Hitler was born on April 20, 1889, in a small village named Braunau Am Inn. He’s known for starting World War ll, being the dictator of Germany, and most of all being the leader of the Nazi party and the holocaust. His father, Alois, was born in 1837. He was the illegitimate son of Maria Anna Schicklgruber and her unknown mate, which may have been someone from the neighborhood named Johann Georg Hiedler. It is also remotely possible Adolf Hitler's grandfather was Jewish. Maria Schicklgruber was…
create a constitution for a future unified Germany ; although it was unsuccessful. Due to this, Bismarck became well known for his part in the unifying Germany. He was also known for his use of “realpolitik’’ (Spielvogel 274) and it showed his pragmatic political views and choices. He focused on foreign affairs and knew that a strong military was needed in order to aid in his goal-to increase Prussia’s size and power. Later, as Bismarck became Chancellor, he created a…
plans for Germany as a whole. He wanted Germany to become more stable by unifying the other colonies to Prussia and he wanted it to become a stable European power. When Kaiser Wilhelm II took the lead this goal was changed, Wilhelm II wanted Germany to grow and colonize globally in hopes of becoming a global power. (WorldBook Online, Napoleon III, 2016) (Gale, Germany, 2016) (Biography. Com,"Kaiser Wilhelm Biography Emperor (1859–1941)”, 2016) Otto Von Bismarck intended on keeping Germany in a…
the war was over, the Treaty of Versailles that was intended to bring peace isolated and targeted Germany, this unfair treatment of Germany led to the second World War. One aspect of Europe that went unchanged was the fact that Germany had hostile relations with most of Europe. However, what changed was the ways in which countries like France and England dealt Germany. Since its conception, Germany has always seemed like an enemy to most of the European world; This did not change after WWI.…
Stresemann was a German politician and statesman. He accomplished many things from serving as a Chancellor in 1923 to a Foreign Minister 1923-1929 to winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 1926. Gustav Stresemann put a lot of hard work to achieve his goal. He made major contributions into politics from his experiences in education, office, politics, and military. Gustav Stresemann was born May 10, 1878 in Berlin, Germany. His father, Ernest Stresemann, was a Berlin innkeeper and beer distributor..…
While democracy is present in much of the modern world, it is difficult to define exactly what democracy is due to the varying ways of governing present in the world. In this paper, I will compare England and Germany according to Lijphart’s models of majoritarian and consensus democracies. In Lijphart’s model, there are two main ideas in which these two systems differ: how easy it is for a single party to take control of the government and how much a party can change policy once they have…
The November 1918 was a busy time for Germany: two new republics were proclaimed, Friedrich Ebert became the Chancellor of Germany and founded the Council of People’s Commissars to act as a provisional government and, of course, the Armistice was signed on the 11th November. The New Government Ebert, as the new Chancellor, believed that it was his “duty” to turn Germany into a democracy and that only moderate, not revolutionary change should occur within it following the abdication of the…
Standing as the center of Europe’s economic force, Germany has transformed numerous times over the past century. From the tyrannical and hated country at the forefront of World War II to now being a formidable ally to not only the United Nations, but all of Europe and the world. Today, Germany has overwhelmingly exceeded the expectations of its post-World War II military, economic, and political downfalls. With the restructuring of its economy, Germany has now become the number one support…
late to the party. The sense of nationalism in Germany didn’t begin until after the Napoleonic Wars, which ended in 1815. Nationalism endured through wars and revolts. Otto von Bismarck became chancellor. In 1848, following a series of liberal revolutions, an all-German parliament was created. In 1871, Germany finally became a unified country after three wars between Austria and Prussia. Bismarck joined all the German states together, and soon Germany was one of the biggest military, industrial,…
Many say the name of the country, Germany, has been blackened by the happenings within the past century. Germany was originally called Germania. Thousands of primitive tribes lived there. These tribes banded together and resisted the conquest of the Roman Empire in 9 A.D. If Germany had been conquered, its history, culture, and economy would have been immensely changed. A few centuries later Germany was conquered by the Francs. Germany was also home to Martin Luther who led the protestant…