The Disarmament Section was responsible, under the Treaty of Versailles, for the control of armaments in different countries, war production and sales of war materials. … The Treaty of Versailles and other Peace Treaties (Saint-Germain, Trianon and Neuilly) imposed disarmament on the defeated States. Why did Germany withdraw from theRead More →
In October 1933, some nine months after Adolf Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany, the German government announced its withdrawal from the League of Nations. The ostensible reason was the refusal of the Western powers to acquiesce in Germany’s demands for military parity. Is Germany permanent member of UN? AmongRead More →
The Russian Revolution allowed the Germans to focus on the Western Front, and it also pressured the Americans to send more military and economic aid to the Allies. German soldiers who were in Russian POW camps were also infected with ideas of socialism and they pressured the German government toRead More →
From 1920 to 1935, as a result of World War I, the region was under the control of the League of Nations as the Territory of the Saar Basin. … Cold War pressures for a stronger Germany allowed renewed industrialization, and the French returned control of the region to theRead More →
Germany, which has relatively few domestic natural resources, imports most of its raw materials. It is a major producer of bituminous coal and brown coal (lignite), the principal fields of the latter being west of Cologne, east of Halle, south and southwest of Leipzig, and in Lower Lusatia in Brandenburg.Read More →
Zwilling with twins is made in China. Is Demeyere fully clad? up to 7), is not as thick as Demeyere, and each piece is fully-clad. Certain Demeyere pieces feature a multi-clad base, but its sides are made up of a single layer of steel. … All-Clad uses high-quality steel forRead More →
In 1929, the committee, under the chairmanship of Owen D. Young, the head of General Electric and a member of the Dawes committee, proposed a plan that reduced the total amount of reparations demanded of Germany to 121 billion gold marks, almost $29 billion, payable over 58 years. How muchRead More →
Arstotzka represents a communist Eastern Bloc-esque country and the checkpoint itself is inspired by the checkpoints separating East and West Berlin during the Cold War. What is Papers Please based off of? Inspired by George Orwell’s 1984 and by the checkpoints separating East and West Berlin during the Cold War,Read More →
Gummy bears are a staple candy in Germany, but even across the world, the chewy candy has become a common treat. Who invented the gummy bear where and when? German entrepreneur Hans Riegel invented gummy candies way back in the early 1920s when he started his candy company, Haribo. Today,Read More →
Germany today borders more countries than any other state in Europe, coming in contact with Denmark to the north, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg, and France to the west, Switzerland and Austria to the south, and the Czech Republic and Poland to the east. What French town borders Germany? STRASBOURG, FranceRead More →