World History Essay Examples and Topics. Page 7

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.

Garcia Lopez de Cardena's impression of the Grand Canyon is full of original first impression experience of the terrain, the air, the atmosphere, and most of all of the beauty of the environment.

One of the reasons for that is the fact that every state wants to be the most powerful within the institution, especially when it comes to security.

Still, regardless the presence of various reasons of World War I, as well as total wars, it is possible to provide a general conclusion for the majority of wars that is the initiations of the [...]

The director of the British Museum has decided to address the specified issue and correct the mistake of disregarding the elements of culture that represent the evolution of the world.

The class of workers became the main force of the industrialized society and it was able to introduce significant changes to the structure of the world and its hierarchy.

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?

In the 11th chapter of the book, titled "Destructions", Sven Beckert focused on the transformation of the Empire of Cotton, and its conquest of Asian markets.

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 [...]

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.

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, [...]

The Busmen and the Maasai are two communities that are found in Africa and they inhabit the Eastern and Southern regions of the African continent, respectively.

The size of Russian Empire by the end of the late 1890s was approximately 23 million square kilometers. The Russian Empire was made up of a diverse population.

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 book The Biggest Estate on Earth: How Aborigines Made Australia by Bill Gammage represents the work on the history of the Australian Aborigines and answers the question of how they managed to survive under [...]

Thus, in his reflection on the nature of the interrelations between two powerful empires, which arose at the end of the 19th century, the writer argues that the striving of the British Empire and the [...]

The primary goal of the Crusades was the city of Jerusalem. The purpose of the book was likely to relate the events of the Crusades to the Church, or the nobility.

The Western civilization has clearly left a mark on the evolution of the humankind, spawning the changes of a tremendous scale in all domains of life, including the cultural, the political, the economic, and the [...]

The history of the world cannot be described effectively without identifying the function of money. Money has been used to measure the value of resources and financial markets.

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 Manifesto of the Communist Party is a powerful source of information about the most crucial force in history that is the attention to social and personal interests, the peculiarities of the bourgeoisie with its [...]

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.

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 release of restrictions on interest rates increased the role that bankers and other financial intermediaries made in supporting the economy and the circulation of money.

The use of money contributed to the globalization of the world. The creation of a bond market is considered as one of the most revolutionary events in the world.

These moral preconditions of the emergence of money, the social conventions that regulate and control it, and the evolvement of its status in the present-day world can be regarded as the most significant events in [...]

The class materials examined the developments, hurdles, and systems that have emerged due to the changing roles of money in the global economy.

One of the greatest revolutions in the ascent of money after the creation of credit banks, the center of the discussion in this chapter is on how issuing bonds can help governments to borrow money [...]

The concept was so important to human progress that the evolution of the financial system needed to support social and economic development resulted in the establishment of the banking system known today.

The act of alienating Ireland in the development process brought the distinction in the collaboration. Slave trade contributed to the growth of the economy of the British Empire via the production of the raw materials [...]

Money is the undisputed determinant of quality of life for inhabitants of the modern world. The concerns of money have become pertinent to people all over the world, including the ones who are living in [...]

If we look back into the history of the 16th-17th centuries, it becomes evident that, no matter how different the foreign policy of all the European countries was, the ultimate goal of the monarchs was [...]

Due to the writing, the idea of bond marketing evolved as a reaction of separate governments to the crisis of money flows.

Medici family was a financial symbol in Europe huge in success and power in the 16th century. A system of money in deposits and floating exchange rates was introduced to end centuries-old links between money [...]

The beginning of the Industrial Revolution is shown both in the article and the book focusing on terrible working conditions in the factories.

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.

Since the dawn of the civilization people adhered to a pattern that implied the exploitation of the representatives of a certain social group to obtain benefits and guarantee the further evolution of society in this [...]

The main objective of this essay is to observe and reflect the evidence towards or against the policy of sectarianism during the reign of the Ottoman Empire on the territories under its commandment; moreover, the [...]

The period of the revitalization of close cooperation between China and the West started in the 1970s when the country chose the path of liberalization.

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 [...]

