History Essays

The author states that the great depression encountered a speedy decline in the manufacturing and sale of goods and consequently a serious climb in unemployment. Consequently, the banks became weak to a limit where they had to close down with a crash and the entire economy of the USA collapsed.

He was an honest person and fought for religious and ethnic co-existence in Pennsylvania and England. In this book “Founder of the Pennsylvania” the author has given a wise commentary on important issues like character, justice, education. While reading this book I observed that each biography contained a chronology of the subject’s significance.

Among all the colonies of the erstwhile British Empire, India holds an important position not only because it is the largest democracy in the world but its post-colonial development has brought it to the forefront of the global economy. This study has aimed to demonstrate, through various case studies, how that development had started on a chartered path and has now taken a direction that is focussed at the grass root level.

An intensifying feeling of distrust of politicians and government officials eroded the minds of many who had undergone the frightening and destructive ordeal that came with the war. Many citizens were furious that peace initiators had not exhibited their required moral standings satisfactorily, and people started to re-think why the war took place. 

Most of the European Kingdoms used to involve in battles with their neighboring kingdoms to showcase their power and expand it beyond their boundaries.

The first and second waves happened during the periods between1828 to 1926 and 1943 to 1962 respectively. While the first wave was characterized by direct transition, the second wave was the effect of decolonization. He analyzes the historic, and political reasons of the transition.

11 September 2011 or 9/11 deserves to be considered as a major event between 1945 and 2008 as the dramatic impact involved a major country of the world. However, the 9/11 event changed not only America but also the world. The memories of 9/11 linger in the minds of many. Editorial and other cartoons continue to be drawn around the event.

There is an increasing possibility of a war between these two countries and it is very important to prepare for it. The Australian strategists appear to fear or be worried that inter-state conflict, far from ending in the year 1991, is likely to make a serious and deadly comeback (McCaughan, 2005, p.63).

During this period, Harry Daugherty speculated about the Republican presidential convention of appointment of the year. He predicted that the convention would be an impasse and after some other candidates had reached their peak, a certain group of 12-15 men tired and exhausted, would take over and carry out the nomination. Harding rose to power during this era.

The paper also shows that Nat Turner was an intelligent black man, who gathered a small group of other black slaves to start a bloody and violent rebellion, in which many children were also killed. The author argues that the uprising occurred because the slaves revolted against the curtailment of their rights.

The word was first used in 1957 to describe Switzerland but came into common currency in Canada in the late 1960s. It quickly spread to other English-speaking countries. For centuries, Britain has maintained its name as one of the pioneers of man’s civilization.

According to Malcom, three of Earl Little’s brothers died violently at the hands of white men, and one of his Uncles had been lynched. Malcom’s life was one of hardships, and disappointments

The author states that slavery is a sub-human institution, it was a must for the slave dealers to dehumanize their helpless ware so as to establish slavery and slave trading as a just and valid institution and commercial endeavor. They adhered to seemingly pagan and non-Christian religions.

The acts directed towards the noble class were unimaginably harsh and inhuman. No doubt there were ample and common reasons, but the revolts and the accompanying inhumanity were not justified. People of all the classes suffered, and to some extent, rebels themselves were horrified by the unleashed horror.

The Holocaust has been the most vicious episodes in world history. The Holocaust was the Nazis' assault on the Jews between 1933 and 1945. It reached its peak when the Nazis enforced the 'Final Solution of the Jewish Question in Europe.' During the Holocaust, six million Jews were murdered.

It was one of the first books to discuss this broad topic but has spawned a new generation of books that discuss these issues – its influence on research and history teaching in the United States is therefore widespread. In the book, Headrick argues that it was the advent and success of the Industrial Revolution.

It was also a period of healing coupled with learning and trying to redefine the social structure.In the following pages I will examine several viewpoints from noted African Americans of the era and discuss their perspectives on the path to equality for the African American community in the 'New South'.

The ‘War on Terrorism’ as it is commonly referred to, is a phrase coined by United States government officials and is primarily used to justify the military initiative de jour. It is generally defined as the current conflict between the U.S. and radical Islamic factions (Gallington, 2004).

