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The first chapter of The Unfinished Journey by Chafe reviews the events that happened during World War II in the United States and abroad with American citizens.

However, the king did not control all aspects of the kingdom: some branches were controlled by the elites, for example, the Chief of the Scribes.

Answering the research question requires providing an overview of different types of intelligence information that had been provided to the decision-makers in the American government leading up to the attack.

Hence, the essay elaborates on the biography and milestones in Cornell McBride, Sr's career as a Black entrepreneur in the haircare industry.

At the peak of its power, the empire stretched from the northeastern territories of modern Ecuador to the northern part of Chile, with the capital Cuzco located in Peru.

It stipulated the right of the Americans to expand their lands by exterminating the people who lived there and to develop new territories under the leadership of the American government.

The Four Voyages of Columbus by Columbus, The Chronicle of The Discovery and Conquest of Guinea by Azurara, and Letters from Mexico by Cortes report the colonial exploits back to the Portuguese and Spanish royalty.

The church sought to strengthen its approach to law and justice to fight profanation and heretics. The medieval synthesis sought to create harmony between the co-existence of Christian and secular values.

The decline of the Roman Empire in the West that began in the 5th century had multiple interconnected factors. However, the economic and military rise of Constantinople led to the crisis in Rome.

And all of this by the time he died at the age of 32, raising the question of what Alexander could have accomplished if he had lived longer.

Today, the photograph of Thich Quang Duc's death, The Burning Monk, has become a universal symbol of rebellion and the fight against injustice. His self-immolation was an act of rejection of the system and the [...]

In his book, Gary unveiled that the American Revolution's chaos was through the power of Native Americans, enslaved people, and African Americans, not the people in power. The book boldly explains the origins of the [...]

In addition, the explanation of key terms and discussion of the vital events, in chronological order, will be provided to reveal the historical changes that happened to the U.S.

Modern historians identify four key factors that changed the worldview in the first millennium BC and contributed to the emergence of the early empires, Neo-Assyrian and Persian.

The brightest period of this ethnic group's development is the time of the Oyo Empire which impacted the Nigerian culture and today remains the largest and most influential state.

This paper will explore the causes of the Great Depression, the measures implemented within the New Deal, Cold War tensions, and the changes to the American society by the civil rights movement.

Despite her humanitarian and medical career, she was a women's rights activist who contributed to getting the right to vote for women.

Samantha Power calls the muteness of the American public to the problems of Africa as one of the main reasons for the inaction of the world community regarding the events taking place in the country.[3] [...]

In this paper, Hammurabi's laws number five and twenty-one will be evaluated as the guidelines that secured the ideas of justice and property protection, which were of particular significance to the Babylonians.

However, these women took advantage of society's status to improve their living statutes and the family. The education given to Athenian and Spartan women helped them to achieve different goals in life.

On the other hand, the value and worth of the material signified the status of the holder. Finally, the Mongolian paiza shows the administration's value of free trade through increased protection and communication in the [...]

They say experience is the best teacher and so it was for Sue as she narrates the impact of life in the camps. The first landing zone of the Japanese to America was in California.

Among the numerous terms contained in the documentary, it is first reasonable to mention the one defining the overall impact of the Middle Passage.

Both Zedong and Xiaoping joined the CCP in the 1920s and aimed to end China's weak position. From this point of view, communism in both USSR and China was similar during the reign of Zedong.

Sugar in Europe appeared during the Crusades the Arabs introduced sugar cane to the Crusaders. Sugar cane is a driver of innovation and international trade in the context of world history.

Qian contributed to the exchange between China and the rest of the world in the field of science through development and improvement of the aviation industry.

There is a need, therefore, to study the history of crime in American society in order to establish clues that may help in controlling the rising crime rate in America.

This paper describes the life of Stephen Hawking and his most important works. During his university studies, he was diagnosed with ALS a disease that made him lose the ability to move and speak in [...]

James believed that the dissenters would give him support and as a result, he decided to ignore the support of the Tories and the Anglicans.

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 [...]

Classes emerged in the societies with the class of labor and that of the owners of means of production who were referred to as the capitalists.

The focus of this paper will cover the initial stages of the development of the Australian colony of New South Wales in the period between 1788 and 1792.

The economy in the post-Civil War was favored by the construction of railroads which connected the industrial cities of the northeast and the agricultural areas of the Midwest and the plains.

This was a hard time for the Islam and Ibn al-Athir believes that the Islam is the people of God, they belong to God and they will return to God.

Throughout their rise to power, Carolingians had to deal with a lot of resentment, on the part of the rest of Frankish nobility, simply because there were no "transcendent" preconditions for this family to claim [...]

The subject of the book under study is the historic personality of Adolf Hitler, the person who managed to change the flow of the European history of the twentieth century, the person who caused the [...]

Thus, Reconstruction became a contest over the memory and meaning of the war, and eventually, the Southerners lost, leading to the failure of this renewal.

