Historical Figures Essay Examples and Topics. Page 4

I told the German people that they could no longer trust a government that sold out to the enemy at the end of the Great War. It is the only hope of the fatherland, the [...]

Basically, the political aspects of the modern world should be attributed to the efforts and achievements of Christopher Columbus. In conclusion, Columbus is accredited for the discovery and exploration of the Americas after his successful [...]

Besides, he is renowned for his voyages that were of the state of the art, and he played a major role in the economic development of China.

Nostradamus traveled a lot, and on one of his visits to Italy, he became interested in the occult. The detractors of Nostradamus declare that his reputation as a prophet is manufactured by his supporters.

The Rum Empire eventually became part of the Ottoman Empire alongside the tomb of the Seljuks, which was transformed to become the cradle of the Ottomans.

Kimathi was viewed as a criminal in Britain, as well as among the British settlers in Kenya since he interfered with the colonial rule by demanding for the representation of Africans in the legislative council.

Colonization continues to shape the behaviour of African states in the global society in the sense that their socio-economic and political policies are tied to those of the west.

This move that paved the way for his growth in the military career later led to his emergence as a renowned leader in Britain and across the world.

Martin Luther King is one of the most prominent figures in the history of the United States who had a profound impact on the development of the country.

Martin Luther King is a figure of world significance whose famous speech influenced millions of people and led to significant reforms in the U.S. Yet, there are still certain areas in which the U.S.and would [...]

Due to her sincere and open personality, self-awareness, and morality, she became an authentic leader who was able to take advantage of even from negative life events and transform them into the welfare of the [...]

He said, "The great objective of the Government in every quarter of the world was to extend the commerce of the country".

Churchill believes the Soviet Union "desires the fruits of war and the indefinite expansion of their power and doctrines". This was the reason Churchill was trying to urge the US to be alert to the [...]

In 1935, he graduated and returned to Honolulu where he was employed as a city clerk and after a short period, he was promoted to deputy city attorney. After the war, he returned to Honolulu [...]

Caesar was embroiled in a civil war against the Roman general, Pompey, who had fled to Egypt with the hope of garnering support from Cleopatra's brother and Pharaoh at the time, namely, Ptolemy-XIII, whereby the [...]

Discussing the work, it is important to pay increased attention to the fact that the book was written in quite a difficult period of history and this is why the points covered are devoted to [...]

Of course, the story of the explorer impressed everyone, including the Spanish king, as Cabeza de Vaca managed to earn the trust of the indigenous people and even spread his religious beliefs in the new [...]

The purpose of this essay is to evaluate the life and experience of the social justice leader and a nonviolent protest organizer Bayard Rustin and demonstrate how the pivotal moments of his life can illuminate [...]

To ensure the continuity of the kingdom, Thutmosis II married Hatshepsut. When Thutmosis II died, the legitimate heir of the throne, Thutmosis III, the son of Hatshepsut, was only 7 years.

For instance, Churchill's experience as the First Lord of the Admiralty in 1911 was seen as a negative one and caused him to resign: he was widely criticized for the naval failures that happened under [...]

For example, at the beginning of the speech where he began by lamenting on the precarious justice system in the United States that was tilted against the Negros, he figuratively used the terms "promissory note," [...]

THESIS: Analyzing personality of Hernando Cortez and Montezuma II, one can notice that some signs of Machiavelli's idea of the ruler are present in both historical persons; however, the use of power, violence and brute [...]

This museum provides an opportunity to learn about Walker's life path and to explore her ideas; moreover, it makes people think about social injustice in the past and the present.

This desire elevated him to one of the highly influential African Americans in the long history of the United States and the black community in the country.

Henry Ford was born in 1863 in Michigan to become one of the greatest men in the history of America and the entire world.

The visionary nature of these three leaders is shown to be responsible for the stability of their kingdoms and the fact that their legacies are part of modern systems Hammurabi is an ancient Babylonian ruler [...]

Unlike other slaves, Equiano envied his masters' literacy, and had a passion of one day 'speaking with the books' as he thought they were doing to his masters.

In conclusion, this article has helped to get a better understanding of the topic and what events took place at that time.

He had to overcome numerous difficulties during his life that have led him to the path of becoming a leader. He had to face the first revolution in the history of Russia and has changed [...]

The ideological commitment, articulation of the values, and the goals of the civil rights movements made King one of the leaders of all time.

Through his company, he designed several planes that have left a legacy in the aviation industry. The success is a major achievement in the aviation industry, especially for the private industry and the rejuvenation of [...]

Mentioning the word 'Capone' evokes in the minds of many people the bad memories of the 1920's gang era. This came as a betrayal to Capone as he was a helping hand in the mayor's [...]

This was the victory that prepared the way for her to become the first woman to fill a post of prime minister in England in 1979.

The very persona of General McClellan is often viewed as controversial due to his infamous retreat in the course of the Peninsula Campaign and his role in the Civil War; however, he still should be [...]

The greatness of General MacArthur was later to be reiterated by the protests that followed his recall from the United States military.

