quiet, alone with the heavens, nature, and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be.” These words were spoken by Anne Frank. Anne Frank and her family were a normal Jewish family who went into hiding when Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany. What was Anne Frank's life like before, during, and after hiding? Anne Frank had a normal life before hiding, a dangerous life during hiding, and a cruel death after hiding. Anne Frank had a normal life before hiding. Anne…
BenWhile many historians highly regard Napoleon, Hitler is met with nothing but contempt. On the surface, these men seem to have taken highly different approaches to their rule; however, they had more in common than one would think. Notable similarities include having been born outside of the countries they late ruled, having begun their rule during a republic that they turned into a dictatorship, and having started their fall from power with a failed attempt at invading Russia; while their…
their own accord or works within their group or cabinet of people; history has been written. There are two people that I would like to focus on, Sir Winston Churchill, whom served as Prime Minister for Great Britain and Adolf Hitler who was named Chancellor and the leader of the Third Reich. These two men were once in charge of their respective countries, eventually they both led their…
Born on March 5th, 1133, Henry II was the eldest son of Geoffrey IV, Count of Anjou, and Matilda, daughter of Henry I. During his lifetime he ruled thrice as Count, twice as Duke, and once as King. He first became active in politics at age fourteen, while his mother was striving to seize the English throne. By eighteen he inherited his father’s estate. A bit later, he married Eleanor of Aquitaine. Together they had eight children: William, Young Henry, Richard, Matilda, Geoffrey, Eleanor, Joan,…
Hitler is the one major reason of World War 2 and without a crucial doubt he single handedly caused the worst war to mankind. He made a legacy for himself and while not able to fend for himself he bit off more than he could chew. As Hitler’s popularity slowly rose during the late 1920’s he would gain the ability to lead a group of powerful generals and leaders. With such power that Hitler gained and used to grow he was well respected among many world leaders at the time. With the fact of this it…
to salvage and drastically transform the social and physical boundaries of all Northern China evident even hitherto. In 330 AD, Shi Le assumed the title of “emperor”, after successfully re-unifying northern china under the name of (Later) Zhao (chancellor Fang Xuanling, 648, volume 105). The physical unification of northern china had been established, however the people were still divided and warring factions weakened the state. The Later Zhao Empire faced the challenge of legitimizing the rule…
NSA Data Leaks The National Security Agency, created in 1952, by President Harry Truman was intended to protect US citizens as well as the government. So why is an organization spying on those it was created to protect? The NSA could be causing more harm than good due to overstepping its intended purpose, misappropriation of data, and possible further intrusion on citizens. The NSA, in its early life, was an organization created with good intentions. Truman was thinking of the well being of the…
historic price to income ratio). As mentioned, the foreign investors who spent their money in the capital play a huge role in creating the Bubble and pushing up house prices to unrealistic levels, especially in central London. However, London’s Chancellor has targeted the wealthy foreigners and has planned on putting an inheritance tax from 2017 for those…
On March 7, 1965, was the march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. The 600 marchers that were protesting for equality for all ethnicities, races, religions, and ages only made it across the short Edmund Pettus Bridge when they found their way blocked by local police and Alabama State troopers who ordered them to turn around. The protesters refused and the officers started shooting teargas and waded into the crowd, beating the nonviolent protesters with billy clubs. They hospitalized over fifty…
The first concentration camps were in Germany and formed shortly after Hitler's appointment as chancellor in January 1933. Hitler’s authorities built concentration camps all over Germany to hold all the people they arrested. At first the point of the concentration camps was for prisoners to do forced labor and mass murder for People thought to be enemies of Germany. The early concentration camps were holding mostly German Communists, Socialists, Social Democrats, Gypsies, Jehovah's Witnesses,…