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After the First World War, the US received millions of immigrants who filled the streets and parts of the country. Moreover, a growing preference for leisure and glamour in the 1920s facilitated an ever-increasing interest [...]

The Emancipation Proclamation is a document that is of a particular relevance to the history of the emancipation of slaves in the United States.

The website mainly publishes information about the American battlegrounds of the Civil War, the Revolutionary War and the 1812 War. Also, the website design is appealing and appears captivating to the reader, and it meets [...]

To understand why the French Revolution led to war between France on the one side and Prussia and Austria on the other in 1792, one should briefly recall the essence of this revolution.

The myth of the frontier is one of the strongest and long-lived myths of America that animates the imagination of the Americans even to this day.

The first thing that attracts the eye in Tutankhamen's tomb is the three ornately decorated coffins made with the use of gold and precious and semi-precious stones.

The effects of racial discrimination and the resulting segregation echoed in every area in the late 19th and early 20th century, causing the debate concerning the need for integrated schools to become rather polarizing even [...]

Still, for the vast majority of servants who survived the harsh conditions of life in the New World, the main goal was a humble and independent life.

He wrote it in Rome, and the main topic of the source concerns the moment when Helena discovered the cross used for the crucifixion of Christ.

Statistics from the Center for American Women and Politics indicate that women make up 51% of the U.S.population, with only 29% representing state legislative seats, 24% in the U.S.

In the context of the present-day developments, leadership appears to be a matter of numerous discussions, as it is an integral part of success in every field.

Parks is a famous figure in the history of this country and specifically in the context of Civil Rights. Parks was arrested a year after for a protest, yet the majority of the American citizens [...]

George Washington believed that the treaty is beneficial to the United States due to the stabilization of the relationship with England.

The Conquest of Mexico is a notable event recorded differently by the Aztecs and the Cortes. For example, the Aztecs overstated people's support to the Conquest and ignored their companions, while the Cortes emphasized their [...]

More than fifty years after Ortiz's death, he is globally known as the father of Cuban anthropology for his works on Afro-Cuban music and the role of tobacco and sugar in Cuban culture.

The state of their civilizations before the arrival of the settlers may indicate that life in the region was comfortable and peaceful.

True to his words, President Lincoln signed the Proclamation of Emancipation on January 1, 1863, which changed the cause of the war in favor of the Union.

"The real history of Cuba is the history of its intermeshed transculturations" The aforementioned citation serves as a manifestation of multiculturality as one of the most outstanding factors of Cuba's historical transformations.

From the video and the lecture, I have learned the history of the first settlement in America and the controversies around it.

Gentile, Linick, and Shurkin single out four important periods in the evolution of the US army: Constitutional moorings and the 19th century, the Spanish-American War to Total War, and the Korean War to Total Force [...]

In addition, in the modern world, it is challenging to accept that the consequences of the war regarded the death of numerous people.

On the contrary, I was pleased to read the section under the title "Republican Society" that describes new men as well as women of the revolution.

One of the most significant progressive interventions was the Nineteenth Amendment, through which American women got the right to vote. Besides, the right to vote guaranteed by the Nineteenth Amendment changed the social life of [...]

Thus, the country's main river occupies a central place in the peculiarities of the culture and development of Egypt. Being a transit region, Egypt also managed to absorb the influence of other areas and enrich [...]

Currently, the Nile Delta is one of the most populated areas of Egypt, but this was not always the case. The use of the Delta contributed to the active development of the economy in Ancient [...]

As a result, crime and violent behaviour are associated with the victims of the Stolen Generations and the generations stemming from them.

The role of women in the political and social life of the early United States is often underestimated; still, it was prominent.

Due to his creativity and unusual vision, the artist managed to renown the traditional use of Arabic calligraphy and contributed to its increased recognition in the world.

The scholar describes desire as the root of misery and the failure to achieve fulfillment in life. In addition to deepening Khaldun's attitude to ambitiousness, the metaphor obscures the significance of desire in spirituality.

Mammals evolved from cynodonts toward the close of the Triassic period and diversified extensively throughout the Jurassic. As a result of the disappearance of certain classes of large animals, the Cenozoic period is often recognized [...]

