Why did the Versailles Treaty arouse such opposition in Germany?
Why did the Versailles Treaty arouse such opposition in Germany? Many people believe that the Versailles Treaty was to blame for the long term undermining of the Weimar Republic. There would have been no way that the German people would have accepted the treaty unless the Allies hadn't threatened to continue the war and dismember Germany. This was because German propaganda had shielded the people from what was really happening on the fronts. One of the main reasons the German people rejected the treaty so much was because they would have had no idea what was happening at the front apart from what they would read in biased German newspapers. So when defeat came the people were completely unprepared for it. For several months before the war ended the German people had been suffering from hunger and starvation due to the blockade of German ports and a food shortage in 1918, so when the war ended they expected this to end but it didn't. Many Germans also expected favourable terms in the peace treaty like they had received when the treaty of Brest Litovsk was signed with Russia in march 1918, which ended fighting on the Eastern front. In this treaty Germany had received huge land gains in Russia, but these were taken away by the allies in the treaty of Versailles. This increased the shock effect of the treaty, which the new German government had no choice but to sign. Another
Deforestation brings about more harm than benefits to humans. Using the studies you have made, to what extent do you agree with the statement?
"Deforestation brings about more harm than benefits to humans." Using the studies you have made, to what extent do you agree with the statement? Deforestation is the permanent clearing in area covered by forest due to human expansion in infrastructures and activities. There are many harms and benefits that deforestations and we would explore the different harms and benefits using Kalimantan. It has been experiencing a rapid deforestation for the last 25 years thus it would be an excellent case study. Thus, I agree to a large an extent that deforestation leads to change in quality of water and changes in the quality of air. However, it also increases the increase the land use for plantations or agricultural practices. Deforestation is harmful to humans as it causes the change in quantity of water. When trees and plants are removed, less transpiration takes place thus it would lead to a lower humidity level in the atmosphere which in turn leads to the reduction of cloud formation hence resulting in lower rainfall. The lack of rainfall would mean that there would be shortage of water or a lower quantity of water. For example, the deforestation in Kalimantan has a direct impact on the lack of rainfall received during the years of 1997-1998. This caused the drought or prolonged dry season. In addition, deforestation can trigger floods. Forests prevents flood by reducing the
Comparative essay, comparing 'Tony Kytes, The Arch Deceiver' by Thomas Hardy with 'Tickets, Please' by D.H. Lawrence
Kayleigh Myles 10L9 Friday 18th July 2002 G.C.SE. Coursework Comparative essay, comparing 'Tony Kytes, The Arch Deceiver' by Thomas Hardy with 'Tickets, Please' by D.H. Lawrence Over the past month we have been reading and studying two stories from a book called, "Stories then and now". The first story was called, Tony Kytes, The Arch Deceiver and was written by Thomas Hardy in 1894. The second story was called, "Tickets, Please" by D.H Laurence and was written in 1924. The two stories have thirty years in between them and have a noticeable difference in the environment and the historical setting. But with this difference, the stories both have similar plots because in D.H. Laurence's story, it is about a young man with lots of girl-fiends whose flirting backfires on him in the end. In Thomas Hardy's story, it was more of a light-hearted comedy but D.H. Laurence's story was more serious. In the story, "Tickets, Please", it was set in an industrial mining country which was near Nottingham during the First World War. The area was described as quotes, 'black industrial countryside', 'long ugly villages', 'grimy cold little market places', 'ugly place', 'gloomy country beyond'. I think these quotes reflect of how cold and bleak the area is. At the beginning of the story, "Tickets, Please", D.H. Laurence goes straight into detail about the
Did the Nazis solve Germany’s economic problems from 1933 to 1939?
