World History Essay Examples and Topics. Page 2

The first is the definition of empires i.e.what is an empire? This is prevalent in many empires ranging from the Roman to the British Empire

The field of traveling contributed a lot to the development of the major sciences of humanity. The analysis of the achievements and trips peculiarities of two well-known travelers Macro Polo and Cabeza de Vaca underlines [...]

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.

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 [...]

At the risk of their own lives, they brought the only little food that they could get to feed others in the camp.

Regarding, the internal organization, the military-feudal system was established, and the land was owned conditionally because the Sultan had the principal right of proprietorship of all the conquered lands. Moreover, there was a new balance [...]

Tanzania is the country with a rich history that began with the migration of the first Cushitic tribes, continued with its colonization by Germany and Britain and its struggle for independence, and resulted in the [...]

In his arguments, Edward Said claims that the Europeans categorized the world into two divisions; the Occidents and the Orientals, in other words, they were referring to a world of the civilized and the primitive.

Proponents of competition assert that throughout history, the growth and development of human societies has always been a factor of competition.

The voyages were made in the Caribbean and Central America between 1492 and 1504 following the consent granted to him by the monarch. In the course of his expedition, he discovered and named the Island [...]

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.

8 million people live in the Republic of Ireland while the rest inhabit Northern part of Ireland and is part of the United Kingdom.

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 [...]

Schelling proposed that the power of deterrence in the nuclear age is pegged not only on the equality or balance of the nuclear-possessing countries, but on the "stability of the balance".

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 skills learnt in farming were of great help to the colonies since they applied them in their farms after independence and this accelerated their modernization process.

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 [...]

The shift from a lifestyle of hunting and gathering to one of agriculture and settlement. Major Changes in Means of Production.

The 1700s and 1800s marked the beginning of the change that took effect and entirely transformed the world's history in all fields.

Notably, even the discovery of America was indirectly provoked by the fact that the Silk Road stopped delivering spices to Europe and needed a new route to eastern countries due to the campaigns and wars [...]

To account for this discrepancy, an additional day is added to the calendar every 4 years, bringing the total number of days in the calendar year closer to 365.

While each of the four issues deserves attention, the desire of Athens to control all the other states of Greece seems to have served as the major impetus for the Peloponnesian Wars outbreak.

In "An Account of the Slave Trade on the Coast of Africa" Falconbridge, who was an eyewitness of the slave trade, describes the way slaves were kidnapped and later sold to the Americans5.

Marco Polo served for 17 years at the court of the Khan, and following his order, he traveled to almost all provinces of modern China and wrote a book about the country.

The paper will start with an overview of the prerequisites for Indian liberation following the role of the Indian Independence Act.

The Zulu people live on the continent of Africa, in the southern part of it, which is known as KwaZulu-Natal. In this family, the husband stands for the chief, and institution of marriage is hallowed.

The economic system is the essential structure in which the world functions. Economic socialism is where limited ownership of the means of production and a system of prices, losses, and profits are not used as [...]

The five stages in the economic determinism of history can be summarized as follows; Primitive hunting and gathering societies had no extra wealth and therefore no private property, social classes, class struggles, or even the [...]

The period of the 1970s 2000s is the most vivid for understanding the impact of the process of globalization and changes in the world order.

Wherein, the time of the stock market emergence was the time of the ongoing "carnival," where the mystical power of money transferred to miraculous products and medicines and compelling advertisements.

The large revenue from oil has stirred the growth and development of the other sectors of the economies thus widening the economic belt of these Arab states.

This paper deals with the discussion of the work of historians, our own perception of history and its usage in modern life, as history is one of the main sources for creation of the movies [...]

Colonialism is the political ideology that legalizes the invasion, occupation, and exploitation of a given land by stronger states which use their military powers thus displacing the powers of the original inhabitants of the land.

The three factors identified in the book include global influences, the interactions of the different sociopolitical and cultural factors and the roots of today's civilization in the historical backdrop.

In this, it suffered the fate of "imperialism," which after 1900 was adopted by critics of European expansion to serve ideological purposes and used imprecisely to suggest both the annexation of territories and their subsequent [...]

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.

During the 15th and 16th centuries, three major Muslim empires were formed and established namely; the Mughal empire, which dominated the greater India, Safavid which ruled the greater Iran, and the Ottoman Empire which ruled [...]

The nation as a whole must have been relieved after the breakdown of the Soviet Union and the unification of East and West Germany.

2 As a result, this led to ideological differences and social perceptions among the two countries, which potentially contributed to the growing tensions in the political sphere that led to World War I.

The ideas inherent to the philosophy of the Enlightenment changed the course of history and gave rise to the French Revolution and the start of the Constitution of the United States, human rights, and the [...]

The goal of this paper, therefore, is to discuss the manner in which self-directed learning has helped me to understand the topic concerning ancient history in Greece and Rome.

