Clothing Pattern of Women in Victorian England

Women in Victorian England were taught from their childhood to be docile, dutiful, submissive and obedient to men. Pain and sufferings were considered as an integral part of womanhood.  Beauty was the only significant aspect of their personalities.

For this beauty, girls had to wear stays and tightly fitted corsets to give them a perfect shape and slim look. Tightly laced, small-waisted women were admired as elegant, attractive and graceful. It created the image of submissive Victorian women.

Though they looked beautiful and truly attractive, but it wasn't easy. The tight corsets created many health issues:

• Restricted body growth
• Hampered blood circulation
• Muscles remained underdeveloped
• Spine got bent
• Acute weakness

But most of the women accepted the clothing pattern as it was considered as their womanly duty to look attractive and bear pain. 

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Problems Faced by the Weimar Republic.

When Germany was defeated in the First World War, the country was left with political instabilities. King Kaiser William II fled to Holland to save his life. To get hold of the situation, National Assembly met at Weimer to establish a republic. This Weimar Republic had to face several challenges –

1. Weimar Republic was blamed by its countrymen for accepting the treaty of Versailles. According to the treaty,

a.      Germany lost colonies to France, Poland, Denmark, Lithuania                            

b.      Loss of iron and coal fields

c.       Demilitarization of Germany

d.      Compensation of £ 6 billion was imposed

2. The Weimar Republic was blamed not only by common people, but other political parties like the Communist Party of Germany also highlighted the weaknesses of the Republic. This political radicalism posed a threat to the existence of the Weimar Republic.

3. The Weimar Constitution itself had inherent weaknesses. E.g., the provision of proportional representation meant formation of coalition government because of no clear majority. It led to political strife within the government.

4. Economic crisis was another challenge to Weimar Republic. The huge war indemnity depleted the nation’s gold reserves. The value of German currency (Mark) reduced considerably, leading to Hyper-inflation. Later, dependence on the US loans proved disastrous after the Great Depression of 1929.

5. The political and economic crises led to devastation, starvation, unemployment, criminal activities and humiliation all over Germany. Germans felt insecure in their own country.

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Budget 2018

Budget reflects a planned economy. It refers to an estimate of revenue and expenditure for a particular time period. With budget we allocate our resources judiciously for various sectors of the economy. 

The ruling government in India lays down the statement of income and expenditure every year, which is declared in the Parliament of India. Finance Minister owes the responsibility of reading out the Budget speech in the Parliament.

The Budget is read out every year on the first day of February.

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Easy explanation of Indian Budget 2018