Defining The Country Of Germany

Defining the country of Germany

The document is a historical text of a social, economic, political and social nature in which the German General Lundandorff narrates the territorial, political and economic situation of Germany before asking and consolidating peace with the enemy sides in the First World War.

The author is individual since it is a document counted in the first person by General Lundandorff transmitting as Germany could reach a peace agreement with his adversaries in the face of the political, economic and social situation that they are suffering, in order to achieve peace finally. The general what he wants to transmit is what they have to do from now. Ludendorff was a German general during World War, winner of the battle of Lieja and the Battle of Tannenberg, both in 1914. Since August 1916, he became leader of Germany’s war effort until his resignation in October 1918, just before the end of hostilities. After the Great War, Ludendorff became an outstanding nationalist leader and promoter of the legend of the dagger in the back, who wanted to explain the German defeat for the betrayal of Marxists, Bolsheviks and Jews, whom he also believed responsible for thedisadvantageous position of Germany in the negotiation of the Versailles treaty. During World War I, Ludendorft was appointed attached of the Chief of the General Staff of the second German army under the orders of Karl von Bülow, responsible for the capture of the fortress of Lieja. Then, Ludendorff was sent to Prussia East where he worked with Paul von Hindenburg.

Hindenburg relied a lot on Ludendorff and Hoffmann to achieve their victories in the battle of Tannenberg (1914) and Los Lagos de Masuria. After the Great War, Ludendorff became an outstanding nationalist leader and promoter of the legend of the dagger in the back, who wanted to explain the German defeat for the betrayal of Marxists, Bolsheviks and Jews, whom he also believed responsible for thedisadvantageous position of Germany in the negotiation of the Versailles treaty. When Russia retired from the war in 1917, Ludendorff had a fundamental role in the Brest-Litovsk Treaty (1918), to favor the interests of Germany.

The document dates from September 14, 1917, twentieth century, in Germany just one year of ending the great war, in an explosive and full of crisis both war and socially as socially produced the First World War is also giving numerouscrisis. For from 1905 to 1914 several international crises took. From this moment, the tension would begin because France would threaten Germany with the war, but after a conference he calmed down. Again, in 1908, after the annexation of Bosnia-Herzegovina by Austria-Hungary the situation would be tightened since, on the one hand, the Serbs would threaten Austria to declare war. Returning to the Moroccan issue, in 1911, when Germany was introduced into the plans of France solved at the Agadir Conference. Italy, warfare to the Ottoman Empire in 1911, in an attempt to annex the Tripolitania region. Since Germany had been forced to establish friendly relationships with the Ottoman Empire because of its Drang Nach Osten policy, Italy’s attack weakened the triple alliance and encouraged its enemies. The Balcanic Wars (1912-1913) increased Serbia’s interest in obtaining control of the areas of the Austro-Hungarian Empire inhabited by Slavic peoples, the suspicion of the Austro-Hungarian Empire towards the Serbs and generated the Ottoman Empire, aDesire for revenge after his defeat in the war. Germany, observing that the Ottoman Empire had lost its territories in Europe due to the Balkan conflict, formed a more numerous army. France responded with the expansion of compulsory military service from two to three years in peacetime, imitating the other nations. The murder of the Austrian archduke would be the ultimate trigger for the beginning of the conflict.

The purpose of the document is public, official and international since it is exposed for everyone because the beginning of the peace negotiations was being given to finish the war conflict.

The key words of the text that allow you greater compression and are essential to observe the nuances of the document are

• ENTONTE: Concept that refers to the alliance emerged in 1907 of France, Great Britain and Russia.
• War: Disagreement and breaking of peace between two or more powers.
• Paz: situation in which there is no armed struggle in a country or between countries.
• Regions: Each of the great territorial divisions of a nation defends by geographical, historical and social characteristics, and which can be divided in turn in provinces, departments ..
• Neutrality: Said of a nation or a State: that does not take part in the war moved by others and is accepted by the system of obligations and rights inherent to such an attitude.
• Military/militarily: serve in war.
• Objective: Point or area that is intended to be achieved or occupied as a result of a military operation.
• Agreements: Resolution taken in court, societies, communities or other bodies

As for the main ideas of the text we can affirm that in the first paragraph the text begins by talking about the current military situation of Germany at that time of war confrontation. The German general states that it is more convenient to strengthen peace in winter if it is granted what is necessary to have a favorable economic situation. It is important for the German state agriculture, mining resources and industry.

Then, he affirms the importance of Belgium joining Germany since that will help Holland to see himself with the intention of joining the German state. It also highlights the importance of having the English nation in its favor as it will retain trade in the next war conflicts. It also states that it is important to look for resources at overseas, especially in South America.

