Introduction: Looks at the events just before Stalin assumed power immediately after Lenin's death Body: Looks at how Stalin came to power and how he tightened his grip using government machinery as well as [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
First of all, arguing on the matters of the inevitability of World War II it is necessary to point out, that the causes of it take the roots at the end of World War I, [...]
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.
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 [...]
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 threat to Iran from the north long predates the historical expansion of the Russian people southward. From there he was positioned to assume de facto power in the environment of turmoil and weakness of [...]
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 [...]
Much was needed to instill a sense of German identity and common political ambition, a feeling of belonging together as one nation, into the populations of the central European states, Protestant and Catholic alike, the [...]
Throughout the essay, he puts a lot of words and phrases in quotation marks to underline the unique and figurative meaning of these phrases.
The purpose of this study is to explore the beliefs and values, as well as the life of Bedouin people in the UAE.
As Martin remarks, Edison and Tesla laid the foundations of the entire electrification system and, working in the USA, contributed significantly to the development of the technological base of the country. Edison and Tesla had [...]
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.
The fall of the Soviet Union marked the end of the Cold War. According to the author of the post, the defective system theory mainly contributed to the collapse of the Soviet Union.
The need for new markets and raw materials, missionary work, new military conflicts, and new ideology were the main reasons for the new imperialism.
One of the major reasons for the Zulu's win was their numerical superiority as compared to the British. The ratio of Zulu to British soldiers was about 20 to 1.
Starting from the fifteenth century, European interests around the world took the form of the colonial encirclement and formation of trading posts.
The key to the understanding of why science made a revolution in the 17th century is associated with the fact that it displaced the Earth and humans from being the center of the universe, with [...]
The emergence of shared spaces open to scientific debate contributed to the propagation of the inquiring spirit of the era, which helped to shape the cultures of many European states.
The Spanish administration strained to limit the trade between the American colonies that belonged to them and Europe sternly to the flotilla of Spanish vessels.
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.
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 [...]
Apart from a similar enemy, it is possible to draw a number of parallels between the struggle for independence of the "new nations" in the two Americas in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and that [...]
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 [...]
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.
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.
In reference to Curtis8, it is important to assess the structures of the European states and the Great Powers systems before 1814 in an effort to understand the reasons behind the establishment of the Congress [...]
The great awakening deemphasized the significance of the doctrines of the church while emphasis was on the spiritual practice of an individual.
Indira Gandhi's political exposure began with her return to India, which coincided with her father's stint as the first Prime Minister of India.
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 [...]
The struggle between the Americans and Amerindians for instance led to the passing of a constitution and restructuring of the government system so as to avoid anarchy.
The cause of the attack notwithstanding, Japan was determined to strike the American Pacific Fleet and she never relented on this pursuit.
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 medieval age lasted between the fifth and the fifteenth century in Europe and it started with the collapse of the Roman Empire.
Understanding the document first requires one to understand the historical background of the Roman Empire: the formation of the Republic and its collapse.
People used religion to explain the happenings of and within the universe by viewing the universe as godly beginning with nothing to do with scientific development.
Certain ceremonies that demonstrated customary practices such as baptism and sacraments were abolished by the reformed churches, and this affected the lives of the people because the initial rituals used to shape the social lives [...]
However, the reasoning of freedom fighters, including the officials of the National Congress Movement, was that helping the British to win the war would elevate the status of India.
The activities of this era resulted in the interaction of people from different backgrounds and linked most parts of the world together.
In 1994, Rwandan population was made up of three ethnic group namely the Hutus who were the majority, the Tutsi who were relatively few and the Twa who were insignificant due to their number, the [...]
As the Ottoman Empire was getting more and more dominated by western nations, Europe used the chance to market itself in the territory as a way of assisting them.
Some historians claim that the foremost thing that led to the Revolutionary War was the influx of Europeans into the land of America and the dictatorial control.
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 success of Ottoman kingdom according to Hovanissian was owed to a group of professionals that was responsible for monitoring the activities of the treasury.
Therefore, this paper examines the state of pre-colonial African societies, factors that led to European colonization of Africa, British colonial rule in Africa, and the impact of British colonialism on the postcolonial African states.
According to Leffler in his book "The Specter of Communism" the cold war was a political and economical war between the United States and the Soviet Union, which started few years after the end of [...]
In his book "The Decolonization of Africa" Birmingham, argues that the process of decolonization of Africa had ripple effects in other parts of the world, such as the civil rights movement in America, and the [...]
