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Single and widowed women under the age of fifty years were always looking for a man to complete their image. The 1960s women were even treated as equal to their husbands, a privilege that their [...]

The dawn of the Taisho Democracy was marred with uncertainty because the previous emperor was one of the best that Japan has ever had.

The idea was to redistribute the wealth of the upper class among the poorer cohort of the population in order to achieve this equality, but it was also vital to communism that all manufacturing be [...]

One of the greatest revolutions in the ascent of money after the creation of credit banks, the center of the discussion in this chapter is on how issuing bonds can help governments to borrow money [...]

It is believed that the publication of the book was inspired by the death of Martin Luther King and in the first part of it the author makes a short insight into his personal reaction [...]

In the era when the threat of a nuclear attack was viewed as the primary fear factor, the Cuban Missile Crisis created grounds for worrying about the wellbeing of the American citizens, hence the increase [...]

To the African Americans, freedom also meant the end of injustice and access to the same rights that the white people enjoyed.

The borders of the island to the south are the Philippines's batanes islands, to the east the Ryukyu Islands and to the north the East China Sea and the islands of Japan.

The empire was insensitive to the cultural values of the neighboring communities like Chinese and went ahead to distrust the influence of the neighbors.

Despite being uncertain and risky, the discovery of America is of a high significance and contributed to the development of the world trade, globalization, and innovation by introducing new products, starting the colonization period, acquiring [...]

Therefore, it is necessary to research whether the given prejudice has certain grounds to base on, track the measures that are being currently undertaken to eliminate the stereotype and offer other efficient ideas that will [...]

Ray in his book, Indians in the Fur Trade clearly shows the Canadian History in retrospect of the Fur- Trade Society.

The media was all over, and other Libyan officials joined the crowd to witness with their eyes the body of Gaddafi and his son Mutassim.

The political environment of the 1960s was characterized by calls of self-determination and self-preservation of states and governments around the world. However, all the assertions of the president in the speech are founded on the [...]

However, the Christian armies were unable to hold on to the captured land and at the end; the Holy Land remained in the hands of the Muslims.

In a bid to convince the majority that a few individuals were leading the country towards personal gains, Mao alleged that the bourgeoisie was taking over the government, and they were entertaining capitalism for the [...]

We can only do the simplest work; we cannot have a good job because that is the men's domain, and they have the necessary training to do it.

The paper discusses the impacts of the revolution on the lives of many urban residents throughout the 19th century. The Market Revolution of the early 19th century affected the lives of many urban residents while [...]

One of the major political consequences of the demonstration was that it marked the upsurge of the Chinese nationalism, where the political culture of the country shifted towards political mobilization.

This is one of the points that can be made. This is one of the points that can be made.

The writer lists several instances where financial constraints were witnessed in running the activities of the union. An outstanding aspect the writer has portrayed in his memoir is the fact that trade unionism goes beyond [...]

The presence of the Europeans in the form of traders acts as the origin of the changes experienced by the Blackfoot people. There are numerous ways of revitalizing the Blackfoot culture and language.

In my opinion, the movie is an ensemble piece that gives more information on the time of the civil war as well as the circumstances that led to the war.

In spite of the fact the Mayan civilization disappeared many centuries ago, the mystery of the sudden fall of the successful and developed civilization which cultural achievements are still examined and discussed as significant ones [...]

The deal was a retort to the situation of the great depression and focused the concepts of 3R's, which according to the historian were termed as RELIEF, RECOVERY and REFORMS.

The abolitionist movement and the Black slaves of Britain both played a role in the ultimate abolishment of slavery in Britain.

Therefore, the discussion and analysis of this paper will largely explore how the image of Africans changed and remained the same in the eyes of the European between 1400 and 1600.

The Harlem Renaissance, also known as the 'New Negro Movement,' refers to the blossoming of African American intellectual and cultural life in the decade of the 1920s.

It was hard for the British to avoid Indians and they continued considering them as an issue for the cost of the war.

