World History Essay Examples and Topics. Page 5
The biggest fight between the Ottoman forces and the British forces took place in the Suez Canal. The Agreement allowed the French and British to dominate after the war.
In 1662, the clergy adopted the Half-Way Covenant, which stated that the Baptized parents could bring their children to church for the baptism. Many refugees were attracted to the colony by its friendliness and acceptance [...]
In the chapter "Blowing Bubbles," Niall Fergusson traces back the history of stock markets, focusing on frauds and the most outrageous financial bubbles in the Western world.
Currently, there are different points of view concerning the impact of European colonialism on African countries though most researchers agree that the invasion has led to the deterioration of the economic and political conditions. In [...]
He firmly believes that the western influence has been and is currently the cause of underdevelopment in the Third world countries.
Internationally, the pictures and paintings of Queen Elizabeth 1 are considered to be of total magnificence which also totally demonstrates the magnificent of her realm.
In view of this, the United Nations role in ending the fighting could entail the United Nations sending peacekeepers to Syria, to protect civilians from the war between the Syrian government forces and the insurgency [...]
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.
The chaos continued until the end of the Soviet-Polish war and the signing of the Peace of Riga in 1921. One of the most dramatic events in the history of Ukraine and the USSR as [...]
The author of the article tells the reader about the history of Korea through the life story of a US citizen. The interview covers the period of Korean history from the 1920s, the Japanese occupation, [...]
The balance of power - the concept of using the power of the country to balance the power of other nation and its allies.
With the beginning of the age of the Internet, the amount of generated information has increased manifold. As for the content of the Wikipedia article, the section about the significance seems to lack information.
The persistence of Indigenous people has provoked considerable interest among scientists in the impact of buffalo hunting on the development of the Australian tribes.
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 [...]
Over the last decades, terrorist attacks and the refugee crisis have shaped the common fears of the Western states. These days Western civilization dominates the world in the areas of politics, the economy, and military [...]
According to the plot, one American journalist named George Beckworth is to cover the topic of the military involvement of the USA in this war.
Despite the numerous attempts of the world organizations to influence the position of the US, nothing changed until Obama decided to mitigate the sanctions a few years ago.
The Americans' demands of immigration restriction and limitation of rights for the Chinese led to the Chinese Exclusion Act, signed in 1882.
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.
The Late Victorian Era is a very special period in the history of Britain on a boundary of the beginning of the XX century.
The changes in social order seen in Western Europe will be discussed in terms of the expectations of the nobles and peasants.
Thus, it should be understood that Hinduism was part of the earliest India and has been with it even though the era of reformation and the shaping of the Indian cultures and traditions.
According to what Black says, Germany had a plethora of advantages compared to the Allies' army at the beginning of the war the chances to capture the entire world were quite high, which means that [...]
Postwar Britain focuses on a home-centered society as the foundation of the working nation, a home-centered is a symbol for the end of the war in Britain.
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.
Civilization is an important aspect that has led to the domination of the West in the years that have passed. Societies continue to advance differently throughout the globe and the West is threatened by the [...]
Anglicans however, had a major effect in the founding of public schools, which emphasized the teaching of Latin and Greek, and which were proposed to educate youth for future positions of occupational and social leadership [...]
After the Dissolution of the Soviet Union, the direction of the country's development changed greatly. The economy of the Soviet Union was not centralized.
The name Yanomamo denotes the name of a group of people who live in the deep Amazon jungles. In his works 'Indians of The Amazon Basin,' he has not only talked about the Yanomamo but [...]
Therefore this paper will focus on the traditions & encounters between Europeans and the peoples of Asia and Africa in the 16th, 17th and 18th century.
The 1960s was a defining moment for many nations including the United States and the Soviet Union. There were a lot of tensions as the United States and the Soviet Union rushed to conquer and [...]
The line of Mao gave the indication of the aim of the song in one way or the other. New York: Cengage Learning, 2003.
In the current global political and economic setup, United States has played a critical role in the promotion of free trade, deterrence in the development of nuclear weapons and enhancement of international security.
The shifts in the interaction between the Europeans and the Ottoman Empire were precipitated by the inabilities of the Ottoman Empire to analyze the shifts in economic powers especially the role played by Europe.
Prophet Muhammad always employed war, in order for him to achieve his goal in spreading Islamic faith, to the people who did not want to embrace the new faith of Islam.
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 United States also decided to involve itself in the Vietnam War; a decision that made the European countries question the intention of the United States and for a period some level of detente was [...]
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 [...]
3 In their views, the Europeans imagined the port of Sidney in Australia as an important facility in their voyage and conquest of the aboriginals' territory.
As for the historical context, after the War the USA had rather a beneficial position which helped the country to revive quickly and set the economical and political domination: the Marshall Plan, which seemed to [...]