Nazi Germany Assignment Q.4 Did the Nazis solve Germany's economic problems from 1933 to 1939? Between 1933 and 1939 Germany suffered economic problems. The main economic problems were Germany was dependent on the foreign market and the imports, the industrial production, unemployment, the cost of living and wages. Hitler and the Nazis tried to solve the problems, they were successful but there were hidden factors to each solution. Firstly unemployment was a problem because it had risen to over six million by 1933 and that was 25.9% of the country. With people out of work the standards of living dropped. By 1939 Hitler had reduced the number of unemployed, it was now just above three hundred thousand, which was 0.5% of the country and thanks to one of Hitler's schemes to reduce unemployment, new roads had been built. Hitler reduced unemployment by introducing the autobahn scheme, which created many jobs for men as the Nazis were aiming to build over 7000 km of road. Hitler also continued with the national labour service, which became compulsory for German men between 18-25 years old. The men had to work on public works schemes such as land reclamation, tree planting, construction and road building. The schemes seemed to work, removing thousands of young men from the unemployment figures. The schemes appeared to be working but the results were that the unemployment figures
It is true that Stalin was the cause of millions of Russians being murdered and there is sufficient evidence, which shows Stalin to be a despotic tyrant, but whether he should be condemned for this is a different matter.
Adam Sivner 5V Stalin Coursework Q7 It is true that Stalin was the cause of millions of Russians being murdered and there is sufficient evidence, which shows Stalin to be a despotic tyrant, but whether he should be condemned for this is a different matter. Stalin was obsessed with power and to make sure he kept it, he would murder anyone that showed even the slightest bit of opposition to him, so millions of people died in these purges. Also Stalin got rid of some of the Soviet Union's most intelligent and creative brains for example - thinkers, writers and artists who could have gone on to great things. Instead Stalin had them murdered too, as he cold not stand people who were more intelligent or gifted than he was, as they posed a threat to him. Also there is no doubt that Stalin used the five year plans to increase his power on the country. This was done by increasing the industrial base with these new plans, this would therefore increase support for the Bolshevik party and so give Stalin the excuse to increase control over trade and so this would in turn increase his own power. As can be seen from this Stalin was certainly a tyrant and responsible for mass murders but he pushed the five year plans and the collectivisation policy through for good reason. Stalin predicted that in the very near future, Russia would come under invasion from Hitler's Germany. At the time
Sociology Revision Notes - work, alienation and unemployment.
Work Definition---> work is a distinctive clear-cut activity, which refers to our personal job or occupation in order to fulfill certain activity/labour in a determinate place. Sociologists have argued how to define paid employment and they identified two division for work done within the economy: The formal economy---> includes the official paid employment, these are paid weekly or monthly with a salary. Self- employed are paid directly from cutovers and are asked to pay their own national insurance contributions. The informal economy---> is the non officially recorded work and is divided in three different. parts: The hidden economy- which is the work done in hand for cash and non recorded on an official pay slip. Domestic economy- work done at home which includes childcare and unpaid housework Communal economy- unpaid work . HOUSEWORK is boring, monotonous and mundane; is mostly done by women and it is says to be low status. Paid employment People work in paid employment for different and varied reasons: to find company and friendship through work mates, for status and identity, for job satisfaction and for money. People might find intrinsic satisfaction within their work, this is found when people find their job interesting, take pride of it and feel fulfilled by it. On the other side, people might work in paid employment solely for money reasons as they
Populism. The emergence of the Populist Party and its ideas stemmed from the late 19th century, where thousands of farmers from all around the United States grouped themselves together and brought their discontent to a national level.
