History of Germany

Frederick I Barbarossa von Hohenstaufen b.1122 d. 10 June 1190 Duke of Swabia (as Frederick III) 1147-52 King of Germany 1152-1190 King of Italy (King of the Lombards) 1154-1190 Holy Roman Emperor 1155-1190 King of Burgundy 1178-90 Son of Frederick II von Hohenstaufen, Duke of Swabia, and Judith von Welf, daughter of Henry IX of Bavaria. Drowned in the Goksu river in Anatolia. Legend has him sleeping under a mountain in either Thuringia or Bavaria until he is needed.

No. Sweden was technically neutral during the war, but did do things to help Germany. Sweden has a lot of iron mines, so they sold this metal to the Germans (and Germany used it to make tanks, planes, ships and so forth). Also, Sweden has a long, bad history with Russia, so when Germany invaded the Soviet Union in 1941, Sweden helped Germany a little bit.

But Sweden did other things that Germany didn't like, such as help Jews escape the Holocaust. Once Germany started losing the war after 1943, Sweden started resisting German demands more and more- Sweden knew Germany was no longer a threat to them, so they were more able to resist.

try this web link THE ECONOMIC HISTORY OF GERMANY http://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/watkins/germany.htm

Johanne Guttenberg was born in 1398 in Mainz, Germany

Beethoven's first ever performance was at the age of seven and a half (falsified as six to make him seem more prodigal) in Cologne playing various clavier concertos and trios. He had not yet composed anything of his own yet.

"Nazi" is short for Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (National Socialist German Workers' Party). The nickname is based on the first two syllables (as pronounced in German) and was already current in 1923 in Bavaria.

Johannes Agricola died on September 22, 1566 at the age of 72.

German aggression didn't start the First World War. Serbian Nationalists assassinated the Arch-Duke Ferdinand of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and then revolted. Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire had a mutual defense treaty, necessitated by centuries of pressure on the Central European Powers by Russia and France (the Franco-Prussian War was not even cold yet). Austro-Hungaria had received assurances from the Russian Foreign Minister that Russia would not get involved on the side of the Serbs (Serbia is a Slavic nation), in exchange for which Austro-Hungaria would support it against Turkey, but when the Central Powers mobilized and began action against the Serbs, Russia reneged on its promise (the Foreign Minister was cashiered for making it) and declared war on Austro-Hungaria. Germany then declared war on Russia and France, having a treaty with Russia and wanted revenge for the Franco-Prussian War (which they lost miserably), declared war on Germany. Germany then attacked France, but had to march through the Low Countries (Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg) to execute its grand flanking strategy against the French. Britain was guarantor of the Low Countries', and warned both sides to respect the rules of war in them. But Belgian illegal combatants (according to the Geneva Convention you must wear a uniform to be a legal combatant) began sniping and killing German soldiers. The Germans then broke the rules by executing civilians in retaliation, so the British declared war on Germany.

The notion that the Germans were aggressors in the First World War was pure propaganda. The real culprit was the 'Grand Diplomacy' of the era, and the belief at the time that war was a legitimate method to achieve diplomatic goals. Its a mistake to lay the blame on Germany, and unjust. Doing that was what caused the Second World War.

Martin Luther king achieved some good things.

Martin Luther King Jr., was a fascinating man. He achieved many things, including:

- Born on January 15, 1929, Atlanta, GA

-African American clergyman; ordained as a Baptist minister at 18.

-Became the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to end racial segregation, and racial discrimination using non-violent methods in 1964.

-Among Principal leaders of the Civil rights Movement.

-Advocate for direct action nonviolent protest.

-King became a symbol of protest in the struggle for racial justice.

Husband to Coretta Scott-King; together they were parents to daughters: Yolanda and Bernice. And sons: Martin III and Dexter.

-Refocused his efforts on ending poverty and opposing the Vietnam War from a religious perspective.

-Assassinated on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee.

-Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977; and Martin Luther King, Jr. Day was established as a U.S. national holiday in 1986.

-Awarded Congressional Gold Medal in 2004.

* 1862-1890 Bismarck * 1890-1894 Caprivi * 1894-1900 Hohenlohe From 1871-1918 the post was also held by the Reich Chancellor.

There are a number of gaps regarding what is known about the life of Johannes Gutenberg. He was born in Mainz, spent a number of years in Strasbourg (where he unveiled his idea for movable type) and may have lived for a time in Bamberg. Later in life he lived in Eltville for a short while and may have moved back to Mainz. Some accounts say he worked as a goldsmith, while others say he worked in the cloth trade.

It was Bonn. Let's be clear on this: Bonn was the capital of the FDR, the Federal Republic of Germany, West Germany. But the DDR, the Deutches Democratik Republik, The German Democratic Republic, East Germany, the capital was Berlin. And no, I am not for one moment suggesting East Germany was democratic, but that was its name......

Both Germany and Italy were divided into many independent Reigns, Duchies, Principality etc. The greatest obstacle to their unification was given by the influence of the Austrian Empire, whose main interest was that of maintain unaltered those "mosaics" in order to better control both countries.

Hitler threatened a bombing raid against Prague, the Czech capital, unless he obtained from Hacha free passage for German troops into Czech borders .

They surrendered on may,7,1945

The Japanese surrendered in September 1945

The Italian surrendered in 1943

Many Americans objected to the settlement and especially to president wilsons league of nations.

It might be fair to call them Germans. As to where they came from, Germany was believed peopled long ago by migrants originating from the the south and southeast. A link is provided to an article that may have some clues.

Monarchy

During the years of fascist rule in Italy and Germany in the 20th century, the news media played an important rule in influencing members of each country and others around the world. Through radio broadcasts, leaflets and posters, and public speaking in carefully arranged settings, the fascist leaders of these nations exerted powerful control over their own societies while also making an impact upon the views of persons outside the borders of Italy and Germany.

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He was known as "Kaiser Bill" to the British soldiers.

do you mean the treaty of versialles? it was because they thought, because of government propoganda, that they were winning the war and then out of the blue great Britain says "no its your fault, you started the war, and you lost" and it made them give up their resources and stuff and made them work to pay of Britain's war debt and they thought it was really unfair so they were super angry. so Hitler breaks little laws, one at a time, so see what he could get away with, and when we didnt stop him he just kept on going until he was strong enough to overthrow a country and then that's when we got involved but it was too late and Hitler was already too strong and so yeah. WWII began.

Under the terms of the armistice of November 1918 all the larger ships in the German Navy had to go to the British naval base at Scapa Flow in Scotland, ready to be handed over to Britain when the peace treaty was signed. The German admiral in command of the fleet, Reuter, had the entire German fleet - over 70 ships - scuttled (sunk) rather than hand it over. The British were furious and some German sailors were shot. Reuter was given a hero's welcome on his return to Germany.

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