Although the Angel Island Immigration Station was often referred to as the "Ellis Island" of the West, the conditions in these sites were very different, and so was the treatment of the arriving immigrants.
Therefore, this paper outlines the life, the rise, and the fall of Umar Bin Abdelaziz as the Caliph of the Umayyad empire.
Overall, Reconstruction was the period of time following the American Civil War, when the government tried to solve several economic, political, and social consequences that appeared because of the readmission of the eleven Confederate states.
Jackson's presidency increased the authority of the presidency and focused on improving the lives of the common people. They both made similar contributions to the development and expansion of presidential power.
The New Deal was initiated by Franklin Delano Roosevelt, he was the 32nd president of the United States. His administration inherited the devastation of the Great Depression.
The study requires the use of supporting materials to develop thematic analysis and further examination of the main themes found in the interview.
In the Renaissance period, power was a questionable pursuit and could be viewed as less stable due to more frequent upheavals.
Importantly, the physical composition of the land and natural resources alongside artifacts of ancient Egypt had a substantial impact on the country's growth and development.
Overall, her actions and character provided a contrast to the behavior of women typical for imperial China, and she was equally admired and criticized.
Therefore, the study of complex societies has risen in popularity to investigate the formation of states separately from the concept of urbanization. The evidence of African civilization enables anthropologists and archeologists to better understand the [...]
The end of the political conflict over slavery that was one of the main causes of the war between the North and the South was going to be marked with a statue symbolizing freedom.
Imperialism is a relationship between the states, which is considered unequal and on the oppression of the native population for personal gain.
If we address, for example, the Encyclopedia Britannica, it will state that "...the writing of history, especially the writing of history based on the critical examination of sources, the selection of particular details from the [...]
They tell a story of the early life of a member of the Pequot tribe, William Apess himself, and allow readers to understand the struggles that Native Americans live through in the society that marginalizes [...]
The plot of the Soviet Union to spread the issue of communism to all parts of the world stands out as the major cause of the Cold War.
The crops which were grown in the state was maize and wheat, also, fish contributed to the economy of the Massachusetts State.
The Threat of Japan and Fifty Years of New Japan, 1907-08 are two pieces of literature that were written at almost the same time and their content had relevance to the perception of modernization.
The Second Bank of the United States is a privately owned institution managed by a board of directors under the presidency of Nicholas Biddle, a time when Andrew Jackson was the president of the United [...]
The Byzantium Empire succeeded the Roman Empire in terms of the monarchical government and a complex system of bureaucracy. During the VIIth and the VIIIth centuries, the model of government was evolving, reversing to the [...]
The objective of this paper is to critically analyze the historic events that escalated as a result of the space race between America and the Soviets during the Cold war.
Prior to the arrival of white men in Umuofia, the society was heavily dependent on agriculture. For instance, the Igbo would kill children given to the community as prisoners of war but this phenomenon was [...]
The introduction of the Latin alphabets and writings in schools were some of the initiatives which the president used in order to secularize the Turkish society.
In my view, domestic containment was a result of the insecurities and ambitions that were the outcome of the war and that is exactly what May argues, that it started inside the homes, "potentially dangerous [...]
The US was very active in this crisis and greatly assisted the Western Berlin to go over the blockade staged by the Soviet Union.
The third expedition was in 1409-1411 where he visited Kaya and Coimbatore in addition to his first and second expedition countries he had visited.
The infancy of 1970 saw the continuation of the activism of the previous decade, especially the women and other minority groups who were fighting for equal opportunities in the social and political realm.
This led to the formation of a loose coalition grouped under the term the New Left which was united in the struggle against racism and the Vietnam War, as well as the hippie movement which [...]
This happened due to the adoption of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen which was approved on the 26th of August 1789 and which promised legal equality and liberty to every [...]
The Nanticoke Indian Tribe was an Algonquian-related tribe of people living in the Chesapeake Bay region of the North American continent at the time the area was first discovered by white people.
