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According to the British economist John Maynard Keynes, the Treaty of Versailles was nothing more than a ticking bomb threatening the European economy He predicted that this Treaty would result in “the dead season of our fortunes.” (The Economic Consequences of the Peace, p. 2) Keynes thought the Treaty proved that the Council of Four was shortsighted, and cared about nothing more than their own interest. Therefore, he foresaw that the Treaty would lead into an economic depression in Europe. We…

and intimidation to overturn the black vote. Preceding this plan was the Hamburg Massacre. One white man was shot and killed. Lemann states that this massacre “generated a certain amount of the old outrage over violence and Confederate bitter-endism” (172). The Mississippi plan was known as a campaign of blood and violence. This event foreshadows more bloodshed to come because another massacre occurs in September near Hamburg where a group of armed whites threatened people. The local rifle club…

I also think that there songs are very unique in different ways and are famous all over the U.S. The Beatles started out as regular musicians and worked their way up to their positions as The Beatles. Once they met they all went right to clubs in Hamburg to play concerts in front of many people. traveling around the world as musicians. The music they played was more of a classical rock…

buildings. Before the 20th century, fires were a significant hazard to urban areas and the cause of massive amounts of damage to cities, such as the Great Savannah Fire in 1820, destroyed almost 500 structures, with loss of about $ 4 million, and Hamburg Fire in 1842, resulted in destruction of nearly a quarter of the inner city, caused 51 deaths, and an estimated 20, 000 homeless. After the 20th century, the building code developers improved the fire code for public welfare in America.…

Little Big Town revealed they are either canceling or postponing all of their gigs through July 30th. Band member Jimi Westbrook will undergo surgery in order to have a polyp removed from his vocal cord. "With heavy hearts we want to let you guys know Jimi will have to undergo surgery next week to remove a polyp on his vocal cord. As a result, doctors have ordered him to rest his voice and completely recuperate before we continue touring," a statement from Little Big Town read. While a lot of…

In Mathilde Wolff-Monckeberg’s collection of letters to her children, On the Other Side: Letters to My Children from Germany 1940-46, she describes firsthand the atrocities of World War II and the effects it had on not only her city of Hamburg, but on Germany as a whole. She describes the events of the war from her perspective in letters to her children. These letters frequently entail a thorough description of Monckeberg’s opinions of the state of international politics at this time. Even…

In the times when Construction giants are burgeoning worldwide, I chose Structural Engineering for a simple reason - It is what I have always desired to do. Being born in a family related to construction business since last 20 years in SURAT, I always had exposure to it and it insinuated interest in me. Accompanying my dad on his site visit during my childhood vacations fascinated me. Hence my future field was pretty much decided since childhood with an aim of joining my dad’s business. Although…

One day Sophie and Hans Scholl were spreading leaflets throughout the halls of Hamburg. They had an extra amount left therefor Sophie made the fatal mistake of throwing them from the second floor onto the base of the first floor. Nazi party member, Jakob Schmidt, had witnessed this and immediately turned them into the Gestapo’s custody…

music and composing for his entire career. Johannes Brahms was viewed as the leader of music and best at composing in the Romantic time period while on the same skilled level as Mozart, Beethoven, and Hyden. Johannes Brahms was born May 7th, 1833 in Hamburg, Germany. Johannes was the son of Jakob Brahms which was a famous jobbing musician. During Brahms’ childhood, money was very tight and hard to come by, because of this, Brahms was forced to take piano lessons and play piano to earn money…

Early Days J.S Bach was born in Eisenach Germany on March 21, 1685. Bach was one of 8 children in the Bach family. His career was shaped by his families cultural and musical interests. As a child, he went to the local latin school. He also participated in the St.Georg choir and sung as a soprano. One of Bach's more recognizable musical inabilities as a child was that he was unable to play a keyboard instrument. After Bach's parents died in 1996 Bach moved to Ohdruf where he later learned the…