Byzantium played a crucial role in European History after the fall of the Western Roman Empire and it remained wealthy and aggressive in defending its boarders, and expansive in its missionary activity. Politically, the relationship between the state and the religion was close and the position of the emperor, who lived surrounded by ceremony.

The social structure of Victorian society was like any other ancient society, evolving and trying hard to hesitatingly attain modern views, but not going further. Society was so cautious about giving sexual freedom to women because it thought that the fundamentals of family life would crumble with female sexual freedom

The author states that nobody in the US had any doubts that it would involve extensive use of airpower. In fact, the strategic experts in the US and Europe had been voicing such opinions since the end of World War I that any future conflict will see an unleashing of the air attacks by the involved parties.

Jewish history comprises within it the historical basis of the Jews, their beliefs with respect to culture, their faith manifestations, their values, and a number of other things. Jewish history has spanned a period of nearly six thousand years and has encompassed a variety of populations and people.  

The author states that AC Motor was the world’s first practical application for getting electric power by generation and transmission of AC. In 1895, these motors were installed at the Niagara Falls power project. The creative prolificacy of Tesla is evident from the 221 patents standing in his name the world over for the devices he invented.

For more than 150 years it was the core of U.S. Foreign policy and analysts believe that is still has a serious influence on the international policies of the U.S. The Monroe doctrine and its various interpretations are the key to understanding the contemporary political course of the U.S. not only in the Western Hemisphere but also in the entire world.

At the age of only twenty, Alexander became king of Macedonia when his father, King Phillip, was murdered. Since Alexander was only a boy, the neighboring states and the cities of Greece rebelled against Macedonian rule. His people and his army were scared for their lives if any rebellions reached their doorstep. Alexander decided to meet with these rebellions head on and his army supported him all the way.

The author states that man has always been an inquisitive and innovative creature and when faced with the challenge of suffering from cold, heat, thunderstorms and the waywardness of nature, he emerged with a solution to combat it. Clothes were the answer and they soon became a symbol of cultural and social representations.

The author states that all males grew up in Native American tribes with the goal in mind of being successful at both of these concepts, especially the concept of fighting. The warrior is so important to the tribe because he fights for the survival of the tribe against invaders and intruders, and those wishing to do the tribe harm.

Some of them are very famous, others have no-known names. Some of them have been developed only a few years ago, and others have been played with for thousands of years already. Toys and games have been around as long as children have been around. The development of new kinds of toys but the basic concepts often remained the same.

The author states that our Army has been severely weakened by the toll of dead and wounded that the war has taken. In these days of the Bush administration's tax cuts, America can not afford to squander our nation's finest young men and women and our scarce resources to fight an ill-advised and mismanaged war.

The author states that like many international conflicts, the Mexican-American War had several causes. While Polk's promise to add the Oregon Territory and California to the expanding United States did contribute to tensions in the west, it was the combination of the westward migration of Americans.

These young people were also called the Bright Young Things. 2 Part of that era's more pleasant face was the introduction of the car assembly line which mass production was perfected by Henry Ford with the Model T in 1908. All this social change involved the poor more than the rich but all were aware of a glittering new world of style and money, fashions and music.

The first operation to be considered is numeration, which is defined in a rather modern vein as the representation of numbers by symbols. To fully appreciate the task Treviso's author is undertaking in this section, one should understand the level of acceptance for the "Hindu-Arabic" numeral system that existed in Europe at this time.

The concerns over internal African politics and the disruption they would cause in their relations with Europe were also impetuous for greater European involvement on the continent. A trade depression in Africa in the early 1970s resulted in the eruption of local rivalries, which in turn destabilized the previously set up trading regimes with European partners.

The First World War occurred in 1914 and last till 1918. The two opposing sides of the war were the Allied Powers which comprise countries France, the russian Empire, and the British Empire, (later countries Italy and the United States came into the war as the russian revolution changed the face of russia) and the Central Powers.

