This essay discusses the fact that both Hitler and Stalin, as young men, constructed fantasy lives. I Introduction Adolf Hitler and Josef Stalin tried to make the world over to suit themselves, and in so doing, caused the destruction of millions of lives. But when I began to read Alan Bullock’s book about the two Hitler and Stalin: Parallel Lives) I was struck by the similarity in their home lives, particularly in their relationships with their fathers. Of course attributing their...

Upon coming to power, Hitler vowed to bring Nazi Germany back to the “good old days” - to its former glory. He did this through many means throughout his reign as both chancellor and Führer. Many of which are now famous worldwide - the massive army building and propaganda campaign just being one of such. But something that is perhaps all too often overlooked is the Nazi use of sculpture and Architecture within Germany. During his youth Hitler applied to the Academy of Fine Arts...

The Munich Putsch can be judged as a success or failure. The Putsch was not a success in the short term as the actual Putsch itself was a failure many Nazis were wounded even killed. Hitler was portrayed as a coward by many how he was the first person to run away this would have had a very bad effect on Hitler’s image he was supposed to be seen as this powerful leader who was afraid of nothing. The way in which the Nazis were easily brushed aside at the Putsch would have had a crippling...

General Patton's Famous Speech Men, this stuff we hear about America wanting to stay out of the war, not wanting to fight, is a lot of bullshit. Americans love to fight - traditionally. All real Americans love the sting and clash of battle. When you were kids, you all admired the champion marble player; the fastest runner; the big league ball players; the toughest boxers. Americans love a winner and will not tolerate a loser. Americans despise cowards. Americans play to win - all the time. I...

American Imperialism DBQ Between the period of the late nineteenth century and the early twentieth century, expansionism was a major part of the United States. Since there were many advances in technology and knowledge of the world many different countries tried to expand there countries as much as possible. Between this period there was a lot of continuation of expansionism plus there was also a lot of departure of expansionism in the country. Many things contributed to this expansionism...

Imperialism battles waged at the turn of the century portraying many prominent voices. Henry Cabot Lodge strongly believed in imperialism as it possessed power for good. William McKinley stood middle ground to promote imperialism while not condoning it. Then, of course, there existed the Anti-Imperialist League, thus; much conflict abrood. The question of ethical practices of sacrificing innocent lives for financial gain became a major issue, one that plagues people today, despite its...

“The United States government’s support of slavery was based on an overpowering practicality.” (Zinn 171) Before America even had a history it was busy creating a lower ethnic class for it to look down on. To work the fields and other low wage high risk jobs. To be there when a scapegoat was needed but to be as separate as could be maintained at all times. The history of black people in the United States begins with slavery. African Americans were seen not just as a lower...

Assignment: Describe how the events leading up to the signing of the Magna Carta shaped the document and the effect it had on subsequent history. The Magna Carta "John, by the grace of God king of England, lord of Ireland, duke of Normandy, Aquitaine and Hazzard, and count of Anjou, to his archbishops, bishops, abbots, earls barons, justiciars, sheriffs, ministers, bailiffs and all his faithful men, greeting."1 So begins the most famous legal document of the Middle Ages. The Magna Carta was...

Treaty Of Versailles The Treaty of Versailles was the peace treaty signed at the end of World War I between Germany and the Allies. It was negotiated during the Paris Peace Conference in Versailles, beginning in early 1919. Four major powers were represented at the conference- the United States, Great Britain, France, and Italy. Not present, however, was Germany who had been excluded from the meeting. President Wilson desired the war treaty to be guided by his Fourteen Points plan. The...

The Religious Wars [i:6c0accae62]History Essay[/i:6c0accae62] The attempts by Catholic monarchs to re-establish European religious unity and by both Catholic and Protestant monarchs to establish strong centralized states led to many wars among the European states. Spain's attempt to keep religious and political unity within her empire led to a long war in the Netherlands, a war that pulled England over to the side of the Protestant Dutch. There was bitter civil war in France, which...