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Nationalistic Traditions Fueled Nazi Influence

This discussion analyzes the influence of Volkish thought in the shaping of Nazi policies beginning with a historical definition of the term 'Volk' and the reasons for its integration into German society of the 1800's.
  • Subjects: Western Europe
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1912

The Chivington Massacre & Custer’s Last Stand

The Sand Creek Massacre was the chief cause of the hostile stance of the Indians {especially the Cheyennes} that led to the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
  • Subjects: Native Americans History
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 1058

Spanish-American War: The Price of Freedom

He was also the only person in the history of the United States to have attained the rank of Admiral of the Navy, the most senior rank in the United States Navy.
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 970

History: Monarchs of the Eighteenth Century

The absolutism that characterized the seventeenth and the eighteenth century was largely necessitated by the upheavals of the sixteenth centuries and the tragedies that were to follow.
  • Subjects: World History
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 595

Barack Obama: The First Black President Ever

His contribution to debates in the Congress and the introduction of very trivial bills shows that he has a knack for democracy and he holds the wishes of the ordinary American citizen deep in his [...]
  • Subjects: American Ex-Presidents
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 1050

Bill Clinton’s Accomplishments as President

Besides the record-high surpluses and the record-low poverty rates, the economy could boast the longest economic expansion in history; the lowest unemployment since the early 1970s; and the lowest poverty rates for single mothers, black [...]
  • Subjects: American Ex-Presidents
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 4505

Latin America’s Revolutionary Movements

The results of the revolutions were creation of many independent countries in the Latin American Region. The changes and transformations that were brought about by the global trade contributed greatly to the revolutions in Latin [...]
  • Subjects: Latin America
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 520

Civil War Effect on American Industrialization

The "Beard-Hacker Thesis" had become the most widely accepted interpretation of the economic impact of the Civil War which believed that the impact of the war on American industrialization was profound.
  • Subjects: American Civil War
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1484

Western Civilization: The First Crusade

Western civilization has its roots in three distinct traditions, these are Christian religion Classical culture of Rome and Greece Modern Era Enlightenment Greece contributed the idea of Liberty, and republic, while Rome contributed the idea [...]
  • Subjects: Western Europe
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1021

The United States and the Middle East Since 1945

Another factor contribution to the war relations between US and Israel was that Israel developed nuclear weapons which could make it a strategic American partner in the Middle East.
  • Subjects: Racism in USA
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1973

History. “New Worlds for All” Book by Calloway

As European settlements displaced the aboriginal occupants of the continent, and "civilization" after a fashion pushed back the "wilderness," Indians came to reside as much in the imaginations of Americans living east of the Mississippi [...]
  • Subjects: Native Americans History
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1230

Walter Gropius’ Ideas of the Bauhaus

The purpose of this paper is to explain Walter Gropius' ideas of the Bauhaus, to discuss the influence of Gropius and Mies van der Rohe in the United States and to define what is the [...]
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 322

The United States From the World War II to the 1990s

From the economic boom enjoyed in the 1950s, to the rise of civil rights movement in the 1960s, to the concern about the Vietnam War in 1970s, to the end of the Cold War in [...]
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 2402

Loretta Perfectus Walsh: First Female Chief in the Navy

According to Mosteller, born in 1896, Walsh worked at the recruiting station, when, on March 17, 1917, she was offered to join American Navy, becoming the first female to enlist in the Naval Reserve.
  • Subjects: Women Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 126

Colonial Period: Historical Overview

Cooperation classified the Whig from the Roundhead, the man who thrived from the man who was unsuccessful, the man who was the educator of politics to the civilized world.
  • Subjects: World History
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1336

Abolitionists: Historic Landmarks of Black America

Abolitionists were part of a political movement of abolitionism that existed between the 18th and 19th centuries and sought to make slavery illegal in the United States and the British West Indies.
  • Subjects: American Abolitionists
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 783

Women’s Rights Movement in the 19th Century

In this paper, the peculiarities of women's suffrage, its political and social background, and further reactions will be discussed to clarify the worth and impact of the chosen event.
  • Subjects: Women Studies
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1652

