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Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler was born in Austria in 1889. He later became a citizen of Germany. He fought in WW1 and was a decorated soldier of that war. However, his efforts of fighting that war failed as did everything else he tried as a child. He saw Germany fall apart due to the massive reparations payments Germany had to make after WWI, and so The [|Weimar Republic] failed. Hitler built an anti-republican and radical group called the Nazi Party, blaming both the Jews and the Weimar Republic for the economic collapse. This was instead of the democratic way to try to build up the economy and fix the problem.

Hitler's ideas have been around since his publishing of the [|Mein Kampf] in 1923, but it did not win him office until 1934. These ideas presented in the book were a huge warning of something crazy to come, but it was ignored. Anyway, Hitler's Nazi Party was centered in Munich at first and it took him a long time to spread his ideas to Berlin and other places. Germany was appealed to a leader who was a decorated soldier and one who blamed the Weimar Republic and Jews for the economic collapse. Thus, in 1934, with an overwhelming vote yes, Hitler threw over the Republic and declared himself Fuhrer (German for a dictator).

Hitler had many radical ideas that included taking over the world. During WWII, his plan was to make a New Order, influence Europe into participating in his empire, and then take over the US and other places in the world. This is why Germany invaded so many places throughout WWII. Hitler thus found Allies who supported his Empire, and formed the [|Axis Powers] in 1936. This included Italy, Japan, Bulgaria, Iraq, and many other nations. It was Hitler who began WWII by invading Poland in 1939.

//The following is Hitler driving through Poland to demonstrate his invasion of it.//



Hitler wanted his empire to consist of specific sects of Christianity as he found them superior. He disliked Jews for being the so-called "culprits" of Germany's economic collapse. Many also supported communism and socialism, including Karl Marx himself. This is why Hitler made an even more radical movement to kill Jews, gypsies, homosexuals, Jehovah's Witnesses, and other religious minorities in concentration camps. This caused huge resentment towards Germany. It also led to Germany's fall and end to the New Order.


 * [|Vasco de Gama]**

A Portuguese explorer, de Gama acquired a fortune and lived rich for the rest of his life. How? He ventured to places like none other back in Europe, and found a way to get to India by sea. He was funded by the Portuguese Princes John and Manuel. In 1497, de Gama left Portugal and sailed the western coast of Africa, just like [|Bartholemeu Dias] once had. However, he did not turn back after successfully reaching the [|Cape of Good Hope]. Instead, he continued to go around Africa, and eventually travel through the Indian Ocean. There, he would reach the port of [|Calicut] in four months.

After finding Calicut, de Gama took his ship and loads ships filled of spices, and returned to Portugal with them. There, he made a 3000% profit and made a fortune. This would open up a new port for Portugal to trade. He, in 1502, had a second mission by sea. He had twenty warships and avenged the Moors at Calicut for murdering some Portuguese men at Calicut. There, though the port was destroyed, the Moors were not there either. His last voyage was to Goa, where he would replace the current viceroy and control the land he chose. However, he died on Christmas Eve in 1524.

Raphael - Madonna of the Meadow This picture, completed in 1506, shows the Virgin Mary, wearing red and blue. The red, and the cross held by Jesus' second cousin John the Baptist, foreshadows Jesus' death. The blue, however, symbolizes the Mother Church. The water is supposed to symbolize the Baptism of Christ, and the fact that Mary is barefoot symbolizes she is walking on Holy Ground. It looks like Mary is looking at John the Baptist and the cross, knowing exactly what is to come. This is showing the viewer that, though it is the [|Renaissance], death is still coming around often. Each figure is wearing a [|halo], signifying importance, yet unlike a halo of the Middle Ages, it is not a yellow circle pasted behind the head. In the background are hills and valleys, and the beautiful city of [|Florence].
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This picture does, in a way, reflect the Renaissance. Despite that religion dominated Middle Age society more than of the Renaissance, it was still fairly important. Also, one could argue that this is a good depiction of Christian history, which was an imperative field of learning in the Renaissance. From the picture, the viewer can tell how Jesus is inevitably going to die. Another topic discussed in this picture is that of nature. The vast landscape, water and its reflection, and body form are all present in the picture, and so was in humanism. A pyramidal formation is found by the three figures, as well as the three flowers, implying a [|trinity]. We can see [|sfumato] in Mary's skin, as well as [|chiaroscuro] between the background and foreground. Correct [|perspective] is used between the [|Holy Family] and Florence. We also see a snapshot-like scene, where Mary is looking at Jesus, and Jesus is looking at John the Baptist, as opposed to when everyone is looking at the artist.



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