This research paper critically analyses the life of Hitler as the president of Germany and the extent he went to conquer the whole world which he sought to do.

His attack was so well organized and disciplined that the army broke the lines of the enemy, and they began to flee.

The main aim of this step was to show that black people should also be given the right to participate in elections and chose the future of their own state.

In spite of the desire to advance Galileo's points of view, it is not enough to rebut the conservatives' argument concerning the role of Trent in society; it is more important to collect all ideas, [...]

Barnum was known to be the greatest American Showman, and this was one way of attracting and relating with his audience.

The "greatness" of Zora as a proficient American folklorist, anthropologist, and writer is evident when he became one of the writers at the center of the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s.

He was in a position to look at the inefficiencies of direct current motors and hence establish certain mechanisms for improving them through the use of AC.

Mandela had one big ambition in life; to make the life of black South Africans oppression- free. With such opportunities, Mandela still decided to make the most practical and life-changing application of his career.

If a student wants to know the way to success and recognition, one of the possible and the most effective options is to observe and analyze the life of Dmitry Medvedev.

As the book's name implies, it contains the biographical account of the life and career of the highest-scoring ace of all times a German fighter-pilot Erich Hartmann, who, ever since 1942, when he joined the [...]

2 This essay focuses on discussing the social and political life of Empress Wu Zhao, as the first Chinese empress in the Chinese history and her special contribution to the Tang Dynasty and the uprising [...]

At some point, the second husband dreads Ann for her daughter and this really leaves her in a dilemma as she is to choose between the two.

Upon the election of Abraham Lincoln as the president, several states in the south voiced the intent to break up from the American union. The Gettysburg Address is among the famous speeches in the history [...]

The article is very instrumental, as it explains the crucial role that Bill Gates has played in Africa to improve the quality of life and minimize the effects of food shortage.

He was the seventh president of the USA between the years 1829 and 1837. The southern region mainly practiced farming and became the producers of raw material for the northern frontier that was industrialized.

On the whole, he demonstrated the importance of the scientific method for the progress of the country. This is one of the reasons why the slave economy of the South was in decline at the [...]

Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth President of the United States of America. However, Lincoln believed in the unity of the United States and that saving the union was an embodiment in the principles of democracy.

Cleopatra was the only female ruler in prehistoric times to customarily govern autonomously- not simply as an heir to her late husband- but to a great extent; she attempted to rescue and save a dying [...]

As a result, he became conversant with the political opinions of the university and went ahead to join one of the gangs.

Within a short period, Suu had become the leader of the largest revolt in the country. Suu was able to set the right example for the people of Burma.

The book the Agricola and Germania is about the history of Tacitus who was a senator and a famous Roman historian.

Historical time is an essential element for the validity and eligibility of a historic work for the main objective of history is to tell of the facts about the past.

This was when he was baptized by the bishop "in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost.."..

However, his oratory skills were not always perfect and at some point in his life, he had to contend with speech impediment that he overcame to become the perfect orator.

Other sources are presented in the form of a historical and political analysis of the period under consideration and Rahman's place in the transformation of the Afghan government.

On the other hand, there was also a trace of the interactive style of leadership in his repertoire, because of his capability to work with others. I will look for leaders that were able to [...]

The wisdom of the Roman Emperor consisted in his ability to favor expansion policy with no harm to the Roman population.

The zenith of the narration is in part five, The Savior of His Country and the Light of the World- 1939-1945, where the leadership of Churchill is evident.

The movie, Into the Storm, shows the lives of Churchill and his wife in the period between 1940 and 1945 when Churchill was the Britain's Prime Minister.

The religion described the universe as the struggle between a good spiritual world of light and a material world of darkness governed by the evil.

The life of Branham was full of haziness because he talked of visions and voice which spoke to him out of wind.

Even though MJ was never proved to be a paedophile, the fact that he paid one of his 'victim' to settle the case out of court and that another man accused him of molesting him [...]

Despite the love that she has for her nation and the effort that she had put into place to ensure that all her personal goals of freedom and peace have been achieved, Thuy was also [...]

At the 'Sing Sing' prison, where he served most of his sentences, Appo describes the brutality and torture he and the other convicts experienced at the hands of the guards.

In his simple radicalism and using means he could, that of the pen, Paine used it so effectively that he is credited with the success of the American revolution, the French revolution, and the British [...]

He has a strong mastery of the market and the exact requirements of the customers to be his businesses end up matching the needs of the customers.

This paper will discuss the biography of Steve Paul Jobs, well-known as a co-founder and CEO of Apple Inc.for investigating Jobs' case and the balance between his quest for perfection and total control in their [...]

He was the first to do and to prove a lot of state affairs. As far as he was rather successful military man and it was in time of Vietnam War, when Colin Powell was [...]

His biography of the king arises out of his personal experiences with the king and the things he observed in the palace.

According to Butterway, the fallacy anchored on the aim of Christopher's voyages was that he was not motivated by the possibility of gaining more wealth for himself and his Spanish government, but to construct the [...]