By looking at Orientalism from the most general dimension, as the study of people's culture with respect to some other significant culture, the essay presents the ways in which the representation of Asia in the [...]

To achieve the intended goals, many progressives began by exposing the major evils and challenges that were affecting the United States towards the end of the 19th century.

The concept of authority can be described as the link between administrators who determine the main points of a particular policy and people who take full responsibility to follow and perform that policy in a [...]

A Conversation with the African-American Ghetto" helps to realize the importance of knowledge of a longer history of the Jewish ghettos and their possible connection to and impact on the African-American ghettos, US segregation policies, [...]

This paper provides an in-depth analysis of the rise and fall of the Ottoman Empire, with a lot of focus on the factors that were very instrumental in the decline of the Empire.

The Tainos are said to have stayed in the island peacefully until the Spanish arrival which is said to have caused a lot of unrest in the island.

The medieval age lasted between the fifth and the fifteenth century in Europe and it started with the collapse of the Roman Empire.

The aim of this essay is to describe the system of castes in India as well as to characterize the diversity of Indian society. In general, the caste system in India represents the stratified hierarchy [...]

The present is a myriad of events in the past. As a historian, the study of these preserved artifacts is important in knowing about the past.

Evidently the perception of South Africa as an overseas investment saw the exclusion of the locals in the participation of the mining business.

In this system, the means of product and service production is mainly carried out and owned by the individuals instead of the government while communism also known as fascism is contrary to this where production [...]

In the text, the author describes the period as important because it led to the establishment of new empires and political structures.

The activities of this era resulted in the interaction of people from different backgrounds and linked most parts of the world together.

According to Vazquez and Mbemba, the slave trade in Africa and Spanish rule in Peru witnessed the annihilation of the existing political systems and the introduction of foreign ones.

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 [...]

The uprising that has been witnessed in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and now Syria is a reaction to leaders who have used the rule of law for their own personal gain and at the expense of [...]

The paper examines the history of love starting from the ancient times then to the medieval chivalry and finally the contemporary period.

People learn more about the horrors of war through literature but do not infer from experience they gain; the only way they apply the knowledge about the war is the development of more sophisticated weapon [...]

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 [...]

Protecting religious institutions and advancing religious education are mentioned in the General Act of the Congo Free State, which shows the desire of the European powers to spread Christianity among the native people.

Some thought the history of Africa started with the story of the Europeans in Africa, followed by African historiography. Therefore, it led to the misconception that Africa has no history and created a gap in [...]

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 [...]

Consequently, I think that the cons of colonization outweigh the pros of the process, and the world might have been in a better state.

What was the role of the inquisition group in religious practices? To assess the roles of the inquisition group in religious practices.

Jared Diamond is among such scientists, and his book, Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies, comments on how ancient cultures developed and explains why Eurasia dominated the rest of the world.

It is a unique knowledge base that can teach individuals, and, at the same time, it is the core component of the world's further evolution.

Clark's topic is the impact of World War II on the independence of South Africa. The main point of the author is that South Africa's history during and immediately after World War II is underresearched.

On the right side of the screen, there is another enumeration of the world's civilizations this time as a classical list, with embedded links as well.

Today, "the Yoruba people occupy the South-Western part of Nigeria, they account for about 20% of the population of the country". According to experts, "the Yoruba people are mainly involved in the financial, press and [...]

When Portuguese sailors cruised in West Africa in the 1440s to hunt for wealth, spices, and friends in contrast to Muslims and the Ottoman Empire, the one who exacts Mediterranean Sea trade, the initial stages [...]

This slogan offered to divide electorates to Dalits, referred to as Depressed Classes, and the Poona agreement established 1932 as the biggest betrayal of the Dalits1.

The league members were called "polis," and the smaller ones often sided with the Athenian's Proposals, and Athens ended up at the top of the command chain.

Therefore, the subsequent revolutionary event in California's history following the Gold Rush was "the war".irrespective of the challenges faced by some Asians and Europeans in the battle, a majority of Americans were unwilling to join [...]

Puchner shows how people realized that kings and queens were not immortal, the differences between the diverse social classes, and the relationships between men and women. He reveals the relationship between humanity and nature and [...]

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 Cold War became a global geopolitical, military, and economic confrontation between the two blocs of states, the centers of which were the United States and the USSR, from 1946 to the end of 1980.

In the past decades, obesity was more prevalence among adults but this has changed with the increased rates of obesity among the adolescents and children. This paper has focused on the past history of obesity [...]

Although the fighting efficiency of the Nazi troops decreased due to a decrease in the number of available equipment and the transfer of auxiliary units to the front, it was still a formidable force.

Among the examples of significant social movements in history is the Free Software movement, which led to the development of GNU/Linux and other free and open-source software products.

At the same time, inside of the country the Government was facing a threat from the Communist protesters. He called these threats "the disease of the heart" and "the disease of the skin".