He used a lot of his personal knowledge of the gulf to give a detailed account of the history of central and Eastern Arabia.
At around 200 BC, there was the construction of the Great Wall of China, and improvement of the trade relations which involved Asia and the Roman Empire, and the use of architecture in the design [...]
The railway strike of 1946 had been contributed by the pledge to end strikes that most of the labor unions had taken during the Second World War.
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.
In1789 there was convocation of the estate general that led to proclamation of the Tennis court oath followed by the assault on the Bastille and the declaration of the rights of the citizen.
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 [...]
In areas like Mesopotamia and Turkey where it is believed to be the origin of agriculture, geographical factors of the region such as its topography and environmental factors favoured existence of various crops and animals.
The causes of the historical development of the proper social group include differences in their continental flora and fauna, the landscapes and size of the territory, and the number of population.
In the author's eyes, every addition that man makes to the regulation of his environment to harness better productivity out of the environment brings certain implications with it that cannot be ignored and these implications [...]
In ancient times, leadership in some regions of the world was in the form of Empires and kingdoms that were ruled by Kings and queens.
It is clear to everyone that the world had a long and complex way of transformation before it became similar to the world we live in now.
The British West Africa was a general name used to refer to the list of countries which were under the British rule of colonialism.
In his not feeling well, the British Band played 'The world turned upside down', perhaps a sarcastic expression of their stand and that of their leaders in the act of surrender.
As a result of the construction of these structures, the problems that had dogged the urban cities in Europe prior to 1850 were somewhat contained.
This paper will focus on the economic impact of the Black Death and the changes that occurred to European society after the catastrophe. The most noticeable effect of the Black Death was the abrupt decline [...]
The European states occupied the whole of Africa and were competing amongst themselves for control of the territory. The European states that were economically stable and had stronger military occupied most of the regions.
The industrial revolution refers to a period from the eighteenth to the nineteenth century when there were major changes in manufacturing, agriculture, transport, and mining. This problem of money shortage was solved in that the [...]
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 [...]
After the successful acquisition of Congo under the disguise of protecting it from Arab traders who he accused of going against the principle of humanity, Leopold used the same hostility to punish the people of [...]
The Spanish and Vikings were similar in the sense that they were both settlers who managed to explore the American region.
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 [...]
Locker about the way he happened to take part in the Vietnam War, he said that he was drafted but, anyway, at that time he thought that it was his destiny as he wanted to [...]
The introduction of the zoot suit also took the black American world by storm and in no time the zoot suit was a synonym for Harlem nightlife.
The downfall of the Colorado party can be attributed to three main factors: the defeat of bourgeois opposition to the oligarchy, the recession of the political system and dictatorship.
The most significant of these events was the sinking of the Lusitania after an attack by German U-boats, the Zimmerman telegraph that added insult to the injury caused to the U.S.by the sinking of the [...]
In his essay "State Violence as Technique" Peter Holquist states that eliminating certain categories of people, for instance "Kulaks", was performed by Stalin with the purpose of perfecting communism; his essay is coherent and well-written, [...]
It was beneficial for the person who was divulging the information and for the government or media which could use this information to ruin the life of a person who was compromised.
Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen is a document that consists of 17 articles that were approved on the 26th of August in 1789 by the National Assembly of France.
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.
This article tells about the situation in Great Britain of that time after the wars, being unable to pay off the debt; then it describes the way the Act was written, on 13th February 1765, [...]
This is the Jewish long tradition of jokes in Judaism that dates back to the Midrash and the Pentateuch but it generally refers to the more recent group of verbs that were first used in [...]
Churchill accused the Soviet Union of the deployment of global expansion and the attack on the territory of "the free world".
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 primary causal of this period includes scientific revolutions, declining influence of the church, exploration and imperialism, and the thirty years of war Scientific revolutions begun at the end of middle age and came about [...]
Another factor that led to the partitioning of the countries was the strong ideological divide that existed between Muslims and Hindus in India.
All major countries in the whole world were eventually involved in the war that remarkably led to the transfer of the title of the 'world's superpower' from Western Europe to USSR.
Another occurrence that led to the development of communism was the Russian civil war which led to the state control of factories and railroads.
The very meeting of Locke and Sydenham happened in the house of Lord Shaftesbury and was the result of Locke's already existing reputation as a professional physician and a person committed to the study of [...]
The aspects of historical industrialization were based on rural capitalism of the North-West regions and the co-existence of nonprofit factories along with private properties makes it difficult to understand the milieu of the factory of [...]
This development has been researched and most of the research dwells on the activities of the Islamic rise between the seventh century and the 15th century.
A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage is the story of humanity beginning from the Stone Age up to the twenty-first century in the light of types of spirits and soft [...]
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.
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.