History. Women in the Workplace

The Industrial Revolution and the corresponding demographic changes, especially the overall decrease in birth rate, created the conditions for the potential inclusion of women into the public economy.
  • Subjects: Women Studies
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2305

Becoming Los Angeles. American West Experiences

It refers to the fact that various groups of people have contributed to the emergence and development of Los Angeles, and this exhibit shows how it all happened.
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1175

The Role of Ideology in the Cold War

The Cold War was a significant period for the history of the United States, the Soviet Union, and the Eastern Bloc, as well as other countries.
  • Subjects: World History
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2015

Thirteenth Amendment as the Culmination of Emancipation

The popular belief within the general public is that the abolition of slavery in the United States was the result of the adoption of the Emancipation Proclamation and then the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution.
  • Subjects: American Civil War
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1475

Strategic Levels of the Special Forces against the Taliban

The analyzed document is devoted to the operations of the US Army in Afghanistan, the leading causes for the emergence of the need for military intervention, strategy, and description of the opposing forces, their intents, [...]
  • Subjects: World History
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 570

The Right-Wing Populism in Europe

The main factor in the promotion of right-wing radical parties is foreign cultural migration and the creation of closed communities of immigrants that are not amenable to cultural and social adaptation in host societies.
  • Subjects: Western Europe
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 891

Borderland and Its Features in the United States

The concepts of frontier and manifest identity played a critical role in shaping the outlook of the Anglo-American population. The second one, in turn, signified the desire of Anglo-Americans to "civilize" the lands in question [...]
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 557

Chicago School of Architecture

In history, art, and architecture, the established definition of the Chicago School is used as a generalized term that characterizes the architectural phenomenon of the late 19th century, which greatly influenced the formation of modern [...]
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 318

The Million Man March

Thus, two of the most attended demonstrations, the Million Man March and the March on Washington, play a crucial role in determining the current standing of many citizens.
  • Subjects: World History
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 398

Dred Scott v. John F.A. Sandford

One of the significant issues that the American public tried to solve was slavery this problem was one of the dividing factors for the country's citizens.
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 305

Theories of State Formation

The emergence of the state and the constantly renewing need for its existence were, first of all, a consequence of the self-development of society, which has its internal mechanisms and requires a coordinated directing influence [...]
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 582

Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee

Youth played a central and critical role in the organization and engagement of the Civil Rights Movement, basing their activism on the examples and groundwork established by adults, but often acting collectively and establishing independent [...]
  • Subjects: Civil Rights Activists
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1947

The President’s Czars: Undermining Congress and the Constitution

Rozell "The President's Czars: Undermining Congress and the Constitution," which elaborates a comprehensive definition of a czar, offers a history of the phenomenon, and provides analysis of the matter. The major part of the book [...]
  • Subjects: American Ex-Presidents
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1527

Reformation Period in Switzerland

In the case of Zwingli, who had the power of the city council of Zurich and other cities in Switzerland, the discontent of the Catholic church took the form of military actions between the two [...]
  • Subjects: Western Europe
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1188

The History of Revolution in China 1919-1949

Moreover, people's disagreement with the former Chinese government and the tensions between Kuomintang, Japanese forces, and the Communist Party of China also contributed to Mao's political career.
  • Subjects: Asia
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1191

What Is a Successful President?

In order to govern efficiently and promote policy for the betterment of the country and its residents, a president must not only follow a specific political ideological agenda but rather display empathy, open-mindedness, integrity, and [...]
  • Subjects: American Ex-Presidents
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1702

Legacies of the Renaissance and Reformation

The exceptional volume of the innovations introduced to the life of people and the developmental power it had on the country appears to trace the connections of those changes in the 21st century.
  • Subjects: Western Europe
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1204

Development of Press Printin

The introduction of the printing press, encouraging literacy, is one of the main motors of the rise of the West during the sixteenth century.
  • Subjects: World History
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1134

