Throughout the ages leaders and heroes have taken many forums, yet they have many similar qualities. However the greatest leader of all time was Napoleon Bonaparte because he captured the hearts of not only his country but those of his enemies, and was able to not only overcome a changing political climate but lead it. The rise of Napoleon was brought from a desire from the French people to have a pillar of strength and stability and Napoleon an upcoming general with many successes who was…
What was the Iron Curtain The term Iron Curtain became widely known during the cold war and was used to define the geopolitical, military, physical and ideological boundary that separated states that were members of the Warsaw Pact in Eastern Europe (Eastern Bloc) and those that were not, otherwise called The West. This boundary separated the two areas from World War II to the end of cold war and it represented the Soviet Union’s attempt to shield itself and allies from direct contact with…
Navy in the late 1880’s paid out handsomely for the United States. The U.S. death toll reached nearly fifty five hundred, with the majority of deaths due to food poisoning. The Treaty of Paris marked the end of the Spanish American War and brought independence to Cubans. The independence also brought on the Platt amendment of 1901, which was put into the new…
Braunau am Inn, Austria. He was the fourth child that his parents are Klara and Alois Hitler had. Adolf had a wife named Eva Bruan that he married in 1945, which also happens to be there year of death. They were married for about 40 hours until they both decided to commit suicide. In Hitler’s early years he never got along with his Father, Alois. Alois died suddenly in 1903. Hitler’s mother, Klara, then allowed him to drop out of school. Adolf then moved to Vienna, and worked as a…
What became of the Soviet Union? Once, it was America’s greatest opponent in the arms and space race: the iconic communistic government. Nonetheless, in time, the Soviet Union crumbled but not without leaving behind a legacy. One of its main legacies was the creation of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, or North Korea. Named the Hermetic State, it stands as one of the few totalitarian countries today. However, the current regime in North Korea would not have come to life had there been…
and the United States was capitalist. The Soviet Union was a totalitarian regime and the US was democratic. Both countries wanted the world to take on their ideology and a struggle began between them to expand their ideology globally. Although the Stalin and the Soviet Union had promised that they would allow Eastern Europe to be democratic and hold elections it became clear…
also senior member in congress, Bernie Sanders, again beat the odds of running for presidency as an Independent Democrat. He expressed “I 'm not a Democrat, I 'm an Independent, but I caucus with the Democrats” (Walsh 1). This demonstrates how the 74 year old Independent Democratic candidate is willing to sacrifice his run for presidency to his party.A candidate’s uniqueness and boldness is what drives the people of America to choosing their candidate. Bernie Sanders is a perfect example due to…
first trade our favorite pacifier in for those temper tantrums that insure everything is going to be done on our terms. I am also sure that none of us every faced a temptation that could have directed us down the wrong path in life during our teenage years. Then when we finally think we are mature adults, and we are positive we have complete control over their lives another form of temptation arises. Have you never observed a responsible established man or woman who stumbles and allows a case…
World War II was one of the deadliest wars in history to date. It was initiated by a joint invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union in 1939. This would be prolonged for six consecutive years until the Allied defeat of Nazi Germany. Germany originally sought to minimize the length of the war by using the Blitzkrieg strategy, or (The Lightning strike strategy) to become a stronghold in the war. This strategy allowed them to enclose enemy armies and force surrender. This tactic,…
civilians, including six million Jews. The polish lost more 7 million people in World War II. More than half of these people were killed by Hitler in the concentration camps.11 million Chinese people were claimed dead, Japanese two million, and German five million. 300,000 United States soldiers were killed in World War II. As we can see in World War II many countries suffered. Many cities were destroyed, and many of the people were killed (“World War 2…