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Due to the powerful nature of the shogun, most of the internal affairs of Japan were strictly controlled by Tokugawa Ieyasu.

The primary impact of the treaty was that it extended American citizenship to the Mexicans living in the ceded territory. The most important article of the treaty was IX because it gave the Mexicans the [...]

The Spartans were the key leaders of the Peloponnesians, and they fought the Athenians because of bitterness. According to Thucydides, this was the major cause of the war between the Athenians and the Peloponnesians.

China achieved civilization with the rise of the Shang rule that introduced some form of writing, thus transforming the country from the Neolithic culture to civilization.

The pursuit of the workplace equality and the protection of women from unfair treatment by the employers were quite unsuccessful and slow due to the major division in the opinions.

Abraham Lincoln is remembered as the 16th President of the United States of America and the first president of the country ever to be murdered.

Russell's understanding of feelings and soul are evident in the following: "nothing can penetrate it except the highest intensity of the sort of love that religious teachers have preached; whatever does not spring from this [...]

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.

Indentured servitude is a complex and controversial phenomenon, which appears to be essentially barbaric to the modern public, primarily because of the fact that the servants were denied a number of rights and were considered [...]

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

Moreover, much attention should be paid to the willingness of the government to make the country attractive to foreigners, especially tourists and expatriates.

For instance, it may take up to 70 days to complete the entire process of mummification since it is done with extra caution to achieve the much needed perfection.

This is a scenario that has occurred with the Nazi, under the command of Adolf Hitler, and the story of Jim Jones, and the people who followed him in a quest to build an ideal [...]

Due to this hindrance to abolish slavery in the union, Lincoln decided to do it from the southern states of America using his powers as the commander in chief of the United States.

The history of the Mi'kmaq communities explains how they were created by Glooscap. The Mi'kmaq communities were also spiritual.

Among the most hidden events that involved western Europeans in foreign lands is the Happy Valley set, a clique of hedonist Anglo-Irish and British aristocrats who lived in the central highlands of the East African [...]

He raises the stakes in his letter by pointing out "...the intent of our peaceful, active action is to generate a crisis-filled situation that will certainly necessitate commencement of negotiations". King's letter reveal a man [...]

Having analyzed the great history of American people, its great cultural heritage and peculiarities of its development it is possible to conclude that there are some main characteristics which give America its identity.

The growth and expansion of industrialization witnessed a continued decline in the conditions of the workers, which led to the emergence of working class organizations.

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 [...]

Armstrong became a naval aviator at the age of 20, and it marked the beginning of his illustrious career in aviation and aerospace.

The medieval age lasted between the fifth and the fifteenth century in Europe and it started with the collapse of the Roman Empire.

Participation in the Abolitionist Movement Equiano needed to be accepted as a part of the society to show the world that he had his own identity.

The present is a myriad of events in the past. As a historian, the study of these preserved artifacts is important in knowing about the past.

With a great contempt against the western education which nationalists in the two cities remained suspicious about, the form of housing for both Abu Dhabi and Dubai was still in the traditional form of Shantytowns [...]

In the 16th and 17th centuries, gender relations in Russia were influenced by the communal and financial strategies of the Muscovite state.

The Cuban missile crisis of 1962 in which the Soviet Union, Cuba, and the United States were involved was the turning point of the states' confrontation in the Cold War because of risks to develop [...]

Some of the most popular features include the four walls of the country that have since been reduced to three following the demolition of one of the walls to create room for the development of [...]

Mandela as well as many other Africans was in favor of the major goals of the organization. 2 The organization was very close to African people as it was formed by Africans and for Africans.

She was assassinated in 1984 by her Sikh bodyguard in revenge for her ordering the invasion of the Golden temple, which was a Sikh holy place to flush out separists hiding in the temple.

In spite of the evolution of a uniquely Australian cricket in the country, the mark of imperialism and Anglo dominance remained.

Most of the research on women in early Christianity has grown out of the contemporary debate over the ministry and priesthood of women, with the result that the literature is heavily weighted in favor of [...]

A significant part of his research was related to the military history of America and the participation of the country in various wars.

The bag that was supposed to act as a catcher for all the dust that the vacuum sucked up kept on getting clogged up with dust making it necessary to stop the vacuum every once [...]

Bagdad brightened the world at that time with its brilliance, and the intellectual dominance of the Arab civilization influenced the Western Europe to a great extent.

France used nationalism to unite the state against its enemies, and this showed the morality of nationalism. The paper first describes the nature and history of nationalism.

From the developments in the world during the 1930s to the early years of 1940s, it can be asserted that the United States was concerned with domestic affairs and the political developments in Europe and [...]

The controversy surrounding the inclusion of women in combat came to the fore when a group of female soldiers demanded to be included in the exercise.

Sun was not happy when the pillar was pulled out by the monkeys and was accused that he was a thief, which made him to be insulted.

In the initial sections of the book, Ngai spends her time discussing the Johnson-Reed Immigration Act of 1994 that concurrently heralded the death of one epoch and the birth of another.

