enrolled into the University of Erfurt‚ one of the oldest and best distinguished universities in Germany. In four years‚ he received his M.A. and B.A. degrees. Luther was caught in a severe thunderstorm and vowed to become a monk if he survived. When he did escape the storm‚ he kept his vow. In 1510‚ he visited Rome‚ which was the center of the Catholic Church. He was shocked by the worldliness and learned that many leaders had strayed from the purpose of the Church. The leaders mainly focused on their
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Nikita Khrushchev became party leader after the death of Stalin in 1953‚ and rose above his opponents. Khrushchev distanced himself from his predecessor by presenting new policy reforms and denouncing the "cult of personality" that surrounded Stalin. This famous Secret speech was presented to the delegates of the 20th Party Congress on February 25‚ 1956 and accused Stalin of crimes and the use of terror as an instrument of policy. This effectively distanced Khrushchev from Stalin’s close associates
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this opportunity‚ Hitler rose to power. The Treaty of Versailles‚ established post World War I‚ led Germany to humiliation. They lost their land‚ military‚ respect‚ and a say in world affairs. Germany became isolated‚ and to the German people‚ Hitler was their ultimate savior. In a matter of years‚ Hitler quickly rose to power and boosted the economy. He had satisfied Germany‚ in the early years‚ and came to power in a legal manner. Along with the rest of Germany‚ Adolf Hitler was depressed after
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high school in 1905 at the age of 16‚ Hitler travelled to Vienna to explore all the arts‚ music‚ and old-European culture that the city held. However‚ it was the city’s magnificent architecture that caught his attention and Hitler quickly developed an interest in becoming an architect. A promising artist in high school‚ Hitler decided to enroll in the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts in October of 1907. Although he had felt confident about the entrance exams‚ Hitler was soon denied entry to the academy’s
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STALIN Joseph Stalin was the prime minister of the soviet union He was basically a Russian .He was the prime minister from 6may 1941 until his death . EARLY LIFE: Stalin was born on 18 December 1878[1] to Ketevan Geladze and Besarion Jughashvili‚his father was a clobber in gori‚ Russian empire‚ now Georgia. He was their fourth child; their three previous sons died in infancy. At the age of seven‚ he contracted smallpox. At ten‚ he began attending church school where the Georgian children
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The Rise of Adolf Hitler After the failure of the putsch on November 9‚ 1923 and his “one year” imprisonment‚ Adolf Hitler realized that he needed to change his approach in order to seize the power he desired. In order to overthrow the government‚ Hitler needed to use democracy. After the stock market crash in 1929‚ the notion of Hitler becoming the leader became more tempting for the Germans. Using the tragic state of the economy to rise to power‚ Hitler managed to become Chancellor in 1933. This
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the circumstances that bestowed an opportunity for the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party. Hitler appealed to German population‚ who were desperate for change‚ especially the lower middle class‚ the unemployed and young. Through his powerful and spellbinding speeches‚ he pledged a better life and a superior Germany. So because of his popularity‚ for examples through his beer hall speeches‚ which gave him a lot of practise‚ in 1933 Hitler was appointed Chancellor‚ ultimately making him the
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Griffin Mr. Bergmann Senior English P5 4/7/2016 Hitler’s Escape On April 30‚ 1945 Adolf Hitler committed suicide…or did he? One of the most popular conspiracy theories is that the Fuhrer and his new wife‚ Eva Braun‚ escaped to Argentina. FBI documents from September of 1945 admit that Hitler‚ like many other Nazi leaders‚ could be hiding in Argentina after arriving by submarine. There is evidence that Hitler escaped found in the remaining bone fragments that the Soviets claimed were Hitler’s. In
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How did Hitler and Mussolini gain and maintain power? Hitler and Mussolini both came in to power in the early days when their countries‚ Germany and Italy were facing problems after the Great War. Even then‚ both Hitler and Mussolini successfully gain and maintain power and control the country. In order to gain full control of the country they had to remove or eliminate their political rivals. Hitler used excuses to blame and imprison his political rivals. One good example would be when he
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‘Violence was the most important of means by which Hitler gained complete power in Germany between 1930 and 1934’. To what extent go you agree with this judgement? Hitler gained power through many means but a debate between most historians is which of these means were the most effective in Hitler’s rise to complete power in Germany. In this essay‚ I will discuss as to whether violence was the most important factor or whether other factors like propaganda‚ charismatic speaking‚ luck or influence
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