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Germany
Today's Germany is a leading European country known for strong economy, highly developed technologies, high standards of life and other features of modern prosperous state. Today's Germany is a result of numerous bloody wars which were waged to unite German lands and create a new state in the center of Europe - strong and independent Deutschland, which would be treated by France and Britain as an equal. German impact on European and on world history was invaluable since Germany was and still remains to be one of the most progressive states. After overcoming tragedies caused by political and historical issues, Germany reached the top of progress and set an example for other European countries.
Speaking about Germany, we should take into consideration that historically it was not a centralized state; it was partitioned into small lands (states) which didn't seek for consolidation and unity as the ideology of unity contradicted the individual interests of their rulers. There were only two real leaders among all German lands: Prussia and Austria. There is no doubt that such disintegrated country would never be successful either in state management or in foreign affairs. So, there was real need for unification, but historically it could not be realized until the 19th century, as the nation was not ready for it. Germans had to become a nation with national idea and sense of identity, they had to have a leader who would unite the country and would have universal respect. It became possible only in the second half of the nineteenth century. Otto von...
According to M. Fulbrook "The 'unification' of Germany was a revolution, imposed from above" (www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/index=books&field-author=Mary%20Fulbrook/103-3" Fulbrook 147). France and Britain were forced to respect the new state which was not satisfied with existing world order and with colonial system overseas.
While France and to a higher extent Britain had vast colonial possessions worldwide, Germany had none and at the same time was producing too many goods for local consumption. This lack of external markets and inefficiency of local, accounted for Germany's hindering economy and industry.
World War I was a logical result of German colonial ambitions, "rebellion" of European superpower which would never submit to French or British dominance. Unfortunately French and British authorities didn't realize "German threat" in time and did nearly nothing to avoid the conflict with a new superpower and equal enemy. Germany was not guilty in its aggressive ambitions - in fact it was forced to fight for place in Europe. Sure, Germany could not be treated as a victim of French or British policy but it is worth mentioning that France didn't seek cooperation with Germany as it wanted to preserve leading positions on…
References
Fulbrook, Mary German History Since 1800 Arnold Publishers 1998
Eihman, Michael Germany After the Great War Oxford University Press 1978
E. The produced unit can be easily exported to other parts of the world. Germany is the corridor for East and West. Germany has proven vast potential of massive technology, and economic incentives. Germany is ranked as the major exporter of the industrialized goods, and due to its proximity to all the major routes it shares major proportion of the trade. 'Germany leading exporter, Americans lagging behind.' (TIMES March 2006).
European Enlightenment revolves around the idea of freedom, of liberating people from false beliefs, false religion and from arbitrary authority (Hooker pp). Today the idea of liberation is common to international politics, yet the concept is rooted in Luther's idea of freedom (Hooker pp). By 1616, Cadinal Richelieu had risen through the ranks to become France's Secretary of State of foreign affairs and by 1924, had gone on to head the
What had formerly been strong national "brands" such as the French wine, Belgian chocolate, Swiss watches and banks, etc. either disappeared entirely or were simply re-branded as German products. The exports of German production were primarily consumed by trade partners in Central and Southern Africa, Asia, and South America (Mills). Boycotts of German products remained in effect for many years in North America and England. but, over time, even
A small but vigorous Communist party already experienced with underground work was the first to initiate clandestine operations. They set up front organizations and recruited members. By April 1942, they had recruited enough people to form a guerrilla arm called ELAS. Aris Velouchiotis, a former schoolteacher and Communist revolutionary, was the leader of this group whose goal was to harass the occupiers and wear them down. A charismatic leader with
2091). Today, the European Union is an international organization comprised of 25 European countries that governs common economic, social, and security policies. While it was originally restricted solely to the nations of Western Europe, the EU has since expanded to include several central and eastern European countries (Gabel, 2006). The countries of the EU today are, in alphabetical order, Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary,
European Security and Defense Policy: Development and Prospects United States Attitudes toward European Defense The Background to the Dilemma: In December of 1991, the Soviet Union - Ronald Reagan's "Evil Empire" - ceased to exist. Communism was dead. The Cold War over. Long live freedom and democracy! The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was replaced by a weak and impoverished federation of fifteen republics. America stood alone. She had become - in