Nacirema culture is a unique society, which inhabits territories between the Canadian Cree, the Northern Mexican States, and the Carib and Arawak of the Antilles. This group of people is known for their exotic spiritual viewpoints and practicing ancient exclusive body-rituals, like oral cleanliness and other mouth-rites, ritual of purification, or keeping little sacred “charm-boxes” filled with magical herbs and poisons, etc.

The medieval theocracy led by the Pope was challenged during the Reformation. Erasmus of Rotterdam began by “criticizing ecclesiastical abuses while pointing to better age in the distant past, he encouraged the growing urge for reform, which found expression both in the Protestant Reformation and in the Catholic Counter-Reformation.

They were later joined by Edward Bouverie Pusey and Richard William Church”. These young and idealistic men were indignant about the deteriorating spiritual condition of the world around them, particularly of the church where they belong. They were clamoring for a change in the church systems and practices through the renewal of old church practices.  

Caesar was born in Rome into a well-known patrician family (gens Julia), which supposedly traced its ancestry to Julus, the son of the Trojan prince Aeneas (who according to myth was the son of Venus).

Soon thereafter, a bill was passed that restricted Jews to their narrow spaced Ghettos. Napoleon brought another era in their lives after which they were accorded equal status. The final showdown came in the form of Nazi rule in Germany, during which they were deported to death and concentration camps in Germany.

The creation and testing of atomic warheads in the post World War II period fuelled the existing mistrust between the US and the Soviets. Larger weapons and the ability to deliver them across oceans raised valid concerns about the Soviet's intentions. .

The war then continued, with Swedish invasions, with the victory of Spain over the Swedish army in 1634, with an armistice under the Treaty of Prague between the empire and some of the German rulers, with French invasion into Germany, and, finally, with the signature of the Peace of Westphalia in 1648 (Asch, 1997).

The British accepted the plan and British Commander in Chief, Sir Douglas Haig, was granted authority to conduct the offensive to begin in 1916. The Battle of the Somme was planned at a point when the war was turning badly for the Allies. By 1915, the Eastern Front had seen a series of defeats and the war effort was in disarray.

The author states that Lincoln’s emancipation went along with the union reconstruction after the civil war, which was the main causative Northern intervention to the South. In the reconstruction some ex-slave had the opportunity of purchasing land, negotiate with landlords of working terms.

French Revolution during 18th century is event that shook France between 1787 and 1799 which took its violent form when the Controller General of Finances, Charles-Alexandre de Calonne proposed to design the reform to eliminate budget deficit by increasing the taxation of privileged classes by summoning the assembly by ‘notables’ like prelates.

Americans have, for many generations, been fascinated by the Kennedy accumulation of political power and wealth, and as such, Americans have taken a vested interest in the personal, public, and political lives of each and every member of the Kennedy family. This essay tries to demonstrate their lives and the impact they had on 20th century politics.

He often treats the Chinese as though they were dogs and had no rights whatever -- no wonder that they growl and sometimes bite" (Quote by Sarah Pike Conger in, The Boxer Rebellion: The Dramatic Story of China's War on Foreigners That Shook the World in the Summer of 1900.

The author states that the main objective of this society was to promote rationalism, and the notion of power of democracy. The society of Illuminati has agenda to motivate people towards rational approach to decide their worldly and religious issues. It is important to realise that severity existed between the churches and the monarchs.

The world is becoming more and more interdependent and whether people think globalization is a good or bad thing, it is here to stay. Along with globalization, regional integration is a force to be reckoned with in the twenty-first century. As the world becomes increasingly interdependent, different regions of the globe are becoming increasingly integrated.

The author states that Germany was left more unstable with the clout rule of Nazi regime that had helped to hold the country together under an authoritarian rule.  After the ended to the war the territory that was left that could be termed as Nazi Germany had been divided into four occupation zones according to the postal agreed. 

Many people over time have attempted to explain the reasons as to why German perpetrators followed orders to commit mass murder, and the aim of this paper is to discuss whether or not these reasons are illuminating, as well as the reasons why they are or are not.