Historians consider Nazi Heinrich Himmler‚ born on the 7th October of 1900‚ ‘the black soul of the wretched regime‚ Hitler’s most ruthless and cynical henchman‚ not but the crazy planner of the extermination‚ portrait confirmed by himself‚ as he liked to say to be “an executioner without mercy”.’ Himmler was fourteen when the First World War began. He followed closely its events and convinced his parents to send him at the front as officer. Unfortunately‚ the war ended before he was given this opportunity
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..1.“Hindenburg Disaster Unsolved Mystery‚” The Telegraph‚ May 7‚ 1937‚ 1 and 6‚ available at https://news.google.com/newspapers‚ accessed November 12‚ 2017. …..On May 6‚ 1937‚ the Hindenburg‚ a zeppelin that made trips to and from Germany‚ crashed …..while attempting to land at the Naval Air Station in Lakehurst‚ New Jersey. Luckily‚ only 29 …..of the 97 people aboard were killed or declared missing following the wreck‚ as well as one …..unlucky spectator
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People that now hear the word Holocaust think of a dark time when Jews were being murder left and right. Germany had many problems but when Hitler rose to power he blames all of their problems to the Jews. But by giving the Jews the blame Hitler created an enemy. Many people believed him. The start of the Holocaust started on January 30‚ 1933. It was the day Adolf Hitler was appointed German chancellor‚ starting the genocide against the Jews. Hitler couldn’t just say let’s go kill some people. He
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Did Woodrow Wilson Try to Keep the U.S. Out of War? There’s been a lot of controversy about whether or not President Woodrow Wilson tried to keep America from going to war. Wilson’s neutrality proclamation was a step towards withdrawal. However‚ his ultimatum to Germany was a step closer to to war. His pursuit to trying to stay out of the Allied Powers self-predicaments also pushed him more into declaring war. Wilson’s strong attempts to stay out of war‚ were not effective because in 1917 he entered
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Stalin was a dictator of the Soviet Union starting from 1922-1953 (Mazelev‚ 1999). Stalin is famous for his extremities used to build and sustain Communism in USSR. He is considered as one of the leaders who were responsible for the death of many people during their rule. The estimated number of deaths for which he is known to be responsible goes over 40 million (Price 2014). Can his actions be justified and what was the end of the means he used? Stalin‚ as his predecessor Lenin‚ was mostly affected
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The Soviet Union’s successful Sputnik launch on October 4th‚ 1957 created a political and emotional uproar in America. People in the United States were at times angered‚ dismayed‚ intrigued‚ fearful‚ humiliated‚ fascinated‚ distraught‚ and anxious at the thought of the Soviet satellite orbiting the planet. What Americans wanted most of all was for the U.S. to catch up to the Soviets as quickly as possible. They wanted reassurance and a definite closure of the perceived missile gap. Prior to the
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It wasn’t a surprise that Christianity was able to grow and spread rapidly as the Roman Empire declined‚ the conditions of Rome in the fourth century were perfect for Christianity. The expansion of the empire as they conquered and built roads in the earlier years allowed people to migrate easily from far places which led to overpopulation and the increase of the poor. Gruesome wars and diseases scared people making them want something that they could hope in and Christians brought lots of hope. Also
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The German word Kulturkampf refers to the struggle between Otto Von Bismarck -chancellor of the newly formed German and the man in charge of German Unification – and the Catholic Church. Kulturkampf was in introduced by the newly elected chancellor Bismarck in 1871 as a targeted attack towards the Catholic’s political influence in the newly unified Germany. The German Empire was proclaimed in 1871 after the defeat of the French in the Franco-Prussian war‚ naming the king and prime minister of Prussia
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Having wasted enormous resources on recapturing Allied prisoners of war (POWs)‚ the Germans move the most determined to a new‚ high-security prisoner of war camp. The commandant‚ Luftwaffe Colonel von Luger‚ tells the senior British officer‚ Group Capt Ramsey‚ "There will be no escapes from this camp." Ramsey replies that it is their duty to try to escape. After several failed escape attempts on the first day‚ the POWs settle into the prison camp. Gestapo and SS agents bring Squadron Leader Roger
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The Romans existed as an important power for over 1000 years. They brought stability‚ prosperity‚ and order to the civilized West. The growth of the Roman Empire had always been based on invasions‚ and the Empire’s economy was increasing with the exploitation of the new colonies. How could Rome fall? The fall of the Roman Empire was terrible and it took Western Civilization nearly ten centuries to recover and modernize a world which could be the rival of the civilization of Rome. Historians’
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