research‚ namely the involvement of the Belgian King Leopold III and the Fifth Column. I was surprised to read that the Belgian King was seen as a traitor and that his singular act of surrender to the German Army had precipitated much of the actions at Dunkirk. These actions were addressed very diplomatically in Churchill’s speech‚ leaving little room for interpretation. I did discover that these very words would have consequences for King Leopold years later. A sign of an impactful
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were Richard Burton and John Speke who traveled to east Africa to find the source of the River Nile. The Dutch were also prominent in Africa especially South Africa‚ King Leopold II of Belgium sent Henry Morton Stanley to Africa to help create commercial opportunities and also to create a colony name the Congo Free State.1 Leopold II proclaimed the Congo Free State a "free-trade zone" for all merchants and entrepreneurs
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Unification of Germany Example Essays. Bismarck Master Planner or Opportunist? | | | | |Bismarck later declared that he had carefully planned unification of Germany in 5 clear | | |steps from 1862. He said that he had planned: 1.To Obtain Russian Neutrality; 2.To trick | |
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musical author‚ and violinist‚ Leopold Mozart and his wife‚ Anna Maria Pertl. His given names were Johann Chrysostom Wolfgang Theophilus‚ the last of which is Gottlieb in German‚ and Amadeus in Latin. He used Wolfgang and Amadeus in his signature‚ so he is generally known by these two names. He displayed marked musical gifts very early‚ playing the keyboard confidently when aged four‚ composing his first pieces for it aged five‚ and quickly mastering the violin. Leopold was keen to exhibit his son’s
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Nathan C. Thompson EUH1001 Feb 28‚ 2012 Dr. W. Moody Henry Morton Stanley Born John Rowlands in Wales‚ or as those of his time knew him as Henry Morton Stanley; was the illegitimate son of John Rowlands and Elizabeth Parry. He grew up partly in the charge of reluctant relatives‚ partly in St. Asaph Workhouse. After his interlude of dependence on relatives‚ he sailed from Liverpool as a cabin boy‚ landing at New Orleans in 1859. There Rowlands was befriended by a merchant‚ Henry Hope Stanley
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race by calling the backwards and barbarians. He also justifies his actions by calling it a right of the Europeans to do this. Another example of Europe’s attitude toward Africans is exampled by document 6 George Washington Williams in his letter to Leopold II in 1890. In this letter‚ it says‚ “When he gave the black brother a cordial grasp of the hand‚ the black brother was surprised to find his white brother so strong that he
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Mozart. South German-Austrian family of musicians. (1) (Johann Georg) Leopold Mozart (2) Maria Anna (Walburga Ignatia) Mozart [‘Nannerl’] (3) (Johann Chrysostom) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (4) (Maria) Constanze [Constantia] (Caecilia Josepha Johanna Aloisia) Mozart [née Weber; later Nissen] (5) Carl Thomas Mozart (6) Franz Xaver Wolfgang [‘Wolfgang Amadeus’] Mozart Family: Four Lives in a Social Context (Oxford‚ 1998) Mozart (3) (Johann
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Humanity is unique in its ability to learn and to teach others. This ability is what allowed us as a people to learn and to grow together. This evolution allowed for us to next question the existing paradigms; with questioning‚ we can identify biases and further our understanding of the world. While these are incredibly important parts of humanity‚ “The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return.” (Eden Ahbez). Love is the most important thing we can ever receive‚ and
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Love & Immortality Essay Often outside forces have a bigger hand in propelling a protagonist onward in his epic journey than the protagonist himself. The situations that the protagonists find themselves in and the people in their lives both have a great part in the decisions they make. It is not just the character’s own will that pushes him to do great things; it is the people he is surrounded by that influence his decisions and circumstances that drive him to accomplish the great feats that he
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THE PROCESS OF GERMAN UNIFICATION [pic] Bismarck had to fight three wars to unify Germany. The 1864 Danish War helped Bismarck consolidate his internal position in Prussia. The War of 1866 ousted Austria from leadership in Germany for good. The Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71 brought the South under the aegis of the Prussian eagle. That was the unification process in a nutshell. Now let us look at it in some detail. I. War with Denmark Liberal sentiment in Germany had always been stirred
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