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Abdul Hamid. 2. Lusitania was the name of a British ocean liner. It was attacked by the German submarines during their blockade of 1915. This attack on Lusitania caused 1,198 deaths in which 139 were Americans. After this the Americans protested and Germany backed down in hopes of keeping the United States a neutral party in the matter. 3. Treaty of Versailles took place June 28, 1919. It was a treaty that was…

finally made it to Germany!!!!!!!!!!!! this has been so exciting, this place is so beautiful and I can't wait to start traveling. The first days were hard because of the language and since I' m living in a little town of west Germany, usually in offices, service stuff, stores, they don't speak English at all so it has been a big sign language challenge haha haha. Gladly one of my amazing friends I met in Chicago while I was studying at School of the Art Institute (Leonie from Germany), she was…

where Germany should take the blame for the outbreak of the Great War. Second was the reparations where Germany had to pay “6,600 million pounds for the damage caused by the war”. Third was the disarmament where it stated that Germany was only allowed to have a small Army and six naval ships, also they were unable to have tanks, air forces, or submarines. The clause also stated that the Rhineland had to be de-militarised. Fourth was the territorial clauses which took land away from Germany and…

These people have different origin and came during a different period of time. However, the biggest percentage of Muslims came to Germany from 1960s to 1970s. There was lack of labor force in the rising economy after WWII, which forced German government to make treaties with several countries about labor recruitment. One of these countries was Turkey. The original agreement stated that…

Analysis of the US and Germany 1. Political and Legal Factors Country Analysis The US The country established a stable political environment and effective judicial system (Datamonitor, 2010, p. 12). It has evident influence over policy making and negotiations of trade agreements (Datamonitor, 2010. p. 14). According to National Defense Authorization Act, the US military would buy 250,000 pairs of American-made athletic shoes annually (Platzer, 2016, p. 2). Germany Germany is a democratic…

Germany, like so many other European countries, is known for its democracy and the freedom that is given to their people. A founding member of the European Union and Eurozone. Also known as the largest national economy in Europe and the fourth-largest by nominal GDP in the world. According to Freedom House’s report, the status of the German press freedom remains free. The media in Germany enjoy an editorial independence when it comes their content, the German constitution also secures their…

After World War II (WWII), Germany was split into a Western and Eastern half. The Soviet Union took the Eastern half, and the United States, France, and Great Britain took the Western half; they were considered the victors of World War II. Berlin being in the center of the Soviet Union’s territory was also split. Instead of two sides, it was split in to four sections. One side was for each victor to oversee and rebuild, since it was basically destroyed during the war. Because of this, the four…

than 38 million people. More than 50 countries were involved and it changed the world forever. After the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919, WW2 became inevitable. WW2 began in September 1939 when Britain and France declared war on Germany after Germany invaded Poland. Although Germany’s invasion of Poland was a trigger for the war, there were multiple causes. The three main factors that caused WW2 to be inevitable were, the Treaty of Versailles, The Great Depression, and the fall of…

Previous INTERREG programmes Preceding funding periods were notably focused on 2 main programmes: cross-border cooperation Deutschland – Nederland and transnational North-West Europe. From the beginning of INTERREG has been implementing the programme helping cooperation on both sides of German and Dutch border, however, at first programme was focused on connections from both sides on all levels of cooperation. Then programme was divided into four regions and one them is Euregion Rhine-Waal…

Italy has an interesting geography that is unique to it. For example, its absolute location is 42 N, 12 E. Italy borders France to the west, Switzerland and Austria to the north, and Slovakia to the east. Italy’s area is 301,340 square kilometers and is slightly larger than Arizona (Italy CIA). Italy has many rivers and the longest of them, the Po, stretches across the northern part of Italy, which is mostly plains. Italy has more than 1,000 bodies of water with many of them are small lakes…