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However, that is not the case since a lot of racism was evident in the twentieth century, and Barack Obama was one of the victims.

A significant part of his research was related to the military history of America and the participation of the country in various wars.

Specific attention deserves such works as The Unjust Society: The Tragedy of Canada's Indians written in 1969 and The Statement of the Government of Canada on Indian, which is also famous as the White Paper.

Portraying the woman as belonging to the rebellion and violent nation, Scott stresses on the opposition between the civilized and religious Christian world of the Westerners and the pagan and violent world of the Indians.

This paper reviews the book The cellphone: the history and technology of the gadget that changed the world by Guy Klemens.

Najir's father's taking of her sexually excludes her from chances at a marriage of her own, because she is deprived of her virginity, and exposes the young woman to the risk of a pregnancy which [...]

Exploring the wide range of subthemes, including the rejection of the League of Nations, consequences of the World War I for the country and main preconditions of the market crash in 1929, Leuchtenburg emphasizes the [...]

The Aztec and the Incas are examples of civilizations present in Southern America and form among the greatest civilization of the world at their time.

What the Pipe Represents The peace pipe integrates the beliefs of the Mi'kmaq people about the world, the spirits, nature, and the supernatural powers.

The black people were forcibly taken as slaves and put to work in the farms and homes of the white people.

In this article, the author seeks to find the objective of Zheng He's voyages, and in doing so, he takes an opposing stand to the hypothesis that Zheng He was an accomplished explorer.

The American Revolution was one of the key events that took place in America during the second phase of the eighteenth century.

According to Huffman, the Meiji government developed nationalism in Japan. Furthermore, under the Meiji regime, Japan was able to expand and had a stronger military.

The paper will examine some historical developments in the female movement and how these relate to the role of women in business.

Alexander the Great used the Roman Empire to spread Greek civilization to Europe and the rest of the world. The Greek Macedonian Empire that was established by Alexander the Great extended to many parts of [...]

However, Takaki argues that Glazer's theory is limited and does not consider the experiences of all racial and ethnic groups in the United States.

The artwork known as the Great Pyramids of Giza is one of the most prominent examples of global historical heritage. The artwork is represented by buildings in the form of pyramids, and the constructions' relationship [...]

In the same year, she headed the Republican Union of Women, and then joined the Radical Party, from which in 1931 she was elected to the Spanish Parliament. She inspired many feminists to fight for [...]

The aggravation of the social contradictions of the imperialist era at the end of the 19th century gave rise to democratic movements. The league was formed in 1898 to fight the annexation of the Philippines.

To conclude, the Ghost Dance was a movement that accumulated the various aspects of American Indians living in the 19th century and delivered their cry for justice and salvation.

Malala Yousafzai is a young girl who has taken the mantle to feel the leadership vacuum in the Pakistan education sector.

The Great Zimbabwe was the capital of the ancient empire Shona. Political and religious beliefs of the ancient people influenced the way Great Zimbabwe was built.

Captain Cook was a surveyor in the royal navy and in 1778, he made his first trip to the Hawaiian Islands. The Hawaiians were very hospitable to the captain and his crew.

By the start of the 1800s, the Europeans were a common feature in New Zealand and the Maori were in crisis having been reduced to a mere 100,000 people.

What began as an effort to expel foreign intervention for the last time from China turned out to be another reason for European nations to get involved in China's social and economic affairs, here is [...]

During the reign of the Northern Song, the dynasty wielded a lot of influence in the whole of China. On the other hand, the Southern Song Dynasty refers to the reign of the Song Dynasty [...]

The strong points of this company are located in settlements in the Caribbean Sea and in the colony of New Netherlands.

The Spanish American War started in 1898, and the reason of this conflict was the liberation of Cuba. The war started after Spain's rejection of the American request for the resolution of the Cuban struggle [...]

Mehmed II carried out his ruling in Ottoman Empire outstandingly to a point that he was recognized as a legend for his contribution to the army.