For instance, Julius Caesar of the Roman Empire had his daughter married to Pompey Magnus in a bid to secure political support.

Being the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, Europe was not the only place in the world where social and economic development was rapid and progressive.

The contribution of leadership style of each of the presidents to the economy of the country will be identified and then discussed in detail with an effort of isolating its strengths, and weaknesses.

This paper looks at the end of the Cold War and emergence of peace in Europe, the internal consistency that brought about the cold war and that which has prevailed in the post Cold War [...]

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 [...]

General Jean Francois Carteaux led the first phase of the siege with the assistance of the "Carmagnoles" army troops. On the other hand, General Jean Francois Cornu de La Poype led the Alpine Maritime Army [...]

The desire to have money has resulted in mankind doing all sorts of jobs so as to acquire money. Ferguson has managed to contrast the amount of money that particular individuals make versus the number [...]

Western countries were interested in having the control over the countries in the region as they wanted to have access to their resources and wanted to make sure that the governments will be loyal to [...]

In the 15th century, the Ottoman Empire controlled many parts of North Africa and the interior remote areas were not affected by the relentless efforts of the Portuguese to control the Atlantic coast.

Following the collapse of the Soviet Union and the subsequent economic slump during the start of the 1990s, Russia experienced an unparalleled rise in socio-economic inequality and poverty.

However, the level and speed of change of culture in Sub-Saharan societies increased massively after development of imperialism and settlement of Europeans in Sub-Saharan regions.

In the article, some of the findings made during the series of navigations include the fact that a significant number of people from Persia and Turkish Arabia practiced Islamic religion.

The Irish protestant encompassed less percentage of migration to Scotland and other parts of the Europe4. The "Irish Rows" in 1840s was a result of Irish and police violence.

It is important to note that, the same colonial nations that failed to develop African and Asian countries in the 20th century are the same nations that today set the trend for globalization.

The global trade experienced in the middle part of the 20th century can trace its roots to the Industrial Revolution that occurred in the 19th century.

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 [...]

Therefore, in this paper, we dwell on the theories and significant instances of genocide so that to prove that the global eradication of ethnicity is the payoff of psychological disparities both on a personal and [...]

Another important piece of information is that the Saljuq and Ghaznavid empires each controlled areas that were smaller as compared to the sheer size of the territory that the Ottoman's controlled at the height of [...]

Furthermore, various factors such as the political and economic relationship between the countries, diseases, development of the routes, and availability of the information have the influence on the ability to explore the different lands.

In the nineteenth century, the life of the working class in America was not easy. This one happened as a response of the workers to 10% cut in wages.

Constantinople became the largest city in Europe because it was a center of the political, economic, and cultural life in the actively developed Byzantine Empire.

It is important to remember that the way, for instance, the Australians see themselves as a nation is often different from the way they are regarded by the French or any other nation.

Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union that had been going on ever since the end of the Second World War lasted for decades and involved all of the spheres of the [...]

Before the start of the twentieth century, the lives of women in Britain were characterized by limited opportunities and gender inequality. Greater employment opportunities increased the independence of women and enabled them to engage in [...]

The partition of the country into two marked the beginning of violence in the country since the natives were opposed to the move.

The above statement refers to the modernization as enshrined in the need for empirical inference as an exponential factor of knowledge creation and dispersion.

On balance, it is possible to note that the new imperialism was concerned with the desire to get access to resources and new markets.

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, [...]

Arguably, Russia took the act of the U.S.had missiles in Turkey as a way of positioning itself for war against Russia.

The history of the last centuries has been marked by the unprecedented dominance of the Western countries over the rest of the world.

The chapter describes the increase in nations' prosperity during the last decades of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century.

The history of industrialization dates back to the period beginning from around 1760 up until its peak in the mid 1800s and it is historically known as the industrial revolution.

The Quran, which is the Holy book of the Islamic religion, played a key role in the grounding of the slave trade in the Muslim community.

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

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.

Nonetheless, the king asked the king of Portugal to make white people more responsible and avoid buying and selling noblemen into slavery which was "an obvious damage" to the king. Obviously, the king knew this [...]

