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Her contributions include the first solo cross-Atlantic flight completed by a woman, the books she wrote on the topic of aviation, and the establishment of "The Ninety-Nines" group.

The government appreciated his contribution and promoted him to the division general and commander of the Army of Italy. Ambitious Napoleon realized the futility of the situation and decided to abandon his army in Egypt [...]

The purpose of the Meredith March was to create equal rights for black voters to remove the fear of many black people to cross Mississippi and to fight against racism.

The period of the 1970s 2000s is the most vivid for understanding the impact of the process of globalization and changes in the world order.

This period is considered the heyday of creativity when ancient humans created the first complex tools out of stone and other materials.

John Gotti's incarceration was at the Marion, in one of the penitentiaries in the United States, Illinois; he spent the majority of his sentence in solitary confinement.

Imperialism is a relationship between the states, which is considered unequal and on the oppression of the native population for personal gain.

The large revenue from oil has stirred the growth and development of the other sectors of the economies thus widening the economic belt of these Arab states.

They tell a story of the early life of a member of the Pequot tribe, William Apess himself, and allow readers to understand the struggles that Native Americans live through in the society that marginalizes [...]

The interpretation of this painting is associated with the events before the civil war and is based on the fact that the Union forces were regarded as the only hope of the democratic development of [...]

The Right Stuff as conveyed by the author in this book shows how a space program in the U.S.was an annoyance to astronauts at first.

In retrospect, it is obvious that Northern anti-slavery interpretations of the Dred Scott decision were much more accurate than Southern pro-slavery interpretations.

By the start of the 1800s, the Europeans were a common feature in New Zealand and the Maori were in crisis having been reduced to a mere 100,000 people.

The Americans and Africans suffered the most negative effects of colonization because they were the subjects of the European colonialism. This is to mean that while the Americans and Africans were suffering socially and politically, [...]

In his Journal, John Fontaine gave many of his references to the ancient settlers in the New York City and mostly in Virginia.

The Columbian exchange that followed the discovery of America by European explorers marked the beginning of a major technological change and development in the region.

These events relate to the activities and interests of the Americans, the French and Vietnamese which preceded the beginning and the aftermath of the war.

Moreover, the produces of the movie claimed that the movie was intended to highlight the increasing delinquency in the society and the concern that was being attached to this.

The Threat of Japan and Fifty Years of New Japan, 1907-08 are two pieces of literature that were written at almost the same time and their content had relevance to the perception of modernization.

This paper deals with the discussion of the work of historians, our own perception of history and its usage in modern life, as history is one of the main sources for creation of the movies [...]

The expansion of the American territory especially the Mexican cession where the United States acquired California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, and part of Texas among other territories, brought with it the debate of slavery into [...]

Pennoni was the first one in his family to gain the higher education, owing to his commitment and his parents' understanding of "the value of education".

The industrial revolution also helped change the movement of goods around the world and the issue of materialism was adopted as a result of arts and religion.

The author stated that the Jews were deluded and yielded to temptation of the creation of monarchy that is considered one of their sins.

In his essay "State Violence as Technique" Peter Holquist states that eliminating certain categories of people, for instance "Kulaks", was performed by Stalin with the purpose of perfecting communism; his essay is coherent and well-written, [...]

In April 1984 Milosevic replaced Stambolic being elected as the president of the Belgrade City Committee of the League of Communists. Stambolic, in his turn, got the post of the head of the Serbian Communist [...]

Chapter 7 of the book deals with the life and achievements of German sociologist Max Weber, one of the greatest sociologists of the end of the 19th beginning of the 20th century.

A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage is the story of humanity beginning from the Stone Age up to the twenty-first century in the light of types of spirits and soft [...]

The first recorded even in Irish history is the ordination of Palladius by Pope Celestine the first as the first Bishop of Ireland in 431.

The situation of human struggle against capitalistic system by taking a more communistic attitude, and the contradictive nature of that struggle is reflected in one of John Steinbeck's most celebrated novels, In Dubious Battle, which [...]

She was deeply concerned about the plight of the poor and how social systems worked to the disadvantage of the helpless of the underprivileged.

