nulla poena sine lege
is a legal principle, requiring that one cannot be punished for doing something that is not prohibited by law.
nulla poena sine lege
is a legal principle, requiring that one cannot be punished for doing something that is not prohibited by law.
Next to us a little boy of three kept raising his tiny hand: ‘Heil Hitler, Heil Hitlerman!’
This exemplifies how well Hitler and the Nazi Party were able to influence the minds of people, especially the impressionable youth.
Herr Franz von Papen.
was a German conservative politician, diplomat, nobleman and General Staff officer. He served as Chancellor of Germany in 1932 and as Vice-Chancellor under Adolf Hitler in 1933–34.
Apostolic Nuncio
"is a permanent diplomatic representative (head of diplomatic mission) of the Holy See to a state or to one of two international intergovernmental organizations, the European Union or ASEAN, having the rank of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary, and the ecclesiastical rank of titular archbishop"
(Wikipedia)
bourgeois
"of or characteristic of the middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes." (dictionary)
How does this relate to Nazism?
" Adolf Hitler claimed that Nazism was not exclusively for any class, and he also indicated that it favoured neither the left nor the right, but preserved "pure" elements from both "camps", stating: "From the camp of bourgeois tradition, it takes national resolve, and from the materialism of the Marxist dogma, living, creative Socialism" (Wikipedia)
Sodom and Gomorrah
"In the Book of Genesis, the two evil cities that God destroyed with a rain of fire and brimstone (sulfur). Before the destruction, God sent two angels in the form of men to advise all good men to leave the evil towns. God's messengers found only one good man, Lot, whom they transported from Sodom to the countryside with his wife and daughters, warning them not to look back. When Lot's wife, not heeding the warning, looked back, she became a pillar of salt." (dictionary.com)
It was not Wrigley who invented chewing gum.
"An Ohio dentist, William Finley Semple was honored for this work using the first patent to manufacture chewing gum from December 1869. Main ingredients in Semple's gum formula were charcoal and chalk." (www.chewinggumfacts.com)
metaphysical
"Metaphysical studies generally seek to explain inherent or universal elements of reality which are not easily discovered or experienced in our everyday life." (pbs.org)
Reichsbank
"The Rentenmark was a currency issued on 15 November 1923 to stop the hyperinflation of 1922 and 1923 in Weimar Germany, after the previously used "paper" Mark had become almost worthless. It was subdivided into 100 Rentenpfennig and was expanded in 1924 by the Reichsmark." (Wikipedia)
Further, since 1919 the country has been improving its plant equipment.
One thing from 1919 was the Iron Age, which was the beginning of ore mining and also the production of coke and pig iron. They had 16 plants and 153 furnaces.
Proceeds from Germany’s national production could not in that case enable her both to meet her national needs and insure payment of her foreign debts.
Because of the war, Germany was forced to pay for reparations. This would turn out to be a very big amount of money, which is why Germany was unable to take care of the nations' needs and pay its debt.
House of Hollenzollern
The House of Hohenzollern was a German dynasty whose members were variously princes, electors, kings and emperors of Hohenzollern, Brandenburg, Prussia, the German Empire, and Romania.
Germany's defeat in WW1 led to the German Revolution. This resulted in the end of the Hohenzollern and Weimar Republic was established. This brought an end to the German Monarchy.
yellow-cross gas,
Yellow cross gas is 80-90% sulfur mustard, which is mustard gas. This can cause larger blisters on exposed skin and in the lungs. The other percentage of the make up could have been many different things such as tetrachloromethane ( colorless liquid that is used in fire extinguishers) or chlorobenzene (colorless, flammable liquid).
Battle of the Somme
The Battle of the Somme was a battle in WW1 between the British Empire and The French Third Republic against the German Empire. It took place between 1 July and 18 November 1916. It was one of the largest and bloodiest battles in history with 1 million wounded and/or dead. At the end of the battle, British and French forces had gained 10 km of German-occupied territory.