History Essays

This essay demonstrates that prior to the transition to the Turkish Republic, the old Ottoman Empire embarked on a series of reforms to “save” the old Ottoman Empire through the efforts of Selim III, Mahmud II, Abdulaziz and Abdulhamit II that hoped to reverse its decline. These men were called the Men of Tanzimat.

 There will be a clear discussion showing the tension between idealism and realism while formulating US foreign policy. Answering some questions such as whether the Middle Eastern countries with deficit democracy can become democratic according to the authors, Ross, and Makovsky.

The United States’ occupation of Japan in 1945-1952 was essential for the development of a new approach to dealing with defeated nations in post-World War II. Rather than overburden the nation with reparations, the occupation was essential for rejuvenating American erstwhile foes. Before the occupation, Japan was a feudal society.

The nuclear explosion put the health safety of people in extreme danger whereas the children were also badly affected from the nuclear testing and man y of them got the possibility of suffering from serious diseases like cancer in their future lives. Many of the children suffered from different health problems soon after the nuclear explosion whereas many remained vulnerable to severe diseases.

The essayists discussed in this paper have varying views related to the plight of the French working class throughout time, from Sands fictional portrayal of the life of the working class person, to the concept of the Paris Commune of 1871 as espoused by Bakunin, and the account of the Paris Workers’ Revolution as given by Marx.

By 1970, the Chinese and the Vietnamese made up the largest ethnic minority groups by population in Cambodia, with the largest indigenous minority group being the Cham ethnic group. However, the Pol Pot regime in Cambodia ignored the existence of these minority groups, though the groups made up about 15% of the total Cambodian population.

This essay demonstrates that America has been championing for the honoring of human rights and democracy. China’s one-party dictatorship has proved to the main problem affecting United States’ efforts to institute democratic principles in the country. China has engaged in human rights violations as well as suppression of political freedom.

Smith’s work mainly featured in the 2010 exhibition. The exhibition involved her work on paper, unique sculptures and cast objects. The eighteenth-century period rooms of Brooklyn Museum will also include her work. The show revolves around Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art that aims at promoting women artistic work

As the discussion stresses both Plato and More were incidental to the articulation of several parameters of social, political and religious significance during their time. The subjects they based their philosophies on ranged from morality, politics, religion, leadership, and to social studies among others.

According to the study De Crevecoeur’s revolutionary vision led to the utopian revolution in the farming industry in America. Personally, he wanted to become an ideal American through being a simple orderly farmer. De Crevecoeur expressed his feelings and thoughts by writing about the life of an American farmer. 

The author states that the statement is valid because the conquest of Spain by the Moors had more effects than Islamic civilization in the region and in Africa. Moors’ conquest of Spain allowed the community access to the region that had different religious and cultural practices and a transformation of culture in Spain.

The author states that during this period, the British Empire was expanding, and Britain had established itself by colonizing other countries in a bid to promote its economic success. Being under British rule meant that a region was considered Britain`s property hence all the people in that region automatically became British subjects.

The conclusion from this study states that the manner in which the British authority treated the Indians is the source of all hostility that faced their rule. Their resentment of Indians culminated in the revolution.  The Indians reacted with hostility, contempt and viewed the British rule as a danger to the continued existence of their culture.

The author explains that the Bantu groups were moving along the areas where inhibited by the proto-Bantu languages. The Bantu community was moving to areas that were fertile for agricultural activities in large groups where they settled and introduced agriculture. The population of the Bantu was increasing at extremely fast rate.

Japan and China are countries located on the large continent of Asia and are confused by many causes are like sister states because of their partially related culture. Music in Japan doesn’t have a clear prehistory which can be relied upon, but everything about it was evident in remains on ritual figures of musicians.

The plunking string is a musical instrument which produces different sounds. The instrument consists of liuqin, yangyin, zhongruan, sanxian, guzheng, and konghou.The plucked string instruments have a chordophone base section which produces tunes that are different from the western orchestral instrument.