I believe that the failure of the creator to achieve its purpose makes this building a strong artifact for American citizens and visitors.

The formation and the development of the police in the United States has a rich, vivid history, and the research problem remains relevant today.

He is known for leading the independence war against the Spanish colonialist rule in Latin America, being the president of Colombia, establishing the three years of dictatorship in Peru, and the abolition of slavery.

Washington warned against the formation of many regional-based political parties because it would jeopardize the unity of purpose of the country.

It has affected my family and me so that the descendants of the native Cherokee Indians are forced to live and work on the reservation.

Mesopotamian divination, including extispicy, planetary, and weather-based predictions, made forecasts based on the nature of the deviations from the norm, such as the color of the rising moon or the direction in which lightning struck [...]

The siege of Berlin by the Soviet soldiers marked the end of his rule. The confirmation of the teeth to be of the ruler proves he died in the bunker.

As part of the discourse on Snowden's social responsibility, one of the central themes of the essay is to determine the moral background of the government's actions in collecting personal data.

Third, the Massachusetts Bay colony was also united by common religious and ideological views, while the Chesapeake Bay colony was not.

The thesis in Chu's article suggests that in regard to Arctic exploration and industrialization there was a difference between the rhetoric of aggressive conquest propagated by the Soviet government for social purposes and the realities [...]

In his article "Wars and American Politics," David Mayhew argues that there were at least five major wars faced by the US which determined its fate as a progressive state: the War of 1812, the [...]

He notes that since the plan of the serene king involves the conversion of the Indians to the Christian faith, it will be useful for him to know that most of the Indians speak the [...]

Bolivar fought a revolution and a civil war simultaneously, and Arana argues that this is a vastly different narrative than the one that defines North America. In conclusion, Arana presents a complete portrait of Simon [...]

He transformed from enlightening despot to a regular despot turning into the Latin version of Napoleon. At the end of his life, he was not allowed to cross Venezuela's border.

The elites of Vila Rica, pressed by the royal tax demand, decided to follow the idea of the Enlightenment and the American Revolution.

After the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, the U.S.evacuated the Americans by Aug.31. It is important to note that the Biden administration claims an international agreement with Taliban representatives to allow the United States to [...]

The Great Depression presents an event in which the U.S.developed progressive leadership policies to improve living standards. Modern politics in the U.S.has caused social divisions similar to the period of Unravelling.

Religion was closely attached to the functioning of the Incan society and all stages of life and the afterlife. In conclusion, the geographical peculiarities of Machu Picchu made it a remarkable site for modern tourists [...]

The economics of slavery and the desire to control slaves inspired the conflict between the South and North. Another important reality in American history and literature is the marginalization of women's rights and suffrage.

However, Al Gore remains a champion of the struggle for human rights and the environment. However, Gore's stance in favor of the death penalty and his vote for military intervention against Iraq during the Gulf [...]

In the early 1900s, the prohibition movement used a modified Four Mile law to gradually ban the sale of alcohol in Tennessee. The issue of the prohibition was so serious that it led to the [...]

The role of the inspectors was to ensure that citizens paid the tributes. Even worse, the role of married Athenian women was to perform household chores and bear children.

The league members were called "polis," and the smaller ones often sided with the Athenian's Proposals, and Athens ended up at the top of the command chain.

The representatives of the ancient world believed in the afterlife and the importance of the human soul to be pure and dignified.

In the book, City of Inmates, the author Hernandez aims to explore the issue of incarceration using the example of Los Angeles, a city with the most significant number of inmates in the United States.

The division of Europe into Western and Eastern was the major WWII aftermath, and this work aims at comparing the situation in the regions between 1963 and 1989.

A series of documents in the 17th and 18th century continuously included fundamental rights to freedom of speech, the ban on slavery, voting rights, equal opportunities, and other rights.

The historic politician played a key role in promoting equality in the United States and the world. The phrase "Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed" was [...]

Hence, the Enlightenment and Great Awakening played a central role in shaping the colonists' ways of thinking, which significantly changed the way that the residents of North American colonies regarded the authorities.

The end of the nineteenth century in the US was characterized by the Second Industrial Revolution and the construction of numerous factories all over the country.

