Introduction The twentieth century economic crisis was one of the worst catastrophes in the world. Many states and corporations never emerged winners meaning that their positions in the international system were affected in one way or another. Even though the economic disaster was injurious, few Canadians were affected. The author...
Introduction Joan of Arc, also known as the Maid of Orleans, is one of the most iconic figures in Western folklore as a military heroine. Her brave actions allowed the French kingdom to resist the English invasion during the Hundred Years’ War. However, her short life was a turbulent and...
Introduction Marco Polo – the Venetian merchant – returned to Italy from Asia and described the Indies and the awareness of lands beyond Islam. European monarchs could not resist their urge to get to the lands Polo described. However, Islam and the Venetian monopoly were a hindrance to their ambition....
Introduction The history of the United States has many influential figures who had a significant impact on the country’s development. Harry S. Truman, the American President from 1945 to 1953, came to his post at a difficult time. He is most famous for dropping an atomic bomb on Japan and...
Introduction In the years after the Second World War, the world turned its focus from the contest between democracy and totalitarianism to emerging threats, such as the global balance of power (Hunter 1). The escalating war in most parts of the world provoked the vast continental Europe to endow their...
Introduction The history of Asia changed following Gandhi’s nonviolent struggles in India. Gandhi’s efforts are eminent and recognized by many sociological scholars when discussing the topic on social change in societies. Besides, politicians find the efforts of Gandhi relevant to the contemporary world because they provide a benchmark on formulating...
Introduction Okihiro calls upon Asians in America to use women as a technique of telling American history because of their deprived position. Through history, women have never existed in peace because of various reasons. Okihiro observes that the black/white binary should not be the only way of telling American history....
According to many historians and political analysts, the Cold War is one of the major upheavals that redefined the relevance of realism as an ideology for analyzing international relations. In his speech of 1988, Mikhail Gorbachev explained why a new order was needed in the world. This paper describes several...
Nuclear and non-nuclear aspects of Dwight D. Eisenhower’s foreign policy Three months after his election as the 34th president of the U.S, President Dwight Eisenhower organized a security meeting at the White House. At the meeting, the president met with several experts to formulate appropriate policies aimed at securing the...
Introduction Ford & Carin (2004) argue that American history has been defined by two historical events; the Revolution of 1776 to 1783 and the Civil War of 1861 to 1865. The Revolution created the United States as a sovereign nation. On the other hand, the Civil war determined the independence...
Introduction Tents are one of the materials that have been part of human life for many years. In many parts of the world, they apply to provide shelter and a dwelling place. Some of the characteristic features of tents used in Saudi Arabia include flexibility and lightweight.1. Tents apply as...
A summary of the history of women in combat roles in the United States military The history of women in combat roles in the United States military takes us back to the periods of the revolutionary war, civil war, WWI, and WWII. During the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), women participated...
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, widely known by his initials, FDR, was the thirty-second (32nd) President of the United States. He is the only American leader, so far, elected four (4) times into office, thus becoming the longest-serving President in US history to date. FDR was a central figure in American history,...
Introduction October 29, 1929, marks the beginning of the great depression that started in the American economy and later spread to other world economies. On that day, the US stock market crashed due to a sharp fall in stock prices. By the end of December the same year, the stock...
Introduction Civil society organizations in Cambodia started in the 1990s. Various agencies that brought about the civic societies in the country include the UN Transitional Authority (UNTC). What followed was a quick expansion of media outlets such radio, foreign, and opposition newspapers. Since then, the country has been experiencing a...
Freedom Riders were people who rode interstate buses into the South as a part of the movement for desegregating public transportation in the 1960s. By openly opposing the policy of separate transport and using peaceful methods of protest, African Americans and white human rights activists have begun a process that...
Introduction According to Norton et al. (371-375), the American civil war took place after the 1860 election of Abraham Lincoln. The war lasted for four years from 1861-1864 and mainly occurred in the southern states. Initially, eleven southern states disengaged their membership from the union made up of the rest...
Introduction The US foreign policy is how the US relates to other countries in the world. The US is viewed by other countries as a superpower owing to the stability of its economy and the superiority of its military might. The US, therefore, has a global mandate of ensuring that...
Introduction The Reconstruction Period was experienced in the United States during the last half of the 19th century. The main “purpose of the Reconstruction was to make every Southern State part of the Union” (Hoffman and Gjerde 18). The Reconstruction Period was aimed at supporting the demands of these Southern...
The book The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World by Niall Ferguson explores the rise of money, its development and progress, and how it has been used in society in facilitating transactions in trade and commerce. In fact, the main argument of the author lies within the...