But in the case of Sierra Leone there are a few distinctions, caught in the middle of the conflict are civilians and they are being subjected to genocide characterized by mass murders, mutilations, and other [...]
Iraq, which is officially referred to as the Republic of Iraq is a semi-desert country located in the Western part of the Asian Continent and shares its borders with Saudi Arabia and Kuwait to the [...]
E, Charlemagne the Frankish King, Charles Martel of the Kingdom of Austrasia hailed for the Battle of Tours and many others.
They further had improved the system to bring water from the mountains to the cities of roman.most of Northwest Europe and almost all lands around the Mediterranean Sea were under the jurisdiction of the vast [...]
From the study, Bede is focused as a great historian evidenced by the theological writing about saints lives, narrated about the history of the British people, and he was considered to be an English historian [...]
The crash of the stock market in 1929 first was regarded as the beginning of the end, as it provided complex problems in the economy of the United States but it is not considered as [...]
The Russian Revolution refers to one of the most significant historical events in the world history. This event covered two revolutions rooted in Russia: the February Revolution and the October Revolution of 1917.
The first point discuss the development of tea ceremony in early period, the second point discuss the connection between Shogunate and further developments in tea ceremony, and the third point discuss the circumstances and reason [...]
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.
The Zulu nation had been invaded by Voortrekkers and up to the time it was subdued by the British, it had fought numerous battles and even when the Zulu finally lost to the British, they [...]
Communists hoped to achieve, and that was why they had more and more concentrated their propaganda efforts on the boys and girls and the young men and women.
It is a critical and ending part of the journey in the afterlife when the individual would arrive at the Hall of Maat and the purity of their soul is judged before entering the Kingdom [...]
The monument received the name Colosseum in the Middle Ages from the distorted Latin word "colosseum", while in Imperial Rome, it was called the Flavian amphitheater in honor of the imperial dynasty.
The new pope was under the control of the French king, putting the authority of the Church under that of the political ruler.
Churches and religious groups often became the foundation of the Civil Rights crusades in the region during the 1960s. The Army had to be called in to maintain order in the area and protect Meredith.
As such, the rule of Duke Mu of Qin in the 7th century BC did much to uplift the rank of Qin among the community of aristocratic states.
Hakluyt is a firm believer of colonization owing to the nationalistic, social, and economic benefits it might bring to England. In essence, he argues that both the economic and social ambitions of England can be [...]
The passage is critical in the understanding of the Osiris myth since it depicts the position of women in the Egyptian traditional society.
The Australian presence in the Vietnam War was a government's step to help western nations, specifically the US, in containing the rapid spread of communism and socialism in Asia.
The economy of both the countries was mainly the agriculture. The table below shows some of the differences of the two countries.
The present paper will seek to compare the position of female scientists in antiquity to that of contemporary female researchers, particularly with regards to the share of women in the field and the barriers they [...]
To fully understand the impact of the Black Death pandemic, it is important to establish the power of the Catholic Church in the years before the appearance of the plague.
Irish immigrants came to the United States in search of a better life and employment opportunities. These leisure activities allowed Irish immigrants to adapt and participate in the social life of a community.
He hoped to share his fame and reach the mind of the general public in this way. As a result of the debates, Lincoln's name and his position became known to the wide population even [...]
In this paper, the researcher seeks to investigate the extent to which Ancient Egypt became Greek and the extent to which it remained the same during and after the rule by Ancient Greece.
Things did not look too bright at the time: the condition of Japan after Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings; the divided Koreas; the beginning of the cold war between the Soviet Union and the U.
This conflict led to the emergence of the two parties: the one led by Hamilton and the other headed by Jefferson.
An umbrella in ancient China was not only the item of sun protection, but it was also a symbol of a high rank and nobility of its owner.
The chapter "Dreams of Avarice" of the book "The Ascent of Money" explores different stages of development of money functioning in the world by relating them to corresponding historical events.
The rebellion was against the foreign powers that tried to establish spheres of influence in the region. There was fear all over that the missionaries, who were increasing in number, would snatch the land from [...]
