Greatest Impact on History

I believe Hitler had the greatest impact on history during this time period because, he led Germany and the rest of Europe into a devastating and horrifying war in search for world power. He persecuted many innocent civilians and sought to destroy those of a certain religion or race. Hitler pushed for communism throughout Germany creating tension in Europe and eventually leading the world to a second world war. Hitler impacted the world in a bad way but caused the world to see the horrors of communism.

World War I

I am a eighteen year old, white male from Germany that resides in Frankfurt, my family is apart of the growing middle class and I have strong views and beliefs in the strength of my country. Germany must fight and take a stand against foreign enemies, the French must understand the beauty and power of Germany, my love for my country will take me anywhere need be in order to help the cause, the competition that has developed for more land in other countries must be settled and our alliances are strong so I have full confidence that the Germans will come out on top, when the war is all said and done.

Unionization from a female workers perspective

Some advantages of unionization were that cities became more developed, and more jobs were available.
Disadvantages of unionization were there was pollution, and overcrowding, children also were forced to work

I think that unionization was a bad thing. It caused pollution, and over crowding in cities, children were also subjected to working in dangerous conditions in order to help with providing for the family.

Louis XIV Nobility

As Nobility I do not agree with the ideas of Louis XIV he has to great of power and uses this power to his advantage, his idea of devine right monarchy does not benefit anyone but himself and the government. More power needs to be put in the hands of the wealthy, we should be able to have a political influence and say and one person, even the king, should not be able to make decisions alone.

Thirty Years War

The Thirty Years War was a religious war primarily fought in Germany, the conflict was between Protestants and Catholics in the Holy Roman Empire but developed into a political war between the major European powers. The result of the Thirty Years War caused a complete destruction of many regions by the mercenary armies, there was famine and disease as a result and significantly decreased the population in Germany. The population of German states was decreased by thiry percent and in some areas it was estimated that two thirds of the population died. The Thirty Years War was settled by the Treaty of Munster and partly the Peace of Wesphalia.

The Reformation

John Calvin

John Calvin had a humanistic education in Paris and was a lawyer before being influenced by the reformers in France. He fled to Geneva in 1536, and because of its central location, Calvin could easily spread his ideas about salvation and Godly community rapidly. Calvin's appeal lay in his formal theological writings, describing the absolute power of God and the powerlessness of humanity. Calvin promoted the idea of predestination, and viewed salvation as a mysterious gift of God. Calvin's Reformed church hierarchy was made up of preachers, teachers, deacons, and elders. Preachers and teachers saw to the care and education of the faithful. Deacons were given the task of of attending to the material needs of the congregation. The elder, which were considered the true leaders, were selected from the patriciate that dominated the civil government of the city. Calvin along with Luther and the Catholic church all believed in the protection of true religion required harsh measures.

PARMIGIANINO--ARTIST

The Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine
by: Parmigianino

The artist Prmigianino followed many of the traditional styles of painting during the renaissance. His painting of St. Catherine is very life like. He focuses on the intricacies of the people and clothes depicted and also puts the main focus of the painting at the center, with everything else geometrically facing the center. The uses of color also relates the painting of St. Catherine to the renaissance time period, Parmigianino uses light and dark to show important, minor, or specific details of importance in the painting.