The German’s got the British and French to split, this way it will make work easier for the German’s. The German’s were quick on the bombadert as they started around 4:30 am with as many as 6,000 German artillery pieces. The British disobeyed and laughed at their officers, they were not serious and this helped the German’s a lot because they will have the chance for reinforcement when they want to. The British and French were enemies and their commanders didn’t understand each other, this kept the Ludendorff offensive strong as they had more time to prepare for the war. They were very close because in the first 5 days they were doing so well.
The First and Second Estates were the Aristocracy and the Clergy who were satisfied with the way things were. The Third Estate people wanted to be relieved of the current feudalism system, religious freedom, and a democratic government. The French government was in debt deeply from their support in the American Revolution, and the French people were not able to afford the high taxes and tariffs,
The political establishment in Germany succeeded in maintaining the political status quo through a policy of moderate reform. How far do you agree with this judgement? The political establishment in Germany did succeed in maintaining its power through a policy of moderate reform; however, it can also be argued that this was also achieved by using extreme reforms as well for instance the suppression of the SPD. The moderate reforms gave a small power to the Reichstag which looked great but as a whole it was completely useless in the part of the Reichstag because of the Kaiser’s power to easily dissolve it. Bismarck who recognised the appeal to Germany's growing working classes, initiated a "carrot and stick" approach of simultaneous repression and an overt effort to acquire popular support.
Successful. Impact of the French Revolution (1789) Ø It has been said that the French revolution strengthen rather than weaken the position of the ruling elite as there was more oppression and counter revolutionary explosion of popular loyalism to the current system. Ø Some say the Jacobean threat was not that great and they did not have much in common with the French Revolutionaries. The British Jacobin had no structure or the tactics necessary to a revolutionary threat. Ø Opponents of the French revolution saw the London Correspondent society as French Jacobins.
It is apparent that these rulers, similar to the remaining populace regarded the Church as their superior, and did so with good reason- this religious institution was both very wealthy and omnipotent, making it a force to be reckoned with. Although the Christian Church started off with humble beginnings, it eventually became the most widespread religion in most of Europe during medieval times. In this era, if it were not for various Frankish rulers this result could not have been attained, as the rulers strongly supported the teachings of Christianity. Charlemagne, a French sovereign helped the Church organize rural Christian districts, each with their own priests. In doing so, the once urban religion was able to reach inhabitants of the countryside.
Perhaps the foremost factor contributing towards the failure of the 1905 revolution was the apparent readiness of both the peasants and the liberals to accept the concessions offered by the government. The peasants had been bought off with an announcement abolishing the mortgage repayments in the near future; the liberals’ appetite for reform satisfied with the creation of a legislative duma as well as the introduction of a range of civil rights. This shows how the people (except the industrial workers) were not looking for the overthrow of the government-they were easily appeased with the apparent reform and were not ready for revolution. However, in 1917, when the government had made clear that it had no intentions of relinquishing power or granting the people their rights, the tsar was forced to abdicate in the face of severe opposition to his ineffective and damaging rule. Moreover, this goes on to show that the government was faced with the same situation both in 1905 and 1917-the only difference was in its choice of reaction.
The way that they could have done this is by giving fair taxes and giving people the freedom of opinion and speech. (Give examples) Counter Argument: ----- Argument: Louis XIV summoned Estates General because he wanted to slow down the French Revolution. Louis XIV tried to stop the French Revolution but failed because he hasn’t paid much attention to how to rule a country. Louis XIV thought that he understood finance but he didn’t understand them at all. (William Doyle) After some time he realized that he wasn’t going to get anywhere with this, so he changed his plan to staying alive.
Marxists argue that religion promises us happiness, but this is an illusion hiding the truth; true happiness can only be found in a revolution. Finally, early capitalists used religion as a means of keeping their workers sober and willing to work. However, Marxism can be criticised as religion is no longer used to justify the status of powerful leaders, for example PMs and Monarchs. Also, Marxism ignores secularisation and it can be argued that religion is not a conservative force as it can cause social change. A
Considering the fifth letter titled “On the Church Of England”, he tried to explain the society of England to a friend living in France. He considered Englishmen to go to heaven as they please due to their free nature at the time. This statement was said at a time when France was in shambles trying to make Catholicism to be the only religion practiced in the country. Considering how established the Church of England was, Voltaire mentioned that politics did not favor tolerance but favored prejudice. This was when he was scrutinizing the institutional and intellectual foundation of the tolerance in the religion of England.
To what extent can the Weimar Republic be considered a successful democracy in the period up to December 1930? The Weimar republic can be considered both successful and unsuccessful, as it started in chaos and then became relatively stable until it collapsed during the great depression. The successes can be seen mainly through the Stresemann era while the failures are seen through the constitution, political parties, coups, economic failures and the lack of support towards the republic. Under the new constitution basic freedoms which were guaranteed to all was introduced and enabled a political and societal freedom, which therefore benefited each class, party and individual. This was considered a success as it gave people the basic principle of equality .