Though colonial Australia is traditionally represented as the location for the European convicts to serve their sentence, whereas little light is shed on the conflict between the local people and the colonialists, the armed resistance [...]

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was one of the earliest communist societies to embrace the ideologies of communism. The collapse of communism in the USSR began in 1989 after the fall of the Berlin [...]

With these, a number of government agencies were created during the WWI particularly when it emerged that there was a need to regulate or control industrial sector as well as the call for the US [...]

The difficulty of the struggle was exacerbated by the fact that Chinese society was traditionally feudal. This two-stage revolution was unique to China because it was being shaped by the characteristics of Chinese society.

The establishment of the imperial family in Russia was promulgated by Emperor Paul I in the fundamental laws of the Russian Empire.

The intensity of the conflict heightened and the British undertook genocide against the Mi'kmaq. The British and the Mi'kmaq had several conflicts during the period of 1756.

When the Europeans came to their land in the early sixteenth century, the Mi'kmaq welcomed them and helped them learn ways of coping in the foreign land.

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.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was founded in 1932 following the unification of the Kingdom of Nejd and the Kingdom of Hejaz by Kind Abdul Aziz Al Saud.

Despite the fact that in the XX century, it was quite hard for a woman to take the leadership position and have an influence on the state affairs, Margaret Thatcher managed to fight the gender [...]

The abolition of slavery in the United States did eliminate the power structures that contributed to the oppression of African-Americans. Overall, it is possible to say at the beginning of the twentieth century, African-American people [...]

Conquest of the new territories and taking over the lands of other tribes and people has been the main strategy of spreading power and influence of the Empires.

It must be noted though that based off historical accounts the relationship between Cleopatra and Julius Caesar was bound to fail even before it started due to the volatile combination of their personalities and the [...]

Investigation and charges The events that led to the investigation of Clinton began when Clinton was still the governor of Arkansas.

It is against this backdrop that this essay gives a succinct discussion of the Chinese feminism in the early 20th century, the roots of feminism in the communist women's movement, and the demand for human [...]

Costs The nuclear arms race led to a monumental increase in the military expenditure of the US and the Soviet Union.

The treaty that was signed by Japan and Taiwan and the one between Japan and Korea had the same specificity. Treaties signed between Japan, Korea, Taiwan and People's Republic of China each have unique characteristics [...]

In the fast developing world, advances and progress move countries and nations forward but at the same time, some things are left behind and become a burden for the people and evolution to better life [...]

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

The organizers of the March First Movement therefore sought to take advantage of the presence of a multitude of people in Seoul to witness their declaration of independence.

Between 1920 and 1922 there was a non-cooperation movement that was organized by the Indians against the British rule. The movement also had an issue with the Indian soldiers that died during the World War [...]

For the Soviet Union, the war was a significant devastation and the amount of people and cities lost was enormous. 2 It is obvious that the governments of the two powerful world nations had their [...]

Due to this historic and popular clash of the American cowboy image, there have been increased calls to draw a distinction between the myth and reality of the American cowboy, with a clear-cut distinction between [...]

The floating world, also referred to as Ukiyo is a term that was used to describe the aspect of seeking for pleasure in the urban lifestyle in the Tokugawa or Edo-period Japan.

Overall, it is possible to argue that violence cannot be regarded as a legitimate way of civil disobedience because it implies that an individual rejects the idea of law and dialogue between a person and [...]

According to the model, an effective leader identifies the business strategies, inspires employees to pursue the strategies, challenges the employees, and gives them the capacity to work in their different areas.

After the end of the cold war and the disintegration of the Soviet Union, there were still huge amounts of nuclear weapons that left on the face of the earth.

Special emphasis will be given to nurses because without their contribution, so many soldiers would have lost their lives or suffered from deteriorating conditions in the War Some of the nurses in the Vietnam War [...]

From the beginning of the Film industry to the end of the Second World War, all the scenes in films revolved around the negative perceptions that the Europeans had on the Native Americans.