Two of the most horrifying incidents in contemporary history are the Holocaust and the Nanjing Massacre. The Holocaust and the Nanjing Massacre have also impacted other aspects of life.
In his article "The Political Order" Philip Brown explores the peculiarities of the Tokugawa political order, arguing that the order's structure brought great stability to Japan for two and a half centuries but failed to [...]
In the second component of slave trade, slaves were transported to West Indies from Africa they were sold at a profit.
Many meaningful changes occurred between 1789 and 2001, including the French Revolution in the 1780s, German nationalism in the 1800s, and the Gulag repressions in the 1900s.
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.
Lodge believed in the value of the country's commerce while perceiving England's construction of locations in the West Indies as a threat to the US seaboard.
Thus, one of the main events that became the subject of public discussion and concern of the world community was the actions of the United States of America and Russia in relation to the Middle [...]
The company hired the English poor for the labor-intensive task of growing the colony and producing tobacco, and most of the newcomers were young single males. Thus, both Protestant and Anglican denominations played their role [...]
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.
Occurring between the 18th and 19th Centuries, the Latin American Independence Wars culminated in the creation of several independent states, such as Brazil and Haiti, which had been colonized by Spain and the French.
Yet the way in which the comparison between the Holocaust and the War on Drugs makes the most sense is the fact that mass incarceration for drug-related offenses disproportionally targets one group of population.
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.
Thus, the country's main river occupies a central place in the peculiarities of the culture and development of Egypt. Being a transit region, Egypt also managed to absorb the influence of other areas and enrich [...]
It has affected my family and me so that the descendants of the native Cherokee Indians are forced to live and work on the reservation.
Churchill encouraged the US and the UK to unite and ensure that they ended the actions that the Soviet Union was exercising.
Its adoption in Europe marked a significant milestone in terms of state development, as the use of gunpowder technology catalyzed the emergence of centralized states and the abolition of feudalism.
The group basis of the country's politics best explains the divisions and how they derail the peace process or exacerbate the conflict.
The persistence of Indigenous people has provoked considerable interest among scientists in the impact of buffalo hunting on the development of the Australian tribes.
Issues associated with the increase in the number of people in the country, unemployment, and decreasing well-being of the communities contribute to the emerging revolts.
The article was written in 1917 when Lenin gave his explanation of why the World War One broke out stating the 'predatory' essence of the powerful states to take over each other economically and politically.
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 [...]
The year 1789 was marked by celebrations of the centenary of the glorious revolution in Britain. There was much travel between Britain and France and the individuals who supported events in France started to dress [...]
A period of gold rush involves a feverish movement of people into the area of commercial gold discovery. This is because; only the strong seem to survive a gold rush.
Starting with the Herzegovinian peasant revolution in July of 1875, the Austro-Hungarian diplomacy was the one that was particularly held responsible for the crisis while the European diplomacy was the one that was generally held [...]
Different parts of the world were also opened up to new trade that led to exchange of crops, animals and diseases as people settled in new lands.
During the 1st century, the double currency was stable and towards the end of 2nd century, the denars equivalent to gold started to rise.
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 [...]
Additionally, the realization of the worthlessness of human life due to the rise of science and technology led to the development of existentialism as a protest to the pressures of the changes provoked by the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
What was the economic and political significance of the British-Chinese opium trade? In addition, moral was not the primary concern of the Chinese people involved in the opium trade.
The proponents of the emancipation movement called the Rwandan Patriotic Front returned to the country in the fall 1990 to live within the population of Tutsi.
Though, the discovery of the power of the atom and the creation of a weapon that explores it to make the destructive effect stronger had altered the approach to warfare radically and introduced the threat [...]
The main goal of the scientific research methodology is the provision of the general theoretic principles for solving the formulated tasks and issues.
First of all, I would like to point out that during this period in history the country witnessed the rise and the fall of four dynasties the Sui Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty, the Song Dynasty, [...]
Towards the end of the 19th century, trade with African territories formed an insignificant percentage of the total British economy, and Africa was longer expeditious in commercial terms.
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 [...]
One must be very enthusiastic about this course and must reflect on the past and be seen to be happy since a re-enactor gets to immerse himself in the deep world of the past, learn [...]
The majority of historians adhere to the idea that the period of ideological tension dates back to the period after the World War II whereas other scholars agree that its beginning refers to the end [...]
In the text, the author describes the period as important because it led to the establishment of new empires and political structures.