Paul Chang Populism The emergence of the Populist Party and its ideas stemmed from the late 19th century, where thousands of farmers from all around the United States grouped themselves together and brought their discontent to a national level. The emergence of Populism can be attributed to the major problems that the farmers had encountered during that time. Some of these problems were bankruptcy, loss of social status, and government neglect. As farmers slowly lost recognition in the United States, they turned to the Populist Party (People's Party) because of its farmer-friendly policies of silver coinage, taxes on the rich, government owned railroads, and the reduction of tariffs. Despite its immense popularity with farmers, the Populist Party and its ideals didn't appeal to the masses until the nomination of Democratic Candidate William Jennings Bryan. The start of the Populist Party has been mainly attributed to the multiple problems farmers encountered. The first of these problems was the increase of big businesses. The main big business that hurt the farmers the most was the railroad. Railroad companies during this time not only set unfair prices on shipping, but also owned the storehouses that farmers put their products in. Thus, railroad tycoons could set their prices at ridiculously high prices because farmers had nowhere else to ship and store their food. An
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h/w Saturday, 05 October 2002 Earthquake in Kobe - A Natural Disaster Waiting to Happen Introduction It all happened on the morning of January the 17th 1995, the second most populated and industrialized city in one of the biggest economies of the world, was struck by a powerful earthquake causing thousands of injuries and hundreds of deaths. It was a disaster waiting to happen. Situated in the south-central region of Japan, Kobe was the second largest city in Japan people and industrial-wise, after Tokyo. It was the biggest earthquake to hit Japan, after the great Kanto earthquake of 1923, where around 140,000 people were killed, most after the impact. The strong shock occurred across the fault that runs through the city of Kobe, and the Awaji island. The earthquake lasted for around 20 seconds, with around 5,500 deaths resulting from it. The number of injuries reached about 35,000 in total, and nearly 180,000 buildings were said to have collapsed. The damage was recorded over a radius of 100 km from the epicentre. The earthquake also hit the cities of Osaka and Kyoto. The economic loss was worse than anything. It was the largest ever to be lost directly from a natural disaster. Directly from the shaking itself, around 13 trillion yen worth of damage was caused. This is around £100 billion and before, the loss of life, production, and business
Corruption is the grease that lubricates the squeaky gate
'Corruption is the grease that lubricates the squeaky gate'. Discuss the extent to which corruption hinders or promotes development. Corruption is said to be one of the 'oldest part-time professions' in our history. There are many advantages to allowing corruption to take place in the Least Developed Countries (LDC's) as the shortage of public services means that it is, in some places, the only way to secure basic amenities. However, the idea that corruption is a good and moral thing to allow to happen can't be tolerated in a western developed society, and cases which arise are met with fierce resistance, because it is seen to lead to waste & inefficiency, external industrial stimulation and focus on large projects which do not benefit the community as a whole and do not promote development. The first reason that corruption is seen to promote development is that in the 50 LDC countries it allows the people within those countries to gain access to basic healthcare, policing and education which people take for granted in western societies. For example in Kenya, there is an 86.1% chance of having to bribe the judiciary to hear your case sympathetically and an 85.5% chance you will have to bribe the police to take action.1 This continues in the education (52.9%) and health (37.3) sectors, although the intensity of the bribes reduced, this is because there is little
An overall view of sodium hypochlorite and its importance.
An Everyday Chemical - Sodium Hypochlorite Bleach By Catherine Graham (word count 1144) Introduction An overall view of sodium hypochlorite and its importance Sodium hypochlorite is best known as the active ingredient in household bleach. The French chemist Berthollet discovered sodium hypochlorite in 1787. Its ability to effectively whiten textiles was quickly discovered and put to commercial use with great success. By the end of the nineteenth century Louis Pasteur had discovered the effectiveness of sodium hypochlorite against disease causing bacteria and it soon became widely used as a disinfectant. Details of the raw materials needed to make hypochlorite bleach and where they come from Sodium hypochlorite is produced by reacting chlorine with sodium hydroxide (caustic soda). These raw materials are produced from the electrolysis of brine (salt water). Therefore, a manufacturing plant requires only common salt (NaCl), which is mined here in the UK, and water. The electrolysis process causes the solution to break down into sodium hydroxide (caustic soda), chlorine and hydrogen:- 2NaCl + 2H2O ? 2NaOH + Cl2 + H2 Brief outline of the process used to manufacture sodium hypochlorite By reacting sodium hydroxide with chlorine, sodium hypochlorite, sodium chloride and water is produced:- Cl2 + 2NaOH ? NaOCl + NaCl + H2O The resulting product contains equal
