North German Confederation

I remember reading in the article about German Expressionism that “shapes are distorted and exaggerated to reflect emotional states”, also that often times characters “move in jerky or slow sinuous patterns” (471). I saw this happening in the scene right after Neo takes the red pill and he stares…

The rise of Prussia within the German Empire began with Frederick William, the “Great Elector” (1640-1688), through shrewd diplomatic maneuvering and efficient domestic governance. Frederick William unified many of the scattered territories into the most powerful Protestant state and turned these territories into a unified state, to become a leading political player in northern Europe. This was a critical step in the rise of Prussia because if the smaller territories could not have been unified…

1. How did nationalism and militarism contribute to the tensions in Europe prior to 1914? Prior to 1914, nationalism became more popular among the ethnic groups who still wanted to achieve the goal of being an independent nation. However, it wasn’t just one or two ethnic groups, but several who had struggled for a long time in attempt to win their independence. As a result, the ethnic groups with their ideal of nationalism contributed to the increased tensions within Europe, but militarism…

The Schlieffen Plan was the German army’s plan for war against France and Russia. It was created by the German Chief Alfred von Schlieffen in December 1905. This operational plan was for a designated attack on France once Russia, in response to international tension, had started to mobilise their forces near the German border. During World War I, Germany under Kaiser Wilhelm II fought a two-front war against the French, British, Belgian, and (later) American forces on the Western Front while…

The most popular definition for nationalism is a love or loyalty to one’s country, but it is made up of much more. Nationalism is felt by large groups of people who have a common culture. They all experience the same religion, language and history and share a territory. These people often feel that their nation is better, and better off as an autonomous state that rules itself, and they might be willing to go to many extremes to achieve this. This nationalism has affected Italy and Germany as…

During the 1990’s Europe thought they were better than every country, but that feeling didn’t last long. Due to the assassination of the Archduke of Austria-Hungary, alliances, imperialism, militarism and also the independence of countries in Europe, War had begun. A reason that caused the war to start was imperialism. Imperialism is the act of building an Empire by founding colonies and conquering weaker nations. Many nations wanted to expand their empire, which lead to hate. Document 6…

Carl von Clausewitz was a Prussian general and military theorist who is known best for his idea that war is more of a political continuation and for his concept of total war. He, himself entered the war world at the very young age of twelve. Carl then later continued to joined to fight against the French and after joined the Russian forces. Clausewitz had his fare share of experience in wars, he experienced it first hand. He then following the Napoleonic wars wrote one of his greats works On…

Germany. People would say that Militarism was the most important because in document 5, Reynold, a cartoonist from London during march 9, 1913 drew a picture for people in London to know what Germany is up to in the world. In the Drawing, it show a german with a huge gun walking towards the path of war. An armoured train is going towards the path of war also. Even though Militarism was an important cause, the alliance was more important during World War 1. The war started when Serbia rebellion…

most important educational legislation ever passed in the United Kingdom that helped England,Wales and Scotland. Education in other countries was starting to struggle as well. At the beginning of the war Germany's education was at its finest. The German empire, education was centered by the ideal of an all-rounded education. The concept provided a balanced education and achieve to succeed. As the war grew on Germany's education started to go…

What would you do if 17 million people died because of you? While the unwarranted murder of anyone is morally wrong and should not happen, there have been a few cases in history where someone who was assassinated got what they deserved. Archduke Franz Ferdinand, despite multiple warnings from his security advisors of terrorist activity by the “Black Hand,” decided to make a trip to the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo (Ferrera 1). The heir apparent to the Austro-Hungarian throne, was shot and killed…