Discovering Reformation in England

The dislocation towards the government of the papal curia and the rule of the clergy were manifested in parliament yet were restrained by the royal authority, which wanted to remain in union with the church.
  • Subjects: Medieval History
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1124

The Golden and Mystical 1950s

The automobile became symbolic of the suburban lifestyle, and with so many families transitioning into such areas, the automobile sales increased tremendously.
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 608

Dr. James Barry: His Life and Outstanding Work

In her time, Victorian society prevented women from acquiring formal education and practicing medicine; thus, Barry adopted a male persona throughout her career, a strategy that enabled her to rise to the rank of Inspector [...]
  • Subjects: Historical Figures
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 2843

Japan’s Imperial Expansion

One of the primary outcomes of the war was the fact that it was the first victory of an Asian state over a western state in the modern times.
  • Subjects: Asia
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2214

Modern Falsification of History

The first pieces of evidence supporting the assumption about the Negro origin of the Ancient Egyptian civilization are the old ethnographic descriptions of the North African regions and peoples.
  • Subjects: World History
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 851

Impact of Edison and Tesla on America

As Martin remarks, Edison and Tesla laid the foundations of the entire electrification system and, working in the USA, contributed significantly to the development of the technological base of the country. Edison and Tesla had [...]
  • Subjects: World History
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 355

Philosophic and Cultural Timeline of Ancient Times

The political alliances also had a positive impact on the development of trade in the region, with the particular empowerment of Athens in the middle of the 5th-century B.C.E.
  • Subjects: Ancient History
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1100

Revolution and the Power of Ideas

This determines the relevance of questions of the theory of revolution for understanding the social processes of today, determines the special significance of these issues in the modern ideological struggle.
  • Subjects: World History
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1764

The Mythic West and American Consciousness

Nevertheless, the idealized form of the western retained some of its popularity, and some of the codifying works in the category as well as films that display the popularity of the theme come from the [...]
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 966

Dominant World Powers in 1885-1918

The end of the nineteenth century was characterised by a rapid development of economies, due to industrialisation and urbanisation of countries.
  • Subjects: World History
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 680

American Southwest: The Great Pueblo Revolt of 1680

3 In this paper, the causes, development, and outcomes of the revolution will be discussed to prove the worth of this event in the history of Pueblo people, as well as in the history of [...]
  • Subjects: Native Americans History
  • Pages: 12
  • Words: 3377

The Political Rise of Ronald Reagan

In the early 1980s, the CIA began arms shipment to the mujahidin in Afghanistan in order to maintain resistance through guerilla war against the Soviet Union.
  • Subjects: American Ex-Presidents
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 853

The 1970s: Prelude to Conservatism

The misery index was a combined total of inflation and unemployment rates which was beleaguering the US economy in the 1970s.
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 856

Frankincense and Its Historical Development

The Egyptians often mixed incense with oil of brown frankincense and rubbed the mixture to relieve pain in the extremities, and also included incense in rejuvenating masks. In China, incense was used in the treatment [...]
  • Subjects: World History
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 589

Myrrh Plant and Its Historical Development

The Periplus explains "the name myrrhs is from the Hebrew and Arabic mur, meaning bitter". Tinctures and extracts of myrrh are used to normalize the work of the gastrointestinal tract.
  • Subjects: World History
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 563

Ancient History of Babylon and Mohenjo-Daro Cities

The importance of water for Babylonian infrastructure, thus, became leading, influencing the lives of peasants through the necessity of irrigation and the lives of city-dwellers through the integration of water canals into the city's infrastructure.
  • Subjects: Ancient History
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1216

Flat Earth: The History of an Infamous Idea by Garwood

2 In this part of the book, Garwood attempts to display how people treated beliefs about a flat Earth before the influence of technology and progress, and bases the changes in people's views on their [...]
  • Subjects: World History
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1415

Sweatshop Warriors Fighting Against Oppression

The analysis will aim to answer several questions regarding the gains from the book from a historian's perspective, the events on which the work shed light, the point of view on the events, the accuracy [...]
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1471

