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- 481: Disease In Africa
- ... the early 1900s, Uganda experienced devastating losses to its society due to trypanosomiasis. The disease ended up killing over 200,000 people in less than 6 years. "Understandably, the new colonial powers, including Britain, France, Germany, Portugal, and King Leopold's Congo Free State, perceived sleeping sickness to be a grave threat to African laborers and taxpayers, which in turn could dramatically reduce the utility of the new territories."(Kiple, 556 ... the early 1900s, Uganda experienced devastating losses to its society due to trypanosomiasis. The disease ended up killing over 200,000 people in less than 6 years. "Understandably, the new colonial powers, including Britain, France, Germany, Portugal, and King Leopold's Congo Free State, perceived sleeping sickness to be a grave threat to African laborers and taxpayers, which in turn could dramatically reduce the utility of the new territories."(Kiple, 556 ...
- 482: Johann Sebastian Bach
- ... Passion, and Jesu Der Du Meine Seele. He came from a family of musicians. There were over 53 musicians in his family over a period of 300 years. Johann Sebastian Bach was born in Eisenach, Germany on March 21, 1685. His father, Johann Ambrosius Bach, was a talented violinist, and taught his son the basic skills for string playing. Another relative, the organist at Eisenach's most important church, instructed the ... being a professional organist, continued his younger brother's education on that instrument, as well as on the harpsichord. After several years in this arrangement, Johann Sebastian won a scholarship to study in Luneberg, Northern Germany, and so he left his brother's tutoring. A master of several instruments while still in his teens, Johann Sebastian first found employment at the age of 18 as a "lackey and violinist" in a ...
- 483: Johann Sebastian Bach
- ... G Minor (“The Great”), St. Mathew Passion, and Jesu Der Du Meine Seele. There were over fifty-three musicians in his family over a period of 300 years. Johann Sebastian Bach was born in Eisenach, Germany on March 21, 1685. His father, Johann Ambrosius Bach, was a talented violinist, and taught his son the basic skills for string playing. Another relation, the organist at Eisenach’s most important church, instructed the ... at Ohrdruf. Johann Christoph continued his younger brother’s education on the organ, as well as on the harpsichord. After several years in this arrangement, Johann Sebastian won a scholarship to study in Luneberg, Northern Germany, and so left his brother’s care. A master of several instruments while still in his teens, Johann Sebastian first found employment at the age of eighteen as a “lackey and violinist” in a court ...
- 484: Isadora Duncan
- ... they would stay there forever, studying about the Greeks and dancing in the Greek temples. But, unfortunately, because they had no income, they were soon left homeless. The Duncan family decided to go to Berlin, Germany where many performances were being held showing different talents and arts. They figured with the many talents their family had alone, at least one of them would find work. When they arrived, Isadora was the ... was happy, but still wanted more. She wanted to once again take up the profession of a dance instructor, starting her own dance school. At the end of 1904 Isadora bought a house in Grünewald, Germany, and with the help of her mother and her sister, she transformed the small villa into a dancing school. Isadora did not want rich students, for they had other opportunities to be exposed to art ...
- 485: The Life And Times Of Karl Mar
- ... the Communist Manifesto in 1848. Once the Revolution of February 1848 took place, Marx was again banished, except this time from Belgium. He briefly returned to France for the March Revolution, and then traveled to Germany where he published the Neue Rheinische Zeitung, from June 1, 1848 to May 19, 1849. Again Marx was banished from Germany, and again he returned to Paris. After the demonstration of June 13 1849, Karl Marx, was, yes, banished once again. That would be the last time Karl Marx was banished anywhere. His last voyage would ...
- 486: History Of Mozart
- ... In 1762 the Mozart children played at court in Vienna; the Empress Maria Theresa and her husband, Emperor Francis I, received them cordially. Later the Mozart children displayed (1763-66) their talents to audiences in Germany, in Paris, at court in Versailles, and in London (where Wolfgang wrote his first symphonies and was befriended by Johann Christian Bach, whose musical influence on Wolfgang was profound). In Paris the young Mozart published ... Abduction from the Seraglio (1782). His concerts were a great success, and the emperor, Joseph II, encouraged him, later (1787) engaging him as court composer. In 1782 the now-popular Mozart married Constanze Weber from Germany, much to his father's dismay. The young pair visited Salzburg in 1783; there, the Kyrie and Gloria of Mozart's great Mass in C Minor, composed in Vienna and never finished, were performed. Mozart ...
- 487: Terrorism As An International
- ... dates as far back as biblical times when Moses sent spies into the land of Israel, this paper is only concerned with more contemporary organized espionage operations. The first of such operations were done in Germany, accomplished during the dawn of the Cold-War-Era. It was then and there that the American Central Intelligence Agency, known as the CIA, and the Russian Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti (Committee of State Security), known ... 250 agents spying on Russian troop movement, fortification, ammunition dumps, and training grounds . From there information was gathered concerning the making of a Russian nuclear weapon. Despite the fact that both intelligence agencies existed in Germany at the same time, their respective goals were not the same. The CIA concerned itself with the aforementioned goal of uncovering details about foreign nuclear weapons. They were a true counter-intelligence organization. However, the ...
- 488: Napolean Bonopart
- ... the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris. Austria and Great Britain were the two greatest enemies of France. They declare war on France in 1803. Napoleon first met the Austrians in battle. Near Ulm in Germany., he demolished their army in 1805. The enemy he hated even more was Great Britain. He wanted to destroy their navy, but their navy is too strong. On October 21, 1805, the British’s fleet ... France in a matter of months. Therefore Napoleon conscripting 350,000 new soldiers from within his empire. His new recruits had no military experience. Many were barely sixteen years old. Napoleon marched his troops into Germany in the spring of 1813 to meet the enemy head on. His inexperience army managed to defeat the allies in three battles. Napoleon’s military genius and the bravery of his young soldiers made them ...
- 489: Sigmund Freud: 1856 - 1939
- ... brothers some 20 years older than himself. His family moved to Vienna when he was four years old, and though he often claimed he hated the city, he lived there until it was occupied by Germany in 1938. Freud's family background was Jewish, though his father was a freethinker and Freud himself an avowed atheist. Freud was a good student, and very ambitious. Medicine and law were the professions then ... was 67. He would have 30 operations over the next 16 years to treat the progressive disease. Meanwhile, a political cancer was growing in Europe. By 1933, the Nazi party had risen to power in Germany. They burned books by Freud, among others. They took over Austria in 1938. Freud's passport was confiscated, but his fame and the influence of foreigners persuaded the occupying forces to let him go, and ...
- 490: Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- ... Four Freedoms”- freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom from want, and freedom from fear- for all peoples everywhere in the world.” (Freedman, p. 143) The charter was supposed to help restore peace when Nazi Germany was defeated. Because of this charter, President Roosevelt promised Churchill a shipments of ammunition, weapons as well as destroyers. (Osinski, p. 65) As promised, FDR did send shipments and over fifty World War 1 destroyers ... existed between the United States and the Japanese Empire.” (Osinski, p.73) A short while there after Congress did vote yes for a declaration of war and did England and Canada. Three days after that Germany and Italy declared war on the U.S. (Osinski, p.73) Because of these bombings, Roosevelt gave in to pressures from the people and signed an order authorizing the internment of one-hundred twenty thousand ...
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