Martin Luther King and Malcolm X were the two major leaders in the Civil Rights Movement of mid 20th century. Though Malcolm X did not live to achieve his goals, his followers were instrumental in [...]

The chorus in Oedipus, the King is an additional set of characters, the Theban elders. They represent "the people" of the city, and they alternately pray, bemoan their fate, or criticize the King.

The Haitian revolution was one of the most important events in the history of the New World as it established the first "political state of entirely free individuals".

The author analyses the behavior of the Spanish explorers to the region and the resultant behavior and changes that were faced by the local people in the region, namely the American Indians and the Aztecs [...]

The results of the revolutions were creation of many independent countries in the Latin American Region. The changes and transformations that were brought about by the global trade contributed greatly to the revolutions in Latin [...]

One of the ways to study ancient communities is to analyze the remains of their culture. Diop refers to the findings of M.

This paper addresses some key figures and events in the history of the United States of America with an attempt to analyze the processes and ideas that formed the future of the country.

To the west of the lake, their influence could reach as far as Lake Nipigon and to James Bay to the north, to Quebec-City and the area now occupied by St.

The Second World War precipitated the process of decolonization because the American president had declared that the war aimed at liberating all people in the world.

Martin Luther King is one of the most prominent figures in the history of the United States who had a profound impact on the development of the country.

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

In summary, it is fair to conclude that the founding fathers of America were sexists who did not consider women in their constitution.

It is seated in a valley that is about eight kilometers away from Mecca, the Holy City and one of the main destinations for the pilgrims during the celebration of Hajj.

These observations on Egyptian civilization assisted many in understanding the daunting challenges human beings experienced in terms of: the nature of human relationships; the nature of the universe; and the role of the divine forces [...]

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.

Mandela had one big ambition in life; to make the life of black South Africans oppression- free. With such opportunities, Mandela still decided to make the most practical and life-changing application of his career.

It was hard for the British to avoid Indians and they continued considering them as an issue for the cost of the war.

The speaker explains why the issue of slavery continues to separate the nation. He offers the best promises to deal with slavery.

This he does by teaching them the art and creativity of speech for the sole purpose of getting advantage over their peers. He was a proponent of multiculturalism who invited the barbarians and the Greek [...]

Mandela states that, as a leader, an individual should consider the outcomes of the circumstance and not the tactics to be used in addressing the issue.

Gilmore's book attempts to describe gender relations under the Jim Crow system and the influence of black women on white supremacy in North Carolina in the 19th Century.

In this section of the paper, some of the major factors that contributed to the war are going to be divided into three broad areas: The Spanish world domination and the American need to overthrow [...]

The main opponents of the Mongol Empire were the Naiman tribe located in the western part of Mongolia, the Merkits who were found in the northern part of Mongolia, the Tanguts found in the south [...]

As Hurston later glorifies in her literary works, the town was the first to offer African Americans the chance to live freely and independent of the Whites, as they desired.

The main advantages of the development of these territories as the province of the Roman Empire were in building the powerful forts, the progress of the agriculture and markets, and the adoption of the Christianity.

The action evolves around the idea to come about the salvation of Greek people that is hatched by the main heroine of the play Lysistrata who encourages all women of Greece to withhold their marriage [...]

The East usually refers to Asia and the Middle East while the West usually refers to Europe and the American continents. The East views the West with contempt in terms of how the Orient values [...]

Most of the other literatures detailing the use of the catapult claim that the inspiration came from the bow and sling, which is well known to be a popular weapon in the ancient times.

It was a representation of a first half of the Japanese government or empire that consisted of a complete transition from the so called feudalism which was more of an isolation form of government as [...]

There were three main bodies that governed the affairs of Athens and they were the assembly, the council and the courts all which were run by representatives of the people.

The historical recordings of past events are very important in the understanding of the actual happenings, analysis of the flow of past events, understanding the factors influencing past occurrences, explanations of the effects of such [...]

The theme of the hippie movement was for the youth to be and live 'themselves' and in the process transform the society to a place full of peace and safe to live with others.

