History Essays

The collapse of the Berlin Wall in 1989 marked the end of the Cold War and signified the failure of communism.  Over the next two years, the Iron Curtain opened and revealed that the socio-economic experiment to apply Marxist-Leninist principles to manage nations and peoples had been, in fact, a farce.

In particular oil plays a key role in the determining of social, political and economic matters in the United States, and there are numerous different factual examples which can be discussed in order to prove this statement.

One of the main motivations for all sides concerned within the international arena, was the continuing nuclear armament build up that had both sides concerned about a potential crisis situation. The horrors of the Vietnam War had convinced world leaders that a détente was necessary to divert an unforeseen conflict that could not end well for any nation.

The capital of this dynasty was situated at Anyang not far from Henan and it ruled parts of northern and central China. It was an agricultural dynasty and also people were engaged in breeding silkworms, pigs, sheep, and oxen. From the archeological discoveries, we know that in Shang dynasty people had already known about metallurgy.

The Early Modern Athens era can be associated and described with the Ottoman Athens . In 1458, Athens was under the Ottoman empire and Sultan Mehmet II the conqueror was ruling the empire.

Brazil implemented a program of industrial expansion. Argentina and Chile established an overvalued exchange rate policy as an integral part of anti-inflationary strategy. Diverse government policies led these Latin American countries to defective exchange rate policies and excessive dependence on external capital flows

Mussolini pledged the Italian people "a place in the sun," as England and France who both had large empires at the time had colonial possessions. Ethiopia was a main candidate of this expansionist ambition for several reasons.

Moral obligations are embedded in these relationships’ voluntary nature. However, there is a lot of subjectivity, debate, and difference of opinions when it comes to moral obligations of a richer nation toward a poorer nation across countries. Nations become rich by adopting ways that benefit them socially and economically.

Singers such as Green Beret Barry Sadler squared off against the anti-war guitar army in an effort to gain control of the public's support. Long after the last helicopter had departed Saigon, the media continued to produce the sights and sounds of a war that was longing to be forgotten.

According to the report, Why was there a Second World War so Soon After the First?, the first World War crippled the whole country of France and this once powerful nation demanded retribution, but they pushed it to the very limits of establishing one of the primary causation factors of the Second World War. 

The military expeditions, known as the Crusades, launched between 1095 and 1291 were initially undertaken in an effort to recover control of Asia Minor by regaining and retaining the 'Holy Land" (Palestine) from the Muslims. Church unity was being decimated in this area, and appeals made to Pope Gregory VII were passed on to Pope Urban II ("Crusades in the Levant", 2000).

Drama ensues as the struggle for the throne ends in corruption and betrayal. The dramatic qualities of the play begin to show themselves as Titus seeks to avenge the brutal rape of his daughter and his fight to bring honor back to the Roman Empire. While Shakespeare's emphasis on the downfall of Rome is evident throughout the play, the audience cannot help but witness the downfall of Titus' family as well.

Hold Rush was elected in 1934 and became the youngest person ever elected to congress. The views of most Americans isolationism ended with the attack on Pearl Harbor. The United States declared war four days later and became a world player. Harry S Truman became the president after the death of FDR.

The purpose of this paper is to discuss and analyze the causes of the Civil War and explain why these causes could result in the war. There are some causes of the American Civil War. The main direct ones are "the differences between the industrial North and the agricultural South and the issue of paid labor in the North versus slave labor in the South" (American History - Overview).

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Many native communities were divided over which side to support in the war (Native Americans). Native American Indians were surprised to learn that when the British made peace with the Americans in the Treaty of Paris (1783), the British had ceded a vast amount of Native American Indian territory to the United States without even informing their Native American Indian allies (Native Americans).

Following the other historical interpretation this war is known as War between the States which is also called the War of the Rebellion, the War of Secession, and the War for Southern Independence. The events which helped the North to win can be divided in to two basic groups: economic situation of the country and favorable conditions during the war period.

The term ‘female circumcision’ is commonly used by clinicians who work directly with women in the community, but the official documents and policy statements normally use another term: ‘female genital mutilation’ (FGM) or ‘female genital cutting’ (FGC). The term FGM was first used in one of the first international documents.

