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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

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 Rise of Democracy

But it was only after the occurrence of World War 1 that women in United States and Great Britain attained the right to vote in parliamentary elections.
  • Subjects: Western Europe
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1105

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

The Women Working in the Mills at Lowell

When speaking about the independence of the employees at the Lowell Mills, one is to keep in mind that the so-called independence was determined by interpersonal relations between the women.
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  • Subjects: Women Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 880

The Trail of Tears: Historical Overview

The trail of tears was a term that was used to refer to the forced movement and the relocation of these native Indians tribes.
  • Subjects: Native Americans History
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1429

United States Foreign Aid in Perspective

The American foreign aid is one of the instruments used to extend American dominance in the world. Consequently, the fall of the USSR reduced the American funding in the third world.
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1702

Sending Single Mothers into Combat

Women have the right to serve their countries, but, at the same time, they have a kind of obligation to give birth to children and bring them up properly; this is why single mothers should [...]
  • Subjects: Women Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 587

19th Century Industrialization, Technologies, and Business Strategies

Properly chosen technologies and business strategies turned out to be a significant point in industrialization at the end of 19th century and promoted quicker exchange of information and services, more qualitative and durable products: opening [...]
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 911

How Did Women Change Their Stature in Society: Women’s Suffrage

The status of women in society has been considerably changed and, now, women take leading positions in different spheres: women in education choose proper approaches to study children and help them develop their skills; women [...]
  • Subjects: Women Studies
  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 1414

Frederick Douglas biography study

This speech is considered to be the brightest words in regards to civil rights, slave freedom, and a kind of reborn of slaves and their families.
  • Subjects: American Abolitionists
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 910

Dr. Jeffrey Stephen Wigand

Wigand is known as a good and fair scientist, who cares about people, promotes healthy style of life, does not afraid to argue about harm of smoking, being a part of a tobacco industry, and [...]
  • Subjects: Historical Figures
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 598

The History of Japan and China in the 17th Century

The period of the 17th century in the history of these two countries can be discussed as the shift to the era of the modern times which depends on the successes in the economic and [...]
  • Subjects: Asia
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 820

Honecker and the Belated Reforms

The paper will establish the main forces between the policies of the two leaders and identify the force with significant contribution to the GDR collapse.
  • Subjects: Western Europe
  • Pages: 15
  • Words: 3917

The Great Depression in Latin America

Leaders in Latin America acknowledged the need to change economic policies and promoted the discarding of the free-market model in favor of import substitution.
  • Subjects: Latin America
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1112

History of the Qing Dynasty

The Qing dynasty was formed after the military conquest of the chinese empire by the Manchu. The capture of Beijing by the Manchurian people signified the beginning of the Qing dynasty.
  • Subjects: Asia
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 584

The Life of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

Gandhi played a monumental role in the liberation of India from the colonial rule and his approach inspired many people across the globe.
  • Subjects: Historical Figures
  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 2477

The Mi’kmaq people of Canada

It is important to note that the title of the grand chief was hereditary according to the laws of the land and was always handed over to the eldest son of the sitting grand chief [...]
  • Subjects: Native Americans History
  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 2510

The Reign of Vlad Tepes

Not only that, during the reign of Vlad the III there was a certain degree of internal stability within the country, unheard of at the time, due to his brutal murder of thousands of boyars [...]
  • Subjects: Historical Figures
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 910

Jeannette Rankin: The First Congresswoman

After the completion of these, Rankin joined philanthropic school in New York after which she again worked as a social worker in children's home in Washington Rankin also was in the forefront in agitating for [...]
  • Subjects: Women Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 897

The American vs. French Revolution: Ideals Matter

The development of the first Heliocentric theory of the universe and the Pythagorean system had profound revolutionary implications on man's conception of the universe and natural law.
  • Subjects: World History
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 830

Causes and Consequences of World War 1

In social and economic cycles, the interaction of the whites and Blacks was controlled by the laws that neither of the groups was allowed to cross the other party's path.
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 2482

The NAFTA Treaty Between the US and Mexico

The 1994 NAFTA treaty between Mexico and the US phased out several taxes,particularly on the products traded between these countries. Previously, Mexican trucks have transported raw materials and finished products to the interior of the [...]
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 582

Reflection on Malcolm X

This is reflected in the speech Malcolm X delivered in a bid to unify the African Americans. In my view, Malcolm X was using these revolutions to spur the African Americans into action.
  • Subjects: Civil Rights Activists
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 927

Witchcraft in Europe, 1450 – 1750

This means that gender was the central issue to the European witch-hunts of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The belief in the existence of witchcraft goes back to the time of Old Testament of the [...]
  • Subjects: Western Europe
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1644

Ancient Egypt History

The national Unity, which portrayed peace among the Egyptian people, was maintained by a central government that had supreme powers and was controlled by the Pharaoh, the only ruler at the time.
  • Subjects: Ancient History
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 563