“Black Power” in the Civil Rights Movement

They wanted to reform the system to ensure a more democratic and actively participating society in the decision-making process of governance for the country.
  • Subjects: African American Studies
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1301

Protests, Crisis, and Counterculture

In fact, the changed strategies of the identified activist were caused by the resistance of the government and White people to legalize the rights of African-Americans " n.d)..
  • Subjects: African American Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 656

Johnson’s Presidency and Vietnam

After Kennedy's death, Johnson used his memory as a strategy to evoke sympathy and gain support for a number of domestic social legislation such as the New Frontier that Kennedy had been unable to pass.
  • Subjects: American Ex-Presidents
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 585

Early Chinese Laborers: The Canadian Experience

In the current exploration, how early Chinese laborers were depicted in the literature of Chinese Canadian authors is expected to shed light on the issues of that time and further the understanding of the challenges [...]
  • Subjects: Asia
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2262

The Enlightenment: Giving Start to Equality

The ideas inherent to the philosophy of the Enlightenment changed the course of history and gave rise to the French Revolution and the start of the Constitution of the United States, human rights, and the [...]
  • Subjects: World History
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1971

Native Peoples of the American Southwest

Many of the differences can be attributed to the vast size of the continent where they live relative to the size of the population.
  • Subjects: Native Americans History
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 865

Vladimir Lenin: Individual vs. Circumstance

Vladimir Lenin is one of the defining figures in history since he stood at the head of one of the most crucial revolutions in the world and laid the foundation for one of the most [...]
  • Subjects: Historical Figures
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1109

“Galveston: A History and a Guide” by D. McComb

3 Still, the history of the city demonstrates that political leaders were more oriented to Galveston's expansion and growth as a powerful port in the region, and the structure of the municipality was changed to [...]
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1398

Roman Colosseum in Ancient European History

The monument received the name Colosseum in the Middle Ages from the distorted Latin word "colosseum", while in Imperial Rome, it was called the Flavian amphitheater in honor of the imperial dynasty.
  • Subjects: Ancient History
  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 2537

Liberty Challenged in the 19th-Century America

One of the most important impacts of the issue of slavery was that it showed the inefficiency of the American government, ultimately leading to the Civil War.
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 862

American History: The Legacy of the 1960s

The focus on liberation and the reinforcement of the traditionally democratic values resonated with a range of American citizens, causing American society to experience a gradual change in values.
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 557

American History vs. Donald Trump

In this paper, the evidence of the positive and negative impacts of the things that Trump has done for the American nation will be discussed.
  • Subjects: American Ex-Presidents
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 645

Equal Rights Amendment and Its Implications

The Equal Rights Amendment, as the cornerstone of American democracy and one of the crucial legal regulations that were created to introduce American society to the principles of equality, also implied significant changes to the [...]
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 562

Watergate Scandal and Its Historical Significance

The process and legitimacy of information disclosure have become contentious subjects in the American legislation, with the Watergate scandal implying that greater levels of transparency would be beneficial for American citizens and the U.S.government.
  • Subjects: American Ex-Presidents
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 577

Japanese Americans’ History in the United States

Since the beginning of the era of mass manufacturing, the USA became the embodiment of progress and innovation. The residents of Asian countries immigrated to the United States because they needed workplaces and believed that [...]
  • Subjects: Racism in USA
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 572

History: The Modernization of Asia

The perception of the emperor decided the population's loyalty to the current government and their course of action in reimagining it.
  • Subjects: Asia
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1222

Late Middle Ages as a Stage in Social Development

Finally, the unity of the Catholic church was significantly damaged by the Western Schism that forced its split and emergence of serious religious debates about the nature of faith, rituals, and the role of the [...]
  • Subjects: Medieval History
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1195

Challenge from the West in the 19th-Century Asia

The first Opium War between Britain and China in 1839 became one of the central factors that predetermined the further evolution of the region, Chinas relations with the British Empire, and the nature of policies [...]
  • Subjects: Asia
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1145

