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18th Century- Foundation and Early Events The Bavarian Academy of Sciences was preceded by a small number of institutions before it beginning with the Academia Carola Albertina in 1720. This academy did not last long, and was replaced two years later by the Parnassus Boicus. The Parnassus Boicus had mainly clergymen and literate laymen in its teachings, and it mainly taught a form of secular naturals studies, though the institution was Catholic. This institution lasted up until 1740, and by then…

and Mussolini. The defeated Triple Entente, angered by the Treaty of Versailles, would lead the world to war. The Great Depression of the 1930’s led to the Rise of National Socialism in Germany and Fascism in Italy. Neville Chamberlain after the Munich Conference said that he didn't think Hitler would go to war if Czechoslovakia was given to appease Hitler’s thirst for more and more territory.…

Wassily Kandinsky was one of many influential artists during the Expressionist Movement. This movement lasted 20 years, from 1905 to 1925. This time period holds few historical significances, which influenced expressionism very much so. The end of World War I left Europe in ruins. Many people fluttered to America to escape the warfare. Artists began to express happy thoughts through painting to hopefully bring joy into one's lives. Kandinsky's contribution of paintings filled with shapes and…

1935 he earned his Ph.D. in physical anthropology at the University of Munich. In January 1937, Mengele became the assistant of Dr. Otmar von Verschuer, at the Institute for Hereditary Biology and Racial Hygiene. In the same year, Mengele joined the Nazi Party. In 1938 he received his medical degree and joined the…

leaflet of the anti-Nazi group “White Rose” formed by the students at the University of Munich in 1942. Active participants included Hans Scholl, Sophie Scholl, Alexander Schmorell, Christoph Probst, and Willi Graf. Kurt Huber, a professor at the university, was also a group member and the mentor of the students. The leaflet was originally published in Students Against Tyranny: The Resistance of the White Rose, Munich, 1942–1943 by Inge Scholl, the elder sister of the Scholl siblings. She had…

During the Nuremberg Trial he was found guilty on counts of conspiracy and crimes against peace. Thus being sentenced to life in prison, and would have to serve the full life sentence of his crimes, instead of being let out early like some prisoners. Due to the fact he claims not being directly involved in the matter, he was deputy of the cabinet of the Nazi Party and signed documents that would link to the Holocaust even before he was captured by Great Britain to become a POW or Prisoner of War…

rapidly growing what would be the challenges living in this time period? If one lived in 1930s Munich, Germany the challenges of one’s life would be political instability, family problems, and persecution. 1930s in Germany was the start of Hitler’s rise to power. Otherwise known as the Nazi occupation. First, one would be living in an age of political instability. Hitler had staged a raid on the Munich/German government a few years ago. This event ended with Hitler being arrested, a few weeks…

There would be a lot of corruption and problems within the Nazi government which could possibly lead to a civil war. Germany would not be a threat to Europe until this internal conflict was solved. Therefore, if Hitler was killed by Bavaud at the Munich Putsch march, World War 2 could have potentially been…

call it off. Adolf Hitler was way into the Beer Hall Putsch event. He was so into it that he gathered over 600 men that were like storm troopers to take over Munich. At the local Beer Hall Nazi Lossow and Nazi Khar were holding a meeting, Hitler bust in and threatened to join him, they did. The next day Hitler and his small Nazi army went to Munich to start the Nazi revolution and take over Germany, but his plan was spoiled. Hitler being pushy and kind of evil, his Nazi friend saw that it was…

where he died on June 29, 1940. In his early life he loved to play the violin and by the age of 11 he was invited to the Bern Music Association. As a teen, Klee found his love for visual arts. In 1898, he began studying at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich. Between 1903 and 1905 he created a set of etchings…