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The question of German war guilt (German: Kriegsschuldfrage) took place in the context of the German defeat by the Allied Powers in World War I, during and after the treaties that established the peace, and continuing on throughout the fifteen-year life of the Weimar Republic in Germany from 1919 to 1933, and beyond.
Declaration of war was supported by the German government, who then declared war on and invaded France and neutral Belgium, ultimately leading to the outbreak of the First World War. [2] For a variety of reasons, within weeks the major powers of Europe—divided into two alliances known as the Central Powers and the Triple Entente—went to war ...
Austro-Hungarian soldiers executing men and women in Serbia, 1916 [14]. After being occupied completely in early 1916, both Austria-Hungary and Bulgaria announced that Serbia had ceased to exist as a political entity, and that its inhabitants could therefore not invoke the international rules of war dictating the treatment of civilians as defined by the Geneva Conventions and the Hague ...
The notion of hypocrisy has its origins in the theater. The Greek word (hypokrisis) meant 'acting' and the first 'hypocrites' were classical theater actors.As a result, the phrase was first used to describe the theatrical function of appearing to be someone else. [2]
Great Blunders Of World War II is a documentary series looking at some of the worst errors of World War II that affected the course of history. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] They are the decisions that have gone down in infamy, the battles determined not by bravery and brilliance but by incompetence and arrogance.
Harrison, Mark (1988). "Resource Mobilization for World War II: The U.S.A., UK, USSR and Germany, 1938–1945". In: Economic History Review, (1988): pp 171–192. Havens, Thomas R. Valley of Darkness: The Japanese People and World War II. 1978. Hitchcock, William I. The Bitter Road to Freedom: The Human Cost of Allied Victory in World War II ...
President-Elect Joe Biden said ”it is a good thing” Donald Trump will not be coming to his inauguration. The soon-to-be outgoing president of the United States incited a deadly mob that ...
Federal tax policy was highly contentious during the war, with President Franklin D. Roosevelt opposing a conservative coalition in Congress. However, both sides agreed on the need for high taxes (along with heavy borrowing) to pay for the war: top marginal tax rates ranged from 81% to 94% for the duration of the war, and the income level subject to the highest rate was lowered from $5,000,000 ...