When Lyndon B. Johnson introduced the Affirmative Action program in 1965, it was hailed as a concrete step in redressing the wrongs perpetrated by 200 years of slavery and created an avenue to the new equality of civil rights. Affirmative Action would level the playing field and give African Americans the help.

Although originally established in Manhattan, New York by the Manhattan Engineer District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the majority of the research took place under director General Leslie Groves at the Los Alamos laboratory in New Mexico. The goal of the Manhattan Project was effectively summed up by scientist Robert Serber when he deduced, "Since the one factor that determines the damage is the energy release, our aim is simply to get as much energy from the explosion as we can."[1] Thus, due to the nature of the program's objective, the Manhattan Project is one of scientific engineering's foremost successes.

Although historians discuss the institution of slavery in terms of human rights and race issues, slavery in the United States has primarily been interpreted by historians as the economic issue that it was. Influential thinkers of the field, such as Peter J.

The German invasion of the Soviet Union, which Germany termed as Operation Barbarossa was the largest German military operation of World War II. An estimated three million German Soldiers divided into three army groups and aided by its axis allies Slovakia, Finland, Croatia, Romania and Hungary pierced the Soviet Union's defenses in many fronts starting from the Baltic Sea in the north up to the Black Sea in the South.

Within the walls of these caves, early man has imprinted his artistry and creativity. These irrefutably mirror his surrounding, his livelihood, and his aspirations. Lascaux is a complex of caves located in southwestern France. It has been famous for its cave paintings which date back to the Upper Paleolithic era around 15,000 and 13,000 BC.

Otto Von Bismarck was a loyalist to the Prussian Bureaucracy. He was raised a noble man and in 1959 he was named the Prussian ambassador to Russia. In 1962, he became the Prussian ambassador to France, however, later in the year, he was named chancellor. All this talk of war made Bismarck an outsider not only in the government.

Virtually everything the military does is covered by a written regulation, manual, directive, instruction, or policy letter of some sort. In the military, knowledge is power. We must remember that its people who conduct and perform the Air Forces mission and it is important to understand how personnel fit into the USAF’s organization.

In the backdrop of self declaration of independence from the Spanish rule and attaining statehood in the United Provinces of Central America (UPCA) in 1821, Honduras became a free republic in 1840 with the formal demise of the United Provinces after prolonged civil war among its member states.

Here are some key events for Japanese Americans (Avakian, 2002): 1942, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs Executive Order 9066 on February 19 uprooting Japanese Americans, except in Hawai'i, to be sent to concentration camps (euphemized by the government as "internment camps")

Some of the sections of the Acts are as discussed below: SECTION15 (a): EMPOLYMENT OF ALIENS This section deals with the employment of aliens within the state of Alabama. The law will start being operational as from 1st April, 2012 and states that no business enterprise, employer or any public employee will employ, hire or continue with the hiring of any unauthorized foreigner to work within the state of Alabama.

Ideally, a legislator will keep in his mind the interests of those who put him in office. Given that the United States is a representative democracy, this congressperson is a single voice for many different people—with that role in mind, a constituency should factor into his decision-making process, because his supporters depend on him to make decisions on their behalf.

The occupants of the ship were mainly activists that had gone to protest against the blockade, they attempted to resist the boarding by Israeli Military by using home made weapons to scare them away but the military retaliated and in the clash many lives were lost, most of the victims being the activists.

Further, the railroad provided a force multiplier for the Union in terms of enhancing industrialization and manpower. In this sense, nations were adaptable in terms of mobilizing and supplying large contingent of soldiers and resulted in the spread of warfare to other continents.

The ideology was on the basis that total subordination to the states and the unwavering loyalty to its leader would adjust the conflicting interest in a state. Ethnicity and national identity are the main drives of fascism since it seeks to regenerate social, cultural and economic life of a state.

This essay describes that The Equality Act covered: the creation of the Commission on Equality and Human Rights, anti-discrimination in the provision of goods and services on the grounds of religion, belief and sexual orientation, and for the first time placed a duty on public authorities to promote equality of opportunity between men and women.