Instead, the attack ended up uniting the Americans against Japan and the other Axis nations, resulting in the entry of the United States in World War 2.
Historians relate the end of the great depression to the start of the second-word war. The government then came up with packages that sought to lessen the effects of the depression.
It was mostly under Robert McNamara in the 1970's that the World Bank grew in size and during the debt crisis of the 1980's the World Bank's role became even more key to the developing [...]
During the 1st century, the double currency was stable and towards the end of 2nd century, the denars equivalent to gold started to rise.
The strong points of this company are located in settlements in the Caribbean Sea and in the colony of New Netherlands.
For instance, Tanzania is famous for rope and twine making from sisal and this came out clearly in the videos. It goes on to reflect on the events of post-colonialism and the uncertainties that plunged [...]
The Renaissance is considered as the age of the bourgeois, humanist and cultivated - or at any rate paying homage to the ideal of humanism.
Introduction Analysis of the article given and comparing it to the song Hof un Gleyb Under the Green Little Polish Tree Schlof Mein Kind Conclusion As it is known, the first half of the [...]
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 [...]
This essay examines the influence of the Diaspora in the global political, social and economic spheres and the concept of Pan-Africanism and its future prognosis.
The period of transition is justly called the time of chaos and disorder that continuously took place in the Russian Federation under the presidency of Boris Yeltsin during the 1990s.
During this era in history, as of 1979, the Iranian Islamic Revolution was manifest under the auspices of Khomeini, who was inclined on the maxims the opposed the west, and its imperialistic government.
He assumed all the powers of the government offices and sent the strikers back home to their families and their jobs.
He was a fast learner and he did not fail to realize the opportunities that lay in the Panzer divisions and also learning the tactics of Blitzkrieg.
While Russia wanted to increase her acquisition over the military and commercial position in Manchuria, Japan wanted to gain control of the flourishing industry and trade of Korea.
In the discussion, I will discuss the Pueblo revolt of 1680 and the contributions of the Hopi people towards the success of the revolution.
Mehmed II carried out his ruling in Ottoman Empire outstandingly to a point that he was recognized as a legend for his contribution to the army.
The end of the American Civil War brought considerable reconstruction to the South through emancipation development and slavery destruction; it is necessary to stress that the beginning of the emancipation era appeared to be the [...]
So, the results of this war were awful, but still, speaking about the losses of the World War II, it can be said, that it was the bloodiest conflict in human history. The most obvious [...]
Post 9/11, a review of the entire intelligence structure of the US was undertaken and all 16 intelligence agencies were placed under the central coordination of the Director of National Intelligence.
Saifa Empire was considered as the longest dynasty that ruled for 771 years in the Kingdom of Kanem."The major factor that influenced the history of the state of Kanem was the early penetration of Islam"..
The paper traces the effects of works of political philosophers like John Locke and Thomas Hobbes in developing the foundations for the establishment of modern democratic states, the groundbreaking Peace of Westphalia that ushered in [...]
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.
The industrial revolution in the early to mid 19th century turned the Great Britain as the first and the wealthiest industrialized nation.
In 1905, when the Imperial forces of Russia were under the affliction of mortifying and degrading vanquishes, the famous revolution of that year broke out.
It is also important, in this background, to comprehend the driving force behind ordinary German civilians and soldiers in persisting to follow the orders of the regime until April-May 1945, the reason for no German [...]
Reviewing and analyzing Western History after the 1700s, it is necessary to discuss the issues of imperialism and national unification which led to dramatic changes in the map of the world in the nineteenth and [...]
Tsar Nicholas moved into Moldavia and Wallachia and secret accords with the Austrian and British governments for the disposition of the Ottoman empire were formulated in 1844 in London.
Since the defeat of Saigon in April 1975, two opposing representations, the mirror theory, and the elitist opinion theory have appeared to clarify how the media impacted the results of the war.
He undertakes to trace the root cause of the Prime Minister's murder to underlying issues that have characterized the history of the Jews over the period of time since the murder of Rabbi Abraham Kohn [...]
In his evidence, the author Robert Liberles relies heavily on the custom, the scriptures from the holy books and historical evidence.
Only one party existed, and the leader of it was the head of the state. Propaganda was spread to inspire the people to work hard for the prosperity of the new state.
The status of the 'ordinary' worker was elevated and May Day became the 'National Day of Labor', a symbol of the national community where all workers, as well as their employers, would participate in a [...]
Global examples of what Neo-Malthusians call 'Eco-violence' are South Africa, where scarcity of natural resources caused the sudden occurrence of civil violence in the 1990s, and Chiapas {Mexico} where rebellion took place because natural resources [...]
The Trade barriers were believed to be the reasons for the war and to avoid war in the future the Bretton Woods system was introduced.
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 [...]