It was a decisive battle that established the power of the Anglo-Egyptian Condominium government on the territory of the present-day Sudan: "In 1898 Kitchener led a force of 8,200 British troops, 17,600 Sudanese and Egyptians [...]

The objective of the book is to give a fresh look to the Great Depression and the post war liberal new deals.

By digging deep into Lincoln's history, times, speeches and writings, Foner has attempted to examine the President's stance on slavery in the United States and his reaction to the issue that greatly affected the American [...]

The history of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance continues to attract the attention of many contemporary historians. This is one of the points that should be considered.

The strike involved workers who were members of the steel workers' union and management of the Carnegie Steel Company. The general manager, with the help of the owner of the company, was in agreement about [...]

Specific attention deserves such works as The Unjust Society: The Tragedy of Canada's Indians written in 1969 and The Statement of the Government of Canada on Indian, which is also famous as the White Paper.

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.

In the book, 'The Freedom of the Streets', Sharon Wood explores the socioeconomic challenges of Davenport's women in the aftermath of the Civil War.

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 book distinctively outlines the colonial history of the USA in line with the development of the Great Awakening. From this perspective, one of the book's strong points is that Lambert proposed the innovative approach [...]

Some of the most important of these transformations include the 'Long March' that took place before his leadership, development of the Five-Year Plan, the Great Leap Forward, and the Cultural Revolution that is the subject [...]

According to Blitz, those fears were confirmed after the integration because, to date, the Western part of Germany that was previously the more prosperous of the two has always had to transfer funds for the [...]

Bismarck considered Austria as a potential ally and there were no need to waste combat power when the object was to neutralize the force of Austria, which followed the principles of Clausewitz's paradoxical trinity exactly, [...]

The American's mission was to refurbish Iranian army, to reorganize gendarmerie in Iran; they also had financial mission and smaller missions to the police department and Ministry of Food and Supply in Iran.

The social historians have managed to cogently present the politics that surrounded the civil rights movement. The movement also managed to gain the support of the aims of government, the executive, legislature, and even the [...]

This essay will explore the history of the Qing Dynasty by comparing and contrasting the state and the Chinese society during this dynasty to the earlier periods in the history of the country.

This paper will argue that the U.S.moved so quickly from being the least militarized industrial nation in the world to the most powerful military force in human history due to its successful industrialization, economic interests [...]

During the 16th and 17th century, the Spanish empire was one of the strongest empires in the world. Later on, during the 19th and 20th century, the British Empire became the largest and strongest empire [...]

The main thesis of Gates is the fall down of the Soviet Union and the steps that the United States took so as to speed up its termination.

The primary difference in the cold war order of the Asia-Pacific and that of Europe was instigated by the reason for security arrangements between the two regions.

During the burial of the people who had died during the Peloponnesian war, Pericles, the son of Xanthippus was chosen to deliver a speech in their praise, and it is in his speech that some [...]

The life of Ned Kelly continuously attracts the attention of Australian historians, anthropologists and even sociologists, because to a large extent, this person has become a part of the national culture.

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

Throughout his life he was able to face hurdles which were some kind of a stepping stone towards success, manifested through the empire and legacy that he built with the aim of improving the life [...]

To understand the peculiarities of genocide against the native people at the territories of East Timor, it is necessary to focus on examining such aspects as the causes for the genocide, the techniques used by [...]

After the WW II, the America rose to become the most powerful nation in the world, however, the USSR perceived this negatively, which resulted into fierce rivalry between the two nations and the war hang [...]

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 [...]

The crusades started in the year 1095 with the appeal of Pope Urban II to the European Christians and ended in the year 1291 with the downfall of Acre.

The Revolution was started by the breakaway of the 13 American Colonies from the British Crown. A significant consequence of the American Revolution is that it led to the drafting of the Declaration of Independence [...]

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.

One of the characteristics of the new imperialism was that Britain was no longer a major economic and political power in the world politics due to the emergence of other powers such as the United [...]

