After reading the first two
chapters of Hagen Schulze’s Germany A New
History the persons that intrigued the most were Martin Luther and
Frederick the Wise. Luther, who started one of the most controversial reforms,
the Protestant Reformation, in history by nailing his Ninety-Five Theses to the
door of the Catholic church. I can connect the Protestant Reformation during
the sixteenth century to a time in American history when America declared
independence from Great Britain. I came up with this connection by comparing
the people who started these reforms. Thomas Jefferson and gang, who convened
together to fight against Great Britain are similar to what Martin Luther and
Frederick the Wise did to fight for what they thought.
Martin Luther was better known than
Frederick the Wise. Little do people know, Frederick the Wise protected Martin
Luther in many ways. Because Frederick was a prince, he influenced many nobles
to part ways with the Catholic Church and start questioning the antics of the
Catholics. Frederick the Wise can be compared to a modern day Vice President of
the United States. I find this comparison because Vice Presidents help to
influence and persuade citizens to vote for the President and Frederick did the
same for Luther and the Protestant Reformation.
On top of the Protestant
Reformation, the other very important event that was stated in this book was
the Thirty Years War. The Thirty Years was a conglomerate of wars sparked by
different religious views. This war can be compared to the war that has been
ongoing for decades between the Israelis and the Palestinians. The Israelis and
Palestinians have been fighting over land and religion just as the Thirty Years
War was fought between the Protestants and Catholics.
In my eyes the Martin Luther, Frederick
the Wise, the Protestant Reformation and the Thirty Years were the most
important people and events that were mentioned during the first two chapters
of this book.
Frederick the Wise
Martin Luther’s 95
Theses
Good job, Herr Hecimovich!
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