It is also important to affirm that a Denmark together with the state of German through trade would quite reforming the maritime position of the German State and its commercial freedom.

Then, the German commander states that it is important to enhance the German territory, importance of Lithuania and Curlandia that have great agricultural availability. With Poland, for example, they have to expand the territory for military reasons. It would be necessary to strengthen the territories that are more vulnerable, such as postnania.

The general states that the expansion of the territory is important. In the west, he emphasizes in the mining regions that the German State has whose mining exploitation has to do with Holland and Belgium.

The effective protection of these two regions, Belgium and Holland is essential for the German kingdom. Likewise, he adds that the regions that are attached or affected by the war are mines that should be taken into account.

It is important to note that the German governor speaks of protecting the Renano-Westfalian territory. After World War II, the State of North-Westphaly was established at the initiative of the British military occupation on August 23, 1946 with the so-called ‘Marriage Operation’, merging Westfalia and northern parts of the RIN, being political divisions of the previous previous, from Prussia within the German Reich. On January 21, 1947, the former Free State of Lippe merged with that of North-Westphaly Rhine, which led to the current borders of the State.

All this was corroborated by a referendum the Constitution of North-Westphaly Rhine. It should be noted that this territory had no historical background, unlike other German states. Attention focused mainly on the desire of the allies to integrate a common territory, in the rich region of the Ruhr.

Likewise, a common identity of Lippe, Westfalia and Renania should be sought, something very complicated. The biggest post -war challenges were the reconstruction and establishment of a democratic state since the economic structure was damaged as a result of the decline of the mining industry that was the central theme of national politics. Finally, it is important that it is important to master the banks of the mosa.

As mentioned above, the document is part of the First World War or the Great War, a war focused on Europe that began on July 28, 1914 whose end would occur on November 11, 1918. The powers were divided into two sides: the allies of the triple entente and the central powers of the Triple Alliance. It should be noted that colonialism strengthened the economic, political and cultural power of Europe, while generating strong rivalries between its states. European countries colonized territories in Africa and Asia in search of political and economic benefits. Industrialized powers needed to have new markets to those who could sell their manufactured products and supply them with raw materials, food and labor. Scientific and technological development favored the growth of the European population, increasing emigration towards cities and to the colonized territories on those continents, in search of work. On the other hand, the possession of a colony meant the domain of a strategic area, strengthening the political influence of the countries, as well as the control of commercial and supply routes. The main imperialist nations-adlate, France, Belgium, Holland, Spain, Portugal and Germany distributed Africa and Asia, without considering the will of the population that lived in the territory before European occupation. They imposed political and economic control over the colonies that, in many cases, only managed to become independent towards the mid -twentieth century. Original societies experienced profound changes: their agricultural base economy had to live with a monetary economy;Their ways of life were altered by European life forms, their beliefs and values were rejected by the colonizer and, in many cases, suffered racial discrimination.

The nationalist feeling extended through Europe throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth century, economic and political rival.

After the murder of Archduke Francisco Fernando de Austria, on June 28, 1914 in Sarajevo, it meant the beginning of the war. On July 28, the conflict would begin with the invasion of Serbia by Austria-Hungary, followed by the invasion of Belgium, Luxembourg and France by the German Empire, and Russia’s attack against Germany. After the German advance in the direction of Paris, a high was reached. The Western Front would develop a static wear of wear based on an extensive network of trenches until 1917. The Russian Empire after the Bolshevik Revolution would abandon the war. After a German offensive throughout 1918, the United States entered the trenches and allies of the triple entente made the German army back in a series of successful offensive army. After the November 1918 revolution, whose result was the abdication of the kaiser, Germany accepted the armistice on the 11th of the same month.

At the end of the war, four imperial powers (the German, Russian, Austro -Hungarian and Ottoman Empires) had been military and politically defeated, so then, they disappeared. The first two, lost a lot of territories, and the other two, were completely dissolved. Europe was transformed with new borders and, therefore, with numerous territorial changes. We must highlight the creation of the Society of Nations in the hope of preventing another similar conflict. Even so. The end of World War I was not conclusive because Germany was blamed for the Great War, in the famous Versailles treaty. Together with European nationalisms, the dissolution of empires, the repercussions of German defeat and the problems with the Versailles treaty is what would lead to one of the causes of World War II (1939-1945).

The importance of the document is due to the fact that Germany requests peace with the enemy countries showing its economic, political and military situation. It is a document with a fundamental transcendence for its adversaries and for the German nation before this war situation. In addition to being an important document in its time it is also important and not less relevant today since it shows us the state in which the German nation was in the face of these clashes.

The document can be summarized in: La Paz without redeeming