Tag: war
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History of National Socialist Germany during the Second World War. VI.
Different international formations were created that supported the German war effort. Regardless of their personal sentiments regarding adhering to the racist ideology of the Nazi regime, volunteers from different countries nevertheless were largely motivated by anti-communist sentiments. Roughly half of the Waffen SS personnel were composed of non-German international volunteers by the end of the…
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History of National Socialist Germany during the Second World War. I.
Nazi Germany was not ceasing pursuing an aggressive foreign policy of making territorial acquisitions, and British authorities advised Germany that Poland would receive their assistance in the event of an invasion to further revise the Treaty of Versailles to reclaim former German territory. Nevertheless, Hitler invaded Poland on 1 September 1939 and forced a collapse…
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History of Germany during the First World War. I.
The German government and general staff precipitated a risk of escalation of the Austro-Serb crisis, and audaciously calculated on the possibility of launching what they considered would constitute a preventive strike against Russia and France, and thereby breaking the influence of the Entente. The German General Staff government planned to overcome the encirclement by the…
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History of Germany and the Outbreak of the First World War
The British Entente Cordiale with France in 1904, and the subsequent agreement with Russia in 1907 resolving potential disputes, thus composed a Triple Entente that was directly opposed to Germany and its allies. The German fleet building, aimed at protect the German coastlines against the Russian and French fleets, as well as protecting its overseas…
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History of Germany: 1890-1914. II.
Bismarck’s alliance system became unravelled as France and Russia signed a military alliance in 1894. England and France later formed an Entente Cordiale on 8 April 1904 by being drawing into an understanding owing to their common suspicion of Germany’s foreign policy ambitions. This agreement permanently resolved all past and present disputes between France and…
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History of Germany: 1890-1914. I.
Bismarck’s dismissal in 1890 resulted in the appointment of General Leo von Caprivi, who had formerly been the inconspicuous minister of the navy, and hereafter served as personal director of the government expressing the will of the emperor, without independently formulating German policy. It was evident that William II’s chief motive was to give the…
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History of German Foreign Policy: 1882-1890.
Bismarck maintained peace in international European relations by maintaining the Triple Alliance, and blocking the formation of an opposing alliance, while fostering good relations with neighbouring states. Of the five major powers in Europe, three were now allied with Germany, Britain was not interested in European alliances, while the main rivals of the British were…
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History of German Foreign Policy: 1871-1882.
Bismarck accomplished German unification on a federal basis that led to the foundation of a German empire under Prussian hegemony, which altered the fundamental framework of European international relations. Germany’s defeat of France and the unification of all of the German states outside of Austria led to Germany holding a strong central position in European…
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The Franco-Prussian War and the Creation of the Second German Empire: 1867-1879.
The momentous victory of Prussia over Austria injured France’s prestige as a traditionally important power in European political life, for which Napoleon III, as well as French population, would expect compensation, as was expressed by the common belief that France, and not Austria, was defeated at Sadowa. Hence, there were distinctive elements in France seeking…
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