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“The Week the World Stood Still” by Sheldon Stern

Though, the discovery of the power of the atom and the creation of a weapon that explores it to make the destructive effect stronger had altered the approach to warfare radically and introduced the threat [...]
  • Subjects: World History
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1482

Chapter 14 of “Honor Killings” by Robert Kiener

In my view, "honor killings" are not restricted to one religion, but the majority of the incidents are reported in countries, which have the bulk of the population who are Muslim.
  • Subjects: Women Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 574

Mexican, Muslim, West Indian Black Americans’ Input

Thus, the main issue this immigrant group faces in the modern American society is the stigmatization of their low levels of education that resulted from low expectations of Mexicans entering the country on the part [...]
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 563

Latin American Independence Development

One of the most important reasons, which one is to keep in mind, in order to explain the principal difference between the periods of decolonization the North America and Latin American societies experienced is considered [...]
  • Subjects: Latin America
  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 2267

Racial Violence Against Asian Americans in the 1800s

The presence of Asian Americans became a racial threat to the social affairs of the Americans. In 1884, the supreme court of California solved the dispute defending the rights of the Asian couple by quoting [...]
  • Subjects: Racism in USA
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1117

Global Social and Cultural Trends Since 1960

The storyline comprises of the abduction of an Islamic religious leader by the US Military, which culminates in the targeting of New York City by terrorist groups.
  • Subjects: World History
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1469

President’s Day in the United States Then and Now

Today, however, more people are referring to the holiday as the President's Day, highlighting the fact that it honors not just George Washington, but also every person who has been the head of the United [...]
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 595

The Canadian Depression Causes

This ascent in their economy proceeded to the 1920s and depended on the fare of crude materials and sustenance to the USA and the British Empire.
  • Subjects: Canada
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1966

“Avengers of the New World” by Laurent Dubois

It is necessary to mention that the piece by Laurent Dubois titled "Avengers of the New World: The Story of the Haitian Revolution" is an outstanding work that needs to be studied.
  • Subjects: African American Studies
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1813

Islamic Conquest of Africa, India, and Spain

The comparison of similar and distinctive features of the Arab conquests will help to make a complete picture of the peculiarities of brutal Islamic invasions.
  • Subjects: Medieval History
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 677

Hatshepsut’s Life and Her Image in Pop Culture

To ensure the continuity of the kingdom, Thutmosis II married Hatshepsut. When Thutmosis II died, the legitimate heir of the throne, Thutmosis III, the son of Hatshepsut, was only 7 years.
  • Subjects: Historical Figures
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1651

Slave Trade’s Impact on the Black Experience

Discussing the topic of the slave trade and its impact on the development of the Black race has always been complicated since that period of global history was characterized by the unequal treatment of people [...]
  • Subjects: African American Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 579

European Colonization of the New World

The Spanish administration strained to limit the trade between the American colonies that belonged to them and Europe sternly to the flotilla of Spanish vessels.
  • Subjects: World History
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 866

Black Americans’ Antislavery Strategies

From escaping away from the plantations of their masters to filing lawsuits in the corridors of justice in the 19th Century, Black abolitionists in the US employed a collection of tools to fight for equality [...]
  • Subjects: American Abolitionists
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 2801

Dr. Martin Luther King’s Speech I Have a Dream

For example, at the beginning of the speech where he began by lamenting on the precarious justice system in the United States that was tilted against the Negros, he figuratively used the terms "promissory note," [...]
  • Subjects: Historical Figures
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 570

World Modern History: Wars Causes

Still, regardless the presence of various reasons of World War I, as well as total wars, it is possible to provide a general conclusion for the majority of wars that is the initiations of the [...]
  • Subjects: World History
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 606

Montezuma II and Hernando Cortez’s Methods of Rulership

THESIS: Analyzing personality of Hernando Cortez and Montezuma II, one can notice that some signs of Machiavelli's idea of the ruler are present in both historical persons; however, the use of power, violence and brute [...]
  • Subjects: Historical Figures
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 920

