Tag: History
The United States And The Normandy Invasion
The year was 1944, and the United States had now been an active participant in the war against Nazi Germany for almost three and...
Cleopatra Life
In the springtime of 51 BC, Ptolemy Auletes died and left his kingdom in his will to his eighteen year old daughter, Cleopatra, and...
The Philly Election Of 1794
The Swanwick-Fitzsimmons election in Philadelphia of the most infamous elections in American history due to the fact that, it brought with it the first...
Designers/Artists of the Past
Art and design do coveys various types of communication, for informative purposes and for entertainment value. In order for a creator to produce something...
Hispanismo, 1898-1936: Spanish Conservatives and Liberals and their Relations
This book review of Hispanismo, 1898-1936: Spanish Conservatives and Liberals and their Relations with Spanish America, by Frederick B. Pike, is mainly about as...
The harrowing stories of the Jews persecution
The following asocial elements are to be transferred from the prison to the Reichsfuehrer S. S. to be worked to death: persons under protective...
The Nazi government
In December 1929, the German government faced a total financial crisis, facing a short fall of 1. 5 billion marks in anticipated revenues. It...
Another Salem Witch Trials
The Salem witchcraft trials of 1692, which resulted in 19 executions, and 150 accusations of witchcraft, are one of the historical events almost everyone...
Aaron Burr Treason Trial
The early 1800’s were an unusual time in the history of the United States. A country in its infancy, growing, turbulent, and filled with...
Five Important Events of the 1960s
During the 1960s the world was hit with four different assassinations of some of the leaders in the world who were out to change...
Alexander The Great
Alexander III, more commonly known as Alexander the Great, was one of the greatest military leaders in world history. He was born in Pella,...
Viking Raids On England
From 793 to 1066, England was terrorised by Viking warriors. These were people from Scandinavia, especially Danmark and Norway. Scandinavia at the time had...
Race Relations in the New World
The British colonies in North America were not societies that valued or expected equality. They conquered Native American land without any payment for it...
Five Important Events of the 1960s
During the 1960s the world was hit with four different assassinations of some of the leaders in the world who were out to change...
Russian Revolutions of 1917
The abdication of Emperor Nicholas II in March 1917, in conjunction with the establishment of a provisional government based on Western principles of constitutional...
Living life through the 1900’s
Since the 1900's technology has been increasing rapidly, from washing machines to automobiles, affecting the citizens of the U. S. dramatically; now receiving increased...
Cleopatra VII Ptolemaic Dynasty
In the springtime of 51 BC, Ptolemy Auletes died and left his kingdom in his will to his eighteen year old daughter, Cleopatra, and...
Battle of Bunker Hill
Boom, Bang, Crack! The sounds of muskets being fired, its ammunition ricocheting off rocks and splintering trees are heard all around. The pungent smell...
Art History Essay
World War I virtually severed artistic relations between America and Europe. Cultural interchange and patronage was interrupted by problems of social and political urgency,...
Anthropology Report Essay
The Neanderthals lived in areas ranging from Western Europe through central Asia from about 200,000 to between 36,000 and 24,000 years ago. The Neanderthals...
Fascism in Germany and Italy
Fascism in Germany and Italy Germany and Italy rose up under new leaders with a new type of governing policy. However, the same policies...
European Enlightenment Essay
The Enlightenment was an 18th century European intellectual movement in which ideas concerning God, reason, nature, and man were combined into a world view...
Racial Profiling Essay
The great era of civil rights started in the 1960s, with Martin Luther King, Jr. s stirring I have a Dream speech at the...
The Effects Of Post-industrialism On The Political Economy Of Western
The sustained, high economic growth in Western Europe during the post-war period until 1973 led to dramatic changes in the region's political economy. As...
A visionary project of Thomas Jefferson
In 1803 President Thomas Jefferson won approval from Congress for a visionary project that was to become one of American history's greatest adventure stories....
The elder Marshall Field
The elder Marshall Field considered himself the "Chief Apostle of the American Way," he epitomized the American Dream by becoming one of America's first...
The Life of a Legionary
A legionary had to be recommended by someone connected with the army in order to be recruited. He would receive a small amount of...
Life in the 90’s
Throughout the 1990s there was a lot of good and bad times. Starting with the good things, I will begin my paper with 5...
Contemporary Literature and the Events That Influenced It
In the last forty years there have been some key people and events that have shaped history and in turn have influenced the works...
Prohibition and the Roaring Twenties
The Roaring Twenties can be described as a period of American history during which people crossed the line, smashed tradition, and broke boundaries. A...
Orientalism Report Essay
Said describes Orientalism as, "... the generic term that I have been employing to describe the Western approach to the Orient; Orientalism is the...
The Maya civilization
When the Spanish began to arrive in Mexico and in Central America in the early 15th century, one of the many civilizations they found...
The Pantheon – ancient Roman architecture
The Pantheon is one of the finest and best preserved examples of ancient Roman architecture. It stands in the center of Rome. The Pantheon...
Machiavelli perspective on globalization
Practically nothing is known of Nicolo Machiavelli before he became a minor official in the Florentine Government. His youth, however, was passed during some...
An Unlikely Murderer
One would think that crimes with such a gruesome nature would be committed by a hatchet-wielding maniac as put by Russell Aiuto (1). But...
Great Issues in Western Civilization
A great issue can be defined in many ways; one way is how it effects people and how many people it effects. Of course...
Early History of the Pipe Organ
The king of instruments has a long history, one which can arguably be traced to the concept of a collection of fixed-pitched pipes blown...
The “Cattle Boom”
When the railroads moved west to the Great Plains, the "Cattle Boom" began. Southern Texas became a major ranching area with the raising of...
Christopher Clumbus Book Report
The book begins with a young Christopher Clumbus staring out in to the ocean. Where he begins to think about sailing across the ocean...
The Gothic Age
As the third year that followed the year on thousand grew near, there was to be seen over almost all the earth, but especially...
General Hannibal of Pheonician Carthage
From the middle of the 3rd century to the middle of the 2nd century BC, Carthage was engaged in a series of wars with...
The Economic Impact of the Olympic Games
With the Olympic games being held in Sydney this year, I wondered if perhaps the performance of the economy was being affected in part...
Eastern Europe – From 1970 to 1990
From 1970 to 1990, Eastern European nations realized they needed a change in their governments as well as economies. Politically, reformers and dissidents wanted...
The Shogun Dynasty
The term Shogun means general. Later, it refered to the leader of the Shogunate (Samurai's government). From 1192-1867, the Shogun ruled Japan. The Emperor...
Another Salem Witch Trials
The Salem witchcraft trials of 1692, which resulted in 19 executions, and 150 accusations of witchcraft, are one of the historical events almost everyone...
Harry Elmer Barnes
In 1952, Harry Elmer Barnes wrote a timely article, "How 'Nineteen Eighty-Four' Trends Threaten American Peace, Freedom, and Prosperity" as the final chapter of...
King Leahy Essay
To begin this paper, dear King Leahy, let us mention that we've noticed many things while on our journey. These people are extremely different...
To the people of Texas and all Americans in the World
I shall never surrender or retreat ... I Am determined to sustain myself as long as possible and die like a soldier who never...
American Attack on Omaha and Utah Beaches during D Day
It was 1944, and the United States had now been an active participant in the war against Nazi Germany for almost three and a...
Rosenberg Spies Essay
In 1951, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were convicted of passing information to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) concerning the construction of nuclear...