Introduction The article “The Supreme Court and the History of Reconstruction – and Vice-Versa” is written by an American historian, Eric Foner, in 2012. It focuses on the connection between the views of historians on Reconstruction and Supreme Court jurisprudence. The author believes that people who investigated this era in...
The socially constructed nature of discrimination: a pre-World War II European American and a post-World War II Vietnamese American For many Irish-American families, the story begins in a tragedy when famine struck Ireland in the decade of the 1840s. They mark the event by calling that period in history as...
It should be noted that the Civil Rights Movement is one of the most critical events in the modern history of the USA. Importantly, many people have influenced the course of these events, and the outcomes are perceived at present. The purpose of this paper is to review the aspects...
Introduction Anne Moody was civil rights activists and a renowned writer of the chef-d’oeuvre autobiography, Coming of Age in Mississippi. Being an African-American author, Moody chose to write about her experiences given that she was raised up in a poor black rural society in Mississippi. She embarked on civil rights...
The White society reacted to the civil rights movement violently and with brutality. The film by Stanley recounts a story of the daring actions of the civil rights movement and their attempt to bring justice to the Black society living in the United States. The story of Freedom Riders has...
Introduction A common assertion is that race is a social/cultural construct that is independent of inherent biological variations of individuals. It is a social ideology of human differences with no scientific basis. In the US, in the 17th century, a series of laws made by the rulers of each colony...
The revolution had tremendous effects on the position of women in society. It redefined the definition of gender since the traditional society never appreciated the roles played by women society. Before the revolution, women always believed to be inferior to women, an assumption that was not even true. Married women...
Introduction The Ascent of Money is a book written by a great writer, Naill Ferguson. In his book, he has attempted to display to his audience the historic background of money and how the financial systems began. He has articulately presented the historical background of money in a way that...
Black Suffrage simply refers to Blacks’ right to play an active role in voting exercise. For the purpose of this study, this paper observes black suffrage as it applied in the United States. The very matter of voting rights in the U.S. has been a contentious issue over the years....
Introduction The Western World views Muslim women in a different way from the Middle East countries. In the Western World perspective, Muslim women have specific roles bound by religious cultures and beliefs. Inherently, the Western World has a different take on Muslim women’s mode of dressing, social roles, and spiritual...
Introduction In order to understand the economic impact of the emancipation proclamation, it is necessary to examine the economic framework that was in place during the mid 1800s and how the emancipation proclamation could have influenced it. First and foremost, it is important to note that at the time the...
Introduction In the twentieth century, America experienced a significant revolution that led to the current urbanization that has attracted a great deal of global attention. It was during this period that large scale industrialization took place in the country. The development influenced many aspects of human life, including politics, ideology,...
Abraham Lincoln, born on 12th February 1809, in Hodgenville, Kentucky, was the 16th American president ruling between 1861 and 1865. He is well known for his efforts to preserve the Union at the time of the American Civil war and emancipation of slaves. Lincoln was born in a low profile...
The film, The Men Who Built America, demonstrates how five excellent innovators engaged in the betterment of America with their invention skills. The five characters that the film concentrates on for dissimilar industrial involvements encompass Henry Ford, John Rockefeller, Cornelius Vanderbilt, J.P. Morgan, and Andrew Carnegie. The character of Henry...
The views of Edmund Morgan that American democracy was achieved through slavery are valid. One of the evidence is that freedom and slavery expanded simultaneously, which is not possible under normal conditions. This shows that the United States could not be what it is in the modern society if slavery...
Introduction The great depression started on the 4th day of September 1929. A month later, the issue became a matter of international concern when the US stock market crashed. It did not just involve the US, as several other countries were affected. Unemployment levels rose to 25%, worldwide production reduced...
In ‘A Ghetto Takes Shape,’ the author identifies that back in the 1860s, the value of life for all races was almost similar as equality was rife. However, he identifies that there was a breakdown of societal structures over time, such that by the end of the 1930s, the black...
Introduction Women’s suffrage has been systematically downplayed throughout the history of mankind (Afary, 2004). It is essential to mention that the ideology behind women’s rights may be interpreted in various dimensions such as the right to work in the military, fair treatment at the workplace, control of reproductive health as...
The series of laws enacted by the British Parliament during the period of 1763-1775 were intended to regulate the trade and tax policies in relation to the American colonies. However, these laws reflected the British Parliament’s ignorance related to the needs of the American colonists and emphasized the British focus...
Abstract The minority in the US had struggled with segregation and discrimination for a long time before the civil rights laws were applied. World War II opened up an opportunity for the blacks, Latinos, and Hispanic Americans to challenge some of the social prejudices. After the war, the minority groups...
Introduction The US has been very active in international relations for a long time. They have participated in both military and diplomatic operations with the purpose of pacifying and uniting the world. Their readiness to participate in war and treaties has earned them the name “policeman of the world” (Tyler,...
