Unification of Germany

After the unification of Germany, following the Franco-Prussian War, in 1871 many Germans had resounding support for the newfound empire. Nationalism was seeded into almost every German. There was nothing in the world that could stop them, or so they believed. We see that this invulnerable feeling did not last. Following the Great War, also known as World War I, Germany’s seething nationalism had been squelched by the loss of World War I. Devastated by the unthinkable loss of the Great War,…

misfortune on. In the mid 1800’s there was no German nation, but there was a growing nationalist movement that had a darker side that involved Nazism, since many nationalist were vehement, Jews were often blamed for sabotaging or holding back German unification. Once Adolf Hitler learned of Nazism, he started forming his idea with a group, DAP (Deutsche Arbeiter Partei). Nazism is an interesting thing, but if studied some people will start to get why it all happened and for what…

the various problems associated with the devastating effects of World War Two. His insight and research Judt offers a pan-European interpretation of how different countries in both western and eastern Europe “had a movement for a trans-national unification...and…

During World War Two, Germany was mostly under the leadership of Adolf Hitler. Before Hitler received his dictatorial power, he was the leader of National Socialist (Nazi) Party and later the Chancellor of Germany. He ruled Germany through totalitarian means. Hitler promoted German pride and anti-Semitism. He also frequently expressed frustration with the terms of the Treaty of Versailles. Germany entered a period of severe economic depression and widespread unemployment in 1929 (History.com).…

The final defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo and the collapse of the French Empire left a bittersweet mood in France. Many, tired of the long war and declining morale, welcomed a fresh start. Others, however, missed the sweet taste of empire and detested defeat and the foreign dissection of French territory. In exile, the Bonapartes waited for a chance and a member of the family who could restore honor to their name. Louis Napoleon met the description. Staging multiple failed coups,…

to vote and decide for what to happen to their country on their own term. With democratization brought by Perestroika, East Germany was about to discuss with West Germany and plan for unification without much interruption from the Soviet Union. In the end, the ability of some free choice allowed for the fall of the Berlin Wall. This allowing for the unification of Germany in the future years. Gorbachev had believed that with the poor economy that they could not intervene with other countries.…

The long nineteenth century was undoubtedly the most unstable periods of French history which saw numerous varying regimes govern over the French people. However, as a result of a constant inability to represent the interests of its people, these regimes came and went in perhaps the most bloodiest of means, whether that was the horrifying events of la Terreur or the disastrous defeat by the new German state during the Franco-Prussian war of 1870-71. Arguably, the most interesting of these…

Self Sacrifice and Eternal Glory Adolf Hitler believed in a society in which every man, woman and child would be willing to sacrifice themselves in order to better their nation and people as a whole. Hitler had a vision of the unification of Germany and its citizens, where each person would struggle and adapt in order to reach the “Final Solution”. Ernst Junger in his essay, “On Pain”, relates the struggle of pain with neutrality by stating that pain is a test that defines a person’s basic…

the first world war was still being heavily felt in Germany in 1924. The war had caused Germany a whole heap of problems that they were struggling to solve and deal with. They had pay reparations to France and Britain which they didn’t have the money for due to the fact they did not find a way to pay for the war. Whereas for example Britain raised taxes. They had to pay the reparations as part of the Treaty of Versailles which said that Germany was at fault for the war and therefore had to pay…

by altering their moral values. Cruelness became more accepted by the people of Germany because Adolf Hitler pushed his interpretation of justice on his citizens. The proof of the situation can be seen in some of the acts that took place during WWII with the Germans killing over six million Jews during the Holocaust. That could not have been done under the same justice that we hold in the modern era. Citizens of Germany were indoctrinated towards a different interpretation of justice, but it was…