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…to maintain the balance of power in Europe and ensure Germany's security. In essence the Confederation restored the borders of the former Holy Roman Empire of German Nations without unifying the included states. It was created with the aim of 'maintaining…

…How useful is the source Dark Palace by Frank Moorhouse to a historian studying the failure of the League of Nations. To determine whether or not the source, Dark Palace, is useful to a historian, the source perspective, interpretation, information…

…Pakistan's National Identity Founded for religious purposes in 1946, Pakistan is a relatively new country that has grown very quickly. Pakistan's national identity has been undermined by the separatist religious factions of the Shi'iah and Sunni Muslim…

…Having seen the film 'Brave Heart' by Mel Gibson, I was greatly inspired to discuss the issues brought up by Anthony Smith in his essay entitled 'Cinema, art and national identity' in the light of this film. Smith's argument is that in paintings…

…The human's society is consisted of all the people with different periods in their lives, children, adolescents, adults and the olds, which act as different roles for the development of the society even for the human beings. Thus in a nation, government…

…, and are not necessary the route of all evil as some people may believe. Some writers suggest that TNCs are so powerful, that they dictate to rich and dominant states, at the same time, engulf the poorer nation states. Whether this statement is true or not is not in question…

…The Farce of Heroism The concepts of heroism in war depicted in Birth of a Nation (1915) and The General (1927) are much the same throughout the two films, but the theory of heroism is much different toward the end of the films. The heroism concept…

…children between the ages of five and fourteen are exploited, working in extremely dangerous work conditions. Although a large majority of them live in underdeveloped or developing nations, quite a large number of underage workers work in farm fields…

…<Tab/>The title of the first poem leads the reader to believe that the poem has some political meaning in its body. Oddly "In Time of the Breaking of Nations" has the opposite; it has the disregard of political affairs. In Thomas Hardy's…

…Fundamentally the rulers of Italy did very little to advance the cause of national unity in the years between 1820 and 1944, as it better served their interests not to. Although Italy after 1871 was seen as a single state as it "existed at last, as a set…