History Essay Examples and Topics. Page 21

In this essay, the similarities in the thematic of the stories, the differences that are present in the stories and the possible reasons for these differences will be examined.

Turner elaborates the importance of the frontier in America's history as well as her development, by showing how the true point of America's history is in the great west and not the Atlantic coast.

Richard Nixon's entry to the presidency was marked by some of the biggest challenges in the history of the American foreign policy.

The differences in the value that the English and the French attached to land and industry also contributed partly to the conflicts.

The United States also decided to involve itself in the Vietnam War; a decision that made the European countries question the intention of the United States and for a period some level of detente was [...]

A number of us, who arrived unexpectedly, became indentured to Virginia masters through a bidding process that was to some extent similar to later slave auctions that would become all in all widespread in the [...]

In the United States of America, Bill of Rights is used to refer to the first ten amendments that were done to the constitution of the United States.

Over time I have always held the view that white Americans are superior to the blacks in terms of intelligence and strength.

The monarch's symbol of power was the Bastille jail in Paris that had been in place for the past 400 years and its attack signified the beginning of a republican government.

French revolution was first witnessed in the year 1789.in the year 1792 June a number of women demonstrated towards the legislative chambers of the king1. The government was against this and women were banned from [...]

The essay will mainly focus on Anna's major achievements, accomplishments and how her how she contributed to the development of history. Anna detested Poverty; she was at the forefront of giving alms to those in [...]

Vietnam is one of the countries in Southeast Asia that experienced the United States involvement in its politics in the 1950s Some of the reasons that have been fronted as having led to the involvement [...]

The foreign tag in Germany was particularly attached to migrants from Western and Southern Europe especially the Turks whose population had disturbingly increased from a negligible size in 1960 to above two million at the [...]

By the time of his nomination to vie for presidency, Harding was not known to the entire country but only in his State Ohio where he was serving as the Senator.

The Knowledge gained of Roman mode of warfare as well as military tactics through serving within the Roman Army by the Babarians, was the major cause of the fall of the Roman Empire.

Polk was forty-nine years old when he entered the presidential office in March, 1845 - the youngest incumbent of the White House up to that time. Hard work was his greatest pleasure in life, and [...]

In the Greek society, the hetaerae women consisted of women who were liberal and commanded great influence in the society. The hetaerae women were noble in one aspect of the other.

The Second Bank of the United States is a privately owned institution managed by a board of directors under the presidency of Nicholas Biddle, a time when Andrew Jackson was the president of the United [...]

As for the historical context, after the War the USA had rather a beneficial position which helped the country to revive quickly and set the economical and political domination: the Marshall Plan, which seemed to [...]

What began as an effort to expel foreign intervention for the last time from China turned out to be another reason for European nations to get involved in China's social and economic affairs, here is [...]

The easy way, which Spain had got in colonizing England and France, could not allow them to colonize a big region like North America.

The Puritan' view of America was cast in a religious light, they saw America as a second "promised land" and viewed their move to the New World as a religious migration, similar to the story [...]

This paper seeks to analyze the demand and supply of married women in the labor force in the United States, before, during and after the Second World War, while at the same time giving the [...]

The first book for instance takes a look at the role of the United States in the change of regimes around the world.

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 [...]

Her success in writing was proved when her literature was widely used, she proved to the world and her generation that a woman can always succeed even in the absence of a man to offer [...]

While it might take days to complete the reading the entire book, the unique presentation of the 55 cities is a fascinating process that takes the reader through one of the most intricate pieces of [...]

Nationalism in the context of the Japanese entails a very wide range of ideologies and sentiments that have been adopted by the Japanese people for the past two centuries concerning their native nation, the culture, [...]

The first is the definition of empires i.e.what is an empire? This is prevalent in many empires ranging from the Roman to the British Empire

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 [...]

He then continued his studies in the UK at the London School of Economics and Political Sciences where he finished a Masters degree in Development studies.

The 1812 war spurred the need for construction of a fort to strengthen the United States military along the coast which led to construction of fort Sumter.

He used a lot of his personal knowledge of the gulf to give a detailed account of the history of central and Eastern Arabia.

More specifically, the development of a common religion in America as a result of the civilization of European countries led to the development of Christianity which up to now remains one of the main abiding [...]

At the time of her birth, Charles VI, the King, was not reliable, possibly insane and the Hundred Years' War was lingering on between France and England, nearly wreaking total destruction with the scorched earth [...]

Could Harold prevent the landing of the Norman army on the shore of the English Channel? The core of Harold's troops was the fyrdmen and the housecarls.

Besides the fact that the idea about chivalry evolved significantly through the centuries, it is necessary to argue the fact of the existence of chivalry itself.

However, to trigger the new warfare, he would have to consider the reasons for failure in the previous Crusades, as well as the current situation, including the condition of the resources and the public mood.

The Byzantium Empire succeeded the Roman Empire in terms of the monarchical government and a complex system of bureaucracy. During the VIIth and the VIIIth centuries, the model of government was evolving, reversing to the [...]

At around 200 BC, there was the construction of the Great Wall of China, and improvement of the trade relations which involved Asia and the Roman Empire, and the use of architecture in the design [...]