Holocaust vs. Japanese Colonial Era in Korea

The Holocaust in the history of Jewish people, as well as Japanese occupation in the history of Korean people, was one of the greatest tragedies.
  • Subjects: World History
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1113

History of Tents in Saudi Arabia

It is seated in a valley that is about eight kilometers away from Mecca, the Holy City and one of the main destinations for the pilgrims during the celebration of Hajj.
  • Subjects: World History
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 832

A History of the World in 100 Objects

The director of the British Museum has decided to address the specified issue and correct the mistake of disregarding the elements of culture that represent the evolution of the world.
  • Subjects: World History
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1929

Why Franklin Delano Roosevelt Was Most Popular Presidents?

His administration left a lasting mark on the history of the American people because of the way he handled the two largest threats to the world's stability namely the Second World War and the Great [...]
  • Subjects: American Ex-Presidents
  • Pages: 14
  • Words: 3785

The Speeches of Lyndon Johnson and Ronald Reagan

Johnson and Reagan used similar reasoning lines, emphasized the need to realize the dream of the Founding Fathers, and used strong arguments and language mean to persuade their audiences.
  • Subjects: American Ex-Presidents
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 620

The Age of Revolution in Latin America

Just like most authors who have adopted the theory of the Age of Revolution, Uribe-Uran uses this concept to bring out the history of Latin America in terms of political and colonial aspects.
  • Subjects: Latin America
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1763

Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site

This museum provides an opportunity to learn about Walker's life path and to explore her ideas; moreover, it makes people think about social injustice in the past and the present.
  • Subjects: Historical Figures
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1103

Hiroshima, Nagasaki and the Theory of Just War

The theory of Just War is meant to provide a philosophical framework, upon which the use of military force is justified. Was the use of the bomb a last resort?
  • Subjects: World History
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 652

Ancient Egypt vs. Ancient Greece

In this paper, the researcher seeks to investigate the extent to which Ancient Egypt became Greek and the extent to which it remained the same during and after the rule by Ancient Greece.
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  • Subjects: Ancient History
  • Pages: 14
  • Words: 3860

Reagan’s Era in “The Triumph of Conservatism” by Oakes

The relative rise of conservatism in the XX century United States began around 1950s, and continued through 1970s, at that time the movement was marked by the general diligence, as well as the beginning of [...]
  • Subjects: American Ex-Presidents
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 873

Race, Ethnicity and Crime in America

In the view of recent events, crime cannot be considered as a violation of laws that leads to the penalties of those who committed the crime.
  • Subjects: Racism in USA
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 776

Church Role in Witch Hunting

Despite the fact that a lot of research has been done on the history of witch prosecution and the part of the Church in it, it is still debatable whether its power exceeded the influence [...]
  • Subjects: Medieval History
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2266

Cultural Consequences of the US Slavery: 1620-1870

3 In the same way that the African had adopted the new language and devised their own language, the Whites began to be influenced by their style of talking and their speech began to be [...]
  • Subjects: African American Studies
  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 1551

Vietnam War and American Revolution Comparison

Consequently, the presence of these matters explains the linkage of the United States' war in Vietnam and the American Revolution to Mao's stages of the insurgency.
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 794

Japanese History During the Meiji Restoration

It is against this backdrop that this paper explores the Meiji restoration and also uses pictures and image arts to appreciate the differences in time and models that were dominant during the imperial rule.
  • Subjects: Asia
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1386

Trail of Tears: The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation

However, the primary advantage of the book is that it presents a different perspective and casts light on some facts of relationships between Native and White Americans that people, whether intentionally or not, tend to [...]
  • Subjects: African American Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 551

The Activities of Malcolm X

This desire elevated him to one of the highly influential African Americans in the long history of the United States and the black community in the country.
  • Subjects: Historical Figures
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1782

Authority from Ancient to Early Modern Times

The concept of authority can be described as the link between administrators who determine the main points of a particular policy and people who take full responsibility to follow and perform that policy in a [...]
  • Subjects: World History
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1167

