History Essays

Part Four “Epilogue” is defined in various ways as the grand end of War without Mercy, as it proceeds to the significant query of how, given an environment of so much racialism, the postwar period was so peaceable. Dower stated that the same racial stereotypes that led to massive killing were used to end the slaughter.

The author states that the native people of North, Central, and South America developed many kinds of cultures. Some lived simply, hunting and gathering the food they needed. Many others were farmers. Some Indians lived in small groups. Others, especially in Central and South America, formed large empires.

The author states that under the Franco regime Catalan's writing met with obstacles to its normal development, it nevertheless made use of the exodus, the silence and the loss of freedom as a metaphor which has made one of the most suggestive contributions to European literature. This went on at different periods with differing characteristics. 

By January 1862, the disunity among the command was quite apparent as they could not agree on a proper strategy for operations in the Western Theater. Except for very minor victories nothing much happened. Then on February 1st, 1862, they moved against Fort Henry which had poor defenses and could not measure up to the Confederates.

Both in the cases of the Greeks and the Romans, where Romans were more of an extended version of the Greeks in respect of following their philosophy and culture, it has been seen that military campaigns are the chief source of prosperity and thus to sustain this prosperity it was important to develop causes for military campaigns.

The author states that the activities are normally carried out by the humans, segregating themselves into different countries. That is, a country’s government, defense forces, scientists etc, will only join ‘hands’ together, to protect their territorial integrity, gain superiority over other countries and importantly provide good governance.

The author states that while the general impression has always been that the railroads did little more than destroy those who came to work on them, the railroad also created many new opportunities for minority groups, such as the Chinese and the Irish, seeking new beginnings in the modern world.

The peacemakers of Vienna completely ignored the thought of nationalism in the drawing up of the territorial resolution. Their major deliberations were tactic and balance of power, not the wish of the people. They forced unnatural unions on Belgium and Holland, Norway and Sweden. They transferred Poland and Finland to Russia, regardless of the desire for freedom.

In his book, “The Old Regime and the Revolution,” De Tocqueville prefaced on the opinion that the French Revolution did not do so much to change the prevailing culture that has been cultivated by the previous rule. Rather, he argued, that to some extent it had worsened certain aspects of the former administrative predicaments.

The Reformation in Christianity was the movement that resulted in the emergence of Protestant churches and the decline of the Catholic church. The objective of the Reformation was to return Christianity to its original beliefs that were based purely upon the Bible and eliminating later additions to the religion that had arisen out of tradition.

Woodside is highly impressed by the meritocratic civil services examinations of three Mandarinates which began in China as early as the Tang Dynasty (618-907 C.E.). He gives eloquent details of the transparency in these examinations, moreover, the social reforms thought at that time are relevant and needed to be addressed today also.

The North region had a large and rapidly growing urban population and its economy mainly depended on farming and industry. There was no slavery outside the border states. The South on the other hand was dominated by a plantation system that was based on slavery. It had a few cities or towns, and very little manufacturing activities. 

The Canadian culture has had high dependence on the artistic, musical, literary, culinary, political, and social elements (Manning, Erin, 2003). These have turned to be really representative characteristics of the Canadian community identifying Canada and its people all across the world. The culture of the nation was hugely influenced by historic events.

French activity in the Caribbean pretty much replicated that of the other European powers in that area. Haiti was France’s most valuable possession. During the 18th century, it was the world’s largest producer of sugar and coffee, taxes on the import of which into metropolitan France provided a substantial fraction of Paris government’s revenue

This assignment also discusses what role monks and nuns played in early medieval society, what does the author mean when he says that "monks became the heroes of Christian civilization and describes Manorialism and what its relationship to Feudalism was. Manorialism was one of the two important social relationships during the feudal period of Western Civilization.   

Affan’s successor was Ali, Mohammed’s son-in-law who was propelled to the throne on the belief that only a member of the prophet Mohammed’s family had the right to such ascension. But Mu’awiya, who was at the time the governor of Syria and the first Umayyad Caliph, joined up with Amr, the conqueror of Egypt, to revolt against Ali and gained a significant advantage.

Noticeably, the fewer people remember, the more things are forgotten; particularly when the structures in which these memories were made are replaced by an entirely different physical structure, weakening any ties with the past. By protecting the structures of the past within the framework of the present.

