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The Act granted middle-class citizens voting rights in addition to changing the mode of representation in parliament to cover the interests of more segments of the population.

The initial period of the reign of terror is the radical phase when there was the domination of the Jacobins over the legislative assembly.

The Great Zimbabwe was the capital of the ancient empire Shona. Political and religious beliefs of the ancient people influenced the way Great Zimbabwe was built.

One of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America and its most distinguished personalities, Thomas Jefferson was the author of the Declaration of Independence and later served as the third president of America.

It is a well-known fact that different practices of American Indians were not allowed and were persecuted by Federals on the territory of the United States of America.

It is likely that indecision of the traders from the Southern Netherlands to invest in sea transport led to the towns of Zeeland and Holland starting to cater to the shipping requirements of the commercial [...]

The primary element of the US further development and spreading the domination beyond the geographical borders was the sea power, which appears to be the key to the improvement.

Since the beginning of the sixteenth century, the African slaves were shipped to Europe and Eastern Atlantics, but later the colonies started demanding workers and the trade shifted to the Americas.

The biggest fight between the Ottoman forces and the British forces took place in the Suez Canal. The Agreement allowed the French and British to dominate after the war.

The initial concern of the British was to provide the region with stability that was supposed to become the fundament of further reorganizational activity.

John Rees claims that the percentage of women in the Continental Army was around 3%, but the actual number is hard to find out since some women were disguised as men, and a lot of [...]

In the chapter "Blowing Bubbles," Niall Fergusson traces back the history of stock markets, focusing on frauds and the most outrageous financial bubbles in the Western world.

The second category consists of the powers, which are "not delegated to [the national government of] the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states" and are referred to as the [...]

It was in the 1920s that the consumerism culture began to emerge and grow, catalyzed by "the booming automobile industry and the emergence of advertising and the huge entertainment industries of radio and the movies".

Allen Matusow values the period between 1963 and 1971 as the defining moment in the economic and political values of America. Allen Matusow wrote about the unraveling of America as a description of the rise [...]

John Fitzgerald Kennedy's assassination is considered to be one of the most mysterious events in the history of the United States of America.

Martin Luther King is often regarded as one of the most courageous leaders of the Civil Rights Movement in the history of the USA.

The modern concept of the economy is a construction of the conceptualization and mapping of the understanding that existed in the nineteenth century and twentieth century.

Individuals with the predominant shares gain the directorship of the wealth production channels and as such gain control of the diversified owners.

This stage was the initial phase of cultural diplomacy in Japan, and it began in the early 1950s and ended in the late 1960s.

The preparation of the obento is not easy, it demands some special skills, and, of course, deep knowledge of the traditions.

Although the great number of black men spilt their blood and fought for their country, the society still considered them to be the representatives of the lower social group The USA was one of the [...]

All the history of the USA is a great example of the interethnic conflicts, starting from the European colonization and ending with our times.

The history of goldfish is both a loss and a success in the representation of issues pertaining to the Irish filming industry.

In March 1801, Jefferson admitted that the journey to his victory was tough, and the will of the people drove him to compel the government of the day to respect and address the issues presented [...]

At the same time, Jackson thought the removal would bring a solution to the crisis, but the act was very controversial.

The achievements of her rule are very important for solving a row of difficult problems existing in the country those days and for leading the country on a new level of the world supremacy both [...]

In view of this, the United Nations role in ending the fighting could entail the United Nations sending peacekeepers to Syria, to protect civilians from the war between the Syrian government forces and the insurgency [...]

The British strategy was based on their confidence in their military forces and the loyalty of most of the Americans to the Crown.

All of the Athenians were involved in the process of selecting the candidates for the positions of the Archons the advisors to the ruler of the city.

Cole and Ring claim that "the story of race as it was lived in the Jim Crow era was in part a matter of place and of time and the United States was not all [...]

Under the leadership of Martin Luther King, whom the activists chose as their representative and leader, they protested the arrest with a bus boycott that put a strain on the town's economy.

Instead of claiming that segregation was a necessary evil or that it benefited the minorities, he claimed that it is the only way to protect the freedom of the white people.