The Tang Dynasty Era and Chinese Development

The epoch of the Tang Dynasty is traditionally considered as the period of the uttermost might of the country. The idea of the association of China and the nomads under the rule of the Tang [...]
  • Subjects: Asia
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1672

Red Scare and McCarthyism Consequences

These socio-political phenomena were caused by the birth of Communism and the Soviet Union, as well as by the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union.
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 851

Women’s Suffrage: The Nineteenth Amendment

The abolition movement, which dealt with the attempt to stop slavery, and the women's rights movement, which was meant to allow females to enter the political life of the country.
  • Subjects: Women Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 879

America’s Reconstruction Era

With the emancipation of four million African Americans, the problem of their education and training arose. Those were the black church, the black school, and the Freedmen's Bureau.
  • Subjects: African American Studies
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1097

History of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Things did not look too bright at the time: the condition of Japan after Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings; the divided Koreas; the beginning of the cold war between the Soviet Union and the U.
  • Subjects: World History
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1599

Why Should Catalonia Gain Independence from Spain?

Majority of the province's income and revenue sources come from the industry and services sector via textiles and other exports, and highly developed tourism that made Catalonia one of the most attractive destinations in Europe [...]
  • Subjects: Western Europe
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 2805

History of American Conceptions and Practices of Freedom

The government institutions and political regimes have been accused of allowing amarginalisation' to excel in the acquisition and roles assigned to the citizens of the US on the basis of social identities.
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2243

The Maasai and Bushmen of Africa

The Busmen and the Maasai are two communities that are found in Africa and they inhabit the Eastern and Southern regions of the African continent, respectively.
  • Subjects: World History
  • Pages: 11
  • Words: 3208

Common Leaders in History

The visionary nature of these three leaders is shown to be responsible for the stability of their kingdoms and the fact that their legacies are part of modern systems Hammurabi is an ancient Babylonian ruler [...]
  • Subjects: Historical Figures
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1476

Scandinavian Expansion in the Viking Age

However, the lack of unity was problematic, and it is possible to state that they did not have a common goal most of the time.
  • Subjects: Medieval History
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1386

American Great Depression and New Deal Reforms

What is definitely certain is that many factors like the shifting of the economy, unstable credit and financial system, poor government decisions, and the fact that the international economy was still recovering from ruinous effects [...]
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 584

Lewis and Clark Expedition and Its Consequences

While it is clear that the political and economic achievements were made both on long-term and short-term basis, the social impact of the European American entry into the native west is largely arguable, especially due [...]
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1151

American Imperialism and Global Identity

The entry of America into imperialism was orchestrated through the military and economic approach. This implies that imperialism was a remedy for the lawlessness happening around the world.
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 614

Western Relations with China in the 1500-1900s

The period between the 1500s and the 1900s was signified by the intense relations between China and the Western. As China warmed up to the West during the 1900s, economics remained the key point of [...]
  • Subjects: Asia
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 947

The Stamp Act Resolutions and Declaratory Act

The act dissatisfied the settlers, leading to resolutions, which reflected the personal and political interests of the colonists towards the management of local affairs during the preceding century.
  • Subjects: American Revolution Period
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 830

American Empire in the 18th Century

The American constitution is a reflection of innovative opinions that were grounded on the respect of human rights as the shaping of democracy and government by the multitude, and the partition of power.
  • Subjects: American Revolution Period
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1650

Money Evolution in Ancient Times and Nowadays

In the means to defining what money is, most of the scholars from the psychological and physiological field have come up with the theoretical aspects of money and the ways it influences the economic growth [...]
  • Subjects: World History
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1135

Women’s Participation in African National Congress

Their extensive participation in fueling resistance in urban centers contributed to the formation of ANC Women's League. According to her: "ANC Women's League played a significant role in representing the interests of the majority of [...]
  • Subjects: Women Studies
  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 2484

