History Essays

The author states that following Antony’s abandonment of Octavia, Caesar was furious with the behavior of his partner and he decided to attack and regain control of Egypt from Antony and Cleopatra. This was a fatal decision as far as Antony was concerned because Caesar’s army was much more powerful and skillful compared to the army of Antony.

One of the highlights of the world’s history is the invasion of French by Napoleon Bonaparte’s lead to Egypt. After the death of Muhammad Bey, there was a decade-long struggle for governance among the Beys. Eventually, Ibrahim Bey and Murad Bey succeeded in declaring their authority and shared power in Egypt.

"With the possible exception of the depth of Confederate resolve, nothing shaped the Civil War more than the United States Constitution." (Neely, Mark E, Jr.; "The Last Best Hope of Earth: Abraham Lincoln and the Promise of America"; Harvard University Press; pp.91).

The Irish Republic is one of many European Union members struggling to balance internal and historical values with those of the burgeoning European state. One of the most prominent issues is the consideration of the established Irish Constitution in relation to the European Convention of Human Rights, the all-encompassing doctrine meant to be applied to each European nation for the preservation and in some cases establishment of basic human rights.

This paper outlines the role of the Confederate Flag in American culture. For some the flag represents their heritage as descendants of those who fought with the flag as their standard. To others it represents oppression and degradation. And, to more people it represents the outward expression of allegiance to prejudicial thoughts and beliefs.

The author of the paper will begin with the statement that the society of Victorian England was, as we know, very class-riven. Thus the lives and fortunes of single women in that society depended largely on the class they were born into and on the resources available to them. Some, like Mary Carpenter, were fortunate in those resources.

In this article, we will provide an analysis of knowledge and understanding of individuals, groups, concepts, and developments, in the colonization era of the United States. Colonial Americans drew heavily on the customs and traditions of ancient Greece and Rome to shape their own government and political system.

This paper highlights the various social, political and economical events that have occurred in different phases in the history of America over the last five decades. It is evident if the current president could analyze the lessons learned from the historical mistakes, America can be a superpower for the next years ahead and prove through the times of recession and all internal oppositions.

The fact that such centers are the main hub of all kind of activity is what grants them a basis nature of constant unpredictability where order and disorder rapidly change hands and thus chaos is the norm not an exception.Since the 18th century, New York City has experienced order and disorder in rapid succession.

He was happy to wield the power that held less fascination for Henry than a good game of cards. While many modern historians castigate Wolsey as manipulative and power-hungry, Wolsey was a loyalist, although also a pragmatist. Although he loved power, he served his King to the best of his ability. His success was due to his intelligence and skills.

Unfortuntely he ws too optimistic. For though the Third Republic exhibited stonishing stying power, it ws plgued by numerous crises until World Wr I, nd people lived in expecttion of nother revolution. Pris experienced ll the symptoms of cold civil wr between republicns nd monrchists, between Right nd Left, between trditionl elites nd the new bourgeois nd rurl middle-clss voters-not to forget the proletrit with its improved politicl orgniztion.

World War II can never be fully assessed without looking into World War I. Wars have caused and may start only from various causes. But war may be a continuation from another one where armistice is properly seen as what was between them. This is what can characterize World War I and World War II as perceived by some historians based on events that happened.

The authors included, Jefferson Davis, a former senator of the Union, veteran of war and later, the first president of the Confederate United States; another senator of Mississippi and a number of Mississippi Representatives of the House. Their declaration of secession was based on the belief that slaves were property and not humans.

A citizen, for example, did not believe that people who took slavery as part of the natural order were bad, in the process virtually believing that slave-ownership is not bad, therefore the Declaration (of inalienable rights) can not be said to be sort of scheming (propaganda) for slave owners (Red Zone 1999).

Ethical principles and cultural values that informed the development of Western civilization are deeply rooted in its classical origins and in its heavy reliance on the rationalist school of thought. Classicism, rationalism, and humanism defined the path of Western culture and also ensured this culture's extreme openness and perceptivity towards other cultures.

 Addressing the crowd from the Capitol steps, King reviewed the progress that the movement had made over the past decade. It was fitting that King found himself in Montgomery. Just ten years earlier he and the modern civil rights movement had burst into public view with the Montgomery bus boycott.