The chaos continued until the end of the Soviet-Polish war and the signing of the Peace of Riga in 1921. One of the most dramatic events in the history of Ukraine and the USSR as [...]

The following paper is intended to discuss and explain why the first inaugural speech of Franklin Roosevelt, the retirement announcement made by Lou Gehrig, John Kennedy's inauguration address, and Martin Luther's "Dream" disclosure are considered [...]

The balance of power - the concept of using the power of the country to balance the power of other nation and its allies.

In recent years, with the onset of globalization in the financial sector, the trends in female labor in Saudi Arabia started to change, which proclaims the need for the investigation into the causes of such [...]

With the beginning of the age of the Internet, the amount of generated information has increased manifold. As for the content of the Wikipedia article, the section about the significance seems to lack information.

In his speeches, he also addressed controversial and urgent topics like the war in Vietnam and poverty opposing the policies that instigated it.'Freedom' the word that he often used had the central place in his [...]

As to the prevailing idea of a woman as a hearth preserver, it appeared to be challenged by a new idea of a beautiful and smart female image.

According to the plot, one American journalist named George Beckworth is to cover the topic of the military involvement of the USA in this war.

Despite the numerous attempts of the world organizations to influence the position of the US, nothing changed until Obama decided to mitigate the sanctions a few years ago.

Finally, William the Conqueror would be a good company for Washington and Qasim al-Thani, as he would complement their experiences of state-building with his own. William the Conqueror established his rule over England in a [...]

The Americans' demands of immigration restriction and limitation of rights for the Chinese led to the Chinese Exclusion Act, signed in 1882.

That was the home to the earliest culture of the black people in Africa. It is claimed in the article that the first rulers of Egypt were black.

It was delivered during the American civil war, at the consecration of the Soldiers National Cemetery; it was four and a half months later that the union armies defeated those of confederacy during the battle [...]

The Native Americans also hold the belief that they are the god's chosen people, and so they deserve to be first-class citizens.

I have always been aware of the fact that if I were to succeed in my life and become a great person, then I would have to develop a solid personality and character.

Caral, excavated by the archeologist Ruth Shady in the Peruvian desert is believed to be the candidate to the mother city as far as it is a 5,000 years old city of pyramids. It was [...]

In the Roman law, the man is recognized as the head of the household owning the entire property under the family's name.

The problem that exists in the modern world is not scarcity of resources but poor distribution of wealth among the citizens. Roosevelt was the pioneer of the programs and initiatives which were collectively referred to [...]

The Late Victorian Era is a very special period in the history of Britain on a boundary of the beginning of the XX century.

The changes in social order seen in Western Europe will be discussed in terms of the expectations of the nobles and peasants.

She had a great interest in the poor and this was motivated by her mother's generosity in Cedarville. However, being a woman, she was not sure of her role in enhancing the same.

In an article by Little Edmund on Galileo, science, and the church, the writer clearly shows us that the church was hostile towards science and scientific facts.

The first diplomat to succeed in getting support from France was Benjamin Franklin, whose diplomatic savoir-faire led to the contract of coalition with France in the year 1778; these brought a lot of changes during [...]

Thus, it should be understood that Hinduism was part of the earliest India and has been with it even though the era of reformation and the shaping of the Indian cultures and traditions.

In his account, the author of the book The Making of a Quagmire: America and Vietnam during the Kennedy Era, is categorical about the dealings of the Americans in the Vietnamese affair.

It is assumed that the Latinos have increased in the military to replace the number of African Americans that has been reducing with years.

According to what Black says, Germany had a plethora of advantages compared to the Allies' army at the beginning of the war the chances to capture the entire world were quite high, which means that [...]

The introduction and all the background that Campbell gives are firmly in line with the goals of this course. The first part of the study is the business and the economic history.

Due to the fact that the river overrode the Ethiopian lowland, the inclined gradient of the River Nile sent the water torrent which overflowed the river banks resulting in over flooding of the river.

Civilization is an important aspect that has led to the domination of the West in the years that have passed. Societies continue to advance differently throughout the globe and the West is threatened by the [...]

The revolutionary process that occurred in Latin America under the influence of social movements suitably cites the most significant approach of the collective action under the influence of various challenges.

