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Vietnam’s History in 20th Century

This kind of growth, which is one of the highest in the world, according to the statistics, could only be realized with minimal government control of the economy.
  • Subjects: Contemporary History
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 687

Politics of the Middle East

After the defeat of the Arabs by the Israelis in the six day war in 1967 as well as the inability of the Arab nations that embraced the pan African ideology to ensure economic recovery [...]
  • Subjects: Asia
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1620

The Zenger Trial as a Step Towards Revolution

The paper will discuss the circumstances of the case against Zenger, the trial and the general consequences of the Zenger case with respect to revolution.
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1969

Evaluating Obama’s Presidency

The president has also recognized the need to make adjustments in the education sector in order to produce graduates who fits in the global workplace. In his presidency, Obama has recognized the importance of the [...]
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1641

Anglo-American Western Expansion

Smith points out that the migration of the American people towards the west was one of the greatest in the history of humanity.
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1415

Enlightenment and Revolution: Europe, America, and India

The main goals of enlightenment period were to gain freedom in all aspects of life like religion and government. They were based on the liberty and equality principles or else the rule of the people.
  • Subjects: World History
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1356

American Upper-Middle Class Leisure and Consumption

This paper is going to look at the differences in the two aspects; leisure and consumption among the upper and middle class Americans during the late 19th century and the last part of the 20th [...]
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1183

Liberia: A Country Struggling From the Effects of Civil War

The second civil war was ignited by conflict between the Liberians for Reconciliation and Democracy group and the local community; however, the government could do little to quell the situation as a result of sanctions, [...]
  • Subjects: Contemporary History
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1897

The Southern Argument for Slavery

Another claim that the Southerners made to defend slavery in their region was that the Negro slaves under their care were one of the most free and happy people in the world.
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1126

Concepts of Bill Clinton

The Clinton's government was able to create more than twenty one million job opportunities, which made his reign to be one of periods with longest and fastest real wage growth rate in the history of [...]
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1953

American History: the Greatest Generation Grows Up

Besides, the state is expected to protect the masses by ensuring economic prosperity since failure to do this might lead to desperation of the masses, hence the suffering of the children as during the Great [...]
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1629

Modern American History: In Pursuit of Democracy

The modern situation in the world and the latest events which made the USA interfere into the life of its country and other nations allows us to look at the issue critically and to point [...]
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2185

Why Confederate and Union Soldiers Fought?

The American civil war was idealistic since the combatants were driven particularly by principles rather than comrade power."A large number of those men in blue and gray were intensely aware of the issues at stake [...]
  • Subjects: American Civil War
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1419

Role of Quakers in the Abolitionist Movement

In the West, millions of African slaves were entrenched in to the American labor force from the beginning of the 16th century and were not freed until the last decade of the 19th century.
  • Subjects: American Abolitionists
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2389

The Reconstruction: Success and Failure

There can be many ways to interpret a historical event, yet the evaluation of the Reconstruction results will depend on four key factors, which are the unwillingness of the President to provide efficient reforms, the [...]
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2177

Black Life under the Spanish Rule

Hence, according to Melish, the concept of family and kinship was considered as "the rhetorical framework in which slave owners themselves represented slavery and formally incorporated slaves into their lives", being the so-called "members" of [...]
  • Subjects: Western Europe
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1085

Ancient Greek History: Athens

The works of these historians give an opportunity to state that in spite of the fighting and dying in wars, the Athenians contributed to the good of their polis.
  • Subjects: Ancient History
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1428

Modern Europe Formation: East European Studies

The serious attitude to church and religion also marked the effect of the Byzantine Empire on the neighboring states in the Middle Ages and later; Justinian, the Emperor, built the Hagia Sofia, the Church of [...]
  • Subjects: Eastern Europe
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 693

The American Revolution and Independence Day Celebration

This article will help us understand the American Revolution and determine whether Americans have a reason to celebrate Independency Day every Fourth of July or not, whether all American supported the war, and whether the [...]
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 845

Rise and Fall of White Supremacist Groups

The notion of white supremacy advocates, and promotes the social and political supremacy of the white people over the rest. However, it is important to note that this is indeed a tiny faction as compared [...]
  • Subjects: Racism in USA
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2392

Asian Civilization Formation Process

It is clear that such factors as the comparative isolation of China, the religious influences, the dynasty form of political order, and the peculiarities of trade relations and overlordship over the Silk Way contributed to [...]
  • Subjects: Asia
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 673

Columbian Exchange: The Europe-India Trade

It involved the exchange of various goods and services between the European and the American community and also the rest of the world.
  • Subjects: Native Americans History
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 531

The Actual Causes of the Great Depression

In the period between the end of First World War and the onset of the great depression, United States enjoyed relatively stable economic conditions under the leadership of a string of republican presidents.
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1091