Qianlong’s Rejection of Macartney’s Request

For some people the objection by Macartney to kneel before the Emperor's subordinates was the reason for the rejection of the King's request, while to others the traditions of the Chinese people did not play [...]
  • Subjects: Asia
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1101

Native Americans in the US of the 19-20th Centuries

In the beginning of the twentieth century, the number of the Native Americans in the United States was approximately 25,000. The political problem that the Native Americans faced was the issue of land.
  • Subjects: Native Americans History
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 800

South Asian Regions, States, and Empires

However, some of the most dominant empires in the region included the Mughal Empire, the British Empire, and the informal empire of the British East India Company.
  • Subjects: Asia
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1655

Barack Obama and Race Impact on American Politics

A detailed explanation of this last statement from a deeper perspective helps in determining how race impacts the views of voters and people of American society and how Obama directed and structured his campaign to [...]
  • Subjects: American Ex-Presidents
  • Pages: 15
  • Words: 4118

Medgar Wiley Evers in the Civil Rights Movement

Following the rejection of his application to study at the University of Mississippi, NAACP hired him as a field secretary to Jackson that was to the Deep South in recognition of his effort and contribution [...]
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  • Subjects: Civil Rights Activists
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1166

Anglo-American Relations, Freedom and Nationalism

Thus, in his reflection on the nature of the interrelations between two powerful empires, which arose at the end of the 19th century, the writer argues that the striving of the British Empire and the [...]
  • Subjects: World History
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 858

Festival of Britain, Its History and Success

The rationale behind it was to point to the reconstruction of London and the incorporation of futuristic buildings in the architecture of the city.
  • Subjects: Western Europe
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1368

Western Dominance Decline in World History

The Western civilization has clearly left a mark on the evolution of the humankind, spawning the changes of a tremendous scale in all domains of life, including the cultural, the political, the economic, and the [...]
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  • Subjects: World History
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 636

Ruling America: Wealth and Power in a Democracy

The American Revolution changed into a fighting area amongst two dominant and strengthening armies: the escalating superiority and the control and privilege of extraneous frontrunners, and the emerging equivalence, especially of the "middling sort", which [...]
  • Subjects: American Revolution Period
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 839

Dilemmas of Ruling Elites in Revolutionary America

The American Revolution evolved into a combat zone among two influential, intensifying forces: the mounting exclusiveness and sense of prerogative of foreign leaders, and the incipient equality, particularly of the "middling sort" that was just [...]
  • Subjects: American Revolution Period
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1123

Money Evolution in the 21st Century and Before

The history of the world cannot be described effectively without identifying the function of money. Money has been used to measure the value of resources and financial markets.
  • Subjects: World History
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1127

“The Feminine Mystique” by Betty Friedan

Single and widowed women under the age of fifty years were always looking for a man to complete their image. The 1960s women were even treated as equal to their husbands, a privilege that their [...]
  • Subjects: Women Studies
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 2003

American South vs. North States in the 19th Century

The convergences in the perspectives on the evolution and development of states contributed to the increased number of differences between regions within the United States.
  • Subjects: American Civil War
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 881

British Industrial Revolution and Social Changes

In this paper, a variety of aspects and contributing factors of the evolution will be discussed including putting-out system, the three unique sets of Britain's advantages that stimulated the process of industrialization, the support of [...]
  • Subjects: Western Europe
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1143

Thomas Jefferson’s First Inaugural Address

The election of Thomas Jefferson served as a pivotal point in the contemporary history of the world. Jefferson did not completely dismiss the virtues and strengths of a federal government, which was later proven during [...]
  • Subjects: American Ex-Presidents
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 554

Japan’s Expansion and Place in the World

The initial victories in regards to the modernization era of 1868 made it possible for Japan's leaders to become bold in their assertions of Japan's position in the world.
  • Subjects: Asia
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 476

Meiji and Economic Miracle in Japan

The nationalization of the education and the shift of power from individuals to the parliament were of particular importance to the democratization of Japan.
  • Subjects: Asia
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 560

