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Again, one can not ignore the significance of Christianity here and its relations with politics, as Winroth further underlines that 'Unification goes hand in hand with conversion' . It is this unification of different tribes under a sole ruling kingdom that had greatly damaged the Vikings influential reign of terror over Europe, thus bringing the end of the Viking Age in the mid 11th Century. However, the conversion of the Vikings had given way for political manipulation, hence the formation of…

Germany was in all the wars except one how strange. WW1 is a well known war, there was a lot of events in this war. Many people think differently then me but how I see it, Germany was always involved. The blame on Germany and Austria from the great war was trying to be shifted onto France Russia and Serbia. A week after Franz Ferdinand’s assassination, Germany had agreed to back Austrian military action against Serbia, even if this resulted in war with Russia. Germany deliberately started a…

I found your thread to be very concise and straightforward, and it clearly identifies the dilemma facing Frederick. For starters, it is very sad and unfortunate that Frederick’s trusted professors were not really trustworthy, and that they did not hesitate to take advantage of him for worldly gains…money. I share your opinion that Frederick should approach the dilemma with alternative dispute resolution as a first step in opening the lines of communication between the parties so that perhaps a…

In 1862 the King of Prussia was not being allowed to increase military spending because of the Prussian representative assembly. Otto von Bismarck, the Prime Minister of Prussia was asked by the King of Prussia to appear in front of the Budget Committee to stress the importance of the military in allowing Prussia to remain in power during the German nations unification. Bismarck gave a speech known as “Blood and Iron” to express his reasoning behind why the military deserved to receive an…

Lexey Seligman Mr. Sperisen Spring Research Paper May 13, 2015 Title For the rest of the world, World War 1 ended November 11, 1918. But for Germany, it continued on within the after effects of the War, mostly during the years of 1933 until such time as 1939. The First World War had an atrocious impact in regards to Germany. When the war had ended, Germany, along with other major countries, signed the Treaty of Versailles. After the signing of the treaty, Germany had a major downfall. This…

“ ‘A fearful and gloomy existence awaits us under the best of circumstances!’ ” (Boden). Written by Friedrich Meinecke after World War I, it echoed the sentiment of many Germans at the time. The German’s were right to be anxious as Britain and France went into the Versailles Conference with vengeance. On the other hand, Britain and France had a right to be angry since Germany was the source of their economic downfall and hardship during the war. The final Treaty in June 28th, 1919 had no German…

Unfortunately, not only was the government’s infrastructures becoming weak, but it also began losing its discipline. In an attempt to bring prosperity back to Germany, the government asked the United States for several juicy loans. With such money, almost an instant boom was created. Culture was flourishing back, construction, music, art, every aspect of the German culture was expanding at a rapid pace.(source G1) Unfortunately, people began rioting and became uncivilized. Thanks to the general…

The battle of Waterloo was one of the most important battles in history and significantly impacted the european countries. This battle put a revolution to a halt, stopped a very powerful empire from spreading its ideals any further, and restored equality to the European nations. This battle was so revolutionary “Waterloo is used to discuss the changing nature of war, the rise and fall of napoleon’s empire”(Black).The reason for this is that this battle took out the most powerful leader of his…

To what extent did King Henry the VIII make a positive contribution to English society through his policies and actions from 1509-1547? Done by- Joshua Ivanovic Summary of Evidence Primary Source 1: • The first primary source is that of a painting by Hans Holbein, a painter from Germany What I learned from the source: I learned that in these times from 1509 to 1547 paintings were important to the folklore to resemble their King as high royalty and…

Stasiland by Anna Funder is a text which explores how the communist regime of the former GDR has had a lasting impact on its people. Funder examines the history of Germany, noting the lingering effect that the Stasi had on its victims, as many of them were unable to recover from their past and move into the future, whilst also exploring how the fall of East Germany caused many members of the Stasi to become trapped in their memories of what once was. Funders own understanding of the the GDR…