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- 581: Albert Einstein and His Theories
- ... support of pacifist and Zionist goals made him the target of vicious attacks by anti-Semitic and right-wing elements in Germany. Even his scientific theories were publicly ridiculed, especially the theory of relativity. When Hitler came to power, Einstein immediately decided to leave Germany for the United States. He took a position at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton, New Jersey. While continuing his efforts on behalf of world ...
- 582: William Henry Gates III
- ... be. Because with his economic stature, and powerful ideas, he will be able to change the world. I believe he is one of the most magnificent men in our recent history, to be compared to Hitler, Rockefeller, Martin Luther King, and many other influential people. He has influenced me personally, just with the use of computers in our everyday lives, (more in mine that others), and the majority of our U ...
- 583: JFK: His Life and Legacy
- ... told his father he wanted to go to Harvard("JFK" 98). On campus, young people took interest in politics, social changes, and events in Europe. The United States was pulling out of the Great Depression. Hitler's Nazi Germany followed aggressive territorial expansion in Europe. It was at this time that John first became aware of the vast social and economic differences in the United States. In June 1940, John graduated ...
- 584: The Life of Anne Frank
- ... English radio says they're being gassed."--October 9, 1942 On Her Old Country, Germany "Fine specimens of humanity, those Germanns, and to think I'm actually one of them! No, that's not true, Hitler took away our nationality long ago. And besides, there are no greater enemies on earth than the Germans and Jews."--October 9, 1942 On Nazi Punishment of Resisters "Have you ever heard the term 'hostages ...
- 585: Albert Einstein
- ... out of a straight line. When this was verified at the eclipse of 1919, Einstein was instantly accepted as the great scientific thinker since Newton. By now Germany had fallen in the hands of Adolf Hitler and his Nazis. Albert Einstein was Jewish. In 1933 when the Nazis came to power, Einstein happened to be in California. He did not return to Germany. He went to Belgium instead. The Nazis confiscated ...
- 586: Werner Heisenberg
- ... project along with a number of other German scientists. It has been proposed in the novel Heisenberg's War, written by Thomas Powers, that Heisenberg deliberately sabotaged this project to keep the bomb out of Hitler's hands. After the war was over, all of the scientists in Germany working on the A-bomb project, including Heisenberg, were interned in England to be questioned about their work on the project. Heisenbergs ...
- 587: Ferdinand Prosche: Life And Achievements of A Pioneer
- ... their last name, Porsche, as name. Ferry worked as design head. In another example of versatility and excellence, he won the contract for building the Volkswagen, a car that, according to the beliefs of Adolf Hitler, was going to put every German citizen on wheels. And it did. With help form the Nazi government, he started building the Volkswagen plant. Finally, the car hit showrooms on 1939, but the war postponed ...
- 588: JFK: His Life and Legacy
- ... told his father he wanted to go to Harvard("JFK" 98). On campus, young people took interest in politics, social changes, and events in Europe. The United States was pulling out of the Great Depression. Hitler's Nazi Germany followed aggressive territorial expansion in Europe. It was at this time that John first became aware of the vast social and economic differences in the United States. In June 1940, John graduated ...
- 589: The Holocaust: Tragedy in the 20th Century
- ... the lives of millions of innocent people. Between 1939-1945, six million people were murdered. Almost ninety percent of the Jewish population in Europe was destroyed, and for what? Their lives were taken because Adolf Hitler believed that being Jewish was a crime. How can one man decide that he is more worthy that others because of their religious beliefs or the color of their hair. He lifted himself above others ...
- 590: World War I
- ... Hun at his bloodiest, and songs full of patriotic spirit were sung across the nation. Creel's effective use of propaganda and inflamed passions proved to be too effective, and was later imitated by Adolph Hitler, who proved to be a master at propaganda techniques. Since training able U.S. troops would take many months, the first American contribution to the Allied front was shipping much needed supplies such as munitions ...
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