Frieda von Richthofen

Prof. Andrew Donson Modern German History Reading Assignment #3 Bismarck’s Germany Value: 6% of final reading assignment grade 1. What was the three-class voting system in Prussia? What purpose did it serve? Who supported it? Who opposed it (Fulbrook, A History of Germany, 126-127; Tipton, A History of Modern Germany, 112) A voting system based on how much one paid in taxes. Conservatives supported the system because it reflected their interests. Liberals did not support it, because it did…

leader is able to keep his people in high spirits when everything seems to go wrong. Adolf Hitler was a great leader because he was able to motivate, influence and lead the people of Germany. Hitler came in a time of need for Germany. President Paul von Hindenburg was falling underneath all the pressure and instead…

Finding Style An author 's style is like his or her signature. It stems from their unique combination of literary elements, and how they weave these aspects into their work. Authors ' styles can be near indistinguishable or the complete antithesis of each other, as in the case of William Faulkner and Ernest Hemingway. However, despite the obvious contrasts in the two author’s writings, there are several similarities in their work. Their short stories, Faulkner 's "A Rose for Emily," and…

Adolf Hitler: Führer Adolf Hitler killed over 60 million people for believing in one thing- their belief in Judaism. Adolf Hitler was a very powerful man that had one goal in sight, to change society. He was responsible for an important part of our history. His cruel intentions make him known today. Adolf Hitler 's early years set him up to his rise of power, followed by his policy aims, leading up to world war 2 and finalizing with his death. Early Years Adolf Hitler was born on April…

Hitler 's Rise to Power: When Illusion feeds Disillusion Back in May 1928, Germany had just voted for constitutional parties, leaving Müller, a Social Democrat to become the country 's new Chancellor. Four years later, the Nazi Party (NSDAP) had earned the largest portion of control over the Reichstag parliament, with 37.4% of the vote, compared to only 2.5% in 1928. How did the political and economical context help the Nazis mold their promises and image so as to appeal to the masses during…

Edward Grey, British Foreign Secretary between 1905 and 1916 has viewed a series of conflicts seen throughout the 19th and 20th centuries between European and World powers, as being inevitably caused by great armament. However, as Foreign Secretary only during early World War One, his opinion may not be applicable to other conflicts during this period. This includes the Austro-Prussian War, a war that led to a united Germany which arguably played a role in the origins of two World Wars, World…

Adolf Hitler: a self-made man with wicked intentions; a man that ravaged his country and inflicted fear nearly all over the world. Hitler was a crafty individual, and the strengths of his party—the Nazi Party—played a significant role in his rise to power. Nazi campaigning methods combined with the excellent speaking skills of Hitler gathered a lot of attention for the Nazi Party. Furthermore, their policies and violent treatment of their opponents—Communists—appealed to businessmen, farmers…

“Vom Kriege” (On War) was published posthumously in 1832 from the writings of Carl Von Clausewitz by his wife. The book was compiled from his writings following his experiences and lessons learned during the Napoleonic Wars. [1] From the opening lines, Clausewitz cleverly sets the tone and prepares the reader for what they are about to read by stating “We shall not enter into any of the abstruse definitions of war used by publicists. We shall keep to the element of the thing itself, to a duel.”…

While I’m sure we can all agree that Adolf Hitler wasn’t the best human being ever, Hitler may have been one of the best leaders of the twentieth century. Born April 20th, 1889 and died April 30th, 1945, was an Austrian-born German politician who was a leader in the Nazi party, Germanys chancellor from 1933 to 1945 and Fuhrer of Nazi Germany from the year 1934 to 1945, (David 1998.) He can be attributed to be a good leader because of various reasons: He was a leader with visions; he was a…

have. And so both of the Soviet army and the American military intended to capture Wernher von Braun, the designer and the developer of the V-2 rocket. After Hitler’s death, von Braun surrendered to the Americans with his engineering team in order to escape execution by Germany’s secret guards. Later, those German scientists were sent to the United States. On the other side, since the Soviets failed to find von Braun, they appointed Sergei Korolev, a Soviet rocket…