20th century composer‚ Gustav Holst‚ was born in Cheltenham‚ England‚ on September 21‚ 1874 . He was the first son of Adolph and Clara von Holst. Adolph was a piano teacher‚ which was where he would meet‚ and later marry‚ Clara‚ one of his students. Unfortunately‚ Clara would die while Holst was only eight years old. While in his childhood‚ and all through his life‚ Gustav Holst would suffer from multiple problems. He had poor eyesight‚ which would not be realized until after his childhood‚ and
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A Biography on Klimt From around 1900 until his death in 1918‚ Gustav Klimt dominated the art scene in the capital empire of Austro-Hungary. He was born on July 14‚ 1962 in Baumgarten‚ near Vienna. Gustav Klimt was the second of seven children of a meticulous but poor engraver and carver. His brother Ernest‚ who could have been as talented as Gustav had he not died so young‚ worked with his brother until death. His brother Georg was a talented sculptor‚ carver and designer who made many of
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Compare and contrast Femme Fatale They say that there is a fine line between a genius and a madman; however the statement would be more adequate if it would state that there is fine line between a good artist and a great artist. Egon Schiele and Gustav Klimt are both very famous artists‚ recognized for their own work‚ yet one must differentiate the works of these two outstanding artists‚. Although a lot of Schiele’s work has been influenced from the works of Klimt‚ he nevertheless distinguishes
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Gustav Stresemann led Germany through a very difficult period in their history. He had to contend with economic hardships‚ political turbulence and much more. In this essay‚ I will examine his tenure as Chancellor‚ and the ways in which he was able to achieve stability. First of all‚ the severity of the problem that Gustav Stresemann encountered when he first came into power was immense. Not only was there great political instability‚ there was also economic instability. The French occupation
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Evaluate Stresemann’s role as Chancellor in the inflationary crisis. Firstly Stresemann is successful in ending the crisis – the new currency‚ the Rentenmark‚ was quickly accepted and it even helped the Government to knock off some of its debt. Although the government’s expenditure was cut drastically and 700‚000 people became unemployed‚ the success of the Rentenmark induced sympathy from the Allies and resulted in the establishment of the Dawes Committee – this was very important for Germany as
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How was the Stresemann era a successful period for the Weimar Republic? Gustav Stresemann became the German Chancellor in August 1923. A committed nationalist‚ he also believed that Germany’s problems could only be solved by negotiating with other countries. In 1923‚ the German economy was in ruins‚ as hyperinflation had caused the German currency to lose its worth to foreign countries. When Stresemann came to power he introduced the Rentenmark‚ a new currency and reduced government spending
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I will be explaining how I think Gustav Stresemann played a significant role in German history from 1923-1929. I will also put some reasons that he did not play a factor in. So how was Gustav Stresemann a big factor in German history? Gustav Stresemann was a German politician and a statesmen. He served as chancellor in 1923. He was also a foreign minister during 1923-1929‚ during the Weimar republic. He was awarded with the nobel peace prize in 1926. Stresemann was born on May 10‚ 1878 and he died
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How important was Stresemann to Germany between 1923 to 1929? Introduction Stresemann‚ first aider of Germany all-round played a major part to Germany’s recovery after world war one was therefore very important to Germanys recovery. After the Kaiser fled Germany he left the new found government the Weimar republic to pick up the pieces of the ruined Germany and get the blame for the war loss the German people referred to this as being ‘stabbed in the back’
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How Far Was Stresemann Responsible For The Recovery of The Weimar Republic? 1923 was an extremely crucial time for Germany with a great shift in culture‚ economy and government. It was falling apart; the German economy had collapsed due to the striking between German workers and French occupiers. Hyperinflation rose so much that the German people were forced to using suitcases and wheelbarrows to carrying money not to mention the fact that the collapse of the currency caused even more havoc
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As Foreign Minister‚ Stresemann had numerous achievements. His first notable achievement was the Dawes Plan of 1924‚ which reduced Germany’s overall reparations commitment and reorganized the Reichsbank. His second success was the Locarno Treaties with Britain‚ France‚ Italy‚ and Belgium‚ signed in October 1925 at Locarno. Germany officially recognized the post World War I western border for the first time‚ and was guaranteed peace with France‚ and promised admission to the League of Nations and
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