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“My Grandfather’s Son” by Clarence Thomas: A Memoir

Clarence Thomas book, My Grandfather's Son explores his biography in terms of his childhood, life achievements and also his misfortunes in life. The absent of a father figure in their lives contributed to the grandfather [...]
  • Subjects: Historical Figures
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 918

Revolutions of the 1848

The wave of revolutions that swept across Western Europe in 1848 brought what can be described as lasting reforms to the regimes that governed the affected territories; and even those that watched their neighbors' revolts [...]
  • Subjects: Western Europe
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1254

The Renaissance Era: People and Events

Among the changes realized at the time was the restoration of pope as the head of the church in England. The battle of Agincourt was a war fought between the English and the French in [...]
  • Subjects: Historical Figures
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 2023

Concepts of Angola & Colonial Rule

Portuguese colonialism in Angola later seemed not to care about the local people social- economic development rather to exploit the Angolans' natural resources for the benefit of the Portuguese and the locals were discriminated against [...]
  • Subjects: Western Europe
  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 2770

Poverty in Russia During the Late Nineteenth Century

Most importantly, Pytor Pertovich Semyonova role was instrumental in the life of the peasants living before the revolution since he championed the passing of rules that were intended to guarantee the Russian peasants of their [...]
  • Subjects: Eastern Europe
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1380

Malcolm Baldrige Jr.: Hero of Quality Improvement

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".
  • Subjects: Historical Figures
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1722

The Sarcophagus of Ahiram

The sarcophagus of Ahiram is considered to be the mysterious discovery which tells much about the history of the city and the king who ruled it. To the long side of the sarcophagus there is [...]
  • Subjects: Ancient History
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 933

How Capitalism Beat Communism/Socialism

This is exactly the reason why USSR was doomed to collapse in just about every society, the functioning of which is being concerned with the observance of Socialist principles, the prolonged continuation of social, cultural [...]
  • Subjects: World History
  • Pages: 12
  • Words: 3359

1920s History in America

This period, also known as the roaring twenties, is a decade that started with the end of the First World War and ended with the start of the great depression of the 1930s.
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 902

Technological Change in the Industrial Revolution

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 [...]
  • Subjects: World History
  • Pages: 14
  • Words: 3781

England 1485, end of reign of Mary I

This was followed by the formation of a new institution with a new treasurer who was vested with the role of collecting the proceeds of dissolution and the first fruits and tenths on behalf of [...]
  • Subjects: Western Europe
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1519

Jewish Experience in «Maus» by Art Spiegelman

Published in 1991 and written by Art Spiegelman, the MAUS is a book that provides the account of the author's effort of knowing his Jewish parents' experience, following the Holocaust as well as their survival [...]
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1189

Social Science Theorist: Karl Marx

According to Marx there are two major classes of people in a society; the ruling class and the subjects. Marx also used capitalism to define and study history and he concluded that all social conflicts [...]
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  • Subjects: Historical Figures
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1153

The Rise of Democracy

But it was only after the occurrence of World War 1 that women in United States and Great Britain attained the right to vote in parliamentary elections.
  • Subjects: Western Europe
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1105

Market Revolution

It is also an aspect of industrialization and therefore brought change in the commerce sector through employment of advanced technology and improvement in the communication and transport infrastructure and the ultimate result was the general [...]
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 557

The African American Civil Rights Movement

During the 1960s notable achievements were made including the passage of a Civil rights Act in 1964 that outlawed any form of discrimination towards people of a different "race, color or national origin in employment [...]
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  • Subjects: African American Studies
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1442

The Life of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

Gandhi played a monumental role in the liberation of India from the colonial rule and his approach inspired many people across the globe.
  • Subjects: Historical Figures
  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 2477

Reflection on Malcolm X

This is reflected in the speech Malcolm X delivered in a bid to unify the African Americans. In my view, Malcolm X was using these revolutions to spur the African Americans into action.
  • Subjects: Civil Rights Activists
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 927

The Major Dynasties of China

The Manchus took advantage of the fact that the Ming dynasty was collapsing due to the rebellion taking place in the year 1644.
  • Subjects: Asia
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 573

English Imperialism in the Caribbean and Africa

Many nations were influenced by the colonizers by the use of the English language through which they were forced to believe and act according to the will of their colonizers.
  • Subjects: Western Europe
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1107

The Renaissance and Religion

What was communicated from the pope was final regardless of who the subject was.[1] The Catholic Church was the only church in the world and its branches were in many countries.
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  • Subjects: Western Europe
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 583

Native Americans: The Sad Aftereffect of Decentering

Sayre provides the idea of decentering as the reason for the Native American culture to come to decay and finally dissolve in the melting pot of the Europeans coming to the continent and taking control [...]
  • Subjects: Native Americans History
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1411

American History During the Colonial Times

The emigrants who settled in the South had moved from England in search of better land to conduct their farming activities and also take advantage of the unutilized land in the states that formed Chesapeake [...]
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1126

Black Americans in the Revolutionary Era

The main objective of revolution was to achieve a society that enjoyed freedom from the oppressive rule and also to enhance equality in the American society.
  • Subjects: African American Studies
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1184

“Khubilai Khan: His Life and Times” by Morris Rossabi

In this book, Rossabi focuses on a man known as Khubilai Khan who "lived during the height of Mongol power" and was perceived by many writers as a mythical and legendary figure who was able [...]
  • Subjects: Historical Figures
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 1028

Civil Rights Movement: Legal Reforms and Ongoing Fight for Equality

In the mid-1950s, public discontent with racial discrimination in the American South became the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement. One of the main achievements of the activists was the passage of civil rights legislation [...]
  • Subjects: Civil Rights Activists
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 597

Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address: A Unifying Message

This is shown when Lincoln stated that "both [sides] read the same Bible, and pray to the same God," as the President wanted to unite the conflicting sides under a shared set of values.
  • Subjects: American Ex-Presidents
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 330

Slavery’s Role in the Growth and Structure of Ancient Roman Society

Under the Greeks and Romans, slavery was pervasive and profoundly ingrained in the Mediterranean region's political, economic, and social structures. Slavery was a fundamental component of ancient Roman culture and significantly impacted the rise and [...]
  • Subjects: Ancient History
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1604

Freedom and Citizenship After the Reconstruction

Ultimately, the definition of freedom adopted after Reconstruction included full citizenship for freedmen and the right to vote or to own property. At the end of the Reconstruction, freedmen were granted full citizenship, the right [...]
  • Subjects: African American Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 621