Letters From the Civil War

In relation to the opposition of the election and ideas of President Lincoln, 11 states on the Southern part of the United States of America separated from the rest of the states and formed the [...]
  • Subjects: American Civil War
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 570

History of the Period of Antebellum in America

The period of antebellum in America was characterized by slavery in the southern part of the country. The slaves in the south were considered to be freer than the free laborers of the north.
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1477

Japanese Internment in the US During World War II

The Japanese moved fast to occupy the territories previously in the hands of the US, and the more than 110,000 people of Japanese ancestry in the west coast raised issues for the president's cabinet.
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1147

The Rise of Single Party State in Russia

The first important arm of the ruling government was the Cabinet of Ministers that run the government and the various departments.
  • Subjects: Eastern Europe
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1153

Sexual Harassment: Tail Hook-Scandal

The public officials involved in the Tail hook scandal were accountable to the Tail hook Association, the leadership of the aviation community in the navy, as well as to the general public.
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 1062

Battle of Kings Mountain: Causes and Effects

The American Revolutionary War was greatly shaped by the Battle of the Kings Mountain, which was a critical war that took place between the patriot and loyalist mercenaries in the southern campaign.
  • Subjects: American Revolution Period
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1099

Absolutism in French Revolution

It means that the contemporaries of Louis XIV did not use this term, but preferred to use the word-combination "absolute power of the crown", which they understood as the "concentration of sovereign authority in the [...]
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  • Subjects: Western Europe
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 829

Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler

For instance, Rubashov, the main character of the book, was a hero of Civil War and a significant personality in the Party who was trusted enough to become a diplomat in foreign countries.
  • Subjects: Eastern Europe
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 886

Napoleon’s Retreat from Moscow

Most of his paintings focused on battle scenes, especially the events that occurred during Napoleonic Wars."Some of his great works included the Prussian Attack and Napoleon's retreat from Moscow which depicts the failure of the [...]
  • Subjects: Eastern Europe
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1644

The Three Main Causes of Great Depression

This paper sheds light on the causes that led to the great depression in America According to Bordo and White, the great depression begun in 1929 and many people suffered because all the businesses had [...]
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 698

Modern Libya’s History

The effect of the war in Libya is greatly felt by the immigrants who are said to have migrated from different countries since 1970s after the discovery of oil and hydrocarbons reserves in the country.
  • Subjects: Asia
  • Pages: 30
  • Words: 7388

Congressman Grijalva and Howard Zinn

Therefore, it can be concluded that the problems discussed in the book by Zinn and in the interview of Grijalva with Gabriel Buelna are similar.
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 810

Decolonization or Nationalistic Self-Determination Movements

However, Mau Mau leaders, as the leaders revolt was popularly known, had a different presentation to make about the group; they were of the opinion that the movement was the most legitimate in the voicing [...]
  • Subjects: World History
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1740

The Illusive Race Question

The definition of race continues to change because as Americans define it in terms of black and white, the Brazilians look at race as a continuum of colors.
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 860

The Industrial Revolution in the American History

In addition, the grant enabled the building of railroads in the Indians' territory leading to the destruction of their lives. As a result, the workers formed their institutions to deal with their jobs.
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 841

Meaning of History

The main idea of the paper is to consider different points of view and various attitudes to the history meaning. Greek approach is one of the perspectives of the history.
  • Subjects: World History
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 897

The History Of The Republican George Herbert Walker Bush

President Nixon subsequently nominated him to the post of US ambassador to the UN, and his subsequent unanimous confirmation by the Senate was testament to the bi-partisan appeal that he radiated as a politician.
  • Subjects: American Ex-Presidents
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 2066

The Cherokees’ Family Historical Analysis

Cherokees had a system of governance and security where the soldiers were trained on different methods of war, they were expected to protect the community.
  • Subjects: Native Americans History
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 776

African Americans: The Legacy of Slavery in the U.S.

This paper is about the slavery and the struggles that the slaves underwent and the revolution that took place in a bid to have the slaves freed and pronounced as equal American citizens.
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  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 807

The Ten Most Influential First Ladies

Michelle Robinson is a first lady and the wife of the current president of United States. She was the wife of John Kennedy.
  • Subjects: Historical Figures
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 459

The Way to Wild Place and Back to Civilization

Meriwether Lewis and William Clark are the researches who managed to conduct a land expedition, going to the dangerous and unpredicted Pacific Northwest with the goal to search for the marine connections for commercial purposes [...]
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 432

Article Summary and Critique

There was no law in England's history that dealt with the prosecution of a king and so, the rule of organizing the court for Charles's trial was compiled by a Dutch lawyer called Issac Dorislaus, [...]
  • Subjects: Western Europe
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 940

English Imperialism in the Caribbean and Africa

Many nations were influenced by the colonizers by the use of the English language through which they were forced to believe and act according to the will of their colonizers.
  • Subjects: Western Europe
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1107

History of Spanish-American War in the 19th Century

The Paris Treaty was used to ratify the conflict and after that, the Spanish colonies were taken over by the government of U.S.A."These territories included Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and the Guam, and it also [...]
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 832