In 1941, he moved to Johannesburg, and, along with his work as a lawyer, he entered the University of the Witwatersrand at the Faculty of Law. He organized the Campaign of Disobedience to the Authorities, [...]

Consequently, Stalin led the Russian economy to communism based on strict policies that cost a significant percentage of workers' and peasants' lives.

In its general sense, historical archaeology implies the review of artifacts and written records through the prism of a broader social and political context.

The question of who is responsible for the Tonkin Gulf Incident is widely disputed, and the opinion that it is President Johnson seems to be the most valid one.

The purpose of this essay is to explore this concept with the help of the presented documentary and analyze the place of historically black colleges and universities in the culture of America and the modern [...]

Even though it is impossible to deny Carnegie's essential impact on the business world, his entrepreneurial activity was not the only phenomenon that contributed to his prominent place in history.

Maintaining the health of the children is a way to express the love mothers have for their children. It is crucial to think of the deplorable working and living conditions for Berlin workers in the [...]

The author concentrates on the ecological history of this region and presents the opinion that the New England landscape was predominantly formed in the 17-18th centuries.

The enormous significance of the nullification controversy and its ramifications on the United States politics in the first half of the nineteenth century is no secret.

From the 18th to the early 20th century, most of the populated territories in the world came to be dominated by just a handful of powers from Europe of North America.

The Boston Tea Party is one of the most famous and most important events in the history of the American colonies' opposition to the British Parliament.

Reagan's speech was also a pivotal moment in the emergence of the New Right, support of conservative ideas, and subsequent shift to conservative Republican politics.

The reemergence of Nubia and the Kushites, which were the allies of Hyksos, was a major threat to the survival of the kingdom and Hatshepsut was expected to take a strong action to salvage the [...]

August 15, 1769: the day Napoleon Bonaparte was born - the future emperor of France, the great commander, and a politician.

Ideally, the two settlements formed the basis of the significant social, political, and economic differences between the northern and southern colonies in British North America.

Although the colonists regarded themselves as citizens of Great Britain, they were upset with the imposition of taxes without representation, legislation unaccompanied by consultations, and the tyrannical management of the government. After 1763, the actions [...]

In the North, women also attempted to supply essential help for injured soldiers and worked as nurses. Therefore, it may be concluded that the contribution of women during the Civil War is considerable.

The United States was in the middle of the Great Depression when Roosevelt was elected. In conclusion, the election of Roosevelt seemed like a solution to the impacts of the Great Depression.

In fact, his criminological work with black people changed the course of his life and became the turning point for Ortiz. In the course of his life, Fernando Ortiz published multiple writings covering the important [...]

The 1920s were a period in the history of the USA when the democratic party lost its influence over the government, and the republicans had a period of active work.

The image that comes to mind associated with the name of Louis Armstrong is probably a collective one of a jazz musician. As he continued signing for white audiences, he contributed to the gradual shift [...]

According to Article II of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide of the United Nations, genocide is a process of killing members of a religious, racial, ethnic, and national [...]

However, many slave owners had the quarters arranged in a village-like grouping at the back of their big house to survey the activities of the slaves on their spaces.

Churchill encouraged the US and the UK to unite and ensure that they ended the actions that the Soviet Union was exercising.

The mandate system was the process in which the newly established League of Nations approved European rule over all colonies and countries created after the defeat in World War 1.

The Myth of the Lost Cause is a pseudo ideology that promotes the theory that the cause of the Confederate States during the 1860s American Civil War was heroic and just.

Indeed, in The Commentaries, the state of the Incas appears as a kind of exemplary society in which all the forces and thoughts of generous rulers are directed to the well-being of their subjects.

The writing is important since it could remind society of the hardships of desegregation, thus preventing younger people from forgetting the price of their improved access to opportunities in life.

Due to the passion and hard work of this person, slavery was subsequently abolished in the whole territory of the United States.

One of the major failures of the reconstruction period was the failure of both federal and state governments to safeguard the rights of African Americans.

Great Depression has significantly affected Los Angeles culture and resulted in the birth of the American dream that a number of people in the world started pursuing; since then, Los Angeles culture started to be [...]