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 [...]

Originally, Orientalism is the division of philosophical, historical, cultural and political studies, that relate the place and the role of the Eastern countries in the world politics, and the lives of the other countries all [...]

With the worsening situation in Mexico, Madero was very sympathetic to the plight of the common people. Zapata continued to fight Carranza, and soon a trap was set by one of Carranza's generals, leading to [...]

This quote was used by Hillary to show that when he succeeded in being a mountaineer it was because he was dedicated to was he was doing and he wanted to achieve it.

We used to take our baths in the springs and also water which was used for drinking, cleaning, and cooking was transported from the springs to our home.

Several circumstances can affect the development of revolutions, such as the level of impoverishment in a society, the degree of inequality, and the division along with ethnic connections. The difference between the maturation of a [...]

Just like his father he proved to be a great warrior and led his army to conquer the whole world, at least the world known to the Greeks.

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 opening sentence in the Principles of Economics is a classic definition of the subject itself: "Political economy or economics is a study of mankind in the ordinary business of life; it examines that part [...]

The Koreans were the first producers of high-fired ceramics. The reduced oxygen environment in the kiln created the gray color that the Koreans were famous for creating.

Besides the highly valuable narrative of past events and great historic movements, the motives of the AP Program in European History include the development of: The understanding of fundamental themes in the European History.

In her time, Victorian society prevented women from acquiring formal education and practicing medicine; thus, Barry adopted a male persona throughout her career, a strategy that enabled her to rise to the rank of Inspector [...]

In his works, Jefferson mostly touched upon the values of political and moral equality and the complexity of nature and society.

The first signs of development in Central America emerged in the second millennium with the emergence of Olmec culture, in swampy and hot lowlands along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, South of Veracruz.

Because of this exploration and expansion, several immediate and long-term effects were felt in the colonies. Another major long-term effect of the expansion is the diversity witnessed in Europe and America.

The main argument of Diamond's thesis is that historical inequalities between the whites and the New Guineans are not products of biological differences.

In addition, it is important to concentrate on the idea that events and experiences of the past can influence the development of an entire nation.

The reason Gorbachev chose the United Nation as the forum to deliver the speech had something to do with the target audience.

Therefore, the drought theory could be considered as the most reasonable for explaining the Mayan civilization's disappearance mystery. Two most reasonable hypotheses of Mayan civilization's disappearance were examined: the drought theory and the environmental theory.

The theory of Just War is meant to provide a philosophical framework, upon which the use of military force is justified. Was the use of the bomb a last resort?

These socio-political phenomena were caused by the birth of Communism and the Soviet Union, as well as by the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union.

The Christians and Muslims anti-religious wars and crusades of the tenth and twelfth centuries exposed Europe to the trade of spies and a number of luxury goods from Asia.

The Al Saud clan occupied the Diriya settlement in Najd, and since the early 1700s, a member of the Al Saud family ruled over Diriya.

This paper includes insights into the history of the island and provides a brief analysis of the significance of the site as well as the debate on the development of the human society in general [...]

Various assessments of the events that took place in Iran require an in-depth revision of the history of the constitutional revolution studying its background and impact of this revolution on the subsequent social and political [...]

How history is written depends on the position of the historian. To address the issue, he reflects on the events and incidents in the past to illustrate his point.

The industrial revolution in Europe forced powerful states in the continent to acquire colonies in Africa with the aim of securing raw materials and cheap human labor.

Due to this hindrance to abolish slavery in the union, Lincoln decided to do it from the southern states of America using his powers as the commander in chief of the United States.

The first issue that the paper sought to address was the discrimination against the Indians by the rest of the society.

The lack of equity in the specified areas affect women's lives on range of levels, depriving them of the opportunities that they are supposed to be entitled to and posing a tangible threat to the [...]

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 purpose of this essay is to consider the life and contribution of the most inspiring women of all times, Mother Teresa.

People have always believed that the ethnic hatred between the Hutus and the Tutsi was the core cause of the genocide.

Within a short period, Suu had become the leader of the largest revolt in the country. Suu was able to set the right example for the people of Burma.

The Virginia Plan had proposed a bicameral legislative plan to favor states with high human population and disfavor the states in the United State with small population.

Bagdad brightened the world at that time with its brilliance, and the intellectual dominance of the Arab civilization influenced the Western Europe to a great extent.

The nature of the American Revolution is considered to be better understandable relying on the ideas offered by Wood because one of the main purposes which should be achieved are connected with an idea of [...]

Nevertheless, one of the most vital changes that laced the Harem Renaissance was the culture of music as explored in the remaining section of the paper.

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 emergence of the state of Communist China in 1949 was one of the most significant events of the 20th century and the Communist Revolution which led to its emergence is hailed as one of [...]

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 [...]

