German303 Unit I,II test

dates, languages, book characters

4th Lateran Council

1215

Expulsion from England (because jews were in charge of banks and money, so monarchs werent making money)

1290

Migration to Poland

1350

Expulsion from France

1394

Expulsion from Spain

1492

establishment of austro-hungarian empire

1867

start of world war 1 (due to archduke assassination)

1914

collapse of austro-hungarian empire following the defeat of the central powers in WWI

1918

treaty of versailles (?) and treaty of saint-germain(?), officially dissolving the empire

1919

wwII timeline

September 1, 1939 – September 2, 1945

Svejk

The good soldier svejk - the naïve yet clever soldier who is constantly caught in absurd situations but uses humor and wit to survive

Lieutenant Lukas

The good soldier svejk - A superior officer in the military who is baffled by Švejk’s antics - womanizer, hates svejk

Chaplain Otto Katz

The good soldier svejk - The military chaplain who is excessively devoted to his duties - Prison’s alcoholic chaplain, made svejk altar boy and lost him in poker

Sergeant Biegler

The good soldier svejk - A member of Švejk's unit, he is often portrayed as a rigid, by-the-book officer

Major Matzke

The good soldier svejk - A high-ranking officer who frequently interacts with Švejk, representing the absurdity of military bureaucracy

Švejk’s Father

The good soldier svejk - A figure who represents the older, traditional order, especially in his perspectives on war and discipline

Major ethnicities

Austrians, Slavs, Hungarians, Jews

Major languages

German, Czech, Polish, Hungarian, Yiddish (not russian)

important cities

• Vienna (Austria)

• Budapest (Hungary)

• Prague (Czechia)

• Krakow & Warsaw (Poland)

• Sarajevo (Bosnia)

• Zagreb (Croatia)

important neighbors

• Germany (to the west)

• Russia (to the east)

• Italy (to the southwest)

• Ottoman empire (in the southeast)

Constitutional monarchy

austro-hungarian empire was a dual monarchy; But united under a single monarch, Emperor Franz Joseph (until his death in 1916)

Nationalism

Rising nationalist movements throughout the empire, especially among slavic peoples, contributed to the tensions leading to WWI and the eventual breakup of the empire

Successor states

After the empire’s collapse, several new states were formed: Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Austria, Expanded poland

who won wwI?

winners: The Allies included the United Kingdom, France, the United States, Italy, and Japan

losers: The Central Powers included Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire

Role of vienna

A cultural and intellectual hub; Famous for opera, classical music, & art/science (freud, gustav klimt)

Cafes vs pubs

Cafes: Iconic spaces for intellectual exchange, Writers, philosophers, politicians gather to discuss ideas

Pubs: Especially in rural areas or among the working class, Local socializing and often associated or folk traditions

Jaroslav Hasek

czech writer; good soldier svejk; worked in Prague as a bank clerk; Drafted into the Austro-Hungarian army, Hašek was captured on the Russian front during World War I and was made a prisoner of war

Joseph K

the protagonist, who is arrested for a crime he doesn't understand and who battles an oppressive legal system

Fräulein Bürstner

Joseph K.’s neighbor with whom he has an ambiguous relationship

Mrs. Grubach

Joseph K.’s landlady who is an essential character in his life and represents the world’s indifference to his plight

Uncle Karl

K.'s impetuous uncle from the country, formerly his guardian. Karl insists that K. hire Huld, the lawyer.

Huld, the Lawyer

K.'s fustian advocate who provides precious little in the way of action and far too much in the way of anecdote.

Leni

Herr Huld's nurse, she's on fire for Joseph K. She soon becomes his lover. Apparently, she finds accused men extremely attractive--the fact of their indictment makes them irresistible to her.

Block, the Tradesman

another accused man and client of Huld. His case is five year's old, and he is but a shadow of the prosperous man he once was. All his time, energy, and resources are now devoted to his case. Although he has hired hack lawyers on the side, he is completely and pathetically subservient to Huld.

Titorelli, the Painter

Titorelli inherited the position of Court Painter from his father. He knows a great deal about the comings and goings of the Court's lowest level. He offers to help K., and manages to unload a few identical landscape paintings on the accused man

franz kafka

1883-1924; German-speaking jewish writer from prague; Lawyer who worked for an insurance company went to law school, max broad was zionist

Joseph Roth

austrian-jewish writer; the bust of the emperor

the count

keeps the bust of the emperor

ghetto

A segregated area within a city where jews were required to live, often in overcrowded and poor conditions; poland, prague, frankfurt, italy

Rabbi Loew

Jewish rabbi and mystic who creates the Golem to protect the Jewish community in Prague. He uses ancient magic to bring the Golem to life, but things go wrong as the Golem becomes uncontrollable

Miriam

Rabbi Loew’s daughter, who plays a central role in the emotional and romantic subplots of the film

The Emperor in golem

A ruler who is involved in the political intrigue of the film. He seeks to expel the Jewish community, which prompts Rabbi Loew to create the Golem for protection

Josephinian decrees

1780-1790; Issued by emperor joseph II as part of his broader program of enlightened absolutism; Aimed to integrate jews into broader society by granting them certain civil rights while still imposing restrictions: Education, Occupational freedom, Language, tax Restrictions