American History: The Kingdom of Matthias

Its capture of a myriad of characters with divergent cultures and social class and its basis on contemporary issues that affected the people of the time is particularly of great interest and makes the story [...]
  • Subjects: African American Studies
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1281

American History: Freedom and Progress

More over, it will seek to establish the comparison and contrast of the visions about freedom and progress of America, as well as the idea of civilization that has occurred in the distinct ethic communities[1].
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1491

Native Americans and Colonization

The disregard of the human rights of the Native Americans by the Whites put in place the foundation for racism, prejudice, and discrimination for all the Native Americans for decades in the future.
  • Subjects: Native Americans History
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1106

Advances made by Sir Robert Peel

He had two stints as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, was Home Secretary, a period during which he was instrumental in establishing the contemporary idea of the police force which has impacted law enforcement [...]
  • Subjects: Western Europe
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 614

Causes and Consequences of Native American Migration

The major cause of the migration of the Native Americans stemmed from the great immigration of European colonialists."European colonization forced thousands of Native Americans to migrate from their settlements to other parts of America".
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  • Subjects: Native Americans History
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1657

The Rise of Mass Society

One of the most notable incidents was the changes in the drama and theatre sectors in the United States of America.
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 562

The Battle of Pharsalus

In fact, the purpose of why Caesar and Pompeius supported the idea of was similar: to get the power of the Roman citizens and conquer the whole world.
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  • Subjects: Ancient History
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 3043

Thomas Jefferson’s Presidency

Firstly, following the prevailing chaos of the then US because of overdependence, Thomas set out to instigate what is currently referred to as the Declaration for Independence of the US. President Jefferson's service is highly [...]
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 567

U.S. Involvement in International Affairs

This action by the US greatly hurt the economy of the Hawaii islands prompting American planters in Hawaii to conclude that the only option for them was to join the US. The war between the [...]
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 854

American History (1492-1870)

If the actions of Polk while he was alive and in office contributed to the civil war, then he did much in shaping the history of United States since the war was very consequential.
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 10
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Globalization in Latin American Countries

Some people have argued that there is no significant difference between the current global economy and the one which existed in the 19th century, it is difficult to negate the fact that the pace of [...]
  • Subjects: Latin America
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1990

Patriot Act Importance for the American Citizens

Because of the tragic events of 2001, and the consequences of the terrorist act, together with the overall concern about the security situation in the world, the USA government, headed by George B7ush, came to [...]
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1475

The First Barbary War

The attack of the straps and stripes by Pasha was taken as assign of war declaration and the first Barbary war began in earnest in May1801.
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  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1146

The stock market crash of 1929

Overpriced stocks The value of stocks in the stock exchange market rose sharply to unprecedented levels in the 1920s. They bought on the margin because they were of the belief that the prices of the [...]
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  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 667

United States Declaration of Independence

The main aim was to declare the necessity for independence especially to the colonist as well as to state their view and position on the purpose of the government.
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  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 1072

The Concept of Reconstruction

In 1863, Abraham Lincoln planned to reconstruct the south back in to the Union which was the most reasonable plan in contrast with the Republicans.
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 801

Battle of Blair Mountain

Rich and powerful strangers seized the town of Annedal getting hold of the coalfields that the resident coal miners used as the source of their daily bread.
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 630

History and Heritage in Determining Present and Future

History is also a tool used to establish the validity of the current beliefs or ideas held by an individual, society or section of a society and the invalidity of the ideas and beliefs held [...]
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1116

The Successor by Roderic Ai Camp

The protagonist of the novel is much like Camp and it is through him that the ideas of the author are conveyed to the reader.
  • Subjects: Latin America
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1079

Mexican Politics, Culture and Drug Wars

The 10-year civil war of Mexico that lasted from 1910 to 1920 is believed to be the key that opened up the doors to the new constitution of 1917.
  • Subjects: Latin America
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2102

Jamestown Rediscovery Artifacts: What Archeology Can Tell Us

An analysis of just three of them an iron cooking pot leg, a horse bridle bit, and the so-called JR102C can provide some significant insights into the lifestyle, the social structure, and even the political [...]
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 584

The Evolution of US Military Logistical Procurement

The success of the revolutionary war was attributed to the logistics employed by the George Washington as he coordinately combined the continental army and local militia and focuses his attacks on the weakest points of [...]
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2160

Torture in China: Then and Now

As a result world leaders, especially those working in conjunction with the United Nations, decided to initiate a convention against torture and their rationale for doing so was stated as follows: "Considering that, in accordance [...]
  • Subjects: Asia
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 2099