The United States in the 1990s

The state of relevant tranquility that could be observed in the American socioeconomic and sociopolitical environment was the direct effect of the measures taken in the 1980s.
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 306

USSR’s Missiles on Cuba: Protection or Provocation

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the reasons why the USSR decided to place missiles on Cuba causing the Caribbean crisis of 1962, the time when the world was the closest to the [...]
  • Subjects: World History
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 829

The First Saudi Kingdom and Its History

The birth of Saudi statehood in the central region of the Arabian Peninsula, Nejde, was the result of an agreement to strengthen the power of the new kingdom.
  • Subjects: World History
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1405

Clinton’s Plan and Obamacare: Healthcare Policy

In September 1993, the president gave a major speech on health care in the US Congress, where he introduced the parts of the healthcare reform, including a mandate for employers, which forced them to cover [...]
  • Subjects: American Ex-Presidents
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 594

Post-9/11 Era and the Attitudes Toward Muslim Americans

According to Flanagin's account of the relationships between Muslim Americans and the rest of the U.S.population, the victimization of Muslim Americans is comparable to that one of German Americans after WWI, although it may not [...]
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 568

Imperialist Global Order After World War I

Thus, the general trend of the after-war years was the dismantling of multiethnic empires and the establishment of new nation-states. However, World War I also created new challenges to the existing hierarchies of wealth and [...]
  • Subjects: World History
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 830

America’s Moon Landing Program and Its Significance

Thus, it is fully explainable why America decided to embark on the Lunar mission: this country needed to show to the whole world that it was still ahead of the USSR, in the technological and [...]
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1119

The History of Black Enslavement

The year 1942, when Christopher Columbus discovered America, became the beginning of two significant phenomena: the origination of the U.S.and the establishment of slavery.
  • Subjects: African American Studies
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1488

War and 20th Century in Europe and Asia

Firstly, imperialism had negative impacts since it destroyed the cultural practices of the people and exploiting the available natural resources. Imperialism opened this continent to new ideas and encouraged the people to engage in international [...]
  • Subjects: Asia
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1153

The Watergate Scandal: Primary Sources

The second primary source that can be used for the investigation of the case is the typescript of a recording of a meeting between the President and H.R.
  • Subjects: American Ex-Presidents
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 332

The Rise and Fall of Detroit

Detroit is the largest city of the Michigan state in the U.S.and twenty-third most populated in the whole country. It has the thirteenth largest economy in the United States, one of the major ports, and [...]
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 624

The History of Colonial Period and the Puritans

This active settlement by Puritans influenced the developing history of the United States of America, with the aftereffects of the Puritan history of the country being felt even nowadays.
  • Subjects: World History
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 506

The Ottoman and Safavid Empires: Comparison

However, because of the difference in which European influence that the OE and SE experienced, the two states started evolving in different ways, one shaping its traditions significantly and the other balancing between the promotion [...]
  • Subjects: World History
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 637

Genocide in Eastern Turkey

An example of such events is the genocide and deportation of Armenians from the Ottoman Empire, since it ended in the numerous deaths; however, it was a victory for some people and a disaster for [...]
  • Subjects: World History
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1110

Was the Lewis and Clark Expedition Successful?

The same refers to the Lewis and Clark Expedition of the early 19th century. In addition to that, it is necessary to comment on the environmental impact of the mission.
  • Subjects: Native Americans History
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 847

Wu Zetian and Hatshepsut, Ancient Female Rulers

The Pharaoh Hatshepsut was born in 1507 BC and was the fifth Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. She ascended the throne in 1478, as the daughter of Thutmose I, and a wife of [...]
  • Subjects: Ancient History
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 856

The History of U.S. Declaration of Independence

On July 4, 1776, in Philadelphia, the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America from Great Britain and its Crown.
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 399

The Chinese Exclusion Act in History

The purpose of the Chinese Exclusion Act was to make it more difficult for Chinese workers to come to the United States.
  • Subjects: Racism in USA
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 341