Wernher von Braun (1912 – 1977) Inspired by the possibilities of space exploration by reading the science fiction of Jules Verne and H. G. Wells‚ von Braun developed a keen interest in space flight‚ and became the most important rocket designer of his time. During World War II‚ von Braun worked for the German army‚ developing missiles. This work resulted in the V-2 rocket‚ which used liquid fuel and could bomb targets in Europe. The structure of the V-2 rocket became the basis of the rockets used
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Otto von Bismarck‚ a nineteenth-century prime minister of Prussia‚ was born April 1st‚ 1815 to July 30th‚ 1898 in Prussia‚ where Germany is now located. Bismarck was a prime minister of Prussia for over 30 years. While being prime minister of Prussia he established the German empire and lead it as chancellor. As German chancellor‚ he won three wars and prevented wars in Europe for twenty years. Otto von Bismarck lead the German Empire very well and made it a great empire. Bismarck made Germany
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Erich Von Ludendorff was born in April 9.1865‚ and died in December 20‚1937. He was responsible for Germany’s military policy Early life. Erich Ludendorff went to World War I. After the war he became a leader of the political. His mother’s family served for the military. He was an impoverished landowner and captain. He also became an officer and then he went to the military. Ludendorff was educated in the cadet corps and also was promoted to a general staff in the military. In the 1908 he was put
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A Deceitful and Untrustworthy Beast Within “The great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decisions‚ but by iron and blood” Otto Von Bismarck once advocated. This quote generalizes this Iron-chancellor’s attitude towards change. He highlights the importance of wars depicted by Iron which symbolizes Artillery and weaponry‚ and blood which symbolizes patriotic death. His perception of change was strongly reinforced by the necessity for strong arms and military
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honour of Otto Fürst von Bismarck‚ the architect of German unification and the arbiter of European politics during the second half of the 19th century. Bismarck‚ also known as the "Iron Chancellor"‚ was the founder and first chancellor of the German Empire‚ and through his diplomatic skills‚ he managed to maintain the peace in Europe for a generation. EARLY LIFE AND CAREER Otto von Bismarck was born on 1 April 1815 at Schönhausen in Brandenburg‚ Prussia. His father‚ Ferdinand von Bismarck-Schönhausen
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Claus Von Stauffenberg (Differences between the movie Valkyre and his real life) Claus Von Stauffenberg was a German army officer and Roman Catholic aristocrat who was one of the leading officers of the failed 20 July plot of 1944 to kill German dictator Adolf Hitler and remove the Nazi Party from power in World War II Germany by making operation Valkyre. He was one of the central figures of the German Resistance movement. He became so important‚ that people decided to make movies about him‚
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Hermann von Francois Hermann von Francois was a German General der Infanterie (General of the Infantry) best known for his significance for the many victories on the Eastern Front. Both of his grandfathers served as generals in the Prussian Army and his father was a Prussian general. Francois was the commander of the I Corps of the German Eighth Army and he was to defend against the attacks from the Russians while stationed in the province of East Prussia. In 1914‚ the war broke out and on August
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Wernher Von Braun‚ a German‚ American‚ aerospace engineer and space architect. He invented two of the most important rockets in the history of rockets‚ the V-2 and the Saturn V. Both of these rockets were very important to the development and furtherment of Missiles and Space Travel. Von Braun was born in 1912 in the Posen Province of then Germany. However after World War One this province was integrated into Poland. Early in his life‚ he stumbled on the book Die Rakete zu den Planetenräumen by Hermann
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Stated by Vincent Van Gogh‚ the quote “Art is to console those who are broken by life” is applicable to people who self-express through creativity. When suffering‚ a person’s mind is a cage of raw emotion‚ holding each dark thought hostage. People implode very easily‚ and feelings have a way of capturing people and can gnaw at their insides incessantly. However‚ creativity and self-expression through some form of art can be truly cathartic for those who need it. Putting emotion in the words of a
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Deborah Tatko Art 131 Maggie Whitley November 15‚ 2012 Portraits Throughout History Portraits and self portraits throughout history have been crucial to the development in the artistic world‚ be it due to self development in the artist own personal gain of self understanding or if it is an economical gain of not having to pay a model to sit for the artist while he/she works. Without all of the amazing portraits society has gained over the years‚ especially in the 16th century. Take The Mona
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