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    Stangl was a policeman, weaver, Captain of a cruel German organization in the SS Commandant. Was a Commandant of the Treblinka and Sobibór death camp. Stangl was born on March 16, 1908 in Altmunster, Austria and died on June 28, 1971 in Dusseldorf, Germany. Franz's childhood was in a small town in Austria, he was son of a watchman, had a sister who was 10 years older than him. He was scare of his father because Franz would get "leathered." he lived in a military household, when stangl was 8…

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    Gustav Klimt Gustav Klimt was born on July 14, 1862, on the outer part of Vienna, Austria. The son of Ernst and Anna Klimt. Ernst was a broke struggling gold engraver and Anna was musically talented, but had never wanted to become a professional artist. Gustav became very gifted at a young age. He went to Vienna School of Art and Crafts on a full scholarship. The school did not care that he was from a poor home and that he was young. Klimt used his time wisely at the school and focused on…

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    My personal opinion of the man is that it was good for Europe to have him, but also good that he was defeated ultimately. It was good that he was defeated mainly due to the issues that he had no definite successor, so how Bonapartist France would continue was kind of a mystery; and due to the fact that he would always "want more" for himself and France. Austria and Metternich in particular was not really opposed to keeping him around, as seen in the Frankfurt overtures - which would reduce…

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    Long ago in France the esteemed hero named Florence Allard was born. Florence Allard was born in a suburb of Paris in 1985. Florence is a very tall man, standing at 6'3'' with long brown hair parted at both sides. He has a simple complexion, he's fair skinned with a slight dark tint to it. He has perfect blue eyes and a gorgeous smile. He also has one of the best features that anyone could possible have: he's French. Florence had a decent childhood. His parents were very conservative people,…

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    The door downstairs slammed. Feet were heard coming up the stairs. The cladder of people shuffling to get into the annex, was clear. We had been found. We have been hiding in our annex for two years. We had two families, us, the Franks, and the van Daans. Life is hard in hiding, but it is about to get a lot worse. The Nazi police yelled at us to get only a small bag of clothes, and anything else was to be considered as a threat. We were pushed down the stairs, and I heard a gunshot from upstairs…

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    The Franco-Prussian war took place in 1870 between France and Prussia. With France’s defeat, this war led to the creation of a unified Germany. The primary cause of this war was Otto von Bismarck’s leadership of Prussia. This can be illustrated through Wilhelm I’s dependency on Bismarck, Bismarck outflanking the Prussian liberals, and Bismarck’s use of distinctive strategies to manipulate others to generate war. Otto von Bismarck’s leadership of Prussia can be seen through Wilhelm I’s…

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    The Second Battle of Marne is important because it was the first Allied offensive victory of 1918, and became the first of many battles won by the Allied forces. The battle began on July 15th, and ended on August 6, 1918. The Germans began the battle with 3 ½ armies, and the Allied armies were comprised of mostly French, Italian and American military. The Marne between the Chalons and Epernay had been the German’s first objective. The Germans had been advised by prisoners that the attack…

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    The immigration of polish citizens to the United States has occurred because of varying reasons. Many Poles came to America because of economic reasons and as a way to seek refuge from the effects of World War II. Polish Jews came to the United States as a result of growing anti-Semitism and discrimination. For this reason, it is important to highlight some of the major differences between the immigration of poles and Jewish poles to the United States. Several factors influenced polish…

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    Peter Gunst Summary

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    Peter Gunst focuses on why Eastern/Central Europe struggled to keep up with Western Europe technically, socially, and economically. The first peculiarity he notes is how there was no private ownership in Eastern Europe like there was in Western. Instead, the region used the idea of common land property. This isolated village communities and kept the region politically inferior to the well-connected Western Europe. These communal fields also created economic and social stasis because the system…

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    During the start of the 20th century, there were many dangerous issues facing the world. Some of these issues included Domestic political factors with Germany, Imperialism, a web of alliances and nationalism. There were many factors that threatened the world during this time, but these are just a few issues that threatened global stability and they also contributed to the build up to World War I, which was the greatest issue and threat during this time period. German conservatives were hesitant…

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