On the one hand, it is necessary to admit that there was certain balance of power equilibrium in the late 1940s in the region.

In the period of 1933-1939, which encompasses Hitler's rise to power that saw a sustained persecution of Jews in Germany and the pogroms, which culminated in the Night of The Broken Glass, the reception of [...]

Reflecting on the life of Douglass Frederick and written in prose form, the narrative defines the thoughts of the author on various aspects of slavery from the social, economic, security, and the need for appreciation [...]

In this paper, I will explore the validity of the above-stated at length, while promoting the idea that the very emergence of the term 'total war' cannot be discussed outside of the fact that, throughout [...]

He understood that to form a confederation, he needed to introduce changes in different areas of life. Moreover, he paid a lot of attention to education in the army.

The negotiations that were held in 1905 did not help the Chinese who were in the United States of America because the government of China was weak.

From the census, it is clear that the culture and the cuisine Hawaii, which are known today, were created by the history of the migration of Japanese to Hawaii when they settled there to work [...]

This book focuses on a greater scope of the involvement of women in the production of textiles and the author presents it in a way of a historical literature.

He gives a reason that the present Germany is a result of the efforts of himself and partners in the nation's struggle which offered art in Germany fresh incentives as well as environment for a [...]

Consequently, the stretch of communism in the region resulted into the establishment of the People Republic of China in the fiscal nineteen forty-nine.

In a period of two to three years, the slaves from Africa had reimbursed the cost of purchasing them, and the owners of slave plantations started to generate returns from them.

They would be the ones to sign these contracts on behalf of the women and in reality they would be considered the legal owners of the property.

The paper will majorly use the literature review to explore the course of the war as well as the causes and the aftermath.

He transformed to Catholicism in the fiscal 1576 and was the core of hostility to the Catholicism hounding of the Huguenots and the dominant opinionated confederacy. He was the heir and brother to King Henri [...]

In the year 1975, Tutu was given the position of the dean and he served in this capacity in St. Tutu immediately realized the lack of willingness of the South Africa's white government to engage [...]

Chang'an city grew to become one of the largest cities in the world and it popularly gained the name 'Heyday of Kaiyuan', and the Tang Dynasty at this period reached the peak of its prosperity.

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.

The supporters of humanistic theory agree with the ideas of great influence of people on the development of science. The emergence of the Western culture has given rise to the development of new directions of [...]

The activities of this era resulted in the interaction of people from different backgrounds and linked most parts of the world together.

The authors address the viewpoint that Islam is one of the major causes of conflicts which took place in the world lately.

The role has undergone significant changes and the Japanese emperor today is, according to the constitution, only the "symbol of the state" and not the head of state.

Another important aspect of women oppression is captured in the kind of relationships that women shared with men in the pre-communist China.

The colonists vehemently objected to all the taxes, and claimed that Parliament had no right to impose taxes on the colonies since the colonists were not represented in the House of Commons.

It was this paramilitary formed by Hitler that would cause unrest later to tarnish the name of the communists leading to distrust of communism by the Germans and on the other hand rise of popularity [...]

In response to Lord Macaulay's argument, Peel admitted that although the government was not supposed to abandon all forms of social responsibility, it was expected to come in handy especially as the last resort. On [...]

He was greatly inspired by the Roman Emperors and the proof of that is his creation of an Empire and linked it to Rome.

It is unfortunate that the Asian women not only have to carry the burden of how they are misrepresented in films but also the beliefs held by the society concerning women in general[2].

It should be noted that the plan to modernize originated from outside the country and not from the people. The first 10 years to the post war era was more of a continuation of the [...]

Some of the ancient trading activities included the exchange of food crops which led to development of agriculture in various territories."Ideas also spread and developed through trading activities". At this time many people were concerned [...]

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.

With the help of such a deep analysis of the conflict, described in The Histories, and the events, which happened in real, the reader gets a wonderful opportunity to clear up the major elements of [...]

His Address to the Christian Nobility of the German Nation was the call for all German nobles in order to reform the church and prove that the Bible was the only reliable source about Christ, [...]

Secondly, the stage of 'preconditions of take-off' is characterised by the spread of the idea of the possibility of economic prosperity which is a necessity for other desired societal conditions. The last stage of economic [...]

He employs literal imagery and creates arguments to show that Monarchy was of no use and that England was of no help to the colonies.

The duty of the Signal Corps Officers is to control and enable communication and information services for the coordination and control of the military organs.

Although researchers propose different views to answer the question, the general impact of the Cultural Revolution on the education in China during the 1960s-1970s can be discussed as negative because of the strong connection of [...]

At the onset of the fiscal 1919, the Eighteenth Amendment got ratification from the Congress in spite of the attempts of anti-Prohibition factions.

The slaves in the Ottoman Empire were often obtained from the Crimean Tatars who engaged in the capture and selling of slaves.

The Declaration stated that the Constitution of the United States restricted the power of the certain states. After the long period of slavery, the Declaration of the Civil Rights Act of 1866 was the breakthrough [...]