However, the settlers gained the influence to grab the territories from the natives and took over the entire leadership, collecting taxes and decreeing at their dispensation.
A significant aspect during the formulation of fascism was the merging of nationalism with the political right, while on the left there was sorelian syndicalism.
The effects of the war included the loss of sovereignty of the Aztecs as the second attack by Cortes led to the defeat of the natives.
The urge for a reformation was also spurred by the emergence of humanistic philosophies and the spirit of the Renaissance, which drew increased attention to the teachings of the Bible and had the tendency of [...]
The League of Nations was meant to create order in the world after the world war one that led to destruction.
This paper, therefore, keenly examines the activities of the principal trade routes in the sixteenth century and the cultural exchange that took place.
As already aforementioned, prior to the "Age of Enlightement," the church and state respectively were the institutions that controlled people and the state of affairs, in general.
This is exactly the reason why USSR was doomed to collapse in just about every society, the functioning of which is being concerned with the observance of Socialist principles, the prolonged continuation of social, cultural [...]
Just to sample the impact technological changes had on the general demographical patterns of England and Wales, a technological invention to improve the smelting of Coke saw the shift in population growth from the South [...]
This essay analyzes the perspectives of Winston Churchill and Harry Truman on the communist threat, the attribution of their views by Josef Stalin, and ultimately endeavors to determine which perspective, Churchill's and Truman's or Stalin's, [...]
The ultimate defeat of the Nazi regime and its fascist allies paved the way for the Cold War between the victorious superpowers.
The second prominent feature is the hierarchy within the empire and the distinction between the ruling class and other citizens. The collapse or fall of an empire describes the central state's inability to control the [...]
Moreover, studying history enables us to understand and evaluate the consequences of the actions and ideas of past generations. Knowing the history of these countries can help us better understand the cause of racism and [...]
Significant drought led to the worsening of the economic and social conditions in the countries, pressing for reforms. Thus, while the wave of democratic movements benefited some countries and led to development, others did not [...]
This paper will examine the causes of the Industrial Revolution, the transformations it ushered in, its aims, the people who led it, and the long-lasting impact it had on the world's economy, politics, and culture.
This eruption of exploration and extension was a substantial, verifiable occasion that had expansive ramifications for the world, including the colonization of new areas, the expansion of European culture, and the foundation of worldwide trade [...]
In this context, the United States implemented several programs, such as the Camp David Accords, the Marshall Plan, and the Anti-Communist Freedom Fighters, to confront the threat of global communist spread.
One of the critical events during the war that contributed to the politics of the following century was the establishment of the first communist state, the USSR.
In this essay, the funeral practices of colonial America and the 19th century will be compared and contrasted with those of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, focusing on embalming, funeral rites and procedures, and [...]
Within the course, I noticed several points that changed my behavior and attitude: the foundations of democracy and law in Greece, the pressure of Christianity on Islam and the arts, and the confrontation of Eastern [...]
From the beginning, the author draws attention to the parallels between the oppressors and the oppressed. In the first book, Khapoya argues that European colonization led to the exploitation of African resources and labor.
The wide, almost square opening of the upper Seiya-Shi courtyard is surrounded by an ornamental profile, the rods of which form a threshold at the bottom; at the top, the opening ends with an arch [...]
This essay will examine the contribution of each of these groups to the creation of the New World. However, European colonization also led to slavery, bloodshed, and the murder of many Indigenous peoples.
It may be explained that the local conflict was an element of the Cold War between the US and the Soviet Union.
The My Lai massacre is a tragic reminder of the atrocities committed in times of war and the importance of accountability for all soldiers and commanders.
Hence, the Cold War posed a danger to international peace due to the development of nuclear weapons and political unrest. The effects of the Cold War on international peace are emphasized in Khrushchev, Castro, and [...]
Another interesting perspective worthy of the attention of the historian is the problem of drinks as a subject of cultural exchange.
The discovery and colonization of the American continent in the 15th-16th centuries were provoked by the improvement in the technology and organization of navigation and by the limited resources in Western Europe.
The transformation in the way of life marked a turning point in Western society to a new era characterized by intellectual movements.
The notion of opposing the established order is present in both the communist manifesto and the Romantic Movement. The value of nature was underlined in both the Communist Manifesto and the Romantic Movement.
During the last few decades of the 16th century and the first few decades of the 17th century, significant headway had been achieved in the Scientific Revolution.
Some of them focused on the division of the territories, the independence of the new states, and the reparations imposed on Germany.