The Aksumite Empire was one of the ancient civilizations whose existence was mainly supported by the natural environment and the natural resources of the region.
According to Abu-Lughod, the period that falls between AD 1250 and 1350 is crucial to the history of the world because it acts as the 'turning point' of the previous and current systems. The initial [...]
It is important to note that objects of material culture change over time due to the intermingling of communities, and this influences the way people lead their lives.
The riots, which started on April 29, 1992, were considered to be peaceful, and the only purpose that the rebels wanted to achieve was to protest against the verdict of the courthouse.
Though colonial Australia is traditionally represented as the location for the European convicts to serve their sentence, whereas little light is shed on the conflict between the local people and the colonialists, the armed resistance [...]
2 This essay focuses on discussing the social and political life of Empress Wu Zhao, as the first Chinese empress in the Chinese history and her special contribution to the Tang Dynasty and the uprising [...]
Each country was famous for its particular products and searching for the new way to the East with the purpose to make increase the delivery of goods might be the reason for financing the voyage.
It also strengthened the relationship between America and many European countries, which led to the development of more political, economic and military influence in these regions compared to other parts of the globe.
Columbus' entrepreneurial family initiated him into the world of seafaring, however it was the expansion of the Turkish Empire that fired up his imagination with regards to testing the claim that the earth is round [...]
The author is successful in relating the 1680 and 1696 revolts in Northern America against the Spanish to natives' dissatisfactions of the religions and economic systems of colonizers.
Some of the most popular features include the four walls of the country that have since been reduced to three following the demolition of one of the walls to create room for the development of [...]
This impact of the Spanish war is even clearer by consideration of the fact that the war had the implications of making women take up the jobs that originally belonged to men in the industries [...]
This is a proof that colonial capitalism is an unwarranted approach to the development of a country's economy as it mainly focuses on advancing the policies and operational mechanisms of the colony and not the [...]
After the end of the cold war and the disintegration of the Soviet Union, there were still huge amounts of nuclear weapons that left on the face of the earth.
Feudalism to Ganshof was the possession of power by the lords in the form of land and its systematic transmission to the serfs.
First of all, one should mention that the institutions have to be responsible for limiting the power of political leaders. This is one of the tasks that the Roman Senate had to cope with.
However, it was not solely due to the Angelou's progressiveness in how she went about exposing the ugly face of white racism that she was able to attain a fame of one of the most [...]
The whites considered the progress of the African Americans as something that threatened the success and achievements of the whites in the society.
One of the things that contributed to the development of South Africa is the dominance of the whites in the country.
The primary difference in the cold war order of the Asia-Pacific and that of Europe was instigated by the reason for security arrangements between the two regions.
Throughout his life he was able to face hurdles which were some kind of a stepping stone towards success, manifested through the empire and legacy that he built with the aim of improving the life [...]
Silver mining in Mexico affects the sovereignty of the indigenous people since it denies them the right to manage and control their lands. Silver mining leads to displacement and relocation of the indigenous people.
The fourth fallacy that Fischer identifies is the fallacy of fictional questions. The fourth fallacy that Fischer identifies is the fallacy of fictional questions.
The purchase of Louisiana by the President Thomas Jefferson at the beginning of the nineteenth century was the starting point of expansionist policy of the United States.
Postmodernism is the word used by sociologists and other scholars to refer to a the intelligence that has developed in the western world.
Eroding economy and weakened power and authority of the central court are among the reasons behind the fall of the Tang Dynasty.
The poorly defined Heian marriage system denied the women the ability to react and advocate for their human rights, Seidensticker Edward.
Another critical "nation-statehood making" is the break of the Soviet Union and the end of cold war between Soviet Union republic and the United States.
Romanticism was anchored in the work of the poets which was evident in the daily lives of the society. Besides, the role of women in romantic literature was significant, thus; they were greatest poets and [...]
In response to Lord Macaulay's argument, Peel admitted that although the government was not supposed to abandon all forms of social responsibility, it was expected to come in handy especially as the last resort. On [...]
