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5:11 . 5GE O Search X SummaryGuide.docx The Summaries: You must complete ONE summary every week, due the day of recitation by 8PM. Format: Typed, posted in SafeAssign Please follow these guidelines: • Your name • Title of the source and author • 12 pt font The Content: 2-3 paragraphs, approximately 7-10 sentences each paragraph. Each summary needs to include the following 3 things, not necessarily in this order, though it can be (keep in mind these are SUMMARIES, NOT LISTS). Always use complete sentences. 1. WHAT it is-- including when it was written, what was happening at that time, who wrote it, and where they were from. 2. WHY it was written--what was the purpose of the document? Who was it written for (aimed at), was it trying to persuade people to think a certain way? If so, who, what, and why? 3. Was it successful? Reflecting on the goals/intentions of the author as well as the events of the time, indicate whether it was effective in achieving its objective/goal. You cannot simply say it was effective, but you must support your assertion with facts (events, historical details obtained from the historical context -not simply in the document). Notes: It is not possible for you to write an effective summary of ANY primary source without knowing and connecting the document to the events at the time. So, be sure to do the summary AFTER you have reviewed the other assigned course materials for the week. J The summaries MUST NOT be plagiarized. Plagiarism is defined on the last page of the syllabus. It is not only stealing or copying ALL of something, but even as few as THREE words reused in the same order is, in fact, plagiarism. SafeAssign reveals this. 5:11 . 5GE O Search X Х Wilhelm II_Hun Speech.pdf 1 of 2 GH German History in Documents and Images Volume 5. Wilhelmine Germany and the First World War, 1890-1918 Wilhelm II: "Hun Speech" (1900) Wilhelm Il delivered this speech in Bremerhaven on July 27, 1900. He was addressing German troops who were departing to suppress the Boxer rebellion in China. The speech is infused by Wilhelm's fiery and chauvinistic rhetoric and clearly expresses his vision of German imperial power. There were two versions of the speech. The Foreign Office issued an edited version, making sure to omit one particularly incendiary paragraph that they regarded as diplomatically embarrassing. The "official version of the speech appears here, but the troubling passage has been added at the end. Bremerhaven, July 27, 1900 “Great overseas tasks have fallen to the new German Empire, tasks far greater than many of my countrymen expected. The German Empire has, by its very character, the obligation to assist its citizens if they are being set upon in foreign lands. The tasks that the old Roman Empire of the German nation was unable to accomplish, the new German Empire is in a position to fulfill. The means that make this possible is our army. It has been built up during thirty years of faithful, peaceful labor, following the principles of my blessed grandfather. You, too, have received your training in accordance with these principles, and by putting them to the test before the enemy, you should see whether they have proved their worth in you. Your comrades in the navy have already passed this test; they have shown that the principles of your training are sound, and I am also proud of the praise that your comrades have earned over there from foreign leaders. It is up to you to emulate them. A great task awaits you: you are to revenge the grievous injustice that has been done. The Chinese have overturned the law of nations; they have mocked the sacredness of the envoy, the duties of hospitality in a way unheard of in world history. It is all the more outrageous that this crime has been committed by a nation that takes pride in its ancient culture. Show the old Prussian virtue. Present yourselves as Christians in the cheerful endurance of suffering. May honor and glory follow your banners and arms. Give the whole world an example of manliness and discipline. You know full well that you are to fight against a cunning, brave, well-armed, and cruel enemy. When you encounter him, know this: no quarter will be given. Prisoners will not be taken. Exercise your arms such that for a thousand years no Chinese will dare to look cross-eyed at a German. Maintain discipline. May God's blessing be with you, the prayers of an entire nation and my good wishes go with you, each and every one. Open the way to civilization once and for all! Now you may depart! Farewell, comrades!" 1 The unofficial but correct version of the crucial passage reads as follows: “Should you encounter the enemy, he will be defeated! No quarter will be given! Prisoners will not be taken! Whoever falls into your hands is forfeited. Just as a thousand years ago the Huns under their King Attila made a name for themselves, one that even today makes them seem mighty in history and legend, may the name German be affirmed by you in such a way in China that no Chinese will ever again dare to look cross-eyed at a German." Source: Johannes Prenzler, ed. Die Reden Kaiser Wilhelms II. [The Speeches of Kaiser Wilhelm I/. 4 volumes. Leipzig, n.d., 2. pp. 209-12. Unofficial version of speech reprinted in Manfred Görtemaker, Deutschland im 19. Jahrhundert. Entwicklungslinien (Germany in the 19th Century. Paths in Development). Opladen 1996. Schriftenreihe der Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung, vol. 274, p. 357. Translation: Thomas Dunlap
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