Masters and Slaves: ”Up From Slavery” by Washington Booker

Instead of criticizing the opposition between the black and the white, Booker emphasizes the interpersonal relationships between the masters and their slaves, emphasizing the devotion of the latter to the white population.
  • Subjects: African American Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 580

John White’s drawing and Theodore De Bry engravings

Description John white painted a "bird's eye view of an Algonkian village, located between the present Lake Landing and Wyesocking Bay, on his 1585 visit to the Carolina coast," however, Theodore De Bry, engraved a [...]
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 864

Lewis and Clark Expedition

Another objective of the journey was to assess the extent of encroachment of the British traders and Sioux hunters in the area.
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1367

“Common Sense” by Thomas Paine

Paine does not see the necessity of a government because to him the government is the worst tool of oppression. Paine is opposed to the idea that America has flourished under the surveillance of Britain.
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1537

Power of Women’s Rights

How the Anti-Slavery Movement Challenge Established Notions of Manhood and Womanhood Kathryn Kish Sklar's general idea in the book is to enlighten people on the role of women in the society during the 19th century, [...]
  • Subjects: Women Studies
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1260

The Incidences in the Life of a Slave Girl

Linda finds herself between the rock and the hard place when she was told that she hard to part with her children because they are to be shifted to the new masters. Bruce was willing [...]
  • Subjects: African American Studies
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1132

Slavery: The Stronghold of the Brazil Economy

All through the regal period, and for a period of more than six decades after the 1822 independence, slavery was one of the strongholds of the Brazil economy, in particular in the mining and sugar [...]
  • Subjects: Latin America
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1949

The United States Civil War

At the end of the war, the Union forces were declared the victors because of a number of strengths and advantages they had over their opponents.
  • Subjects: American Civil War
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 812

Role of Women Until 1500

Prior to the colonial era, the roles of women across the world were greatly limited by the traditional attitudes which viewed women as the "weaker sex".
  • Subjects: Women Studies
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1967

History to the Eighteenth Century

It is the period of human existence that experienced the highest number of performers in all areas of academic study, literary art, economic empowerment and philosophical advancement emerge to prominence coming up with some of [...]
  • Subjects: Western Europe
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 942

Totalitarianism and Soviet Russia

In the same month, Finland was attacked by the Soviet Union and this led to Emergence of Winter war. However, these policies were ineffective and the fall of USSR was witnessed in 1991.
  • Subjects: Eastern Europe
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 1005

Barack Obama as President of the United States

Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States of America and was often referred to as one of the ablest presidents of the progressive era.
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1642

Laura Welch Bush: Former American First Lady

From significantly advancing education in America and the world at large, to speaking out for the less fortunate women in Afghanistan who were undergoing oppression by the Taliban, Laura Bush has captured the imagination and [...]
  • Subjects: Historical Figures
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 877

The Declaration of Sentiments

As a result, the nations were considered as still maintaining their barbarism due to the exclusion of women and as a result, the Christian denominations voiced their concern on women being allowed to rise up [...]
  • Subjects: Women Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 690

19th Century American Imperialism

Due to the inexperience of America in the concept of global domination, there were great challenges occasioned by the nation's inability to decide whether or not to use the military to secure the interest of [...]
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 874

Problem of USA Exposed by the Great Depression

The recession was triggered by various fiscal features such as the vast margin between the poor and the wealthy, government debts and surplus production of commodities only to mention a few.
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 537

The Vietnam War’s and Student’s Unrest Connection

An example of such protests were held by the by the University of Washington during the national strikes that took an approximate one week as a reaction to the Kent University shootings and a culmination [...]
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1159

Raise the Red Lantern

To Songlian, this is a wake up call as she realizes she has to fight for her place in this marriage and win Chen's heart to lure him into spending more time with her.
  • Subjects: Women Studies
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1148

Women’s Rights in the Muslim World

Ahmed first focuses on the gender pattern in the Middle East prior to the emergence of the Islam in order to gain ground to describe the Islamic doctrine on women that were practiced in the [...]
  • Subjects: Women Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 766

Critical Events in 1968

This was one of the main reasons why there were protests in the United States in this year. As evidenced in this discussion, the year 1968 was filled with protests initiated by a number of [...]
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 579

The life and works of Margaret Mead

As a politician she served as an ambassador, without a portfolio, to many presidents in the areas of ecology and nutrition something that gave her the title, "Mother of the World" in 1969.
  • Subjects: Historical Figures
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1199

The Chicago Race Riot of 1919

The law openly favored the white hoodlums and this confirmed the fact that the black people feared the athletic clubs, which was another name for the white gangs as they were above the law.
  • Subjects: Racism in USA
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1687

Slavery, Racism, and the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

The advent of the trans-Atlantic slave trade in the early modern period gives evidence of how old slavery is. In England, for example, the staff was thoroughly Black; hence the appearance of the idea of [...]
  • Subjects: African American Studies
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1157

History of Nubian

Nubia is a place located alongside river Nile and extends from the southern part of Aswan to the town of Dabba.
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  • Subjects: Ancient History
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 547

Ancient World to 500 B.C.E.

