World History Essay Examples and Topics. Page 9

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“The Dead Hand” by David E. Hoffman

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.
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Moral Treatment of the Mental Illness

Before the 19th Century confinement and use of mechanical restraints was prevalent mode of treatment for the patients who were mentally ill in many parts of the world.
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History of Empires in Past and Modern World

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 [...]
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Revolution: America and France

Between 1775 and 1815, a revolution was witnessed in warfare that corresponded with the advent of American and French revolutions. Military personnel were made to take a new oath of commitment to France and unwilling [...]
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Constructing Boundaries: Five Famous Walls

In this essay, I will discuss five walls, namely: The Hadrian wall The Great wall of China The Berlin wall which separated East Germany from west Germany Moroccan wall The Maginot line between the border [...]
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Misperceptions and the Cold War

After the WW II, the America rose to become the most powerful nation in the world, however, the USSR perceived this negatively, which resulted into fierce rivalry between the two nations and the war hang [...]
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The Role of Sea Power in International Trade

The historical influence that the marines or the navy has had on international trade and the complications in comparing measures of sea power has been issues of discussion in the past.
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Schelling and Kahn on the Deterrence Power

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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".
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The Problem of Slavery in Africa

The capture of Constantinople by Ottoman in 1453 led to a stop of the movement of slaves from the Balkans and the Black Sea region.
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New Imperialism and Politics 1850 and 1914

One of the characteristics of the new imperialism was that Britain was no longer a major economic and political power in the world politics due to the emergence of other powers such as the United [...]
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Total War in Modern World History

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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 [...]
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The West: Encounters and Transformations

The battle of the Somme was one of the deadliest battles in the history of humanity. Thus, it is possible to assume that it is an antiwar story as it shows horrors of the war.
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Influence of Japanese Culture in Hawaii

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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 [...]
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Aboriginal Imagery and Policy in Australia

The annihilation of the Aborigines was seen as a natural consequence of modernization. The writer makes an observation that Aboriginal imagery was used to justify the dispossession of native Australians.
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The Colonial War in Southwest Africa

In the article "German Military Culture and the Colonial War in Southwest Africa, 1904-1907", Isabel Hull states that the reaction of the German militaries to the revolt in Southwest Africa can be classified from the [...]
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The First Industry Revolution: A Description of Impacts

It is important to note that the description will sample some work and lives of key members of the Lunar Society, a provincial scientific society, because the society occupies an exceptional place in the history [...]
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The Onset of the Cold War

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 [...]
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The Book The Age of Empire

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

One of the foremost aspects of how history is being taught to students in Western countries is the fact that teachers usually stress out the full objectiveness of how they evaluate the significance of a [...]
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Atomic Audit: Nuclear Posture Review

Michael notes that the use of Weapons of Mass Destruction, such as nuclear bombs, tends to qualify the infiltration of security threats in the United States and across the world.
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Fischer on Historical Fallacies

The fourth fallacy that Fischer identifies is the fallacy of fictional questions. The fourth fallacy that Fischer identifies is the fallacy of fictional questions.
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Historical Political Event: The Marshall Plan

The plan also lad the ground works for the integration of European nations, a plan which has culminated in the emergence of the European Union. On the negative, the paper notes that the plan was [...]
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Imperialism History and Legacy

Moreover, the scramble for Africa by colonial masters began, and this led to the Berlin Conference of 1888. Consequently, massive migration from the colonies into Europe occurred, and this was a key factor to the [...]
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Congo’s Brutal History of Conflict

The aim of the foundation was to help the impoverished Congo's workforce. Joseph Conrad was terrified due to the cruelty and inhumanity of the whites based in Congo.
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Conflicts in the World

The authors address the viewpoint that Islam is one of the major causes of conflicts which took place in the world lately.
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Cold War Politics, Culture and Wars

The Western democracies led by the United States and the Soviet Union engaged in a discussion regarding the development of the war and the nature of the post-war settlement.
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Social Consequences of Industrial Revolution

There were significant changes in the lives of most Europeans during the era of the industrial revolution. This is attributed to the introduction of machinery in the manufacturing industry.
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Documented Journalism: Black Death

Therefore, in spite of the controversy surrounding the cause of Black Death, modern genetic studies have confirmed that Y.pestis is the bacterium that was responsible for the Black Death in Europe.
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The Origins of Fascism’s Brutal Ideology

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.
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The History of the 9/11 Decade

The U.S.economy, the military needs and strategies of the country, the oil crisis and the U.S.relations with other countries, China and the countries of the Middle East in particular, are the main themes which need [...]
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Technological Catastrophe: Titanic in 1912

