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Malcolm Baldrige Jr.: Hero of Quality Improvement

One of them was Malcolm Baldrige and when he was the Secretary of Commerce he was the "advocate of quality management as a key to U.S.prosperity and sustainability".
  • Subjects: Historical Figures
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1722

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

American West, 1860-1900

With the development of the American nation, there was a shift of the frontier to the west. These political organizations acted as the voices of the numerous farmers that lived in the West in a [...]
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1322

Evolution of the IRA

These branches include the Official IRA, the Provisional IRA, the Real IRA, and the Continuity IRA. Following the varied activities of the separate branches, those of the PIRA proved the group as a terrorist organization.
  • Subjects: Western Europe
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2222

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

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

Byzantine and Islamic Сivilizations

The Byzantine Empire was therefore a Greek state with Greek being the most common language in use instead of Latin which was the official language of the Eastern Roman Empire.
  • Subjects: Eastern Europe
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 589

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

Newspaper Reactions to Brown V. Board of Education

It is therefore incorrect to note that the difference in Newspaper reaction to the Brown V. Board of education case was a representation of the difference in opinion between the Southern states and other states.
  • Subjects: African American Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 555

The War of 1812 Impacts on the United States

The war was fought from June 1812 and it climaxed in the spring of 1815 with the signing of the Treaty of Ghent, although the battle failed to solve the issues that had made it [...]
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 825

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

Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878

This war also led to significant recognition of the Christians living within the empire and a peaceful co existence was thus required.
  • Subjects: Eastern Europe
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1449

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

The Sarcophagus of Ahiram

The sarcophagus of Ahiram is considered to be the mysterious discovery which tells much about the history of the city and the king who ruled it. To the long side of the sarcophagus there is [...]
  • Subjects: Ancient History
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 933

Roman Republic: The Rise and Fall

This lack of unity among them was also a contributing factor to the decline of the roman republic. Despite the existence of the senate Rome was now ruled by a governor and the republic collapsed.
  • Subjects: Ancient History
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 581

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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Causes of Revolutionary War in America

As a result, the situation increased the tension between the colonies and the British government which was insensitive to the rights of the colonies.
  • Subjects: American Revolution Period
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1136

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

How Capitalism Beat Communism/Socialism

This is exactly the reason why USSR was doomed to collapse in just about every society, the functioning of which is being concerned with the observance of Socialist principles, the prolonged continuation of social, cultural [...]
  • Subjects: World History
  • Pages: 12
  • Words: 3359

1900 Storm: The Great Galveston Hurricane

At the turn of the twentieth century, hurricanes were unknown and it was hard for the meteorological officials to predict that the storm of 1900 would be a hurricane.
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  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1742

1920s History in America

This period, also known as the roaring twenties, is a decade that started with the end of the First World War and ended with the start of the great depression of the 1930s.
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 3
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Contribution of Slaves in Colonial America

Contribution of Urban Slaves There was however a slight difference among the slaves that worked in the plantations and those that lived in the urban setups of the colonial America.
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 8
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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
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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
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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
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Technological Change in the Industrial Revolution

Just to sample the impact technological changes had on the general demographical patterns of England and Wales, a technological invention to improve the smelting of Coke saw the shift in population growth from the South [...]
  • Subjects: World History
  • Pages: 14
  • Words: 3781

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

The Role of Colonial Women in Work

Stretching from the colonial period to the revolution of America to the end of the Second World War, women performed household roles because of cultural indifference.
  • Subjects: Women Studies
  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 2665

England 1485, end of reign of Mary I

This was followed by the formation of a new institution with a new treasurer who was vested with the role of collecting the proceeds of dissolution and the first fruits and tenths on behalf of [...]
  • Subjects: Western Europe
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1519

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
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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

Branch Davidians and the Waco, Texas Massacre

In the New Testament of the Christian Bible the prophet John the Baptist pointed to Jesus and said that he is the lamb of God that will take away the sin of the world.[23] In [...]
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 19
  • Words: 5873

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

Jewish Experience in «Maus» by Art Spiegelman

Published in 1991 and written by Art Spiegelman, the MAUS is a book that provides the account of the author's effort of knowing his Jewish parents' experience, following the Holocaust as well as their survival [...]
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1189

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
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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

Overview on the World’s History

The region of Mesopotamia gave birth to two of the most powerful ancient civilizations, Sumer and Babylonia, characterized by sophisticated division of authority and labor, the earliest forms of government and law, and a clear [...]
  • Subjects: World History
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 2877

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

The Life and Music of Frederic Chopin

Called "The boldest and the proudest poetic spirit of the age" by his musical contemporary Robert Schumann[1], Chopin embodied the essential ideas of the romantic period with his tragedy of losing his native land and [...]
  • Subjects: Historical Figures
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1069

An Analysis of the Article: Prostitutes on Strike

According to the article, the prostitutes were out to exploit the boom experienced in the trade as a result of the war and they reaped handsome rewards for their efforts.
  • Subjects: Women Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 673

Historical Events in the History of Los Angeles

These are the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad, which was completed in 1876, the struggle at Los Angeles River in 1938, appropriation, and consolidations of Los Angeles in early twentieth century and the Proposition 14.
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1284

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

Social Science Theorist: Karl Marx

According to Marx there are two major classes of people in a society; the ruling class and the subjects. Marx also used capitalism to define and study history and he concluded that all social conflicts [...]
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  • Subjects: Historical Figures
  • Pages: 4
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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 Aftermath of the American Civil War

The war took four years after which the northern states won and that meant end of slavery end of the confederacy and the beginning of a functional federal government in the United States.
  • Subjects: United States
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 1054

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

Long-term impact of the revolution on economic development

The emergence of Russia as one of the most economically stable countries in the world may be attributed to the role played by the Bolshevik Revolution, with the main architects being Lenin and Stalin.
  • Subjects: Eastern Europe
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 1265

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: 2
  • Words: 992

Civil Rights Movement Major Events in 1954-1968

This research paper seeks to highlight the historical events that took place in 1954-1968 in the United States which were instigated by the Civil Rights Movement in the hope of securing the civil and basic [...]
  • Subjects: African American Studies
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1611

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 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