The passageway acted as linkage from Apse to the Hall of Bulls and the Nave. Other sectors of the Lascaux comprised of: the Nave, chamber of the Felines, the Apse, and the Shaft.
  • Subjects: Ancient History
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 992

Germany’s History – Unification of GDR and FRG

Before the unification, majority of the east people had the believe that, alleviation of poverty from a nation was a function of the state, as promised, a notion that was contrary to inhabitants of the [...]
  • Subjects: Western Europe
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 697

Effects of War on America

The Spanish-American War The first war that was waged by America after the American civil war that led to the unification of the states into a country was the Spanish-American war of 1898.
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2506

Circumnavigating the World 1200 C.E. to 1550 C.E.

Disturbance/Interruption of trade - Mongolia's neighbors in the North and Northwest China, at about the same period when grass problems occurred, reduced trade with the Mongols with the attendant consequence of forcing the Mongols out [...]
  • Subjects: Ancient History
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 568

Thomas Jefferson: The 3rd U.S. President

In 1776, he was preferred to outline the Declaration of Independence owing to his pose in the Continental Congress, which has been unanimously considered as a bond of the US and international autonomies.
  • Subjects: American Ex-Presidents
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 822

Slavery, the Civil War & Reconstruction

Market revolution, which was crucial to the American lives contributed to new components of consciousness, politics and social life, which in turn brought about Civil War. Social change in the American history was brought about [...]
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 501

The Lancaster Treaty of 1744

However, this agreement was followed by numerous misunderstandings between the two parties because the Virginians understood that the Iroquois had relinquished all their claim for the land that was demarcated as Virginia territory in 1609 [...]
  • Subjects: Native Americans History
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1231

The Protest Movement in Egypt

Similarly, the Emergency law in Egypt that was enacted in 1967 and suspended in 1980 by President Sadat for eighteen month in 1981 continued to affect the lives of citizens as the law extended the [...]
  • Subjects: Asia
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 792

The Cold War and the Fifties

Studies point out that in 1945, the west, under President Truman strongly reacted to the policies set by Stalin in Poland by stopping all its support to the Soviet Union and expressing massive misgivings about [...]
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  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 16
  • Words: 4343

Slavery in American History

Despite of the colonizers harshness and harassment of the innocent creatures, the slaves tried to resist their rule in various ways.
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 895

Los Angeles’ Chinatown: Key Features and Influence on Ideology

However, there is one more significant landmark of Los Angeles that constantly attracts the attention of both LA visitors and its native citizens, and this landmark is Los Angeles Chinatown."If one will visit the stores, [...]
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1664

Vietnam War: John Kerry’s Role

Kerry's actions during the Vietnam war that eventually led to his acquisition of the Purple Heart is a as a result of his ability to stop the actions of the enemy as evident in their [...]
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 587

How and why did Hawaii become a part of America?

It did take long for the native Hawaiians, the Asians of Chinese and Japanese origin to start petitioning the King regarding the reduced participation of the natives in the governance of the monarch.
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 2550

Elections of 1912

In fact, the outcome of the elections indicated that, the Progressive Party garnered an outstanding percentage of both popular and electoral votes.
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 720

The CIA in the World in the 1950’s

The reason behind this coup was that Guatemala was on the precipice of communism under the leadership of Guzman; however, Blum sees more than these claims in this coup. This was blackmail and CIA acted [...]
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1175

Women Treatment and Its Influence of Different Civilizations

Greek, Indian, and other civilizations demonstrate different treatments of women; the status of women has been changed considerably with time but still some grounds allow to evaluate the peculiarity of each nation and to define [...]
  • Subjects: Women Studies
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1783

The Broken Spears: The Aztec Empire

The downfall of Roman Empire and the emergence of Spaniards as major power in the New World highlight of this period.
  • Subjects: Ancient History
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1210

Absolutism in Europe

However, politically, this word became known after the French Revolution whereby it spread all over Europe especially after return of downright monarchy in 1823."Various English, French and German encyclopedias evidence the rapid spread of the [...]
  • Subjects: Western Europe
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1106

Manzanar & Japanese American Internment

The City of Los Angeles acquired the water rights to the area in 1929 forcing the miners and ranchers to abandon their activities due to the stringent water levies that were being imposed on them [...]
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  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1255

Nixon’s Legacy, Reaganomics

The media was influenced by the aftermath of the Watergate scandal as it gained confidence and a more aggressive approach to investigating and unraveling of scandals in the government in an attempt to facilitate transparency [...]
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 611