928, a clique of physicists in Denmark formed a group known as the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics. The group stated that elementary particles possess a fundamentally indeterminate nature. In disagreement, Einstein responded to the claim with, “God does not play dice.” Niels Bohr, a physicists among to group retorted, “Albert, stop telling God what to do.” In 1939, German…

Power Transition Theory in Relation to World War II In the early twentieth century, Germany paved the road that would soon be one of the main causes of World War II. Due to the instability in Europe the First World War created, it allowed for a leader, by the name of Adolf Hitler and his National Socialist German Workers’ Party or Nazi Party, to come into power. His party represented a combination of extreme hatred for those politicians who they viewed had dishonored Germany by signing the…

On September 1, 1939 under one year after the Munich Agreement, Adolf Hitler attacked Poland. His objective was to wipe out the majority of the Jews. England and France guaranteed to help Poland yet Britain was too far away for their Air Force to help and France was excessively anxious, making it impossible to help on the grounds that they feared the Germans. Poland had next to no Navy and Air Force to battle the Germans. Poland was likewise attacked by the Soviet Union in the meantime so their…