The Spanish and Vikings were similar in the sense that they were both settlers who managed to explore the American region.

Another factor that led to the partitioning of the countries was the strong ideological divide that existed between Muslims and Hindus in India.

During the 1st century, the double currency was stable and towards the end of 2nd century, the denars equivalent to gold started to rise.

United States, which sustained the minimal damage during the apocalyptic war, was elevated to the status of the savior of the new world in the west whilst mighty Soviet Union whose winters not only mercilessly [...]

To begin with, it is necessary to mention, that the Ideas of Lenin Stalin, and Mao have the same origin Marxism and the essence of communism stated in the communist manifesto by Marx.

History is a part and parcel of society and has to be appreciated if the present and the future are something we look forward to and plan to make better.

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 [...]

Global movements like the entry of the heritage monuments in the tourism sector, and along with that interest of private companies have raised many complex issues on the ownership rights of the heritage sites, which [...]

The creation of empires in history was characterized by the use of military power by the Assyrians, Persians, and Athenians. Religion was predominant in the armies of the states and was the foundation of their [...]

By the end of the 16th century, Britain had taken over the Dutch colonies of New Netherland and New Amsterdam {now jointly New York}, and the Swedish colony of New Sweden {now Delaware}; the European [...]

The end of the century was marked by more positive happenings, such as the collapse of the communist regime and gaining of independence by many countries.

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 [...]

Analyzing Gorbachevs actions and his incentives in the economy of the USSR, it is possible to conclude that the primary aim of these actions was the destruction of the welfare of the country, the growth [...]

This revolution prevented food emergencies in Latin America and Asia during the 1970s and 1980s. However, the revolution was not a successful tactic in ending global food shortage and hunger.

In the means to defining what money is, most of the scholars from the psychological and physiological field have come up with the theoretical aspects of money and the ways it influences the economic growth [...]

The idea was to redistribute the wealth of the upper class among the poorer cohort of the population in order to achieve this equality, but it was also vital to communism that all manufacturing be [...]

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 [...]

The primary impact of the treaty was that it extended American citizenship to the Mexicans living in the ceded territory. The most important article of the treaty was IX because it gave the Mexicans the [...]

For instance, it may take up to 70 days to complete the entire process of mummification since it is done with extra caution to achieve the much needed perfection.

This is a scenario that has occurred with the Nazi, under the command of Adolf Hitler, and the story of Jim Jones, and the people who followed him in a quest to build an ideal [...]

Therefore, the discussion and analysis of this paper will largely explore how the image of Africans changed and remained the same in the eyes of the European between 1400 and 1600.

The history of the Mi'kmaq communities explains how they were created by Glooscap. The Mi'kmaq communities were also spiritual.

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was one of the earliest communist societies to embrace the ideologies of communism. The collapse of communism in the USSR began in 1989 after the fall of the Berlin [...]

In the very beginning of his book, the author emphasizes that the influences and connections between the empires and the territories they colonized and owned in the past keep lasting decades and even centuries the [...]

Costs The nuclear arms race led to a monumental increase in the military expenditure of the US and the Soviet Union.

Between 1920 and 1922 there was a non-cooperation movement that was organized by the Indians against the British rule. The movement also had an issue with the Indian soldiers that died during the World War [...]

In spite of the evolution of a uniquely Australian cricket in the country, the mark of imperialism and Anglo dominance remained.

During the 16th and 17th century, the Spanish empire was one of the strongest empires in the world. Later on, during the 19th and 20th century, the British Empire became the largest and strongest empire [...]

In the period of 1933-1939, which encompasses Hitler's rise to power that saw a sustained persecution of Jews in Germany and the pogroms, which culminated in the Night of The Broken Glass, the reception of [...]

In this paper, I will explore the validity of the above-stated at length, while promoting the idea that the very emergence of the term 'total war' cannot be discussed outside of the fact that, throughout [...]

From the census, it is clear that the culture and the cuisine Hawaii, which are known today, were created by the history of the migration of Japanese to Hawaii when they settled there to work [...]

The supporters of humanistic theory agree with the ideas of great influence of people on the development of science. The emergence of the Western culture has given rise to the development of new directions of [...]

The authors address the viewpoint that Islam is one of the major causes of conflicts which took place in the world lately.

The period 1945-1990, referred to as the cold world war, arose because of national conflicting interests between the United States and the Soviet Union over the future of Europe.

The slaves in the Ottoman Empire were often obtained from the Crimean Tatars who engaged in the capture and selling of slaves.

Aspects such as gender and race were rarely used to group people because a large proportion of the population was focused on taking advantage of industrialization.

The British left in the year 1948 and the autonomy of the new state of Israel was declared by the Jews in Palestine.

First, since 1914, the world was featured by global integration and its changing patterns that led to: immense colonies and powers, the three worlds of Cold War eras, and the current interdependent and networked of [...]