He was recruited in the United States Army after graduating from the City College of New York in 1958 and he rose quickly in ranks and became a General."He was the chairman of the joint [...]

The period of his rule embraces the second half of the VIIIth century and the first half of the IXth century. Charlemagne developed the clergy and was concerned about religion in his kingdom: "he increased [...]

This made him to distrust his very own ministers and other political leaders as on the other hand, he promoted German's friends especially with the construction of railways to allow accessibility of the empire and [...]

Five year later, Anwar Sadat assumed the position of the secretary to the National Union and eventually the speaker of the legislative assembly from 1960 to 1968.

The period of the French revolution was celebrated with a lot of enthusiasm and it can be perceived to have laid the groundwork and the birth of the new world socio-political order.

Ever strategic, Washington was quick to support fellow commanders of the American troops as seen in some of his letters to Major General Greene and other George Washington's leadership skills came to the fore once [...]

The two competing groups were the Armagnacs and the Burgundians: the former were loyal to the Dauphin, the future Charles VII, who reclaimed his throne with Joan's help; the latter supported the Duke of Burgundy [...]

There is clear indication that Caesar wanted to be called a king and this was the biggest mistake that he made.

In 1958 Brown and his band were propelled to the top of the charts by the hit single Try Me and it remained to be the best of Brown's best tracks for a period of [...]

By any standards, the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States can be termed as two of the most fundamental and enduring documents in the Nation's history due to the very fact [...]

It remains the dream of many youngsters to have the chance such as the one that Herren had. Herren's life and career as presented in "Unguarded" is more representative of the American tragedy than the [...]

Instead, Mandela chose to remain behind the bars for the rest of his life and by putting his feet down in defense of his people's rights, his long struggle would finally grant South Africans their [...]

According to the standards of that period, this was arguably the best education that a person could get in France. At this point, we can say that the question which reemerges in different works of [...]

He stopped going to school at the age of ten, and at the age of twelve, he was already an apprentice to his brother, James. Franklin was sent to England in 1757 to explain to [...]

After the success of the revolution, Ayatollah Khomeini was subsequently named as the religious and political leader of the Islamic republic of Iran for life.

Therefore, for Bascom to define her niche in a field dominated by men, she must have exercised lots of expertise in the field to garner the recognition she was able to achieve.

One of the outstanding successes of John Quincy Adams when he was a secretary of state was the Doctrine of Monroe.

Neil Armstrong was instrumental in the investigation of the Apollo 13 crash and he was able to recreate a comprehensive sequence of events that occurred before the crash.

He was born to Alois Hitler, his father and Klara Hitler, his mother who was a third wife to Alois Hitler.

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis was an influential figure in the United State due to her great contribution to political life as the First Lady of the United States, as well as her active work in social [...]

Because of his exploits in the Crusades, Saladin is perceived as the chief "hero" of the Crusades by both his Islamic side and the Christian side.

In Res Gestae Divi Augusti, the Roman Emperor Augustus talks about his remarkable achievements and journeys contributing to the welfare of the Romans.

Warren's place, as a woman, gave her plenty of time to consider the activities of the revolution and offered a keyhole, which allowed her to record the events of the war.

The bond between Antony and Cleopatra continued to strengthen and resulted in the return of most of Egypt's empires that had been conquered by the Romans.

However, the film was not successful, and the leaders of the studios began to blame Monroe for her bad acting and the failure of the movie.

Suetonius' father was a tribune of the armed forces and was theretofore involved in the battle of Betriacum during the reign of the four Emperors.

Political system, education system as well as the family were organized according to the nature of the class that people belong to which reflects the economic base of the people and it serves to produce [...]

From significantly advancing education in America and the world at large, to speaking out for the less fortunate women in Afghanistan who were undergoing oppression by the Taliban, Laura Bush has captured the imagination and [...]

As a politician she served as an ambassador, without a portfolio, to many presidents in the areas of ecology and nutrition something that gave her the title, "Mother of the World" in 1969.

Wigand is known as a good and fair scientist, who cares about people, promotes healthy style of life, does not afraid to argue about harm of smoking, being a part of a tobacco industry, and [...]

The main aim of this essay is to have an insight of the life of Spartacus and the impacts that he had on history.

In 1954 when Naguib moved to consolidate support from the Muslim Brotherhood and other groups, army members of the RCC loyal to Nasser Kidnapped him and Nasser was later installed as the Prime Minister.

Michelle Robinson is a first lady and the wife of the current president of United States. She was the wife of John Kennedy.

The presidency is a highly celebrated position and in her husband's capacity, she was elevated to the eyes of the whole nation.

In 1961, she was elected again to the General Assembly and later in that year, President Kennedy elected her the chairperson of the Commission on the Status of Women.

The contemporary political world owes a lot of its stature to defining and perception of Nicolo Machiavelli in his works, and The Prince gives a particularly vindictive view with respect to the societal norms and [...]

The reason for the selection of Southern men was due to the fact that the Southern climate was more similar to that of Cuba, the battle ground of the Spanish American war.