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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 [...]

This paper discusses Confucian ethics and legalist's authority in shaping Chinese history and explores: the analects of Confucius and how they would serve as primary moral and ethical code in shaping the intellectual period of [...]

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.

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".

This article gives the historical perspective of the coming into existence of the Romans, the leadership of the Romans and the circumstances that gave way to the establishment of the Roman Republic.

The article tries to show the roots of the today's attitudes towards Christianity and how the eighteenth century contributed to them.

Most of the war was fought in the South but it took a lot of time for both states to recover from the effects of the war.

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 [...]

These conflicts led to the weakening of the kingdom and for example by the end of the conflict between the Spartans and the Athens, there was no group that was strong enough to unite the [...]

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.

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.

The most obvious message that comes through in the movie is the rigid and unbending hierarchy that the ancien regime imposed on itself and the rest of the nation.

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.

Investigations that were carried out by to the CIA revealed that Carlos Marcello, a suspected member of the mafia could have organized and implemented the conspiracy.

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.

American culture has numerous characteristics, and the definition of a true hero is one of those aspects that have to be developed both from inside and outside of society; the evolution of the American heroic [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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.

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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.

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.

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.

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 [...]

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.

The Commonwealth of England took over from the authoritarian English monarchy and continued up to 1653 when Oliver Cromwell led the Protectorate until his death in 1658.

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.

The remote characteristic of this region resulted into lack of interaction between the Yanomamo people with other communities until the beginning of the 20th Century.

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 [...]

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 [...]

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.

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 [...]

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.

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 [...]

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 [...]

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.

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 [...]

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 [...]

The First Estate consisted of the clergy; the second one was nobility while the third estate was known as the commoners. The major goal of the commoners was to attain more power and independence from [...]

Despite of the colonizers harshness and harassment of the innocent creatures, the slaves tried to resist their rule in various ways.

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, [...]

However, with the movement to the New World, their previously clearly defined roles began to be blurred mostly as a consequence of the labor deficit in colonial America which led to a state where the [...]

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 [...]

The population growth combined with the increased productivity of small parts of the country and the migration of the now landless people in search of work opportunities led to the phenomena of urbanization.

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.

In fact, the outcome of the elections indicated that, the Progressive Party garnered an outstanding percentage of both popular and electoral votes.

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 [...]

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 [...]

The attitude to the atomic bomb and its role in the Cold War sufficiently changed with the course of time, and this change is reflected, in particular, in the coverage of Cold War events by [...]

The seventh child, and the second to survive, Mozart was born on January 27, 1756 to a family of gifted practicing musicians: his father, Leopold Mozart served as a violinist and composer in the Kapelle [...]

The downfall of Roman Empire and the emergence of Spaniards as major power in the New World highlight of this period.

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 [...]

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 [...]

As this paper explicates, Melba was exposed to grave danger and this negates the need to take her to that school in the first place.

Slavery had various social, economic cultural and political implications for both the African Americans and the Whites after the civil war and in as much as it was officially abolished by the Lincoln administration, the [...]

Although this is the case, still many organizations that fights against such discriminations have been in the frontline in ensuring countries within this region accept the importance of women participation in all spheres of development.

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 [...]

The trail of tears was a term that was used to refer to the forced movement and the relocation of these native Indians tribes.

The slaves were to serve their masters who were the whites. This paper discusses the challenges that the slaves encountered as well as their resistance and the relativity of slavery to gender.

During the 1960s notable achievements were made including the passage of a Civil rights Act in 1964 that outlawed any form of discrimination towards people of a different "race, color or national origin in employment [...]

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.

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 [...]

The point is that the Middle East turned out to be a very important part of the world for numerous international affairs during and after the period of World War II. This is why the [...]

The Cold War was one of the most famous and crucially important conflicts between the United States of America and the Soviet Union.

In political terms, Asians and Africans make an attempt to respond to two ideas, traditionalism and modernism, which are characterized by different outcomes; the implementation of the ideas of modernism, demonstrated by many Asian nationalistic [...]

The fall of the Western Roman Empire was the most noticeable signal for the start of the Early Middle Ages. This collapse gave a green light for the development of many other religions and the [...]

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 [...]

Unfortunately, the conditions of the Homestead Act were not that successful for the homesteaders: it became more difficult to find and buy good land in the whole territory of the West.

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 [...]

The point is that a person has both, mind and body, and if a person could not accept the idea of being enslaved, he/she was not a slave.

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 [...]

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 [...]

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.

Therefore with the help of a specific policy, rather flexible for the given culture and time slot, Ottoman Turks managed to build their Third Empire, influential and omnipotent.

Although the Ottoman Empire was the multinational state and this situation was affected by the historic processes, the Turks followed the policy of exterminating any non-Turkish elements in the Empire and provided violent repression policies [...]

The prisoners faced numerous setbacks and very little was done to improve their conditions. Wirz heard their case and so he allowed a trial to take place in the camp.

I draw the notion that the frequency of the Olympic festivals and the Olympic Games is alike from the understanding that Greeks' calculate time intervals inclusively.

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.

Democracy is a kind of regime in which all eligible citizens are allowed to contribute to the decisions of the state.

However, the causes for the revolt to occur were not the desperate stage of the economy and the increasing levels of prostitution.

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.

Gandhi played a monumental role in the liberation of India from the colonial rule and his approach inspired many people across the globe.

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 [...]

The name 'Middle East' needs to be clearly defined worldwide because of the controversy that the name 'Middle East' evokes among the people.

He was the party leader of the Democratic Party and during his tenure as the president of the United States; he influenced a number of policies that laid the foundation for the American liberalism in [...]

At the threshold of the 20th century, the city of Galveston was considered a prosperous city with the population of about 37.

There was high risk of employees' life due to the poor working environment since they were exposed to in the factories. There was intensive migration of the people from rural to urban in search of [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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.

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.

One of the major reasons that led to the fall of the Roman Empire was the decline in morals particularly among the emperors, nobles as well as the upper rich classes.

On the other hand, it was also possible for African-American to be part of the northern part that had a developed economy.

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 [...]

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.

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 [...]

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.

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 [...]

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.

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.

Both the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment would profoundly change the face of the continent and come the 1700s, diverse changes would be apparent in many nations across the continent.

The American Revolution: In 1775-1783, America experienced a revolution and the government of France sent its troops and navy to help the rebelling colonists. This consequently led to the rise of hunger and high prices [...]

The loss occurred while the ship was on its Maiden voyage from Southampton, United Kingdom to the New York City in the United States causing one of the deadliest maritime disasters of the 20th century.

The first important arm of the ruling government was the Cabinet of Ministers that run the government and the various departments.

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.

However, in recent years following the collapse of the Soviet Union between1980 1990 and the opening of Vietnam to the outside world in the same period it is possible to understand the motives of both [...]

The black soldiers of the 54th and in other units played a crucial role in helping the union achieve victory in the war.

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.

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 [...]

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.

This essay will discuss the history of Mexico in the light of the wars that the nation as undergone as covered in an article by Enrique Krauze.

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 [...]

While various critiques may state that Malthusian pessimism was proven wrong in the 19th century wherein instead of starvation massive migrations took place the fact remains that it is logical to assume that a closed [...]

In 1954 when Naguib moved to consolidate support from the Muslim Brotherhood and other groups, army members of the RCC loyal to Nasser Kidnapped him and Nasser was later installed as the Prime Minister.

Based on the above insights, Theodore Roosevelt had the greatest domestic policies while Franklin Delano Roosevelt had the greatest foreign policies of as United States presidents of the 20th century.

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 [...]