The next change in the American dream was caused by industrial Revolution. It started at the end of the 19th and had a great historical influence till the WWI. At the beginning of the 20th century, American dream represented industrial acquisitions and own business.

The Spanish accounts of the history of the invasion amply testify to the fact that the Spaniards were there in America to seek what they liked the most that are the immense wealth and gold they had heard about, before planning these invasions. In contrast, there are ample Mayan accounts that talk about these diplomatic missions and gifts.

Roman law and culture had flourished deeply in the European countries. It is said, “Romanization in the western provinces raised people’s standard of living as roads and bridges improved, trade increased, and agriculture flourished under the peaceful conditions provided by the army” (The rise of Rome 176).

Not all the people in society however welcomed the widespread scientific discoveries. The traditionalists were first to argue that the usage of the new scientific inventions brought about by the scientists was a form of religious mockery. They claimed that it was important for people to respect God and not try to improve the Universe.

The Punic Wars were fought by both countries three times over the course of their existence. The reason behind the name Punic is because the Romans had chosen a particular name for the Carthaginians Punic. This name was selected because of the Carthaginians Phoenician ancestry thus leading to the word Punic.

For decades, the United States has often played a part of being a policeman to the world; always to the rescue of oppressed countries and people, highlighted in events such as the World Wars and the various minor wars that occurred throughout the century.

Generally, the Federalist Papers were a series of articles written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay. Madison, widely recognized as the Father of the Constitution, would later go on to become President of the United States. Jay would become the first Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court.

The author says that chocolate companies have already passed some of the added cost to the consumers. In 2003, Nestle increased its chocolate prices by 10% while Hershey’s and Mars raised the wholesale price of some of their most popular bars. Swiss chocolate maker, Lindt, Kellogg’s Keebler, and Kraft’s Nabisco have also raised prices.

Iran was an important bastion against the Soviet Union, and this was the time of the Cold War. Bazaar rumors claimed that Americans had their strip clubs, brothels, and bars even in Isfahan. Iranians, passionately proud of their culture and history, were seething. Iran was a powder-keg and all that was needed was a match to blow everything sky high.

Unless her story becomes a nucleus around which the studies regarding her life and death over the last 60 years have been built, the actual value of what she wrote as a barometer of the past must necessarily be diminished. Only in the context of debate and discussion can Anne Frank’s diary of her days in hiding in the Netherlands be made part of history.

Others were external such as the campaigns and the war in Russia, the campaigns in Germany, and the ultimate defeat at Waterloo. Maybe Napoleon’s personality is the major factor- he never wanted to give up and did not listen to his commanders. Perception is as important as reality within many political relations and within conflicts between countries.

The paper focuses on the nuclear power of Iran and to emphasize the importance of nuclear power. The paper also emphasizes on the operations of the power programs and the research centers that were developed in Iran. Iran, which is considered to be the country that has the highest nuclear power established many nuclear power plants.

The review "To Kill a Mockingbird by Robert Mulligan" sets in the fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama, the movie opens with Jem Finch initiating his sister Scout and his friend Dill to the mystery surrounding Boo Radley, making him sound like a sort of brute and madman.

Lenin knew that to strengthen his power he had to stop the war because that was the only condition of preserving Russia from definitive disintegration and catastrophic war losses. That’s why one of the Bolsheviks’ leaders Leon Trotsky signed a peace treaty in Brest and that was the end of WWI for Russia.

Decades after the annexation of Korea by the Japanese, there are unresolved issues between the two countries regarding the legacies during the colonial period. In the general nationalistic outlook of many Koreans, the colonization of Japan yielded no positive contributions to their nation as a whole.

Today, following concessions of territory at the end of the war, Japan has been greatly reduced in size but much developed economically as compared to prewar Japan. This paper intends to analyze the economy with a particular focus on industrial sector of Japan after World War II, causes and consequences of this speedy development.

Any student who has studied geography in school in any part of the world would have heard of the term GMT which stands for Greenwich Mean Time. Greenwich is a village through which the prime meridian of the zero longitude line passes. In a sense, the Royal Observatory situated in Greenwich can be considered to be the timekeeper of the world because all time zones are compared to GMT.