African and Asian Independence and Postcolonial Time

Apart from a similar enemy, it is possible to draw a number of parallels between the struggle for independence of the "new nations" in the two Americas in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and that [...]
  • Subjects: World History
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 856

Communism and Its Worldwide Impact

The idea was to redistribute the wealth of the upper class among the poorer cohort of the population in order to achieve this equality, but it was also vital to communism that all manufacturing be [...]
  • Subjects: World History
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 847

History in Marx’s Manifesto of the Communist Party

The Manifesto of the Communist Party is a powerful source of information about the most crucial force in history that is the attention to social and personal interests, the peculiarities of the bourgeoisie with its [...]
  • Subjects: World History
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 877

Miꞌkmaq Culture and Its Changes Throughout History

They had to fight in order to gain control of the locals and to achieve their aim. The quantity of Trade between the indigenous Micmac and the settlers could not easily be estimated.
  • Subjects: Native Americans History
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 853

“The Crusades: A Timewatch Guide” Documentary

Due to the changed realities of the modern world, the images of the crusades' savagery and manslaughter are persistent. The documentaries of the past used to link the crusades to the colonial politics of the [...]
  • Subjects: Medieval History
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 816

Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Presidential Era

Roosevelt was the 32nd president of the United States of America. Roosevelt was involved in reviving the economy and the recover started immediately he was sworn in as the president of the United States.
  • Subjects: American Ex-Presidents
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 674

George Washington’s Leadership Style and Character

From an in-depth analysis of his presidency and leadership the three events, it is worth noting that Washington was a visionary leader and a skilful individual whose patriotism, courage and dedication to the people and [...]
  • Subjects: American Ex-Presidents
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 805

European Age of Exploration and Conquest

The Christians and Muslims anti-religious wars and crusades of the tenth and twelfth centuries exposed Europe to the trade of spies and a number of luxury goods from Asia.
  • Subjects: World History
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 933

Europe and Orientalism by Edward Said

In his arguments, Edward Said claims that the Europeans categorized the world into two divisions; the Occidents and the Orientals, in other words, they were referring to a world of the civilized and the primitive.
  • Subjects: World History
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1648

Nelson Mandela’s Biography and Influence

Mandela displayed humility in various ways in his fight for the liberation of the Black people in South Africa. His persistence in the fight for freedom is an indication that he is a strong willed [...]
  • Subjects: Historical Figures
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 509

The Gilded Age by Mark Twain and Charles Warner

Such events as monopolization of oil industry by Rockefeller and steel industry by Carnegie and the concentration of enormous wealth in the hands of several people illustrate the spirit of acquisition of the Gilded Age [...]
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 660

Money History, Ethical and Social Standarts

These moral preconditions of the emergence of money, the social conventions that regulate and control it, and the evolvement of its status in the present-day world can be regarded as the most significant events in [...]
  • Subjects: World History
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1374

American Race Culture in Historical Aspects

America has come a long way to achieve the establishment of racial equality for black people: from the beginning of slavery in the 17th century, Civil War and Jim Crow era, to the Civil Rights [...]
  • Subjects: Racism in USA
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2297

UK Aristocracy and Politics in the 19th Century

However, the article also presents the darker side of the federal government's involvement in the mortgage industry, citing the discriminatory practices that existed between the 1940s and 1960s.
  • Subjects: Western Europe
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 610

Taos Pueblo in Native American Culture and History

This practice has been embraced to support the traditional values and aspects of such structures. Such values have therefore been used to define the social aspects of many native groups.
  • Subjects: Native Americans History
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1098

North American Colonization Process in Retrospect

By considering the ideas and principles that it was founded on, the American society will be able to address some of its most complicated ethnic and racial issues successfully.
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 661

Native Americans and Colonists’ Conflict

It is also paramount to understand the fact that Native Americans did not know the meaning of the concept of a nation, and it was one of their weaknesses during the conflict.
  • Subjects: Native Americans History
  • Pages: 14
  • Words: 3833