HIS103Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Pass Laws
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February 1947- allies defeated nazi germany, pass law abolishes prussia. Prussia lays of the core of the german empire in 1871, historian look backward from wwii and. It grows very quickly, start from a small state to wwii a state where it threatens entire europe. To see ho(cid:449) e(cid:373)erge(cid:374)c(cid:455) a(cid:374)d e(cid:448)e(cid:374)t lead to the e(cid:454)pa(cid:374)sio(cid:374) of the state, that it (cid:449)as(cid:374)"t pla(cid:374)(cid:374)ed. It was circumstance that made them believe planning was necessary to survival. Brandenburg was the principality that ruled, through marriage they earned west prussia. Duri(cid:374)g 30 (cid:455)ears" (cid:449)ar george willia(cid:373) (cid:449)as elector of prussia, the s(cid:449)edes e(cid:374)ter prussia, he asked the swedish if they could remain neutral, but the swedish king said no, and george william was devastated. Brandenburg had no natural defense, so frederick william thought it was necessary to build a standing army. During his reign, frederick was able to convince the noble it was essential to remain the army.