In concern with this important event that establishes the Right of Women to exercise their Vote in determining the selection of their leaders, some political precedents can be cited as the causes that spurred this amendment.

The author states that after the fall of Communism, the masses in the Middle East were left with to inevitable options, either to choose authoritarian regimes that offered highly restrained levels of social and political freedom or to tilt in the favor of theocratic extremists that offered even more constrained freedom in terms of social interaction.

His long rule had been marked by unending hostilities with the Shia dominated Iran and a misadventure in Kuwait, which ultimately turned his one time ally US into a formidable foe and led to his debacle. The population of Iraq consists of one-third Sunnis (Saddam himself was a Sunni), the other two thirds being mainly Shias and kurds.

This paper explores how the British overseas trade, slavery, war, and taxation were linked together during the eighteenth century. In determining the interrelationship of the four, it is important to mention that Britain engaged in a long struggle with France for imperial power and trade supremacy in the period between 1688 and 1815.

Colin G. Calloway, a Professor of History and Professor of Native American Studies, received his Ph.D. in 1978 at the University of Leeds (Great Britain). He has been associated with the Native American studies program since 1990 when he first came to Dartmouth as a visiting professor. Professor has written many books and articles on Native American History.

 The Industrial Revolution was a period of tremendous and tumultuous change. These changes were pervasive, changing the political and socioeconomic landscapes of the countries involved, and affecting multitudes of people in many spheres of everyday life. Many of these changes, and their implications continue to benefit people all over the world. 

The study of one of these dimensions is not possible without the explanation of the other two. A coordinated change amid all of these dimensions will eventually result towards successful improvement of the societal system. On the other hand, these three dimensions may also generate considerable societal problems.

The ultra right’s contention is that Fidel Castro made Cuba as an “Animal Farm’ where he used and abused women. There are many stories of Cuba turned into Fidel Castro’s personal whorehouse. Many are written on how he humiliated, indignified, bedded and hunted hundreds and thousands of the Cuban women.

Both powers, Russia and Japan, desired to increase their "sphere of influence" within the Asian continent, mainly at the expense of China. Japan had been forced to open its doors to Western influence by America in 1854 and the 250 year rule of the Shoguns was brought to a close by Emperor Mutsuhito (Meji - enlightened rule - 1868-1912.) Feudal systems were abolished and western attitudes on trade were introduced and embraced.

The author says that this report was not a priority and Steve should not have spent so much time on it. Being rested for his busy day ahead would make more sense. When he arrived at work, he took time to stop and chat with a friend, which made him even later. His workday was supposed to start at 8:00 and he didn’t arrive at his office until 9:00.

The author states that the Russians had sponsored the competition in order to assert their cultural superiority after establishing their technical superiority illustrated by their launch of Sputnik the year prior. Despite the quality of competitors from around the world, many of the judges fearing retribution and indignation from Khrushchev.

The movement's critical mass was in the "urban middle classes interpreting "urban" as did the census bureau to include small towns and cities,not just metropolitan America. The "middle classes" included small business enterprisers of all types,squeezed by enormous corporations,resentful of what they considered railroad rate gouging

History is about transitions from one way of life to another. It is the evolution of people, their culture and environments. The middle ages was a time ripe for change and led to an evolution that brought about the rebirth or 'renaissance' of an entire continent, Europe.

Post-globalisation, 21st century Australia is sociologically and culturally quite different from post-World War II Australia.  Whereas it had previously adhered to a discriminatory pro-immigration policy which sought the maintenance of an Anglo-Saxon/Caucasian majority which would safeguard Australia’s Western cultural identity, since the mid-1980s.

To define a liberal democracy, it is "a form of representative democracy where elected representatives that hold the decision power are moderated by a constitution that emphasizes protecting individual liberties and the rights of minorities in society, such as freedom of speech and assembly, freedom of religion, the right to private property

The struggle of the Irish Republican Army against British occupation may be the only one in Western Europe that can be used to provide a parallel. The ETA (Euskadi ta Askatasuna – Basque for “Basque Homeland and Freedom”) is a paramilitary organization whose goal is the creation of a Basque socialist nation that is independent of both Spain and France.