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- 401: American History 2
- ... expand any further in North America and had to look at other parts of the world for expansion. At the time, there were many other nations looking to expand its empire such as Britain and Germany. Some Southern expansionists saw Cuba as an interest because it could have possibly been used as a slave territory. Because Northerners were highly against slavery, the plan was dropped. After the Civil War, Secretary of ... but the senate rejected this treaty. They were not purchased until 1917. In 1859, the U.S annexed the Midway Islands in the South Pacific, and half the Samoan Islands; the other half belonging to Germany. Hawaii, another Pacific island, had always been important to the U.S. It served as an important base for trade with Japan and China. When the U.S annexed Hawaii in 1893 after a coup ... Dream/"Ciity upon a hill" being all about superiority, no matter how it may be. The Gulf war showed that no nation should violate the interests of the United States. After the re-unification of Germany in October 1990, ending the cold war, a large number of U.S forces were no longer needed. Conveniently, at the same time, after the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq, the U.S had ...
- 402: Structure Of The Lost Honour O
- Heinrich Böll uses his novel, The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum, to attack modern journalistic ethics as well as the values of contemporary Germany. The structure of this novel is important to conveying his message. He uses a police report format, differences in chapter lengths, narrator or author intervention, a subtitle, and the extensive use of the puddle metaphor ... prosecutor). The minor sources are Katharina s brother, Else Woltersheim, etc. The subterranean streams are the leaks from the offices of the law e.g. police department. Of course this could also be criticizing contemporary Germany for allowing such things to occur. The sources that can never come together are the ones that can never be used in a court of law e.g. the phone conversations. The narrator or author ... since the little plugs are sources for the puddle. The structure of The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum of course does not fully show how Heinrich Böll is attacking the modern journalistic ethics and contemporary Germany, that is all in the text of the story. However the structure that Heinrich Böll has put the text in is flawless, there can be no misinterpretation of the facts, unlike in newspaper reports. ...
- 403: Karl Marx 4
- ... threat to democracy. At the end of World War I, communism seemed as if it were just a Russian spectacle because Russia was the only communist state in the world. With the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, Russia became the dominant military power in Europe, and the strength of Communist Russia was revealed. At the end of World War II, Russia quickly communized Poland, Rumania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, and Eastern Germany. It was not just the strength of the Russian armies the proved valuable in spreading communism, but also the force of communist ideology. Communism addressed itself to the world as the true heir of the ... take any job that was available. Marx also had strong views on property. He believed that all property should be publicly owned, and that private property was only a power relation. The romanticism movement in Germany also influenced Marx. Romanticism was a protest against the rise of industrialization. They felt that man was becoming alienated from his fellow man, from nature, and from himself. Marx believed that under capitalism, man ...
- 404: Stalin
- ... 1930 Stalin had succeeded in political maneuvers that eliminated his political opponents and established him as the sole leader of the USSR. Despite non-trusting feelings between the Soviet Union and the Western democracies, Nazi Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941 created an alliance between the Soviets and the two greatest powers Britain and the United States of America. Three months after the invasion, the United States ... achievements in the formation of the anti-Hitler alliance.” The Soviet Union welcomed lend-Lease material, and President Roosevelt attached the highest priority to using it to keep the Soviet Union in the war against Germany. Although, the program did not prevent troubles from developing between the Soviet Union and the other members of the anti-Hitler alliance. The Soviet Union was annoyed at what seemed to it be a long delay by the allies in opening a “second front” of the Allied offensive against Germany. As in Normandy n 1944, the earlier troubles powered over irreconcilable differences about postwar aims within the anti-Axis union. Lend-Lease helped the Soviet Union push the Germans out of its territory and ...
- 405: The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte
- ... with England once again. Napoleon organized a huge army at Boulogne for the invasion of England. When Russia and Austria joined England Napoleon decided not to invade England. Instead he marched his army in to Germany. They surrounded the Austrian army at Ulm, and forced them to surrender. Two days later Admiral Nelson, the same man to defeat the French navy in Egypt, once again destroyed the French navy at the ... in constant communications with Paris. He received word every day of its internal affairs even though he was 1500 miles away. On February 8, 1997, Napoleon fought an even battle with the Russians at Eylan, Germany, and on June 14 he destroyed the Russian army at Friedland, Germany. After this battle Napoleon and Alexander I, the Czar of Russia meet at Tilsit. Together they divided Europe, all except for Austria and Prussia. The whole of western Europe was now ruled by the ...