This paper will explore the causes of the Great Depression, the measures implemented within the New Deal, Cold War tensions, and the changes to the American society by the civil rights movement.

Thus, for women, the lives of women in colonial America were strictly limited to housekeeping and family prosperity, while men actively participated in society's political and economic life. The role of women in such a [...]

The main reason for the rise of the first parties in the Early Republic was the establishment of the central government by the declaration of the Constitution in 1787.

Specific areas that this paper would look into include: why the Indian tribes fought with the French, what the French did differently to befriend so many Indian tribes as compared with the British, reasons behind [...]

In brief the Trail of Tears as this relocation is usually referred to, is the US government enforced relocation of the Cherokee Native Americans from their native lands in Georgia to Tahlequah, Oklahoma.

The practice dates back to the beginning of times and allows leaders to gain the benefit of including the perspectives and points of view they may not be aware of at the time of making [...]

5 million years ago and was marked by the development and use of chipped stone tools Mesolithic- This is a cultural period between the Paleolithic and Neolithic eras that began around 10,000 years ago and [...]

The relationship between the Dominican Republic and Haiti has been a source of tension and conflict of its residents for a number of decades.

Europe tried to justify the indifference in the face of genocide by claiming ignorance of the actual numbers of those affected.

It was actually a civil war between the states of the United States of America. The republicans had been fighting for the stop of the expansion of slave trade that was in existence in some [...]

As a result of the passing the Tea Act in 1773 British East India company was allowed to sell tea directly to the colonist, by passing the colonists middlemen.

He received primary education in the Little Falls, in 1920-1922 he studied at the University of Wisconsin, where the passion for aviation.

The gradual downfall of the Mughal Empire during the 18th century had led to economic disintegration and the constant bouts of conflict amongst the Indian princes hastened economic disruption. An important characteristic of the village [...]

Elijah Muhammad and Malcolm X had an arduous relationship at the beginning of the 1960s due to the rumors of the latter's marriage, which was prohibited by the organization's codex and doctrine.

The most important policies developed under the blanket of Elizabethan Poor Laws were the distinctions between the types of poor, the differentiation of types of assistance offered to the poor, and the means of reimbursement [...]

California was a land recently acquired in the war with Mexico, and all of the income from the discovery went to the Americans and not the Mexicans.

Sapolsky studied the behavior of baboons to explain the evolution that humans have undergone. According to Sigmund Freud the father of psychoanalysis, actions of the gene in humans are intertwined completely with the environment.

The five stages in the economic determinism of history can be summarized as follows; Primitive hunting and gathering societies had no extra wealth and therefore no private property, social classes, class struggles, or even the [...]

The bias of the English-language media does not go beyond negative stereotypes due to the lack of Hispanic employees in these media, and although the number of Hispanics in the United States is the largest [...]

From the property-owning women of the late 18th century to the proponents of the women's liberation in the 1960s, women always succeeded in using the influential political theories of their time to eventually make feminist [...]

The research studied South African Apartheid's social narrative as the addressed issues were the protests of the affected people and the regime's consequences based on the societal changes.

From the perspective of the methodology, the study by Wang was carried out over the course of six months, and it involved fieldwork in the form of exploring the organizational communication of a Chinese international [...]

The need for the African Americans to be treated like lawful United States citizens has been noted in the years preceding the slave trade.

This is how he formulates the goal of this rebellion, "The revolution is for the benefit of the poor, the ignorant, those who have been slaves all their lives, the miserable ones who do not [...]

April 6, 1917 – Despite its original decision to remain neutral, the United States joined the Allies after declaring war on Germany.

He earned this recognition as he successfully navigated one of the darkest events in the country's history, the American Civil war, and was responsible for the abolishment of slavery.

On the one hand, Bacon fought for the benefit of colonists and helped avoid political harassment and the Indians' massacre. However, despite the controversy of the issue, it can be suggested that the arguments in [...]

Settler colonialism results in the repudiation of the history and culture of the colonized location. The elimination of mentioned challenges is carried out through the elimination of the indigenous community and the assertion of the [...]

In political terms, the ideas that served as a foundation of the USA were always a potent rallying cry for the country's population.