The unity of Germany was once weak due to several territorial changes brought on by Napoleon as well as the rule of Metternich who enforced conservative ideas and Prussian favoritism. When Otto von Bismarck became leader the sense of German pride and unity grew in strong numbers. He was a strong ruler who was willing to go to great lengths to achieve his goals. Through wars with Austria and France he was able to gain control of the German city-states. Nationalism held the several German states together as one and a new German empire with Bismarck as emperor was formed.
Ricardo Fleurisma Period 2 Essay rewrite The empires of Rome and India (contained two empires which included Maurya and Gusta). These empires were alike yet again so different, with their environments and politics. These empires were powerful containing leaders who ruled with an iron fist. They did anything they could to better their empires. To get there they had to think of ways to help them in their conquest of lands whether it is swords or other technologies.
There were two dominant alliances in Europe and they were the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente. The Triple Alliance involved 3 countries, “Italy, Germany and Austria-Hungary.”The Triple Entente was also made up of 3 countries, “Britain Russia and France.” In my opinion, the Triple Entente had more of an advantage position geographically. This was because the countries, “Britain, Russia and France” were surrounding “Italy, Germany and Austria-Hungary” and if there was a war, the Triple Entente could attack quicker and more efficiently as they were surrounding their rivals. Alliances were also a very fundamental reason towards the break out of the war. This was because if one
Van Evera focused on how there were numerous factors, such as structural, political/environmental, and perceptual factors in which nationalism was a main cause of war. I believe that this article is the more accurate of the two articles, and this is because he is able to take the constructivist/ideological views that Suny uses, and incorporate them into his article, and rather than only explaining to the reader the political and historical ideologies that a nation may have. Van Evera also explicates his hypotheses by explaining that although there are constructivist ideologies such as: mythical beliefs, like self-glorification,
The Americans had a great importance in the Second Battle of Marne. They helped began because of Germany’s greed for power. There were also many other causes of World War One. Some causes of the World War one was nationalism, imperialism, and militarism. Nationalism was a unifying force, but it also led to intense competition between nations.
Nationalism was very important as regards to the unification of Italy. It played various roles which led to success of the Italian unification, which means that nationalism is the main reason the unification of Italy occurred. The unification of Italy was as a result of the reaction against the congress of Vienna. The congress of Vienna forced direct Austrian rule in many Italian states. Unification also led to economic development and was thereby supported by conservative Politicians.
Propaganda was seen by many as another form of warfare, just as important to the end result as the actual fighting. It was used to encourage unity within a nation and justify countries’ involvement in the war. Propaganda was rife in many forms in both the allied and central countries throughout World War 1 The effect that propaganda had was immediate and it also had a lasting effect which went beyond the war period. Each of the nations which participated in World War One from 1914-18 used propaganda posters not only as a means of justifying involvement to their own populace, but also as a means of procuring men, money and resources to sustain the military campaign. The main purpose of propaganda in Australia was used to conscript soldiers to fight in the First World War At first Australia agreed to send 20,000 men and they used propaganda to put forward service as glamorous, prestigious and heroic.
Kleindutch supporters saw in Prussia a more cohesive state, which was less archaic and more progressive economically. Also Bismark was more determined to prepare his army and do anything to unify with Prussia. It was the famous blood and iron theory. Also his international diplomacy was a key figure on the unification with Germany. Between 1864 and 1865 he promoted an alliance with Austria reasoning that this would allay the fears of the southern German states, which were more naturally inclined towards Vienna than Berlin.
He had incredible ideas of massive change for world peace and he found the conclusion of “The war to end all wars,” to be the best time to introduce his ideas and attempt to make the world safe for democracy. Wilson’s crusade for making the world safe for democracy led America to support the US’s entrance into the war. It was also seen by many Americans that France and Britain were fighting good fight against evil and America felt that they should be assisting, if not fighting that evil along side France and Britain. The desire to implement his ideas in the world influenced his decision to enter America into the Great War. When the war finally ended, many of his 14 points were rejected because of France and Britain’s need for revenge.
America Wins Their Independence England may have had an alarming amount of tangible and intimidating advantages, but in the end it was America’s intangible advantages that carried the colonists to their victory of the American Revolution. Looking at England’s advantages on paper; a superior Navy and a mass amount of experienced and well trained solders, it seems impossible for them to lose. However, America held the advantages of foreign allies and officers, the fact that they were fighting for their homeland and their undying persistence. It was, consequently, these advantages that won them the war. During wars, armies use the opposing sides’ disadvantages to work in their favor.