In spite of the fact that Germany was one of the most powerful European states before the war's start in 1914, World War I led to the political, economic, and social decline in the country [...]

Religion in the Holy Roman Empire was a far contrast to the religion in ancient Rome. In the Byzantine Empire religion is the lifeblood of the whole society.

The rate of globalization moved at a speed of lightening in the 1990's, and it greatly boosted the expansion of trade in the history of the world.

The Korean War of 1950 to 1953, was a war between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, backed up by China and the Soviet Union; and the Republic of Korea, backed by the United States [...]

It is an acknowledgeable fact that the American Revolution was not a social revolution like the ones that were experienced in France, Russia or China, but it was a social revolution that was aimed at [...]

In his view, Roosevelt was convinced that a good nation must be able to pass its resources to the future generation increased and not depleted.

The Philosopher, Socrates was a Greek and he was born in the proximities of 470 B. Much of the philosophy and life of Socrates is explained by Plato in his dialogues.

Nazi Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union was marked by Operation Barbarossa, the primary purpose of which was the rapid seizure of the western part of the territories of the USSR for the subsequent settlement [...]

The trans-Saharan slave trade was driven by the increased demand for slave labor, the use of slaves as legal tender, and the decline in gold and other products in sub-Saharan Africa.

The image shows only what survived of the arena after the collapse of the Roman empire and the end of the games.

This series of military conflicts became a significant constituent of the history of interaction between Europeans and Native Americans and demonstrated the power of the concept of conflict partly forming these relationships.

One of the significant points that stood out for me in the materials was the discussion of bubonic plague, its influence on the world, and its intricate distribution pattern.

This essay is going to analyze the reasons why Abigail Williams is to be blamed for the Salem witch trials and dreadful hangings. The narcissism and egocentrism of Abigail lead her to accuse others.

The former results were possible with the invention of the wheel, the chariot, and the sailboat, which allowed citizens to make the first trips in history.

The period from 1929 to 1941, including the Great Depression and the New Deal, is undoubtedly one of the most important in American history.

The deal doubled the size of the USA, and it also acted as the first move that affirmed that the USA could dominate the North and become a superpower.

The practice dates back to the beginning of times and allows leaders to gain the benefit of including the perspectives and points of view they may not be aware of at the time of making [...]

On the other side, the Ottoman envoy declared to the Venetians that it was not acceptable for Vizier to avoid the announcement of war since it is impossible for anyone to resist the idea of [...]

Bolsheviks constituted the largest radical group in revolutionary Russia that played the most important role in the initiation and the course of the revolution.

Of great importance was the apprehension of Mandela that further awakened the clamor for independence in the Africans especially after delivering a speech on the trial day, in his defense.

The nineteenth century was a period of the United States' history when significant development in transportation, communication, and trading led the country to the Market Revolution.

In retrospect, it is obvious that Northern anti-slavery interpretations of the Dred Scott decision were much more accurate than Southern pro-slavery interpretations.

Very prominent in the lead to the movement was Carlos Munoz, who lead the movement in the Nineteen Sixties and gave the movement a broad political image that sank quickly into the lifestyle of Mexicans [...]

The Civilization in Sumer was the first in the world starting from the early Bronze Age. The women here had the authority over the religious group and were held in high esteem.

Considered one of the greatest Presidents of the United States he had only one focus that was to see his nation in the driver's seat of the world.

Vietnam is one of the countries in Southeast Asia that experienced the United States involvement in its politics in the 1950s Some of the reasons that have been fronted as having led to the involvement [...]

When Olympia was pregnant, the god's are said to have communicated to her and the husband in a dream on the nature of the child to be born.

It was also noted for the religious inconsistencies, affected with the advent of many scientific theories like the 'On the Theory of Species' by Charles Darwin and the great invention of Cowper Nikes that proved [...]

One side of the Turkish nation supported the movements of Ataturk and this action was under the name of "Kemalism", while the other side of the Turkish nation supported the traditional religious rules to be [...]

