[PDF] Germany 1871 1945 eBook

Author : Raffael Scheck
Publisher : Berg
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 33,93 MB
Release : 2008-11-15
Category : History
ISBN : 184520817X

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At the end of the Second World War, the first unified German state collapsed, a disintegration with European and global ramifications. Ever since, historians have sought to explain what went wrong in German history. Many have focused on the violence which forged unification; others have highlighted the clash of authoritarian, anti-democratic, and anti-Semitic traditions with rapid industrialization and modernization. Germany, 1871-1945 presents a pragmatic interpretation of German history, from the unification to the end of the Nazi regime. This more open approach acknowledges the strong trend in German society towards modernization and democratization, particularly before 1914, while also highlighting the factors which propelled Germany toward World War I. The rise of the Nazis also demands a close analysis of the economic and political instability of the 1920s and early 1930s. Finally, a detailed assessment of the Third Reich explains how the regime's early successes fostered a loyalty and acceptance that remained hard to shake until disaster was obvious and unavoidable.

Author : Raffael Scheck
Publisher :
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 21,23 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Germany
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At the end of the Second World War, the first unified German state collapsed, a disintegration with European and global ramifications. This title presents an interpretation of German history, from the unification to the end of the Nazi regime.

Author : William Young
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 47,54 MB
Release : 2006-09-04
Category : History
ISBN : 0595850723

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The continuity issue has been a theme in German historiography for half a century. Historians have examined the foreign policy of Wilhelmine and Nazi Germany that led to two world wars. Dr. William Young examines the continuity of German Foreign Office influence in the formulation of foreign policy under the leadership of Otto von Bismarck (1862-1890), Kaiser William II (1888-1918), the Weimar Republic (1919-1933), and Adolf Hitler (1933-1945). He stresses the role and influence of strong German leaders in the making of policy and the conduct of foreign relations. German Diplomatic Relations 1871-1945 will be of value to individuals interested in the history of Germany, Modern Europe, and International Relations.

Author : Fritz Fischer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 16,93 MB
Release : 2019-06-26
Category : History
ISBN : 1000007707

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Originally published in English in 1986, this book offers a concise summary of the contribution Fritz Fischer and his school made to German historiography in the 20th century and in particular draws attention to continuity in the development and power structures of the German Reich between 1871 and 1945. After 1866 the traditional elites wanted to avoid fundamental changes in society, expecting a victorious war to secure their own position at home and to broaden the European base of the German Reich. Even as the Blitzkrieg expectations foundered, these ambitions persisted beyond 1918. In the face of working-class hostility, these elites were unable to mobilize mass support for their interests, but Hitler fashioned a mass party. The alliance between these unequal partners led to the Third Reich but with its collapse in 1945 the Prusso-German Reich came to an end. Only with the German Federal Republic did the liberal-democratic traditions of German history again come into their own.

Author : Peter G. J. Pulzer
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 10,82 MB
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN :

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Pulzer deals with the three attempts to build a German nation state between 1871 and 1945, and the reasons for their failure. His focus is the tension between authoritarian and democratic forces and the emergence, and influence, of interest groups.

Author : Dietrich Orlow
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 577 pages
File Size : 27,78 MB
Release : 2016-11-03
Category : History
ISBN : 1315508354

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Covering the entire period of modern German history - from nineteenth-century imperial Germany right through the present - this well-established text presents a balanced, general survey of the country's political division in 1945 and runs through its reunification in the present. Detailing foreign policy as well as political, economic and social developments, A History of Modern Germany presents a central theme of the problem of asymmetrical modernization in the country's history as it fully explores the complicated path of Germany's troubled past and stable present.

Author : William Young
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 10,76 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Education
ISBN : 0595407064

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Examines the continuity of German Foreign Office influence in the forumlation of foreign policy under the leadership of Otto von Bismarck (1862-1890), Kaiser William II (1888-1918), the Weimar Republic (1919-1933), and Adolf Hitler (1933-1945)

Author : Rainer C. Baum
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 44,39 MB
Release : 2021-11-21
Category : History
ISBN : 1000458490

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This book, first published in 1981, is a study of the social and political sources of amoral political rule in modern times. Only a moral indifference unparalleled in history made the Holocaust possible, and by linking the German imperial ambitions to the meaningless suffering and death in the concentration camps, the true significance of the Holocaust is revealed in all its horror. Understanding this requires an understanding of the social forces that produced a national amorality among Germany’s elites. The author suggests three contributive causes: a marked ambiguity among Germans in their attitude towards social values; the development of a cadre characterized by status insecurity; and an inability to resolve internal conflict.