Japan sought western weapons at the end of the 16th century, and on the other hand, China sought the weapons at the beginning of the 17th century. The fruits of the response of China and [...]

The issues of bi-culturalism and multiculturalism are the matters which define the Mexican identity, as their culture was based on the perception of the world in accordance with the attitude of the other countries towards [...]

Introduction: Looks at the events just before Stalin assumed power immediately after Lenin's death Body: Looks at how Stalin came to power and how he tightened his grip using government machinery as well as [...]

Most of the victims of the fire tragedy were located on the 9th floor which had only two doors leading out of the factory and the only fire exit was a poorly built iron structure [...]

King provides a clear background of the real reasons of his arrestment and his desire to grab attention of the Christian society of Birmingham's clergymen in Alabama.Dr.

The decrease of the population had a considerable on commercial relations since due to the disappearance of the working class which the main basis in the medieval economy, peasants become more conscious and prudent.

So, carpetbaggers and scalawags were people who tried to provide some changes in the political, economic, and social life of the South after the Civil War.

The idea of religion predominantly lost its original sense and purpose of spiritual promotion and leading to the 'good.' In 1600, the meaning of religion was changed through the introduction of various religious movements; Christianity [...]

According to Becker, among man's inalienable rights set in the Declaration as self-evident truths were the freedom of speech and expression, the right to religion and conscience, the right of assembly, the right to equal [...]

Finally, Greenstein explains the most influential of these characteristics, emotional intelligence, as having the most profound impact on any administration. Of these six, emotional intelligence is the sleeping giant.

He was much fascinated with Marco Polo who had managed to travel across Europe to India in reaching the far East, and it was in this context that the idea was born in him to [...]

The special role of England in the history of the European enlightenment consisted first of all, in the fact that it was its native land and in many respects the trailblazer.

Sometimes he is fictionalized in films and literature that people of the present age who have not known the real history behind the fiction believe that Jack the Ripper is just a figment of a [...]

It was also noted for the religious inconsistencies, affected with the advent of many scientific theories like the 'On the Theory of Species' by Charles Darwin and the great invention of Cowper Nikes that proved [...]

The last blow that marked the end of the Soviet Union and the beginning of self-governed nations was a result of a combination of a lot of factors.

The main causes for the Great Depression were a combination of unequally distributed wealth, the stock market crash, and eventually the bank failures.

Originally, Orientalism is the division of philosophical, historical, cultural and political studies, that relate the place and the role of the Eastern countries in the world politics, and the lives of the other countries all [...]

In the lecture and article 'The Principles of Anarchism' she outlines her vision of Anarchy as the answer to the labor question and how powerful governments and companies worked for hand in hand to stifle [...]

In the later years of this reign, the Tang Empire was really hurt and this was what marked the decline of the Tang Empire.

In this essay, I will try to trace the effects of the depression not just on the people who lived it but also among the present Americans.

The people of the two tribes that felt most threatened by white encroachment the Miami and Shawnee had settled in the area to the north of River Ohio since the 18th century.

FDR's New Deal in fact, served as a catalyst for the economy and different programs set the economy to recover from the disastrous effects of the Great Depression.

In this paper, I will consider the social and political state in the USA so that either to prove or deny the attractiveness that the United States had for the foreign immigrants who saw the [...]

This part that was given to Poland was later to be the cause of the Second World War and was known as the Polish Corridor.

The creation of empires in history was characterized by the use of military power by the Assyrians, Persians, and Athenians. Religion was predominant in the armies of the states and was the foundation of their [...]

First of all, arguing on the matters of the inevitability of World War II it is necessary to point out, that the causes of it take the roots at the end of World War I, [...]

This arises partly because it presents the struggle of the indigenous Indians on the coast of Mexico in America and their struggle against the invading Spanish sailors.

This highlights the conflict between the merchants and the artisans in their quest for actualization and Sean's definition of the artisans best captures this.

The first semi of the twentieth century saw America emerging as a World's wonderful authority, and as one of the grown-up democracies in the middle of the British colonies.