Clearly, though, not everybody agreed that the change to a capitalist form of economics was a good thing.  Some, like Karl Marx, insisted that Capitalism was only able to work because “entrepreneurs profit[ed] by exploiting free labor; workers are paid less than the value they add in producing commodities” (Waites 2006 p64).

The author states that the right of all Southern blacks alleged to be slaves and free blacks white not one of the rights and symbols related to freedom. After setting background, it is important to look directly at the issue of statistical manipulation and race in the statistics of organizations and entities.

This theme is repeated on the Hadith, written on about the 8th to the 10th century, wherein all of the doctrines regarding making peace between people, the superiority of the weak and the poor, and on the concern of women, must be practiced for this is the will of Allah. Although Al-Mawardi’s Ordinance of Government may institute a different theme, all of the provisions and guides indicated are believed to the expression of the will of Allah.

The author’s arguments are also well organized in the book, which makes it an easy and interesting read to general readers as well as students and teachers. The author emphasizes the need to develop a nation. He gives suggestions that are important for the development of a nation; it calls for patriotism for a nation to succeed in any battle

America declared war on Germany in 1917, when Wilson the president came from a joint meeting with the congress and declared war against the Germans because he claimed that he wanted to make the world a better place for democracy. The congress then granted his wish on April 4th. America then joined the war which had been ravaging since 1914 in Europe.

Custer's Last Stand itself is a misnomer, as General Custer issued the attack on what was deceptively a small Indian village, and was instead met with the strength of the Sioux. The event was significant because it caused an uproar among the American masses against the Indians and despite the outspoken arguments against condemnation from writers such as Helen Hunt Jackson.

Land based trade within eastern hemisphere was being practiced through Silk Roads, whereas, sea based trade within the region was carried out through Indian Ocean. The traders travelling through sea based routes used Mediterranean, black sea and Atlantic coastline. Expensive and luxurious goods were traded through these routes as well in order to get compensated for the costs incurred and get remunerated as well.

The Pinker tropic prioritized peaceful cooperation with other communities by eliminating torture, killings, and other human rights abuses, making us better angels. First, the people prioritized understanding the other communities’ cultures. Previously, the people’s priorities focused on imposing their culture on other communities or individuals. 

In itself, realism has it that international politics is anarchical and marked with conflicts and conflicting competition among states, as these states pursue their own interests and goals, and as these states struggle for power against one another, and thereby disregarding reference to moral values and ethical norms.

Authoritarian nostalgia, for instance, can slowly lead to the death of a democratic regime with authoritarian forces such as the military resuming power. The public in Peru, Brazil, Portugal and Spain simultaneously saw Velasco, Geisel, Caetano, and Franco as effective rulers while they supported democracy as a better system of governance.  

This paper identifies the cognitive shortfalls associated with individual perception, analysis, and biases associated with Operation Anadyr. Operation Anadyr formed the largest out-of-area deployment to be made by Soviets. It was a daring plan meant to restore the strategic weapon balance between US and USSR.

On December 7, 1941, the Japanese Air Force strike upon the American Naval base in Pearl Harbor which is a lagoon harbor (locked by land) on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, west of Honolulu. At this sudden attack, The American Authority lost its patience with the Japanese and arrested all Japanese within the nightfall of that very unfortunate incident. 

The author states that from the beginning of the war, the US government developed an intelligence network to look into the matters of the war and to acquire sensitive information that would affect the war. This information was used to predict the nature and impact of the war, to help the UN peacekeepers in developing peacekeeping strategies.

The Everyday Stalinism Ordinary Life in Extraordinary Times: Soviet Russia in the 1930s is a work by Sheila Fitzpatrick that strives to understand what life was like in the Soviet urban society in the 1930s, where the communist party had much influence.  The 1930s in the Soviet Union were not like any other time in the history of the country.

The author states that Palestine in the quest for freedom started demonstrations and left their jobs while others shut down their businesses. This action had severe adverse effects on the Arab economy and left many people dead and others with severe injuries. Some Arabs were opposed to demonstrations and advocated for diplomatic solutions.

The criminals were usually dressed to resemble pirates, having full beards and a ring on one of their ears, in addition, their hair hang up to their shoulders and had sleeveless denim jackets that had skull embroideries on them, on their chests they had iron crosses and different kinds of swastikas perfectly fitting on their helmets.