Similarities between the textile and mining/ metallurgy industries of medieval Europe The first most outstanding similarity in the economic significance of the textile and the mining industries of medieval Europe is that both industries provided [...]

It will then speculate on the effect of the use of otherwise unfriendly technology in terms of the results of the war as well as the strategies that were applied.

In his paper The Significance of the Frontier in American History, Frederick Jackson Turner argues that the development of the American society was largely shaped by the exploration of the new lands and westward expansion.

Of relevance in the paper is the discussion of the nature of work and tasks that he was involved in and how they shaped the field of intelligence then and in the contemporary times.

Among the most important parameters that have influenced the economic paths of China and Japan include pre-existing conditions before the onset of westernization, the role of western powers, the pace of embracing new ideas and [...]

The audiences were also impressed by Bede's demonstration of the harmony in England despite the Kingdoms that existed during the time of the penning of the text.

The figure of the 'flapper' and her mode of dressing initiated Australians quest for pleasure and changes in moral and social values and attitudes.

This was not a mere rhetoric considering that writers on the Roman agriculture also highlighted the decline in land productivity either due to the land being old or because of humans' failure to preserve the [...]

3 However, the eruption of the American Civil War resulted to the consecutive banning of slavery in all the States in U.S.

He also used to stress he was one of his people as he had the same background and he had to face the same hardships.

Furthermore, the voting right act of 1965 restored and protected the voting rights of the African-Americans. Therefore, this demonstrated the disparities and the level of segregation that the whites showed to their African-American counterparts.

Eventually, the poor planning policy of the urban cities and the rise of social class increased the gap between the poor and the rich.

Achievement of geographical knowledge of the world: this was one of the main reasons that made the Europeans start the exploration of the world.

King Leopold's Ghost gives an account of a cruel, heartless and cunning king who raided Congo and took away the lives of the people and economic resources in the nation.

This paper will endeavor to explore the manner in which political, religious and ideological systems of China have enabled continuity and change China is regarded as one of the oldest of Civilizations in the world.

However, the settlers gained the influence to grab the territories from the natives and took over the entire leadership, collecting taxes and decreeing at their dispensation.

The Industrial Revolution is the era of massive enormous technological advancements and social changes, which affected people to the extent which is often contrasted to the change from hunter and gathering to agriculture.

For instance, within his work, one of the chapters has the same views as those of Whig about the politics of England. This would be a reflection of the way of carrying out the revision [...]

The need to ensure that the actions and beliefs of the people of the Byzantine Empire were acceptable to Christ, and drew favor from the heavens, was born out of the prevalent belief of the [...]

The history of science and technology in China contributed much to the advancement of the global knowledge in science and technology.

To this end, an overview of the factors that led to the establishment of private security shall be discussed and the major advancements made in this industry addressed.

According to research findings, gunpowder technology was discovered in Asia by the Chinese in the 9th century and was used to make firearms before being used in the manufacture of rockets.

The British's aim in doing this was to lure the thinking of the Indians thoughts so that they could perceive the British rule with positivity.

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

The memorizing capability was very important to him, and it is said that during his early years of acquiring knowledge he committed over three thousand hadithas to his memory.

He clarified that the shot entered the victim through the front part of the body and according to the bullet wound, firing occurred a few inches from the victim.

The first one is the phases of the fight between the Kurdish populace and the governments, which they are subject for control.

In 1994, Rwandan population was made up of three ethnic group namely the Hutus who were the majority, the Tutsi who were relatively few and the Twa who were insignificant due to their number, the [...]

Like any substantial change in the political life of any country, the French Revolution consisted of several stages of the dramatic transformation of the state system, political and social life in France. During the decade [...]

The explanation and documentation of this process forms the main part of the book. This includes the administration of equal rights amongst both men and women.

At Duncan Sherman and Co, he spent the first few months as a copyist and later advanced to positions of higher responsibility due to his father's influence in the business world.