- 406: Charles Lindbergh
- ... to see the Germans air force establishment and give his opinion about it. While he was visiting he was treated with a great deal of respect and admiration. Upon leaving the establishment he said that Germany had the finest air force in all of Europe and that it could defeat Russian, British and French air forces combined. He not only admired Germany for their outstanding air fleet but he also admired them as people. He shared many believes with the Nazis such as their disliking of Jews. On October 18,1838 Goring, a German general presented Lindbergh with the Verdienstkreus der Deutscher Aldler for his service to Germany. They also gave him the medal for being the first man to cross the Atlantic Ocean solo. Since he accepted the and kept the medal even after German Storm Troopers rounded up the Jews ...
- 407: Holocaust (devil IN Vienna)
- ... about it so history won't repeat itself. Millions of Jewish men, women, and children , of all strata were persecuted because of what? Nothing besides the fact that they were Jewish. Most Jews living in Germany, Austria, Poland, France or practically anywhere else in Europe were sent to concentration camps. There they were either tortured or killed. In The book Devil in Vienna, by Doris Orgel, Inge a young, intelligent Jewish ... and that was to conquer the world starting with his homeland, Austria. Austria was once a peaceful country, with sweeping hillsides and quiet towns until one day - the day Adolf Hitler rose to power in Germany. Soon he started invading neighboor countries, and Austria was one of the first to feel its horrible effects. This however did not happen suddenly and without warning. For several years the Austrian government was slowly ... took over, and Austria was divided into seven administrative districts. This was around the time the holocaust began. In the meantime, the Austrian economy continued to move in a downward slope. Austria remained occupied by Germany during the entire Second World War. In 1943, with the Allies beginning to push the German army backwards, an independent Austria was considered one their goals. The Moscow Declaration signed by the US, great ...
- 408: History of Papermaking
- ... Baghdad during Harun-ar-Raschid's rule, with the golden age of Islamic culture that brought papermaking to Europe. By the 14th century paper mills existed all over Europe, particularly in Spain, Italy, France and Germany. During the 1450's paper printing(by machines) was introduced and the demand for paper increased all over the world. Papermaking remained unchanged till the 18th century, with linen and cotton rags used for raw ... mechanical or groundwood pulping and chemical pulping. Mechanical pulping contains certain wood components and therefore, it is not suitable for paper in which high whiteness and permanence are required. Mechanical pulp was first made in Germany in the 1840's, but was not used much until 1870. Chemical wood pulp is used when high whiteness, strength and permanence are required. VAT SIZING: A sheet of paper composed of cellulosic fibres is ... substances that require this wetting and penetration is called vat sizing. During the 18th century paper sheets were impregnated with animal glue which was an expensive and tedious process. In 1807 Moritz Friedrich Illig of Germany discovered paper that could be sized in vats with rosin and alum, but his methods were not commonly used till 1840. INTRODUCTION OF MACHINERY Before the paper machine was invented, paper was made by ...
- 409: The United States' Rise To A World Power After 1930
- ... isolationist values remained in America during the thirties and neutrality laws were instated. Americans wanted to keep out of the war in Europe. Nevertheless, they had greater sympathy for the western democracies then for Nazi-Germany. If Japan and Germany both succeeded America would be surrounded by non-democratic countries. Britain stood between America and Germany, but if it fell, America would become vulnerable. They decided to help Britain with war material and loans through the "lend-lease" program. The president gained power to help any state that was essential ...
- 410: D-Day: The Invasion of Normandy
- ... the invasion failed, the United States might turn its full attention to the enemy in the Pacific-Japan-leaving Britain alone, with most of its resources spent in mounting the attack. That would enable Nazi Germany to use all its strength against the Soviet Union. By the time American forces returned to Europe-if indeed, they ever returned-Germany might be in control of the entire continent. Although fewer Allied ground troops went ashore on D-Day than on the first day of the earlier invasion of Sicily, the invasion of Normandy was in ... a diversionary attack, it had to be defeated. Around 4:00 am, he ordered two tank divisions to prepare for counter attack, but when he reported what he had done to the high command in Germany, word came back to halt the divisions pending approval from Hitler. That would be a long time coming, for Hitler's staff was reluctant to disturb the Führer's sleep. For the following 12 ...
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