The events leading to the sinking of the ship and the finding of its wreckage in the Atlantic Ocean led to in-depth analysis of technology with a clear line between advantages and disadvantages of technological [...]
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Mad and Depressed Women in America

The role of male and female patients was absolutely the same in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries in America unlike the role of women in medicine where they were only given the functions of midwives."Aside [...]
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British Dominion in India

The Presence of the British in India can be traced back to the early Seventeenth Century. But looking at this conflict of the moment it can be easily concluded that the British must have dangled [...]
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British Policy and the Indian Mutiny

Although, the industry was not highly mechanized, the value attached to the products was significant due to the level of skill that was employed to produce them.
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Plantation and Settler Colonies

The British pressed the resident Americans out of their way to establish the settler and plantation colonies. In settler colonies, the safety and productiveness of women was crucial to the colonial practice.
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How New Imperialism Was Shaped

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 [...]
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Ottoman Empire: The Tanzimat Period

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.
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Why the West Rules

They could cross the Pacific Ocean using these ships and use their guns to shoot the inhabitants of the other side of the ocean, the Americans.
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Political Organizations Through the History

This essay looks compares some of the political organizations in the history of man's existence in the world. These two are the centralized political units and the decentralized political units.
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British Involvement in the Atlantic Slave Trade

The British were actually not the first civilization to exploit Africa for slaves, as early as the 1400's and the beginning of the spice trade, various nations such as the Portuguese, Dutch, Spanish and French [...]
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Modernization Poised Between History and Prophecy

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 [...]
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Australian Law and Native Title

In particular, the Native Title became a custom will and at the same time, traditional law in order to bring equality and justice before the law.
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How Did the Gold Rushes Change Colonial Australia?

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 [...]
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Imperialism and Modernization

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.
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The Protestant Church Reformation

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 [...]
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Battles and Wars Through the History

In a democratic nation, the leader is appointed by the people through a fair vote, the public is considered to be the center of the government and the common goals and interests are based on [...]
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Australian Aborigines Genocide

The rules and policies produced by the international laws state that as long as there is intent to systematically get rid of a group of people and there is the act itself, it is genocide.
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First Draft of Policeman of the World Paper

After the participation of the United States in the war, especially the support of Western Europe, the United States government embarked on a course that now determines the position of the United States in the [...]
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The Perils of Imperialism: Through the Lens of History

To start with, it is essential to keep in mind that the imperialist tendencies especially in the Western globalized environment, affects a state on not only political, but also economical and socio-cultural levels, therefore, changing [...]
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Western Industrialization Socio-Economic Impacts

Industrialization in the 18th century led to adoption of mechanized farming as a new economic venture. Moreover, industrialization in the 18th century was unable to contain the oppression of the poor.
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History of Indigenous People in Australia

Prior to the arrival of the Europeans in the Australian continent in the 19th century, the land was inhabited by a group of people who are today referred to as the Aborigines.
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Revolution in Physics and Chemistry

The urge to carry out a series of experiments and research led to the initiation and the ultimate breakthrough of chemical and physical revolution by ancient scientists.
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Concept of Imperial Powers in History

Some of the examples of walls created by Imperial states are the great walls of Hadrian in the Roman Empire, the west bank barrier between Israel and Palestine, and the Berlin walls separating west and [...]
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Colonization: Why Africa Suffers

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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.
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Colonialism in North America

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The reaction to colonization in North America was, therefore, through rebellions and protests against oppression and illegal acquisition of ancestral land.
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Comparison Between Chinese and Spanish Colonialism

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 [...]
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Origins of the Cold War

The Cold War was the repercussion of World War II following the emergence of two key supremacy blocs in Europe one of which was subjugated by ideologies of the democracy of the capitalist America.
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Chapter Review: The Epic First Voyage

While describing the details of the journey, the chapter points out the way the Portuguese fleet under the auspices of Vasco da Gama confronted different cultures, religions, and societies in the pursuit of new scientific [...]
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NATO: From Creation to Current Status

A significant outcome of the World War II was the emergence of the United States of America and the Soviet Union as the two world super powers.
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The 1972 Munich Olympics

The British left in the year 1948 and the autonomy of the new state of Israel was declared by the Jews in Palestine.
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Global Evolution in “Midaq Alley” by Mahfouz Naguib

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 [...]
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Cultural Exchange Through Trade in the Sixteenth Century

This paper examines how trading activities during the sixteenth century enhanced the exchange of these values among people of different ethnicities who were involved in trade in the different trade routes that existed in the [...]
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