Given the issue at hand, this paper will discuss the magnanimity of the victory of America’s first African-American president. It will recount the significant events in American history which led to the abolishment of racism in contemporary America.

Shakespeare played on the ideals and fears of men in his time when he characterized the role of women in society. The ideal was an obedient, subservient, and soft-spoken woman who lived for her husband and wanted to bear and care for the children and the family.

According to the report history of European countries has many common features and processes which influenced the development of institutions of government. The western feudalism was at the top of its political and economical power in the XIIth century. Catholic church and feudal hierarchy were connected by the system of rituals.

The Spanish and the English colonized America in different ways. The paper studies the rela-tionships between Native Americans and colonizers — policies of newcomers and responses of the indigenous people to the new order.

This essay focuses on Gorbachev, who at age 54, was elected General Secretary of the Communist Party and Gorbachev's new system, that bore the characteristics of neither central planning nor a market economy and eventually led to the collapse of the Soviet Union at the end of 1991, when the union officially dissolved.

Pompeii is a roman city near Naples while Herculaneum was located in the territory of the current commune of Ercolano. Pompeii was a famous vacation spot known for its magnificent villas and gardens.

In April 2004,American President George Bush declared:"The analogy [between Iraq and Vietnam] is false." While discussing about this issue Ronald Bruce St.John,the analyst for Foreign Policy in Focus retorts that Iraq war is very similar to that of Vietnam war because he has stayed in Vietnam for about 10 years,from 1970 to 1980.

The events and trends that signalled a change from the 1900's onwards was an increased impetus for community building for Afro-Americans : churches, businesses, schools, clubs and lodges (Kelley & Lewis 366). The Church in particular became an important part of Afro-American community life, and the focus for political activism and intellectual leadership that would proliferate over the coming decades.

According to the report a day in which, because of the bravery of 56 souls who dared to risk it all to sign a monumental document known as the Declaration of Independence, America and its people were given the opportunity to live as a free and independent nation. Being free from the totalitarian rule that had been known under its existence under Great Britain.

The enormity of Germany’s reparation bill and her failure to meet the terms of the Treaty of Versailles and the Reparations Commission set up by the Allies became crucial to the state of the European economy and Anglo-French relations.

The research presented in this paper provides the historical context of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, referring to the Enron’s scandal. The radical changes discussed in provision of the SOX were not enacted out of the blue, but were caused by the financial frauds occurred in American economy for the last decade.

Spanish explorers were the main reason behind the introduction of Inca civilization. Francisco Pizarro was the Spanish leader who founded Lima during the Inca civilization. The Colonial conditions in Latin America helped in the rise of an independent state in the Southern America.

According to the report the philosophy, politics, society and the business industry of East Asian nations like China, Japan and Korea were all based on the concepts of Confucianism. According to historical facts, these countries prospered leaps and bounds, all due to the fact that they followed the Confucian ethics in all aspects of the society.

This paper will seek to provide an account of the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq in the Early 1990s and the reasons behind the aggression by Iraq. It will try to give an answer to the questions: “What were the reasons for Iraq’s attack on Kuwait in the Persian Gulf War of 1990s? What measures did the international community take to tame the Iraq aggression?”

Orientalism is in practice since the conquest of the Middle Eastern countries by British and French, especially Napoleon’s Egypt expedition in 1798. Napoleon took with him to Egypt not only the army of soldiers but also the army of experts from different fields like biology, physics, chemistry etc., to conquer the ideologies of the land.

The introduction of these new ideas transformed the medieval and ancient views of nature and the universe, setting the foundations for modern science. Historically, the scientific revolution began in Europe towards the end of the Renaissance era.

A number of theories have been given recognition in the international relations to create understanding of political concepts. The purpose of the international relations among countries is to provide peace dialogue opportunities in order to settle issues without ending up in wars. World War I and II taught a lesson to the states.

The exhibition represents the culture of the most well off populace of the Northwest Coast were the Haida and the Tlingit. These exhibits presented in the National Museum of the American Indian simplify their cultures and their ancient habits as is discussed in the research paper by it's author.

