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Fascism emphasizes the political dictatorship and worship of leaders with extreme nationalist movements and aggressive expansionism. The word “Fascism” is a combination of the Latin word “fasces”, the ancient Roman emblem of power and the Italian word “fascio”, which means a group . It first emerged in Italy right after World War I of 1914-1919. In 1919, the Italian Benito Mussolini established the “Milan Fascio” and transformed it into the Fascist Party in 1921. On October 28-29, 1922,…

“A fundamental problem which faced Weimar Germany was the need to come to terms with the post-war world, at a time when a large proportion of the population was determined not to do just that” (Bessel and Feuchtwanger, 1981, p.15). On the 11th November 1918, Germany surrendered, marking the end of the First World War. They had played a major part in WW1 and when they were defeated this was a huge shock for the country. Those who signed the Armistice were to become known as the ‘November…

The treaty of Versailles, which ended the war with Germany in 1918, resulted in great shock for Germans. Not only did Germany lose the war, but were also forced to deal with the harsh terms the treaty imposed on them. Nonetheless, many argue that the treaty led Germany to recover its dominance in central Europe. However, Germans did not see it that way. Most Germans, in fact, despised it. One of the most controversial terms of the treaty was the “war guilt clause” since it imposed Germany to…

Following the so-called Paris “Peace” Conference in 1919, World War I was proclaimed the “War to End All Wars.” This title was short lived, and within twenty-one years, Europe erupted into another World War. The Treaty of Versailles’s purpose was to carry out revenge rather than peace. This treaty played a significant role post-war discontent in both the Allied and Central Powers. The Articles of the Treaty of Versailles forced all blame on Germany: taking their land, money, and dignity. This…

Following World War I, countries across Europe faced hardships and challenges as they rebuilt their countries from war. Countries concentrated domestically, helping their people and economy, while paying less attention to the developments occurring in neighboring countries because they did not possess the resources to help. Due to the economic, social, and political climate created by the war, countries in Europe experienced the rise of authoritarian regimes through their appearance of stability…

Introduction The origin of operation Market Garden laid in the overwhelming success of Operation Overlord, in June of 1944. This operation, which included the Battle of Arnhem, not long after the D-day landings, became one of the largest Airborne battles in history. Other than operation Overlord, it was the only other operation by the allies to use airborne forces as a strategic role in the European front. The operation had a massive engagement. The main two combatants in this operations…

World War I started in the middle of 1914 because of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The war went on for 5 more years, until the Treaty of Versailles was created and commanded the armies to seize fire. World War I officially ended on June 28, 1919. This peace treaty kept from any wars starting for less than two decades, then came World War II. The Treaty of Versailles’ name came from where it was signed, the Versailles Palace. The Allies wrote the treaty and in order to have it…

reality everyone’s actions direct or indirect still contributed to Hitler’s actions. The Treaty of Versailles wanted huge reparations from Germany and they wanted demilitarisation and they took away some of their lands such as the Rhineland and the Ruhr, the treaty was being rather harsh as they forgot that the German’s did too suffer from the First World War and was demolished. This lead to the German government being ineffective, they were not doing what the German people wanted them to do…

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relations during the time. Their economic problems made them fall behind on the reparation payments, which led to hyperinflation. Due to this lack of payment, France and Belgium were, arguably, forced to invade the industrial heartland of Germany (Ruhr). This broke down the peaceful relations they had with other neighboring countries. However, during the Stresemann era these problems and relations were fixed in a very peaceful manner. Due to his untimely death, Hitler was appointed as chancellor…