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Who Is Kaiser Wilhelm's A Place In The Sun

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During the 19th and 20th century imperialism was the main goal to many nations so they could gain land and establish power to opposing countries. In Kaiser Wilhelm's 1901 speech, A Place in the Sun uses the ideas of german unification and independence to promote imperialism. Around the same time period, a german soldier Gustave Freensen writes a detailed account supporting Imperialism although first hand he knew the harsh conditions of warfare. Kaiser Wilhelm was confident in gaining more land. A Place in the Sun was a deep speech in which required the reader to read into what he was saying. German had just been unified and he wanted to make a statement by gaining more land and power. Kaiser had help from the people which helped promote gaining …show more content…

He wasn’t against gaining land and fighting for his people, but doing what soldiers do was rough. “For soon came the time when we began to suffer from hunger and want, when the oxen began to fall from exhaustion, and when some of the clumsily rumbling wagons were full of the distress of the wounded or very sick.” Men and animals were dying left and right, but there was nothing to be done but try to live and find resources to live. These soldiers had special tactics to gain the land they were fighting for. He says “WE were to surround the enemy in an arc to the north and corner them, just as one runs in a circle and corners a colt so that it runs back where the boy is waiting with a halter in his hand.” The weather conditions were harsh to live in, including scorching heat, and rainy nights.When Gustave knew he was going to fight for his people he knew what was to come including the harsh life and fighting against people to gain land. Nights consisted of enemies firing at the camp, while the nurses walked around caring for injured and helpless people. Men walked around at night caring to the people with no water but were limited to a small amount of

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