Position Paper on ‘Lament for America’ by Earl Fry

The economic situation in United States is troubling bearing in mind that the country has always been recognized as a super power in the past. The popularity and the importance of the United States dollar [...]
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1506

The Tang Dynasty Analysis

Secondly, the emperors exempted the Buddhist monks from taxation, which promoted the flourishing of the religion by more people joining the monasteries. However, the rulers promoted corruption and social discrimination, which led to the fall [...]
  • Subjects: Asia
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 243

Women Studies and Its Impact on the Perception of Women

The few scholars that wrote about women simply mentioned them in passing, but they never gave them a critical analysis."Women's studies were first conceived in the late 1970s, as the second wave of feminism gained [...]
  • Subjects: Women Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 815

Autobiography of Malcolm X

Written by Alex Haley, a journalist by profession, The Autobiography of Malcolm X is a description of Malcolm's life in a country dominated with racial discrimination, poverty, abuse of drugs, and crime.
  • Subjects: Civil Rights Activists
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 872

The Renaissance and Religion

What was communicated from the pope was final regardless of who the subject was.[1] The Catholic Church was the only church in the world and its branches were in many countries.
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  • Subjects: Western Europe
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 583

Through Women’s Eye: Native American Women Changing Experiences

This essay shall discuss the prominent factors that affected views and social values of Native American Women in the late nineteenth century, variation of White and Native American women, boarding school experiences of Native American, [...]
  • Subjects: Women Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 592

American Government, Balancing Democracy and Rights

The growth of population, diseases, commerce, and dreams for new treasures, led to the voyages of Christopher Columbus into the new colonies leading to the establishment of new English settlements, French settlements, and the Spanish [...]
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1419

Charles Chesnutt’s “The Wife of His Youth”

That is the reason why the society was referred to as the blue vein society, and the members were called the Blue veins. The writer acknowledges the darkness that Ryder was in and how he [...]
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  • Subjects: Racism in USA
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1712

Eleanor Roosevelt and Her Humanitarian Activity

In 1961, she was elected again to the General Assembly and later in that year, President Kennedy elected her the chairperson of the Commission on the Status of Women.
  • Subjects: Historical Figures
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1122

The History of Virginia Development

The Algonquian controlled most of Virginia before the arrival of the Europeans. The Europeans arrived in Virginia in May 1607 under the Virginia Company of London and settled at Jamestown.
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 604

Machiavelli: Father of Modern Politics

The contemporary political world owes a lot of its stature to defining and perception of Nicolo Machiavelli in his works, and The Prince gives a particularly vindictive view with respect to the societal norms and [...]
  • Subjects: Historical Figures
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 545

Latin American Independence Movements-Haitian Revolution

This was a respond to slavery the people of Haiti were exposed to by the French colonialist. In respect to human rights, which French top lawyers have admitted that slavery was against human rights, and [...]
  • Subjects: Latin America
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 612

Arab-Israeli Conflict: Bringing Peace to the Middle East

However, the rebirth of the new country was the start of the tensions between the Jews and Arabs. Since then, a number of world leaders have played a pivotal role in efforts of bringing peace [...]
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 565

Artistic Renaissance Humanism

Renaissance Humanism: During the period of 1400 and 1650, the humanism term was used for main social philosophy and intellectual and literary works."Expansion of trade, growth of prosperity and luxury and widening social contacts created [...]
  • Subjects: Western Europe
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1075

Industrialization After the Civil War

This work explains how the industrial workers and farmers organized themselves in response to industrialization in the United States of America after the civil war.
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1097

A vindication of the rights of women

The author emphasizes on feminism and the significance of intellect in the pursuit of women to become strong in physically and psychologically.
  • Subjects: Women Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 564

Importance of Berlin in Cold War

The main causes were; Economic: The United States was interested in supporting free trade in the whole World but The Soviet Union did not show any interest in this venture as it feared if it [...]
  • Subjects: Western Europe
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1161

The Life and History of A. Philip Randolph

This therefore led to the rise of several campaigns to fight for the rights of the African Americans. To authenticate this order, a commission was formed to investigate on the complaints that arose from the [...]
  • Subjects: Civil Rights Activists
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1269

Chivalry in the First Crusade

Undoubtedly, the ideals of chivalry played a major role in the huge success that the First Crusade achieved. This paper set out to argue that the First Crusade represented the perfection of the chivalric ideal.
  • Subjects: Medieval History
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 618

The Impact of Genocide on the Modern Society

This was one of the worst cases of genocide since the Holocaust with the killing rate in Rwanda being five times more that of the Nazis' Holocaust; as many as three quarters of the Tutsi [...]
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  • Subjects: Contemporary History
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1594

Native Americans: The Sad Aftereffect of Decentering

Sayre provides the idea of decentering as the reason for the Native American culture to come to decay and finally dissolve in the melting pot of the Europeans coming to the continent and taking control [...]
  • Subjects: Native Americans History
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1411