What is the role of the international community in the same? That is the least to mention of the post war results yet the revolution is hailed today.

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.

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.

The key mandate of United Nations Organization was to promote political, economical and social stability in the world. The European nations were in the process of recovering from the after math of the First World [...]

The weapons used in World War 1 included the hand grenades that were introduced by the British during the war. The effect on the civilians and the soldiers was great.

The threat that the white man imposed on the Indians came in the form of diseases, the influence of the missionaries, locomotives, and eventually the introduction of schools.

Even though the First World War shook Europe to the core, the combination of the first and the Second World War created a three world order, modeled along three rival political affiliations.

The charges laid against the government explicitly defines all the cruelties and unfairness done to the natives which is opposite of the expectations.

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 [...]

Trying to measure and understand the contribution samurais have made to Japan, the history of development of these characters in the history of the country should be considered.

I managed to appear in the surrounding of the World War II and I want to say for sure that I am lucky to live in the 21st century, free from war on the territory [...]

The major argument of this geostrategist is that the Soviet Union could be the base for "the enforcement of peace" in the continent.

The cause of the attack notwithstanding, Japan was determined to strike the American Pacific Fleet and she never relented on this pursuit.

The abolitionist movement and the Black slaves of Britain both played a role in the ultimate abolishment of slavery in Britain.

Because it took rather serious processes to create the weapons that now are known as the realities of the ancient times, these were one of the most powerful inventions of the mankind, which is an [...]

Of key concern in this essay are the participants in the scramble, their motivations, the different personalities, and their decisions, African's reaction to the scramble and finally factors that led to the scramble out of [...]

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.

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.

To my mind, the representatives of CFA are the ones who are responsible for such a huge number of losses and deaths caused by Bushfires: they did not take into consideration the possibility of the [...]

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

Slavery existed in the African continent in form of indentured servitude in the previous years, but Atlantic slave trade changed the system, as people were captured by force through raids before being sold to other [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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.

4 In the case of New York, it is early settlers who initiated a range of economic activities, mostly related to trade, but for Bombay, the main economic activity of early settlers was not trade, [...]

Muslims used the word 'Islam' to mean the submission of a community to the authority of another community; it did not mean the spread of their beliefs.

The success of the Roman Empire's eastern half depended on such aspects as the strategic geographical position of Constantinople as the capital city, the centralized authority based on the principle of caesaropapism, the power of [...]

Under Authority records, you will find the document "The Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site" The Fortress of Louisbourg document like any other historical manuscript seeks to create an understanding of the events that led [...]

In the 17th century, the kingdom dubbed the Mayan society comprised of influential cities that covered both north of Honduras and south of Mexico.

Fig 1: Map of Algeria with Tunisia on its North East Border The intense and brutal campaign undertaken by French forces to counter the FLN network of terror contributed to the failure of France in [...]

The people living in the Western world were stuck in the innovation and technology that was available in the Medieval Age.

A new intellectual force was realized in the fields of literature, science, art, and music during the German enlightenment era. It is also crucial to mention that additional emphasis was laid in the study of [...]

The onset of the scientific revolution is associated with Copernican technical inventions of 1543 and the discovery of motion science by Galileo.

Gerald of Wales states that the beginning of the Irish history happened with the arrival of Cesara, the daughter of Noah, to the shores of that land.

The establishment of the imperial family in Russia was promulgated by Emperor Paul I in the fundamental laws of the Russian Empire.

During the thirteenth century, Chinggis Khan forged the tribes of the Mongol into an alliance that builds the largest empire in the world.

The details of the act submission entail declaration of their loyalty to the King and offer their lives to the majesty.

The French Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen is regarded as the main document produced by the French Revolution.

The quote means that the world was afraid of a new World war to happen; this is why the most powerful states of the planet became very suspicious of each other."The climate of fear and [...]

According to the principle of finance, money has a higher value in the present as opposed to the future because it can earn interest, which makes it worthwhile.

In addition, the receptive nature and openness attitude of the Mongols eased the Europeans exploration of the Asian region in the 15th century.

Also, the paper will highlight the reasons that have hampered the spread of Islam in the US and in the modern world.

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.