Castro was proud of being a Cuban and he strived to create the Cuban identity. Castro deprived Cubans of the rights to life, liberty, and property.

The first semi of the twentieth century saw America emerging as a World's wonderful authority, and as one of the grown-up democracies in the middle of the British colonies.

Even if the Xiongnu conquer the lands, they would never be able to occupy the lands and if the Chinese conquered the lands of the Xiongnu, since the lands were wastelands, they would be of [...]

The government was not inclined to spend too much costs at African education and thus the role of Christian missionary schools was maintained in education of African population.

In this paper, the peculiarities of women's suffrage, its political and social background, and further reactions will be discussed to clarify the worth and impact of the chosen event.

2 In this part of the book, Garwood attempts to display how people treated beliefs about a flat Earth before the influence of technology and progress, and bases the changes in people's views on their [...]

The first step in evaluating the justice of the Code of Hammurabi is the examination of the judge's position. As mentioned above, Hammurabi was not the first Mesopotamian king to create a set of laws [...]

Another request from the British that was met with an immediate rejection was the reduction of the restrictions concerning the trade between Great Britain and China.

The lack of rights and power to struggle resulted in the emergence of particular forms of resistance that preconditioned the radical shifts in peoples mentalities and the creation of the tolerant society we can observe [...]

The history of George Washington mentions many positive facts about the man, calling him the father of the country and assigning many heroic qualities to him as a result.

Consequently, the formation of alliances and foreign relationships enabled Brandenburg, which was economically weaker to expand to the capital-rich areas of the lower Rhine.

Kwon Do In lived in Japan and looked for different opportunities to change his life as he was tired of the contemporary situation.

The purpose of this essay is to evaluate the life and experience of the social justice leader and a nonviolent protest organizer Bayard Rustin and demonstrate how the pivotal moments of his life can illuminate [...]

However, the primary advantage of the book is that it presents a different perspective and casts light on some facts of relationships between Native and White Americans that people, whether intentionally or not, tend to [...]

What is important is the value that people place on whatever unit they refer to as amoney.' Money acts as a medium of exchange and an element of measurement of the value of goods and [...]

In his essays McPherson studies various views of the causes of the Civil War and namely the role of slavery as one of the reasons of rupture of the armed conflict.

5 In this respect, the arrival of the barbarians and their attacks led to the fall of the Roman Empire's government in the west.

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 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, [...]

The focus of the paper is examining the institutional developments after the Ming dynasty's fall, with a view of illustrating the changes in the power division, distribution, structure, and dynamics in the Qing dynasty era [...]

The climate and geographical terrain of the southern colonies were a combination of the features in the southern and New England colonies.

The queen wanted the assistance of Caesar, and thus she found a way of going to the Regal citadel to speak to Caesar and request for her cause for action.

During the period around the First World War, Einstein was among the individuals that were against the usage of violence in resolution of conflicts.

Among the most hidden events that involved western Europeans in foreign lands is the Happy Valley set, a clique of hedonist Anglo-Irish and British aristocrats who lived in the central highlands of the East African [...]

The Industrial Revolution started in 1760, while the French revolution started in 1789 and ended in 1799. The Industrial Revolution was established in England in 1760 and lasted until the late 1840s.

The attrition between Ghayir-Khan and Chingiz-Khan during the conquest of the Bokhara Empire significantly brought a new Mongolia nation into existence.

Having analyzed the great history of American people, its great cultural heritage and peculiarities of its development it is possible to conclude that there are some main characteristics which give America its identity.

The unease and dissatisfaction with this system culminated in the 1868 downfall of the Tokugawa Shogun at the height of Meiji establishment that spearheaded the modernization of Japan. To the middle-class Japanese, the West was [...]

On the whole, he demonstrated the importance of the scientific method for the progress of the country. This is one of the reasons why the slave economy of the South was in decline at the [...]

The Cuban missile crisis of 1962 in which the Soviet Union, Cuba, and the United States were involved was the turning point of the states' confrontation in the Cold War because of risks to develop [...]