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John Glenn's trip to space in the Friendship 7 capsule in 1962 was a major accomplishment for the American space program.

This was the victory that prepared the way for her to become the first woman to fill a post of prime minister in England in 1979.

It was rather hard to implement the Reconstruction, as the Congress and presidents had different views on the situation and saw different ways of reaching the goal.

The failure of Reconstruction and the implementation of the racial segregation threw the Afro-Americans into a difficult dilemma. Booker Washington was a prominent figure of the Post-Reconstruction Era and the leader of the Afro-American community.

This paper shows that this trial was significant to America's social, political and economic development because it described the relation between the church and the state.

It is possible to single out a number of persons who can be regarded as symbols of the Progressive Era, symbols that contributed into development of particular areas in the US society.

The arrival of Europeans changed the lives of the indigenous population through many ways; for example, there was a massive decline in the population of the indigenous people due to numerous European diseases that they [...]

That is why, the history of America is always connected with this issue and the works, which study it, have a great number of pages devoted to the analysis of slavery, its roots and its [...]

During the summer, Batista sent troops to the mountains to flush out and eliminate the rebels. At the end of the year, Fidel sent Guevara and Cienfuegos to the plains and divided his army.

In support of Tsang's statement, the paper will describe the events and show how the outcome led to the realization of social, economic, and political democracy in China.

During the turn of the eighteenth century, the United States was arguably the best place to migrate to in the whole world.

The industries grew steadily from the 2nd century AD to the 19th century in which the iron industry became an activity for the robber barons and the captains of industry.

Industrialization that occurred in the USA in the 19th-20th centuries changed the face of the country. At the same time, development of business, unfair practices of entrepreneurs and various deadly accidents led to creation of [...]

The intended audience of the article includes historians and scholars interested in this subject, ideological sympathizers of the author, and the students of History Departments willing to study the inside of Communist moods and movements [...]

The Abbasid period is often described as the Golden Age of Learning in the history of the Islamic world. Apart from that, much attention should be paid to the spread of philosophical ideas and creation [...]

She wants to emphasize the idea that the social status of her family was achieved through hard labor. This person also believes that not all of the protestors were criminals.

The population bordering the Roman Empire included "the Irish and Picts of the British Isles, the highly civilized Persians on the Syrian Frontier, the Berbers of North Africa, Asiatic nomads like the Sarmatians, and many [...]

The author examines the views of the consensus historians and the attitudes of the anti-federalists towards the idea of American democracy.

However, the US opposed the idea of spheres of influence in 1899 and advocated the open market system, where every Western power had the right to the Chinese market.

While orienting to gaining the material resources and economic benefits and to stating the position of the superpower in the world, it is possible to shift the attention from the moral norms to the economic [...]

The rank of the party hosting the ceremony was established based on the quantity of the gifts they gave away; the more the gifts the host gave, the higher his rank in the Native Canadian [...]

After taking into consideration the various pros and cons of the theories that were presented, it was decided that the best possible theory to explain why the Tomb of Shi Huangdi was created was due [...]

Another of the flaws inherent in the 14 points was the fact that they were inherently dependent on the negotiating power of Wilson.

The very persona of General McClellan is often viewed as controversial due to his infamous retreat in the course of the Peninsula Campaign and his role in the Civil War; however, he still should be [...]

The country's economy has experienced massive growth in the last two decades, making it the second largest in the world after the economy of the United States.

The film entitled Lincoln and the documentary entitled The Civil War are useful teaching tools to help a new generation of students and historians understand the significance and impact of the U.S.

General Jean Francois Carteaux led the first phase of the siege with the assistance of the "Carmagnoles" army troops. On the other hand, General Jean Francois Cornu de La Poype led the Alpine Maritime Army [...]

Some said that religion is in the way of the medicine and stops it from evolving and changing while others stated that medicine undermines the sanctity of human life and goes against the natural way [...]

This assertion and this type of interpretation did not spring out of anything; it came from the point of view of victorious leaders driven by the desperate need to conquer the West. They were the [...]