The empire had the most dynamic agricultural land that the Song used to empower the people of China. After the massive paper money invention, there was a large scale of steel and the iron industries [...]

The objective of this paper is to critically analyze the historic events that escalated as a result of the space race between America and the Soviets during the Cold war.

The year 1881 saw the appointment of Chester Alan Arthur as the 21st President of the United States. As a president, Arthur was conscious of the wrangles and divisions in the Republican Party.

In his actions to seek justice, Murrieta managed to fight also for the rights of Mexicans who were undermined by Californians.

To this end, the emperor was the ultimate holder of power and the public now held peripheral positions in these relations.

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".

Depicting the events of the Mexican Revolution through the soldier's eyes, the author criticizes the goals and means of the Federales in these military operations in particular and reveals the tragedy of common people in [...]

Part of the nation wanted to end the blemish of slavery that had tainted the image of an otherwise clean nation for a long time while another side; the south was out to protect the [...]

This was due to the need to know the past in order to understand the present and be able to predict the future as an effort to satisfy human curiosity through knowledge The socioeconomic practices [...]

Prior to the arrival of white men in Umuofia, the society was heavily dependent on agriculture. For instance, the Igbo would kill children given to the community as prisoners of war but this phenomenon was [...]

The introduction of the Latin alphabets and writings in schools were some of the initiatives which the president used in order to secularize the Turkish society.

Due to the availability of facilities for them to work outside their homes, and the need for them to supplement on the family income, they took up roles to work in industries that were established [...]

These women more often interacted with native women and were moved by the plight of women in the remote regions they voyaged.

This essay analytically explores some of the conditions which helped bring about movement for women's right in Great Britain and United States before the close of the last century. In addition, the most significant demand [...]

As a result of the kidnapping of the labor minister in Quebec and James Cross, the FLQ asked for ransom in the form of demands that the provincial administration in Quebec and the government had [...]

The city of Rome and the city of Athens had great influence and authority over their neighbors and allies. The city of Athens had great influence throughout the Aegean and the influence lasted for about [...]

In American History, two personalities Benjamin Franklin & Jonathan Edwards were seen to represent two different approaches to the creation of national identity in the years which lead to the creation of an American republic.

Racial attitudes and the dominance of white men over the black ones in the USA are the central ideas of the movie and the novel.

Colonialism is the political ideology that legalizes the invasion, occupation, and exploitation of a given land by stronger states which use their military powers thus displacing the powers of the original inhabitants of the land.

In my view, domestic containment was a result of the insecurities and ambitions that were the outcome of the war and that is exactly what May argues, that it started inside the homes, "potentially dangerous [...]

Tests were therefore carried out to confirm whether there was any relationship between the descendants of Jefferson and his slave Sally.

Let us recall that the greater part of the complaints during the trials came from the Salem Village and the greater part of the accused came from Salem Town and the pattern of economic and [...]

Many of the presidents of the twentieth century, including President Bush and President Obama, have used concepts and ways of responding to problems that originate from the writings and actions of the first presidents of [...]

Looking at the differences, it is peculiar to admit that the views of authors go apart at the point of the draught of 1607. In the first reading, it is highlighted that Indians reduced to [...]

In particular, the paper investigates the Mandatory Oil Import Program and the exemption of Canada from this initiative as well as the historical treaty that was officially appended by the two leaders in regard to [...]

The Roman Empire used the first systems of the republic to conquer a lot but for the interest of a few who included those living within the cities as well as those who were close [...]

After America witnessed the sinking of the Maine, it became clear that they had to engage in war with the Spaniards. The Spanish American war was crucial to African Americans in a number of ways.

They include The Roman empire, the Persian empire, Indian empire and the Parthian empire, there are also a lot of other empires that were also formed. The British empire was also able to withstand a [...]

It is clear to everyone that the world had a long and complex way of transformation before it became similar to the world we live in now.

As a result of this, Lin Zexu informed Queen Victoria that the Oing State was not in support of the opium trade, this led to a war between China and Britain leading to the surrender [...]

He went to the elections as the president of the poor. The election of Jackson has a lot of significance to American politics today.

Even before the war, the South or the confederates had wanted to secede from the Union or the United States of America.

It signifies that the problem of inflation and pricing crisis were the major economic problems that were the most significant signs of economic decay of the Empire at the beginning of the fourth century.

The British West Africa was a general name used to refer to the list of countries which were under the British rule of colonialism.

Jamestown was the first English colony which was established in 1607 in Chesapeake Bay area in Virginia under the coordination of the London Virginia Company which was exploring gold in this area.

Despite the intensive efforts that have been made in trying to deal with past bias in the United States, racism has remained elusive and has always impacted a lot on the policymaking in the country.

As a result of the construction of these structures, the problems that had dogged the urban cities in Europe prior to 1850 were somewhat contained.

This paper will focus on the economic impact of the Black Death and the changes that occurred to European society after the catastrophe. The most noticeable effect of the Black Death was the abrupt decline [...]