For the entire 20th century, he estimates 130-142 million war-related deaths and a chilling 214-226 million if government killings in non-war situations are included." In the 1950s, the globe averaged 13 wars each year. In the 1960s, the globe averaged 19 wars each year.

Yet, revisiting the Battle of Little Bighorn and a rational evaluation of the event reveals Custer to be more reckless than courageous, and more interested in glory than victory. Though Army preparation was less than adequate, Custer failed in his position to compensate and allow for the disadvantages that he had going into the Battle of Little Bighorn on June 25, 1876.

Middle East changing demographics and its effect on us national security Being the economic giant and the only superpower of the world, the USA plays most dominant role in world politics. But the entire efforts made by the USA are not mere on charity basis.

The author states that the Knights did things differently from the previous craft unions, which had limited their membership to only the most experienced of workers. The Knights welcomed everyone into their assemblies; in fact, they formally expelled only bankers, lawyers, gamblers, and saloon-keepers from membership!

On 17 March 2003, in his Address to the Nation, U.S. President George W. Bush demanded that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and his two sons Uday and Qusay leave Iraq, giving them a 48-hour deadline. Ari Fleischer rescinded Bush's previous statement, saying that the U.S. would invade Iraq whether Saddam Hussein left or not.

The relationship between the mother country, Britain, and her dominion, Australia, has been and still continues as a love-hate one. And like the USA, Australia is a nation separated from Britain “by the same language” a language that has evolved and accommodated delicious and invective like ‘Pommie’ to describe the ‘native’ of Britain!  

In the case of Socrates' imprisonment, Plato's loyalty and love were put on trial as he felt the pressure of being ridiculed by others as to what kind of friend he is to Socrates. It is just appropriate to give credit to the concern that Plato has shown over the life of Socrates.

Accordingly, massive building projects were undertaken to usher in the new millennium - according to the Christian calendar it should be noted, since for Jews, Muslims, Hindus and Buddhists, January 1st 2000 was a different day, year and month entirely - and London engaged in one of the largest, most impressive and arguably most controversial building projects to celebrate the new millennium.

At the same time, the conflict and the civil war, spearheaded by LTTE are showing no signs of ending or receding. Country's natural resources and defence mechanism are diverted into this conflict and welfare measures and national improvement had been at its barest minimum in last few years.

Marvell experienced life under Charles I and Cromwell and also during the Restoration period. What we know about his attitude towards Puritanism and Cromwell is mostly gleaned through his poems. Notwithstanding a strong a strong republican tendency he was a Great favourite of Charles II.

In the first half of the 19th century, Britain and its colonies witnessed a range of changes which defied the age old practices of oppression and suppression. The reform brought by Henry Brougham in giving the majority of Brits the right to vote to elect their representatives in Parliament is considered to be the major reform.

Peter) or milites Christi (knights of Christ). They considered themselves pilgrims or those who are undertaking a journey to the Holy Land, though wearing weapon was prohibited for the pilgrims. Like pilgrims, each crusader swore at vow (a votus), and prayed for successful reaching Jerusalem.

Having existed since the Age of Enlightenment, Liberalism has evolved into many different and sometimes conflicting forms and meanings1. Applied to the domain of politics, Liberalism turns into Political Liberalism. Generally, Political liberalism can be described to be somewhat near the Ayn Randian2 concept of individualism.

The author states that by looking at Ancient Greece, and comparing it today, it becomes clear that while there are many differences, there are many more similarities. Public speaking is about sharing ideas with the public and getting thoughts and ideas into the open that may be controversial.

USA responsibility for fostering the growth and development of the EEC In the early 1950's, many European statesmen believed that the development of an integrated Western Europe through new institutions was necessary to provide for the economic health of the area, to guarantee external security, and to ensure internal political stability.

It was during this period that tension sometimes came to a head and became armed conflict. Most times, military forces from the countries involved in the Cold War rarely had any kind of direct confrontation; the war was primarily fought by intelligence agencies.