Even if I had the opportunity to participate in higher education, I could not have managed to take advantage of it since it was expensive, and I would have nothing to eat after school.

The Dutch Revolt was an uprising that pitted the Protestant northern areas of the Netherlands against the Roman Catholic southern areas of this region in the 16th century.

Improvements in the production of goods through changes in forms of labor were the first notable drivers of the Market Revolution.

In the 15th century, the Ottoman Empire controlled many parts of North Africa and the interior remote areas were not affected by the relentless efforts of the Portuguese to control the Atlantic coast.

The leading opinion on the matter suggests that the true reasons for the collapse of the state include both internal and external factors; brought together into a system, they have served to destroy the once [...]

According to Pye, "the turmoil of Cultural Revolution in China and the subsequent crisis of legitimacy...have been central features of traditional Chinese political culture".

The biggest problem is that many believed that it cannot be contagious because of religious reasons, and it has led to numerous casualties. However, the issue is that it was not possible to control the [...]

The greatness of General MacArthur was later to be reiterated by the protests that followed his recall from the United States military.

The Squad's mission is to reconnoiter the location of the enemy during the night before the battle and prevent the possible unexpected attack of the enemy by enhancing the Principles of War.

The government of the day developed policies that would result in the segregation of the aboriginals due to the pressure from its citizens. The Metis and the Inuit are the groups of the Aboriginals that [...]

Following the collapse of the Soviet Union and the subsequent economic slump during the start of the 1990s, Russia experienced an unparalleled rise in socio-economic inequality and poverty.

It should be pointed out that the way the United States viewed the implementation of the new political system, and the changing of the economic environment in Asia was polar to the approaches Great Britain [...]

The main thesis of the book is that the United States used to reconstruction period to transform Japan from an imperialistic aggressor to a cooperative partner. The author explores the major evils that affected Japan [...]

The poor man's expectations never saw the light of the day as the new leader's brutality surpassed that of his predecessors.

Finally, the army leader had to bring the army back, an indication that he had succeeded in defeating the enemy and therefore the presence of the army in the battle field was no longer needed.

The Ottoman Empire experienced some changes in the government and its way of administration which was, in fact one of the major reasons for the decline of the empire.

The general state of the economy was subject to criticism by a balanced budget and discipline in spending by the central government.

In the end, democracy becomes just another way of imposing the will of the few upon the many thus implying that governments claiming to be governments of the people are really fiction.

The Peloponnesian War saw the introduction of a number of technologies in the war field, with the battlefield being revolutionized. The book by Thucydides on 'The Peloponnesian War' is a significant representation of the events [...]

This research paper critically analyses the life of Hitler as the president of Germany and the extent he went to conquer the whole world which he sought to do.

The unique nature of the United States traces its history to the formation of political institutions between 1776 and 1789, the American Revolution between 1776 and 1783 and the declaration of independence in 1776. Additionally, [...]

In March 2011, the citizens of Syria and some of the government officials began a call for both economic and social change in the administration of the ruling regime.

During the Han Empire, the Chinese society was portrayed as one of the most creative and innovative, especially in terms of the works of art.

According to the readings assigned, the term feminist could be used to refer to people who fought for the rights of women.

At the same time, however, there is a certain rationale in believing that the reason why today's China is considered nothing short of a world's major superpower, is that in 1989, the Chinese government had [...]

The Irish protestant encompassed less percentage of migration to Scotland and other parts of the Europe4. The "Irish Rows" in 1840s was a result of Irish and police violence.

Chavalas presents the notion that one of the drawbacks behind the hunter and gatherer stage that existed prior to the development of complex and stratified societies was the lack of sufficient concentrations of native populations.

It led to the changing of the name dynasty to the Republic of China. Conclusively, the 1911 Revolution was not an alleviation of the socioeconomic standards of the Republic of China but a source of [...]

Lara Campbell in her book "Respectable Citizens: gender, family, and employment in Ontario's Great Depression" examines the events that took place during the Great Depression from a social point of view.

The rapid spread of Islam in the world incorporated inhabitants of Islamic civilization and non-believers who resided in the same evolution.