Another factor of Borden's domestic policy was handling the issue of women's rights in relation to equal suffrage; a bill granting women the right to vote was introduced in 1918, immediately after the war was [...]

The European states occupied the whole of Africa and were competing amongst themselves for control of the territory. The European states that were economically stable and had stronger military occupied most of the regions.

The year 1789 was marked by celebrations of the centenary of the glorious revolution in Britain. There was much travel between Britain and France and the individuals who supported events in France started to dress [...]

Born to slavery, he had a white father and a black slave mother in Virginia, he got good schooling and prevailed among the African American community, and was favored by the white politicians to be [...]

An attempt to draft the Indian treaty by the President with the help of Congress failed and the laws were changed to empower departments to draft treaties that would later on be submitted to the [...]

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 American Road to Independence was a movement that was started by free people in colonial America before 1775."The revolution was in the minds and hearts of people....before a drop of blood was shed in [...]

Thus, the present paper will be devoted to the comparative analysis of various indigenous groups that lived in South Africa during precolonial era and dealt with one another and the second focus of the present [...]

The rise of the German empire was one of the major events in the age and Bismarck took active role in it.

A period of gold rush involves a feverish movement of people into the area of commercial gold discovery. This is because; only the strong seem to survive a gold rush.

Starting with the Herzegovinian peasant revolution in July of 1875, the Austro-Hungarian diplomacy was the one that was particularly held responsible for the crisis while the European diplomacy was the one that was generally held [...]

In the beginning of the 18th century, half of the labor was provided by the African slaves while the rest was being provided by the Native Americans with the latter providing the Spanish farms or [...]

This civil war was mainly a conflict between the nationalists and the communists and led to the formation of the People's Republic of China.

The claim that Columbus was the first person to discover America can be disapproved by the fact that; the Muslim had encountered contact with the people of the American land long before Columbus came into [...]

The reforms gave encouragement to Ottomanism trying to integrate the non-Turks and the non-Muslims more into the society of the Ottoman Empire by giving them more civil rights and conceding equality all through the Empire."Ottoman [...]

Bentley and Ziegler examine the world as a whole and focus on the development and formation of the world's major societies, 'traditions', and also interactions and connections that have always been established among societies, 'encounters'."Traditions [...]

Locker about the way he happened to take part in the Vietnam War, he said that he was drafted but, anyway, at that time he thought that it was his destiny as he wanted to [...]

He did not tell the settlers of the difficulties they were going to face in moving from Europe to the land of honey that is America.

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

The introduction of the zoot suit also took the black American world by storm and in no time the zoot suit was a synonym for Harlem nightlife.

There was huge discrepancies of occupation of black Americans and the natives in distribution of work as it is has been discussed by which is summarized herein below on the distribution of African American workers [...]

The downfall of the Colorado party can be attributed to three main factors: the defeat of bourgeois opposition to the oligarchy, the recession of the political system and dictatorship.

The main measures that he employed in the endeavor to restore religion include; regulation of private behavior, reconstruction of public monuments and public religion and creating awareness by the use of literature that discussed the [...]

The present paper is devoted to a narrower notion of discrimination; it is discrimination in America that has an evident ethnical bias, it is discrimination against foreigners.

The most significant of these events was the sinking of the Lusitania after an attack by German U-boats, the Zimmerman telegraph that added insult to the injury caused to the U.S.by the sinking of the [...]

He was the leader of the Vietnam independence movement and established the Democratic Republic of Vietnam which was governed by the communists.

This led to the death of many young people in the nation which resulted in one of the failures for them to reach the standards of the Romans of establishing an empire.

The American history of assassinations in the 1960's left an indelible mark in the minds of many people. Similar to the assassination of John F.

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 this essay, I will discuss the causes of the Mexican revolutions, the major stages in the revolution, immediate and long term effects of the revolution, the constitution and the Presidents who served Mexico from [...]

The villager assembly oversees the progress of the VCs and ensures that the decisions they make are for the common good of the rest of the villagers.

While discussing women's roles in the communist era of the Eastern Europe, Peto shows that in the post-communist there developed a feminist side of history, but before which history was grossly dominated by patriarchal views.

According to Lijphart, the Westminster model of democracy provides a throughout insight into the essence of democracy not only in the United Kingdom but in the rest of the world as well.

Queen Lydia Liliuokalani was the last monarch to rule the Kingdom of Hawaii before it was annexed to the United States of America.

This was because it was the middle class and the lower class people who provided the labor that run the economy.

The third expedition was in 1409-1411 where he visited Kaya and Coimbatore in addition to his first and second expedition countries he had visited.

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 [...]

The thesis of the book reflects its aim to criticize the policy of the United States to show that the country's concentration on its interests in the past has in a certain way contributed to [...]

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.

The rules on immigration were stipulated to control the number of foreigners seeking employment within the member states of the European Union.

Stephen Kotkin's essay "Magnetic Mountain: Stalinism as a Civilization" describes the building of Magnetic Mountain as a part of Stalin's plan to turn the USSR into a country of steel; the essay lays out the [...]

After the success of the American Revolution, there was a lot of literature both in praise and criticism of the war which found its way to the French people.