This paper exemines the history of United States which is full of incredible events that have had profound effects on socio-economic and political aspects of the state. Among them the author highlight the Pearl Harbor attacks on United States of America and describes consequences of the Japanese operation on the United States

Since the past shapes what the present holds,the concept of slave trade is one of the contentious issues that have shaped history of the black race.With the blacks having to suffer the consequences of their naivety,that consequently led them to be subdued by the whites,the entire concept cannot be alienated in an understanding of the history of the black people.

This paper explores two paintings, created by Chen Guan and Mi Wazhong. On the drawing there is a clear picture of a mountain characterized by large numbers of stones on the mountain top. There are also some mountains visible from the horizon; at the foot of the mountain, there are several trees; some of these trees are clustered.

The project of development is a title that expresses the international strategy of all countries around the world to develop and grow in the socioeconomically. While scholars have perceived that the project development is a factor that arose and is however unrelated to the historical war of the world.

The scramble of African states was a period, which was characterized with the rapid colonization of the continent by European superpowers during the 19th century. The colonization was rapid as every European country intended to take a hold of a country on the continent. This period was also characterized by annexation, occupation as well as invasion.

The student movement in Germany during the 1960s that culminated in 1968 is a product of political oppression, intergenerational differences and socio-economic changes, where the movement mirrored other similar actions all over the world. The German student movement may not be seen as successful in itself indirectly changing the political order, but it did culturally change Germany and even the world because it started Germany’s cultural revolution and supported global social and political changes.

The Russo-Japanese war occurred from 1904 to 1905. Conversely, between 1930 to the present there have been a number of wars, which included world war two and the cold war (1947-1991), which was between the Soviet Union socialism and American capitalism (Selcer, 2006). World war two occurred from 1939 to 1945.

Fundamentalists refuse to allow the idea of freedom or flexibility. They believe that individual freedom should be sacrificed in the name of strict adherence to orthodox religious doctrines which may or may not be applicable in present times.

Human kind has identified the necessity of liberty comparatively late in their lives. It has been perceived that during the early stages of 18th century, European and American citizens’ ancestors had started understanding the importance of liberty and the concept of liberty had started its revolutionary journey for freedom and slavery.

These individuals, leading the Soviet Union, the United States, and Britain respectively held various conferences during the second world war in a bid to ensure that they developed, and coordinated efforts towards defeating the axis powers led by Germany, Italy, and Japan. The Yalta Conference was one of these and the meeting was held by them.

Feudalism involved peasants, knights, and nobles who offered military service to the king. They also supplied the king with food and pay taxes. Manorialism collected food and taxes from the serfs. The lord or the king was responsible for providing justice and military service to them in exchange of their offerings.

The United States of America Constitution was developed after a revolutionary struggle that was initiated by the founding father of the nation. The supreme court of America was later to be given the responsibility defending and interpreting the Constitution. The court brought many changes in the American judiciary system.

Racial essentialism is a phenomenon that explains some forms of out-and-out racism that solely articulate disregard for the members of other religious affiliations, ethnic groups, and minorities. Such a phenomenon cannot attract any form of justification since it propagates racial slurs. Racial essentialism can also be described by disgraceful examples.

Marshall Plan was characterized by allowing economic recovery of Europe but specifically Germany. On the other hand, Morgenthau Plan involved coming up with measures that will dismantle Germany. It is the Morgenthau Plan that led to the partition of Germany into the southern and northern region.

It is undeniably a definite fact that the present days are in one way or the other, swayed or shaped by the events of the immediate or far long past. In addition, it holds true for the United States of America because the principles, attributes, protocols and procedures that guide the people are direct products of what happened sometime in the past

Drum rhythm of these Indian tribes is considered to be one of the first examples of Mexican music. With the development of Mexican culture, the specific national variety of musical genres becomes wider. It is possible to name the most popular through all of them. They are: Son, Ranchera, Mariachi and Norteño.