He believed that the US was in danger if it would entangle itself in the foreign affairs of other nations particularly those from Europe. The convention of 1800 saw an end to all the treaties [...]

The thing is that he was a representative of people who was not afraid to express indignation towards inner and outer policy of the country.

Southern Command experienced minor redrawing of its boundaries with the creation of the Department of Homeland Security and with the implementation of the Panama Canal Treaties the US Southern Command headquarters was relocated to Miami, [...]

This prompted them to embrace the technical and industrial culture that was a preserve of the Europeans. It is noteworthy, that they encountered resistance from the Soviet nation, which also had interests in the region [...]

Fatma: Well, I am proud to be a Muslim woman in the society and have no issues with being in a hijab.

The separation and the segregation on an individual or group is what is based on the grounds of racism, and this has been well illustrated in the book the Ethics of Living Jim Crow where [...]

The topic of discussion of this paper is the National Organization of Women NOW that fights for the rights of women and variously protects them across the United States.

Anglicans however, had a major effect in the founding of public schools, which emphasized the teaching of Latin and Greek, and which were proposed to educate youth for future positions of occupational and social leadership [...]

The southern region, where I belong was composed of the blacks while the Northern was occupied by the Unionists, the whites.

John Brown was a martyr, his last effort to end slavery when he raided Harper's Ferry helped to shape the nation and change the history of slavery in America.

Apart from political control and helping Irish immigrant society, Tammany hall was a governance hall recognized especially when it took place in the elections that were held in the year 1854, which made Fernando Wood [...]

Being focused after realizing the need for setting up a food company and or business in the USA was a great boost to our way of life.

The main idea of the act lay in the idea of costs compensation by the income which would come thanks to the tax decrease: and the economy would gain from the fact that money would [...]

The American revolution in the last half of the 18th century was supposed to bring hope and a future for the country where everyone would live freely.

Very prominent in the lead to the movement was Carlos Munoz, who lead the movement in the Nineteen Sixties and gave the movement a broad political image that sank quickly into the lifestyle of Mexicans [...]

The life Matthias acts as a major example of forces that drive resistance to every progressive social and religious amendment that was happening in the society.

The author of the book reconsiders the role and place of Henry II in the history f England; along with positive activities which were undertaken by the king, the historian depicts disputable facts in the [...]

What the Latin Americans differ from the Native Americans is that they tent to treat their culture like something that is slowly slipping through their fingers, and they are trying to hold the rest of [...]

He was recognized not only as the commander in chief but also as one of the leaders who assisted in crafting the new constitution.

In spite of the fact that the peace treaties have been signed, it did not stop the warfare, as the territorial dissatisfactions of European leaders were heated by the political and diplomatic intrigues, as well [...]

Sovereignty and the need for America to be independent and decide the course of her destiny are easily the main motivating factors towards the authorship of this document.

He was named after his grandfather Abraham Lincoln, the one man that was popular for owning wide tracks of land and a great farmer of the time.

It is of importance to note that, the meaning of this passage in this chapter and page is to indicate precisely how authority should be practiced in civil society or a government in terms of [...]

Andrew Bacevich's book, The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism addresses the existing failures of our political machinery due to badly conceived notions of empire-building that have been prevalent since the end of [...]

This eventually led to the rationale and creation of the Declaration of Sentiments, a document that focused on the particular rights and equality for women and their economic freedoms.

Whereas we cannot point to one particular action as the real cause of the American Revolution, the war was ignited by the way Great Britain treated the thirteen united colonies in comparison to the treatment [...]

Prophet Muhammad always employed war, in order for him to achieve his goal in spreading Islamic faith, to the people who did not want to embrace the new faith of Islam.

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.

For them, the 19th century New York was compounded with numerous problems that were carried forward to the 20th century, that had greatly affected the residents of the city; therefore, the reformers together with professions [...]

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.

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 [...]

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.

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 [...]

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

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 [...]

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 [...]

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.

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.

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.

Evliya celebi is one of the most outstanding figures in the Ottoman Empire of the 17th century. In this respect the main work of Evliya The Book of Travels represents picaresque and exhaustive information on [...]

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

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 [...]

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