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 [...]

Overall, it is possible for us to advance a thesis that the origins of black slavery should be sought in the economic development of American colonies in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and especially the [...]

The Thirteenth Amendment of the constitution of the United States did this. Those who fought the abolishment of slavery and equality laid the groundwork for the civil rights movement.

Aspects such as gender and race were rarely used to group people because a large proportion of the population was focused on taking advantage of industrialization.

Therefore, the salt march movement contributed to the independence movement of India and the replication of similar non-violent movements around the world.

In this article, the author seeks to find the objective of Zheng He's voyages, and in doing so, he takes an opposing stand to the hypothesis that Zheng He was an accomplished explorer.

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.

Grimke's play was one of the first to be written by black authors highlighting the plight of blacks in the US.

In the book, the author highlights the realities of the end of the eighteenth century during which the Founding Brothers, also known as Founding Fathers, sought to define the practical underpinnings of our government, as [...]

The Congress largely known as the European Concert was the initial sequence of the worldwide conference to be held for the diplomatic European power balance.

The historian observes that the US was forced to engage in the Second World War in order to restore peace and tranquility.

The rate of globalization moved at a speed of lightening in the 1990's, and it greatly boosted the expansion of trade in the history of the world.

However, the failure to reach a consensus promoted the abandonment of the Articles, and the onset of the drafting of a new constitution.

In this way, he tries to attract the attention of the audience, emphasizing that the future of the country depends on the new young generation which will solve the problems and develop the new course [...]

Regarding the first document revealing the new concept of the American document, the president attains much importance to the role of the government in imposing the new principles of the country development.

One of the major dilemmas that faced Churchill was Britain's ambitious plan to replace the Ottoman Empire in the Middle East.

First, since 1914, the world was featured by global integration and its changing patterns that led to: immense colonies and powers, the three worlds of Cold War eras, and the current interdependent and networked of [...]

The Conquest of Toledo took place in 1085 and played a major role in the history of Medieval Spain as it led to the change of power from Muslim to Christian rule.

The paper will also look at nationalization of the Mexican oil industry and the events that preceded the expropriation foreign oil company property in Mexico.

There were others who managed to escape this repatriation and contributed to the formation of the African American Society in the United States of America.

In order to understand the struggle of African Americans to achieve equality in America, it is important to go back to the starting point.

Although the novel is a fictional account of the lives of women and immigrant workers in the US, it gives us an insight of the lives and struggles of immigrant women in America.

As the paper unveils, colonialism and the 1926 general strike constitute two crucial events in Britain that have immensely affected the British society with the consequences of fostering the UK's presence on the international floor.

In a considerate and inspiring participation in the existing argument as regards to the meaning of extensive culture and multiculturalism, Gary Okihiro investigates the importance of Asian Americans in history and civilization.

The essay will examine the history of the Marine Corps through both description and subtle analysis of the changes the unit has gone through to evolve as one of the finest amphibious units in the [...]

This was as a result of the growth of the colonies in terms of strength and liberty due to the authority Cromwell and the Puritans had bestowed to them which were against England's laws3.

Many people had lived the way he did, mainly the refugees, but he did so by choice, since his teachings emphasized that people should live a natural life, he chose to teach the people by [...]

The paper examines the history of love starting from the ancient times then to the medieval chivalry and finally the contemporary period.

The Clinton's government was able to create more than twenty one million job opportunities, which made his reign to be one of periods with longest and fastest real wage growth rate in the history of [...]

The American civil war was idealistic since the combatants were driven particularly by principles rather than comrade power."A large number of those men in blue and gray were intensely aware of the issues at stake [...]

One of them was Malcolm Baldrige and when he was the Secretary of Commerce he was the "advocate of quality management as a key to U.S.prosperity and sustainability".

The love between Pocahontas and her father was a combination of filial and spiritual love that extended beyond the two of them to the people her father was serving.

The age of Islamic civilization started when Muslim conquests led to the establishment of the Caliphate, or Islamic Empire, during the 8th to 10th century.

Just to sample the impact technological changes had on the general demographical patterns of England and Wales, a technological invention to improve the smelting of Coke saw the shift in population growth from the South [...]

Reflecting the change in the views of death both in their form and contents, gravestones bear valuable and trustworthy information about the cultural, the religious, and the social perspectives of the time.

The history of the country is made up of debates, disagreements and struggles for freedom that have seen the Civil War, and the Cold War which have changed the idea of freedom in the US.

The region of Mesopotamia gave birth to two of the most powerful ancient civilizations, Sumer and Babylonia, characterized by sophisticated division of authority and labor, the earliest forms of government and law, and a clear [...]

According to the article, the prostitutes were out to exploit the boom experienced in the trade as a result of the war and they reaped handsome rewards for their efforts.

An example of such protests were held by the by the University of Washington during the national strikes that took an approximate one week as a reaction to the Kent University shootings and a culmination [...]

To Songlian, this is a wake up call as she realizes she has to fight for her place in this marriage and win Chen's heart to lure him into spending more time with her.