German Essays

One of the saddest aspects of the Holocaust was not how many lives were lost, but how many souls were lost. Those lucky enough to survive Auschwitz, Buchenwald, and the like came out changed men and women, and not for the better. While some, such as Elie Wiesel, were able …

Napoleon Bonaparte and Otto von Bismarck affected not only the outlook of their own countries, but the outlook of Europe as a whole. These two men were solely responsible for their countries preeminence during their reign. Although, Bismarck was not the king of his country he seemingly ruled it. Bismarck …

Under the guidance of Bismarck, the Prussian chancellor, the unification of a Kleindeutsch (small Germany) took place in 1871 after Prussia defeated France. There is often historical debate over who was responsible for the unification of Germany. Controversy is caused amongst those who believe that Bismarck was fully responsible for …

1.German loss of territory Germany lost territory both in Europe and Africa. In Europe, Germany lost territory in the north to set up new states in Poland, Lithuania, Estonia, and Latvia. Germany had annexed these states from Russia just a year earlier. German land in East Prussia, Posten and Upper …

One of the main ideas in The Reader is German war guilt – guilt felt by both the war-time generation and the post-war generation. The post-war generation, to which the author, Schlink, belongs, has struggled to come to terms with the war crimes committed by the previous generation. The novel …

Unification of Germany was made possible largely by Bismarck, as there were other factors prior to his policies that had able Germany to be unified as one. Firstly, the Crimean War has caused the collapsing of the Congress of Vienna, which in turn resulted, to having ‘freed’ individual small German …

The printing press, by Gutenberg, has grown immensely since the 15th century. It went from being in a few towns in present day Germany to almost all over Europe in a matter of 30 years (Doc. 2). Although the printing press was such a revolutionary achievement, the most important consequences …

“Go to my native land, go foreign flowers. Sown by traveler on his way; And there beneath its azure sky; Where all of my affections lie; There from the weary pilgrim say, What faith is his in that land of our! ” – Jose Rizal Paris and Germany – where …

“The Almighty himself was a slaughterer: it was He who decided who would live and who would die; who would be tortured, and who would be rewarded” (Wiesel, “Hope, Despair”). The author of Night, a novel documenting the horrible and gruesome events of the holocaust, Elie Wiesel expresses his experiences …

It can be argued convincingly that the United States emerged from World War I as the world superpower because of U.S intervention and President Woodrow Wilson’s diplomatic leadership. America had now become the ‘saviour of Europe.’ The United States left World War I with a major confidence boost. The war …