This situation changed gradually beginning with the participation of women in the Olympics and culminating in the participation of women in practically all sports and leisure activities.
In the history of nations that throve on the territories of North America and Australia, the nineteenth century is marked by a series of gold rushes that forever changed the ways of development in economical [...]
Before the Second World War, the term Middle East was used to refer of the region between the Far East and the Near East.
The Agricola and the Germania are the two educative works which describe the achievements of the Roman Empire from different perspectives: the Germania is based on the traditions which were set by the Roman government [...]
The first point that is mentioned in the work is that the colonization by Europeans and their actions were characterized through the depletion of Gold and diamonds.
The book covers very little on the normal lifestyle of the people in Youngstown before the crisis; all that it documents are the hardships that describe Ohio as a hopeless place to live.
This was after the evolution of the use of herbs as poisons that were used to kill people. Herbal knowledge in the region revolved around the army quite a bit and the soldiers gained from [...]
The whites were the most dominating race in the 19th century. The Negroes and Indians were the second group just below the whites.
As it can be seen in the video The Chinese are Coming, the most distinctive features of how the Chinese approach the task of expanding the sphere of their influence in Africa, can be outlined [...]
In the 1920s, the United States was facing worrying rates of crime that called for the intervention of the Congress to avert the situation.
In this paper, however, the term imperialism is used to refer to the era from the year 1848 to 1914 when the power of Europe was extended over several nations of the world.
He described the Japanese as the best people known among the heathens.[2] "Portuguese Views of Chinese"[3] is an account of the first impression the Portuguese had upon encountering the Chinese.
His role as a leader among the Mandinka people of Mali since the time when he founded the Mali Empire in the year 1230, till his sudden death in 1255 propelled him to the rank [...]
To recap it all, it is apparent that democracy can emerge as a viable form of government as Aristophanes points out in the play.
The Conquest of Toledo took place in 1085 and played a major role in the history of Medieval Spain as it led to the change of power from Muslim to Christian rule.
From the biblical stand, the king was justified to move in the hope that his contributions would bring change in the destined world.
As the paper unveils, colonialism and the 1926 general strike constitute two crucial events in Britain that have immensely affected the British society with the consequences of fostering the UK's presence on the international floor.
The narrative of Equiano's life Equiano was born in Africa in a country known as Benin, his family included seven members and Equiano was the youngest in the family that only had one sister; during [...]
Communal Changes Spurred By Lowell Mills Girls The girls working for the mills afforded the Lowell Mills associates with glut of their skill and labor a factor which caused the industry to blossom to be [...]
The Europeans initially considered African land as worthless, however, by the end of the 19th century their perception about Africa had changed due to the changes in Europe making them move to Africa for rescue.
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 [...]
Of course, a hope that the presence of revolution promoted certain changes and made the government to think about the improvement of citizens' lives and wellbeing was inherent to the French.
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.
The head of state and government of the United States of America falls under the auspices of the President who oversees the executive branch of the federal government as well serves as the commander-in-chief of [...]
What was communicated from the pope was final regardless of who the subject was.[1] The Catholic Church was the only church in the world and its branches were in many countries.
The central thesis of this text is that the Berlin Conference is often unfairly considered the starting point of colonialism in Africa.
The rapid rise of Idi Amin to power and the subsequent seizure of the government that ruled Uganda at the time demonstrates that unethical people will seek to establish control over citizens as soon as [...]
Resources, the quality of the soil, and the climate of a particular area are the cornerstones of any society, as they determine the economic core of the local human population.
In 1814, he began his work on interpreting the inscriptions on the Rosetta Stone as depicted in the documentary, 'Mystery of The Rosetta Stone: Documentary on Ancient Egypt and the Rosetta Stone.' During this process, [...]
Laissez-faire impacted the Reconstruction by ensuring that there was less interference from the government in the operations of businesses. The concept of "liberty of contract," which refers to the freedom for employers and employees to [...]
The settlements in North Carolina were considered significant parts of the frontier, or backcountry, and became formally included in modern Mountain and Piedmont regions.