East Prussia

region of East Prussia (Kalingrad Oblast) was taken by Russia from Germany, and was previously owned by Germany for over 700 years. Considering the history of the area and homes of millions taken and robbed, the state of East Prussia should be returned to Germany. In addition, the remnants of the local citizens and relatives of victims should be compensated for their hardships and gained the right to return home. Near the end of World War II nearly 2 million civilians evacuated East Prussia, Because

Bolor-Erdene Tseren WRI 1200 10/14/2012 The Amber Room Three hundred years ago, there was a great treasure, which was built by human hands. It is called the Amber Room. Art experts from Germany said it should be the 8th wonder of world due to its beauty. History, when recorded, is evidence that shows that the past actually happened. However, the Amber Room did not have the fate to stay in a physical form and became one of the interesting mysteries of the century. Many researchers are interested

Russian 2nd Army, led by General Aleksandr Samsonov, in East Prussia during the opening weeks of the First World War. In the middle of August 1914, much sooner than had been anticipated, Russia sent two armies into East Prussia, while Germany, according to its war strategy, had the bulk of its forces concentrated to the west, against France. The Russian 1st Army, under General Pavel Rennenkampf, advanced to the northeastern corner of East Prussia, while Samsonov’s 2nd Army made headway into the southwest

first instance of Prussia asserting itself internationally, and it wouldn't be the last before unification was complete. To get the support of his king, Bismarck appealed to his militaristic side, as the king originally was disinclined to start a war, but after appealing to his militaristic and nationalistic sentiments, Bismarck effectively convinced his king to go to war. Conducting the war in Schleswig-Holstein was a simple task for Prussia, but the aftermath was

Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth had been partitioned between 1772 to 1795 amongst Hapsburg Austria, Prussia, and Russia. Alexander I, demanding compensation for Russia’s efforts against Napoleon pushed for a plan in which the Prussian and Austrian controlled sections of Poland would be combined into a new Kingdom of Poland under Russian control. In exchange for ceding their Polish territories, Prussia would be given the entire kingdom of Saxony, and Austria would be compensated with extensive holdings

Industrialization. The nation is advancing slowly in technology. Stage 3 1960 Major Historical Changes: The East Germany government erects a wall to prevent its citizens from going to West Germany. Another historical change was the voting system that changed the voting age from 21 to 18 years (Coy, 1970). The Social Democratic Federal Chancellor Willy Brandt leads the West in easing tension with the East. He kneels in Warsaw before the memorial for the victims of Jewish uprising as a symbol of a German plea

Was the Treaty of Versailles a success? There are several ways in which the Treaty of Versailles was a success but there are also some which show it was a failure. The treaty of Versailles was the peace settlement signed after World War One. The treaty was signed in Versailles Palace near Paris-hence its name-between Germany and its Allies. The three most important politicians were David Lloyd George (Britain), Georges Clemenceau (France) and Woodrow Wilson (USA) also known as ‘The Big Three’

REPORT DRAFT 1 Aim of Project: To find out what effects the Treaty of Versailles had on the rise of Hitler. (May need further elaboration) Research Question: What effects did the Treaty of Versailles have on the rise of Hitler? How did the people of Germany respond to the Treaty? What were the immediate effects of the Treaty? Were there any other factors that worsened the effects of the Treaty of Versailles? Hypotheses: The Treaty of Versailles made it possible for Hitler to rise in power

180 of the Versailles Treaty. It was considered the industrial heart of Germany and the source of its military power. Germany also lost its colonies and large merchant vessels (yanak). (you 're The addition loss of the Polish corridor separated East Prussia from Germany, Germany lost 16% of its coalfields and half its iron and steel industry, which further damaged the German economy. Adding to the even crueler restrictions was to the german army. The French sought in the postwar treaty to limit Germany

During the nineteenth century, European countries had constantly changing borders between the Napoleonic wars and the unification of Germany and Italy. Two of the military masterminds behind wars that shifted borders were Napoleon Bonaparte I (Napoleon) and Helmuth von Moltke the Elder. Napoleon Bonaparte was a French soldier from Corsica that worked his way up the rankings in the French army during the French Revolution that ended up becoming the commander of the whole French arm forces. He leveraged