The principal causes of the failure of the Allied Powers to help the White Army included the disagreement in goals and the general weakness of the Western involvement forces after World War I.

Several circumstances can affect the development of revolutions, such as the level of impoverishment in a society, the degree of inequality, and the division along with ethnic connections. The difference between the maturation of a [...]

Just like his father he proved to be a great warrior and led his army to conquer the whole world, at least the world known to the Greeks.

The end of the century was marked by more positive happenings, such as the collapse of the communist regime and gaining of independence by many countries.

The threat to Iran from the north long predates the historical expansion of the Russian people southward. From there he was positioned to assume de facto power in the environment of turmoil and weakness of [...]

The Zulu nation had been invaded by Voortrekkers and up to the time it was subdued by the British, it had fought numerous battles and even when the Zulu finally lost to the British, they [...]

As David Lyons argues in "The Balance of Unfairness and the War for Independence," most blacks and most Indians who fight in the revolution fought on the surface of the British.

Much was needed to instill a sense of German identity and common political ambition, a feeling of belonging together as one nation, into the populations of the central European states, Protestant and Catholic alike, the [...]

Whereas medieval science and technology did not seek to defeat the existing world views of the time, their activities did lay the ground for the scientific revolution as well as European global expansion of the [...]

The free blacks of New Orleans who created a regiment of "Native Guards" for the Louisiana armed force and the Confederate effort late in the war were to employ slaves as soldiers".

Edward was suffering from tuberculosis, and as his health deteriorated suddenly, and the Duke of Northumberland tried to persuade the king to alter the succession in favor of his own daughter-in-law, Lady Jane Grey.

In addition, the paper will try to understand the relationship of Utopia with the development of Classical Utopian thought, as well as, with the Christian Idealism that are some of the major themes of More's [...]

This was due to the fact that the end products of the textile required advanced techniques like dyeing and printing, but women lacked these skills.

Throughout the essay, he puts a lot of words and phrases in quotation marks to underline the unique and figurative meaning of these phrases.

His contribution to debates in the Congress and the introduction of very trivial bills shows that he has a knack for democracy and he holds the wishes of the ordinary American citizen deep in his [...]

Besides the record-high surpluses and the record-low poverty rates, the economy could boast the longest economic expansion in history; the lowest unemployment since the early 1970s; and the lowest poverty rates for single mothers, black [...]

The results of the revolutions were creation of many independent countries in the Latin American Region. The changes and transformations that were brought about by the global trade contributed greatly to the revolutions in Latin [...]

The purpose of this study is to explore the beliefs and values, as well as the life of Bedouin people in the UAE.

In the 20th century, Indian archaeologists discovered a civilization that existed simultaneously with the Egyptian civilization of the era of the first pharaohs and Mesopotamia of the Sumerians period.

The era of the Gilded Age, which occurred in the USA in the last few decades of the nineteenth century, was characterized by contradictory phenomena.

In her time, Victorian society prevented women from acquiring formal education and practicing medicine; thus, Barry adopted a male persona throughout her career, a strategy that enabled her to rise to the rank of Inspector [...]

One of the primary outcomes of the war was the fact that it was the first victory of an Asian state over a western state in the modern times.

As Martin remarks, Edison and Tesla laid the foundations of the entire electrification system and, working in the USA, contributed significantly to the development of the technological base of the country. Edison and Tesla had [...]

This made the climate and soil more adaptable to plant growth and farming as some of the wild variants of barley and fruit began to grow in the region on their own.

The 2010s decade is known to be both a celebration of a scientific and technological breakthrough as well as the degradation of the global political peace and rise of tensions.

The family structure was also changed in an attempt to match with the wishes of the pharaohs. Many people in this country believed that the practice was important and helped to support the integrity of [...]

Shakespeare: Well, I assume you have watched the play and if you have not I would request that you do for you to understand the meaning of these words within their context.

This paper addresses some key figures and events in the history of the United States of America with an attempt to analyze the processes and ideas that formed the future of the country.

The experiences of her family display the barbaric nature of internment camps and signal the need to introduce the idea of humanity into the treatment of people belonging to opposing political movements.