In many cases, the hardships faced by these people were similar to one another, because they could be subjected to the same forms of dehumanization such as severe corporal punishments and harsh labor conditions; moreover, [...]

One of the reasons why the Persian empires rose was due to some of the leadership skills attributed to the leaders.

The arrival of Europeans changed the lives of the natives in six major ways. Analysts report that the locals had a strong system of leadership before the arrival of Spanish in the region.

King Henry the 8th was the king of England and a notable figure in the monarchy. His other achievement was the uniting of England and Wales under a legal process in 1542.

Without the Mamluks and Mongols, the history of ancient empires stands to lose its meaning and impact in the Muslim and Arabian societies. The unity of the two tribes was the major factor that led [...]

Most of the students who went to schools away from the reserves came to the realization that they were, 'first Americans and then indians second.'3 The schools also taught patriotic songs as well as observation [...]

Through this, the author wanted to reveal the marriage, family, sexuality, labor, and public modernity of Chinese women in the 20th century.

At the time of emigration to Madinah, Asmaa delivered water and food to her father and the Prophet in the wilderness.

Although Mao Zedong is often referred to as the great dictator of the XX century, he, in fact, was considerably less harmful to China and its residents than the members of the political movements that [...]

The narrative explores the various instances where the conflicts worked against the wellbeing of the minority groups. Finally, the American Civil War between the Union and the Confederacy is another battle that ultimately resulted in [...]

His attack was so well organized and disciplined that the army broke the lines of the enemy, and they began to flee.

The paradox of the California dream has continued to puzzle people. The dream of enjoying life in the state has attracted many people.

In the following weeks after the capture, both the Union army and the Union navy worked together, gaining ground upstream till the clash that later would be named the Battle of Shilloh.

It is crucial that people unite in the fight for their freedoms and establish democracies and governments that are ruled by individuals who decide what is best for the majority of the population.

However, there is consensus among many of them that the genesis of Jim Crow laws was during the reconstruction period and they formally ended in the 1965 with the Supreme Court declarations that segregation was [...]

Galula identifies four conditions which include "necessity of a cause, strategic criteria of a cause, the nature of the course and tactical manipulation of the cause".

Grant was born in the Point Pleasant in the U. However, his plan was working in the military and later resigning after serving his tour of duty5.

In this article, I highlight some of the inventions and contributions and examine four that I consider to be outstanding. A sample of these inventions and contributions include "silk, tea, porcelain, paper, printing, gunpowder, the [...]

Prior to the writing of this phrase, the right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness were not acknowledged by the political systems of the day.

Therefore, in this paper, we dwell on the theories and significant instances of genocide so that to prove that the global eradication of ethnicity is the payoff of psychological disparities both on a personal and [...]

In addition, the movements aided the treaties to champion for the acquisition of rights of associations and political developments among the indigenous communities living in Canada.

Another important piece of information is that the Saljuq and Ghaznavid empires each controlled areas that were smaller as compared to the sheer size of the territory that the Ottoman's controlled at the height of [...]

Both the slave masters and the British colonizers sought the help of the African Americans during the American Revolution. The revolutionary nature of the American Revolution did not resonate with both the free and enslaved [...]

The debate on the legalization of immigration is considered a racial justice issue because opponents argue that giving immigrants the citizenship would lead to the rise in the crime rates, overpopulation/urban sprawl, and national insecurity.

To facilitate the immigration of the Puritan community, the Massachusetts Bay Company was formed by a number of Puritan businessmen. The first English colonists to reach the shores of Massachusetts Bay were able to clear [...]

The dominance of agricultural production in these areas was one of the reasons why slavery persisted in the South. In turn, the experiences of the owners could be very diverse.

The leader of the party with the majority of members in the parliament becomes the prime minister and the head of government while the Queen is the head of state.

The history of essential oils in this period was prevalently linked to the active appliance of the natural medication as well as the conduction of healing rituals.

The intentions of Strauss are displayed at once in the title of the book: the author claims to introduce an updated view of the Trojan War to the general public.

The Aksumite Empire was one of the ancient civilizations whose existence was mainly supported by the natural environment and the natural resources of the region.