The arena of battle in the political landscape of America from the 1960’s onwards, according to Self, is the American family. In there was the stage where the landscape of American family was reshaped along social and fiscal lines, with the impetus of the refashioning being the clash of two opposing forces.

In the novel, chance also manifest in different situations in Eliezer’s life through the Holocaust. Chance plays a role in terms of luck. The story details a set of coincidences for the narrator. Chance, therefore, plays a fundamental role in surviving the Holocaust. In Buna, Eliezer meets a woman who offers her accommodation.

The author states that the official language spoken in this country is English; the majority of ethnic groups are Akan and Mossi. Ghana has a democratic government, where the president is John Dramani Mahama and the Vice President is Kwesi Amissah-Arthur. Ghana declared its independence from the United Kingdom in 1957.

The author states that then McLuhan claimed that the medium is the message, he implied that the medium often conveyed social development thus influencing the changes in the society besides contributing to the social development. Marshall McLuhan provides numerous example referring to such major inventions as the wheel and the book.

The style of the book was possible to determine as an informative, tragic and illuminative. It was possible to add some note of pain and high pride for American defenders. The informative plan was widely outspread through the book, as it was a historical story naturally and there was a demonstration of real historical events.

His father was against slavery. The strong bond between him and his father made him share the same feeling against slavery. To him, African America was just like his brothers and sisters, and they were not supposed to be treated any differently. The masters mistreated African America and no form of humanity was granted to them. 

Communist regimes exist and expire with the evolution of different Communist parties. All Communist parries that are in power, choose and recompense a group of loyalists throughout whom to preserve their command of circumstances and civilization, a position that has been sufficiently developed given that its articulation by Djilas (1957).

The paper "Earliest Records of Occupational Health Safety and Industrial Revolution since 1802-1974" is a good example of an assignment on history. Advocated by Sir Robert Peel to improve the working standards. Employers in mill factories required to improve the working conditions of employers e.g. accommodation, apprenticeship, and safety clothing at work.

Instead, it is possible that this was a clarification of the First Amendment through a quotation from one of the framers of the document. Clarification is the responsibility of the judicial branch of government. The concept of this separation is in concert with the nature of the First Amendment. the Constitution has remained a document from which wisdom on how to frame liberty can be interpreted.

In 1803, the United States was able to expand its territory by 100 percent of its size at that time, adding approximately 828,000 square miles to its western edge for the low price of $15 million (Patrick, 2003).  The relatively new country brokered the deal with France, paying approximately 3 cents per acre to acquire the land that would eventually become Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska.

The paper " London Bombings and How it Affected Homeland Security 7 July 2005" is a good example of a report on history. The government of the United Kingdom sees heightening individual preparedness as a priority (London Assembly, 2006). However, the level of people’s preparedness for a large-scale emergency in the United Kingdom is not known.

Classical car bombs, suicide attacks, and assassinations constitute traditional forms of modus operandi by terrorists (Verma, 2009). Though some of these tactics are still used, terrorists have moved to targeting major landmarks and killing foreign nationals in a bid to make major statements and remain in the news for instance the ISIS crisis. 

In 1919 Sun Yat – SenThought of building the Three Gorges Dam, which delivers 22 gigawatts of force. Japanese military powers assumed control of China and in 1939 started to outline their Otani. In the year 1944, they moved around, and John L. Savage a United States Bureau of Reclamation architect built a proposition the 'Yangtze River Project.'  

When China took over land at the expense of other people, the natives, no matter how hard they tried to resist, found themselves assimilating the Chinese dictum naturally. Nevertheless, as other great dynasties like the Han and Tang gained power, the formal ideology of a culturally superior China gained momentum. 

A federation is the unification of several states, counties, or colonies into one central government. The Australian government refers to the federation as 'the birth of a nation' ostensibly because a federal system of governance was created within which power is divided between the central government and member states. 

One thing that must be kept in mind while studying Liverpool and the slave trade is that few accurate documents from the 19th century exist today, and researchers examining the proportion of slave trading find themselves unable to disentangle slave merchants from sugar merchants since diverse investments were made during that period from merchants.

When the Massachusetts Bay Colony was first formed in 1630, it was done so with a famous sermon delivered by John Winthrop.  He based his sermon upon a story from the Gospel of Matthew often referred to as Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount (World Future Fund, 2007).