The first shortcoming in the current research on the relations between Ming/Qing China and Choso n Korea is the lack of definition of China's goals in the relationship.

Hobsbawm discusses the reasons and the ways of the concept of "national patriotism" becoming a powerful political force within a short time.

The goal of this paper, therefore, is to discuss the manner in which self-directed learning has helped me to understand the topic concerning ancient history in Greece and Rome.

The start of the Century was marked by the second voyage of the Portuguese to India in 1500 under the rule of Pedro Cabral.

The fall of the Soviet Union marked the end of the Cold War. According to the author of the post, the defective system theory mainly contributed to the collapse of the Soviet Union.

She never knew her father and was brought up by a single mother who could not take good care of her and her elder sister because she had to work around the clock to earn [...]

Hakluyt is a firm believer of colonization owing to the nationalistic, social, and economic benefits it might bring to England. In essence, he argues that both the economic and social ambitions of England can be [...]

In a nutshell, entitlement as a social aspect is unlikely to cause conflict between the citizens and the state in the current setting.

1 The need to occupy southern colonies came as a result of the successes that were recorded in the north, especially after the establishment of cash crop farming. The setting up of the plantations in [...]

The voyage resulted in Pope's decree of the division of all non-Christian lands between Portugal and Spain, dying out of the local population of Carribean and Bahama Islands and replacing it with black slaves from [...]

Drafted in 1776 and ratified on 1 March 1781, the Articles of Confederation was the first constitution for the government of the colonies.

This defeat elevated the status of Japan as a military power, and it also led to the annexation of Korea by Japan.

The need for new markets and raw materials, missionary work, new military conflicts, and new ideology were the main reasons for the new imperialism.

For instance, Faker and Ryang consider the effects that the Japanese culture has had on the Korean one, while Schmidt and Lim deal with the ways in which Korea accepted colonialism and how the country [...]

Washington was a successful leader because he promoted democracy, led the country through the revolutionary war, and achieved most of the goals which he had promised the people.

The work analyzes two documents regarding the Boston Massacre using the H.I.P.P. protocol and gives answers to analysis questions.

The level of change and the difference brought by feminism in China as discussed by Mayfair Yang in the article Gender erasure to Gender Difference is so fascinating in the sense that it brings out [...]

One of the major reasons for the Zulu's win was their numerical superiority as compared to the British. The ratio of Zulu to British soldiers was about 20 to 1.

Starting from the fifteenth century, European interests around the world took the form of the colonial encirclement and formation of trading posts.

Their ability to organize large and strong military forces led to the collapse of the Umayyads and the rise of the Abbasid Caliphate.

The key to the understanding of why science made a revolution in the 17th century is associated with the fact that it displaced the Earth and humans from being the center of the universe, with [...]

The period of the Great Leap Forward of the 1950s in China was planned to become the most prosperous and progressive time in the Republic's history.

The thesis of the paper is that the importance of the military increased greatly due to security threats faced by the dynasty.

Although the rebellion was defeated, many of the demands made by the rebels were complied with soon after, in order to pacify the population and improve the public image of Virginia's ruling elite.

The emergence of shared spaces open to scientific debate contributed to the propagation of the inquiring spirit of the era, which helped to shape the cultures of many European states.

This paper examines the anti-Semitism and pre-World War II Zionism movement, consequences of the Holocaust, and ignoring of the Arabs' interests as the major factors for the creation of the state of Israel.

The author of this masterpiece wanted to illuminate the challenges faced by many African Americans in the Jim Crow South. The book indicates that the construct of Jim Crow brought numerous troubles to many Africans [...]

Second, the leaders of the new government generally come from the armed forces and have a substantial support both of the citizens and of the military.

The Spanish administration strained to limit the trade between the American colonies that belonged to them and Europe sternly to the flotilla of Spanish vessels.

In this paper, the researcher seeks to investigate the extent to which Ancient Egypt became Greek and the extent to which it remained the same during and after the rule by Ancient Greece.

It is against this backdrop that this paper explores the Meiji restoration and also uses pictures and image arts to appreciate the differences in time and models that were dominant during the imperial rule.