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as their advantages it has been found that distributed practice is the more effective of the two because it allows for better retention of material that is being studied. The spacing effect was first identified by a psychologist by the name of Hermann Ebbinghaus in 1885 when he discovered that he could memorize a 12 syllable list by studying it 68 times and the next day giving himself a refresher of seven repetitions before testing himself. He then learned that he could study for much less…

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…

After World War II had ended, justice needed to be served to all those people who were in charge of the Nazi regime and ordered the mass genocide of the Jews. In November 1945, that time had come for more than 20 of Germany 's high-ranking Nazi leaders. Nuremberg, Germany was selected as the location for the first international war crimes trials for these men were to be held. This place is significant because Nuremberg was the site for all of the National Socialist Party 's annual rallies (Overy…

“Monsters exist, but they are too few in number to be truly dangerous. More dangerous are the common men, the functionaries ready to believe and to act without asking questions,” a relevant quote by Primo Levi (Primo Levi 1). Primo Levi was an Italian scientist, and a Jewish Holocaust survivor of Auschwitz. He experienced many hardships of the concentration camps, and was a witness to the atrocities committed by Holocaust criminals. Franz Stangl, and Ernst Kaltenbrunner, were sentenced…

In what ways, and with what success, did Hitler (after 1933) honour the promises he made relating to domestic issues during his rise to power? Hitler, the leader of the NSDAP also known as the Nazi Party, became chancellor of Germany in January 1933 and consequently Fuhrer in August 1934. Up until this point he had been gaining popularity quickly especially in the years after the Great Depression. This is due to the many promises he made regarding the economic situation as during his rise to…

La Grange Fire Departments own Firefighter/Paramedic James Baum was the keynote speaker. James Baum, is a military veteran who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom I & II (2003-2004) and in South Korea as a member of the 8th Army United Nations Command Honor Guard (2005-2006). After completing his service he then studied to become a firefighter Paramedic. James served previously with Sugar Grove and Wheaton Fire Departments before joining the La Grange Fire Department in 2010.…

In what ways, and with what success, did one authoritarian or single-party ruler deal with internal opposition? Existing internal political, military, social and economic opposition in Nazi german was dealt with by both legal and illegal means with varying degrees of success. Hitler’s exploitation of situations and use of violence allowed him to successfully destroy threats from other party’s as well as within the NSDAP as well as potential economic opponents. Violence as a method was mostly…

World War II was one of the most gruesome, deadly wars in world history. About 80 million people lost their lives from 1939 - 1945, the duration of the war. World War II began on September 1st 1939 following Germany's complete invasion of Poland, under Adolf HItler. At this time Germany was the strongest, most advanced military force in the world. Having the best air force, navy, and land forces, they were able to greatly expand their territory in a terse amount of time. Towns, cities, and…

The U.S. committed many war crimes in Vietnam - but I 'll tell you something interesting about that. We were committing war crimes in World War II, before the Nuremberg trials were held and the principle of war crimes was stated (George Wald, BrainyQuote). The Nuremberg Trials were a series of trials to punish the Nazis and other people involved in the Holocaust accused of horrible crimes during World War II. The crimes against humanity and war were common crimes to be convicted for at the time.…

please Nazi officials, especially Hermann Goring. Some Kunstschutz representatives stood up to Goring personally, despite his rank as the second most powerful man in Nazi Germany after Hitler. In one confrontation at the Quai d 'Orsay museum in France, Goring and a representative of the ERR arrived to collect a portfolio of photographed Jewish artworks that Hitler wished to acquire. They were met with a Kunstschutz representative who dutifully informed Goring that the French government…