Furthermore, various factors such as the political and economic relationship between the countries, diseases, development of the routes, and availability of the information have the influence on the ability to explore the different lands.

As the product of a much more integrated community, and the cradle of the American Revolution, DuBois chafed at the delay in full recognition of civil rights and helped to establish the NAACP.

In the nineteenth century, the life of the working class in America was not easy. This one happened as a response of the workers to 10% cut in wages.

The inequity and the deep class conflict were a result of monopolization, total domination of major businesses in the political life of the country, and their interpenetration with the government.

It is clear that the candidate is one of the leaders of the movement for the change supported by thousands of Americans.

And yet, due to the war, limiting legislation was in effect, which caused firms to reduce the use of cloth and led to the use of more practical garments.

This could only be undertaken through the acquisition of more land and the availability of labor, which was provided by the slaves.

Constantinople became the largest city in Europe because it was a center of the political, economic, and cultural life in the actively developed Byzantine Empire.

The important thing was for the people to identify new places where they could improve their lives. The article begins by exploring the factors that forced many individuals to leave their homes.

Therefore, when the call of solidarity was made, there were a lot of people ready and willing to be part of the movement. To them, solidarity was a way of fighting against the evils in [...]

The Aztec civilization was not solely conquered by sophisticated arms and the best technology; the Spanish army introduced deadly diseases that weakened the Aztecs and made it easier to conquer them.

The ruling dynasties of all of the three empires had a goal to conquer more lands and to make their states even bigger, as back then this was considered the sign of power and influence.

If this assertion is made today, Barack Obama will disagree with MLK's statement, as seen in the excerpt to the speech entitled A Perfect Union: The profound mistake of Reverend Wright's sermons is not that [...]

It is important to remember that the way, for instance, the Australians see themselves as a nation is often different from the way they are regarded by the French or any other nation.

The themes raised in the documentary are the agreement between people of different religions, the achievement of mutual understanding in the situation of an aggressive and uncontrolled conflict, the ability of love to defeat rage, [...]

Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union that had been going on ever since the end of the Second World War lasted for decades and involved all of the spheres of the [...]

The partition of the country into two marked the beginning of violence in the country since the natives were opposed to the move.

In other words, industrialisation shaped political and economic aspects in the country, as the country's leadership was forced to allow some openness in the way public affairs were conducted.

Though the role of monarchy in the society is often underrated, monarchy, in fact, defines a range of features of the society in question, including its economic and financial status; it defines the national identity [...]

First of all, I would like to point out that during this period in history the country witnessed the rise and the fall of four dynasties the Sui Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty, the Song Dynasty, [...]

Zen Buddhism comes to Japan in the eighth century after the Japanese monks' visits to China. Dogen followed the strict form of Sung Zen, and his teachings were supported by the followers of Nonin.

George Washington Carter has experienced much difficulty in his way due to ethnocentric and racist inclinations of the society he lived in.

Although some of the lieutenants of General Braddock saw a number of flaws in the strategy of their campaign and raised these issues with their commander, the general was convinced that the strategy would work.

The incorporation of race-based signs, which prioritized some races over the others, in the community life was a result of the wide range of historical events. The demarcation of race signs, in the colonized America, [...]

The provided laws emphasize the differences between the English, the Indigenous people, and the African slaves juxtaposing the former to the others as superior.

The word refers to the dispersion of Africans across the United States in the aftermath of the Atlantic slave trade. The advent of slavery and the period of the trans-Atlantic trade had many implications in [...]

On the contrary, Dumas says America is a foreign country and Iran is the country of her Identity and she only opts to embrace American culture as the last option.

The aim of this study is to understand the existing complexities of human cultures and apply the knowledge in the resolution of the existing problems.

It is pertinent to mention that there were several packets of terror during the 70s even before the insurgent group could be fully known in South Asia.

It is important to note that objects of material culture change over time due to the intermingling of communities, and this influences the way people lead their lives.

The civil rights movement was a popular lobby group created to advocate for equality in the United States for both blacks and whites. To a large extent, the civil rights movement completely transformed the lives [...]