Through the same lens of analysis, Wretched of the Earth explores the influences of race, class, and culture on the colonial domination of vulnerable societies. A key hallmark of the teachings of Fanon was the [...]

According to Hobsbawm, the bourgeoisie can be discussed in relation to such notions as privacy, property, education, and sport as the determining components of the specific lifestyle, and the role of women in the society [...]

Scholars argue that Russia's involvement in the First World War and the economic consequences are the primary causes of the revolution.

Through the main characters Perochin and Hlestakov, Lermontov and Gogol respectively allude to the struggles of the peasants under the brutality of the ruling class.

It was this paramilitary formed by Hitler that would cause unrest later to tarnish the name of the communists leading to distrust of communism by the Germans and on the other hand rise of popularity [...]

This essay looks compares some of the political organizations in the history of man's existence in the world. These two are the centralized political units and the decentralized political units.

Secondly, the stage of 'preconditions of take-off' is characterised by the spread of the idea of the possibility of economic prosperity which is a necessity for other desired societal conditions. The last stage of economic [...]

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.

Although researchers propose different views to answer the question, the general impact of the Cultural Revolution on the education in China during the 1960s-1970s can be discussed as negative because of the strong connection of [...]

The elite were the rich people, and majority of the population that comprised of the common farmers, artisans, and merchants known as the plebeians occupied the low status.

In his letter, King is trying to persuade and win the authority of the white man who in the real sense had acted as a hindrance to the attainment of the various goals of the [...]

According to the standards of that period, this was arguably the best education that a person could get in France. At this point, we can say that the question which reemerges in different works of [...]

In the 1600s, a majority of the bonded labourers who occupied the British interior settlements were white Europeans as opposed to black Africans. The slaves were given pieces of land, which they were supposed to [...]

Besides her treatment as an object of racial inferiority and medical research, Bartman's experience manifested the intersection of various forms of discrimination, such as, gender, race, nationality, and class discrimination. Bartman's experience was a manifestation [...]

Chosen events after the World War II will be the subject of the study in order to fully understand the development of the American society in the 1960s.

Therefore, the term is associated with the tools and the equipments that the ancient people made from the stones. In the Neolithic age, there was development of weaving, pottery and metal weapons and tools began [...]

Some of the measures that Bennett put in place included camps to support the old and sick as well as the distribution of aid to the unemployed and disadvantaged in the country.

The main aim of the movement was to end control of government by the elites and to encourage citizens to participate in government. The war of the Bank is the name given to the disagreement [...]

Therefore, the Hammurabi's code of laws made people in the ancient Mediterranean to be responsible for their actions, the owners, the thieves, the merchants and judges among others were all responsible for their actions.

The cultures of the people greatly influenced the works of art during the Roman Empire and this was is evident in their sculptures.

In the Mao era, the law did not allow polygamous marriage in the Chinese community and through such, the sale of young females within the society ended.

In the late 19th century, during the years of the European scramble for Africa, Somalia - officially the Republic of Somalia and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic, located in the Horn of Africa [...]

The fashion of the 1920s was marked by the introduction of the flipper fashions, new hairstyles that were a breakaway from the traditional past and the jazz music.

The book, 'Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass' is both an indictment of slavery and a call to action for its abolition.

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 [...]

By 1858, the British regained control and immediately passed the Government of India Act, which allowed the British Crown administrators to run the country instead of the British East India Company.

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.

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 [...]

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 [...]

The reason for the selection of Southern men was due to the fact that the Southern climate was more similar to that of Cuba, the battle ground of the Spanish American war.

The Mongol Empire was a significant force in Eurasia and the Middle East for centuries, significantly impacting the spread of the Black Death, also known as the plague.

The Red Scare is the title of two periods of anti-communism in the history of the United States. Accordingly, the Red Scare was a moment of political hysteria in the US that was particularly heightened [...]

The study of the Ottoman Empire provides valuable insights into the complexities of multicultural societies and the dynamics of cultural exchange and influence in the early modern world.

The superintendent's views of the feast and ceremonies contradict the opinion of the commissioner. Thus, the two sources are insufficient to draw an overall and final interpretation of those working with native Indian communities in [...]

The Blacks who rose against white supremacy were victims of lynching and violence, and the law enforces little effort against the violence towards the blacks.

Finally, I thought that the concept of Native Americans resisting US expansion and fighting for their rights was very interesting. I also thought it was important to note that not all Native Americans resisted US [...]

The main issue in their concerns was that there were lands on which Native American tribes lived and which became the target of the settlers.

This paper aims to explore and synthesize the opinions of various authors to understand the formation and modern presentation of Santeria, including the slave trade in Yorubaland, the history of early colonial Cuba, and the [...]

In Common Sense, Thomas Paine adopted an informal tone to influence his audience; in the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson adopted a formal manner to express his thoughts.

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 [...]

The Americans overhead the plans of the British Army to occupy and take control over the city of Boston and some regions around the town.