Historic documents record that the main reason for war between kingdoms or territorial regions in the past was natural resources. Nations would fight for the natural resources, and in most of the cases, the stronger nations would take over the weaker ones in order to have control over the natural...
The Great War involved was the first shock for the humanity in the twentieth century. More than ten countries from all parts of the Globe (including England, France, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Russia, America, Japan) took part in this conflict which led to the fall of great empires in Austria-Hungary, Germany, Russia...
Introduction People become heroes by giving their time and money to the community in a selfless manner. Heroes give beyond people’s expectation, as they aim at enhancing the lives of the surrounding community (Byrne et al. 82). I find Bill Gates to be one of the heroes who have lived...
Introduction Anthropology refers to the study of human history and cultures from medieval to present times. The basis of the study is on the current and existing human lifestyles, especially on the aspect of human interactions using current social constructs. The study scrutinizes the existing diversity of human cultures and...
Introduction Over the course of this semester, this class has tackled aspects of China’s Cultural Revolution under Mao Zedong, the changes that occurred in its social classes and the doctrine of the “Continuous Revolution”. While it is undeniable that under Mao Zedong significant cultural and social changes occurred within China,...
Introduction An ideology is a collection of ideas that form the basis of one’s actions or goals. It is a philosophical way of perceiving ideas in the politic and economical arena. Communism is a social organization of people that is based on common ownership and economic theory. It does not...
The end of the Civil War can certainly be viewed as an important landmark in the history of the United States because it signified the liberation of slaves who were previously denied the right to their life and freedom. Nevertheless, one should not suppose that the experiences of black people...
In 1948, after the World War II, the British mandate of Palestine ended (Karsh 6). What followed was the approval of the partition plan by the United Nations. The plan sought to create two states: Arab and Jewish. The partition plan also included dividing Palestine into eight parts. The Jewish...
Cold War refers to the conflict that existed between nations that had institutionalized communism in their governance structures led by the Soviet Union and those that had put in place democratic institutions in their governance structures led by the United States. Cold war was fought using very many mechanisms including...
The American Revolution was one of the key events that took place in America during the second phase of eighteenth century. During this time Britain was much preoccupied with advancing its economy. For example, it was undergoing industrial revolution. In this regard, Britain enacted colonial policies that would favor its...
Introduction World War II is believed to have started in 1939 when France and Britain waged war on German after it invaded Poland. The treaty of Versailles contributed largely to the outbreak of the Second World War. The convention had imposed much restriction on Germany in extraordinary ways. This included;...
Introduction The civil right movement in United States was at its peak in the period between 1955 and 1965. The movement provides a climax of the history of struggle by African Americans for their freedom, justice and equality in American society. The movement existed predominantly as a Southern struggle against...
Introduction America was colonized during the early period of imperialism by Britain. The process of colonization of America began with the exploration activities which were conducted by the European explorers. The explorers always informed their governments about the resources in America. This encouraged the Europeans to have much interest in...
Declaration of Independence is an important document in the American history since it announced the independence of thirteen American colonies. The document was primarily drafted by Thomas Jefferson back in July 1776 and explained the reason why the congress had declared independence from Great Britain. Up to date, America celebrates...
Nowadays, it is being assumed by the majority of Western historians that during the time of WW2 on Eastern front, German Armed Forces (Wehrmacht) had fought in essentially gallant manner and that the atrocities, perpetrated against civilians, during the course of this war, were the result of Waffen SS involvement....
The situation between North Korea and South Korea has for many years been one that is filled with tension following constant attacks from both fronts from time to time. North Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea as it is officially known, is backed by troops from China and Russia (formerly...
Introduction The Iranian revolution is also called the Islamic revolution. It can also be referred to as the 1979 revolution. This is the year in which the Iranian monarch was ended by the emergence of the Islamic republic. This phenomenon was preceded by demonstration against the monarch in the year...
Introduction The First World War commenced in 1914 after Austria-Hungary tried to assert its Balkan authority over Serbia. The First World War involved European nations as was evidenced in the alliance between Austria-Hungary and Germany, while Serbia fought alongside Russia and France. Ultimately, the First World War ended on November...
Historical Background Historically, the Cold War started in 1945 way before the silence of gunshots in Pacific areas and in Germany when World War II had just ended. There were major reasons for the outbreak of the Cold War. One of the reasons points out to the strained relationship between...
President Dwight David Eisenhower contribution to civil right movement is significant in American history. President Eisenhower was a key figure in dealing with the effects of the Cold War in the 1950s. It was during this time that issues of civil rights became critical. However, fears of communism ideologies were...
Being a superpower is achieving unmatched dominance in doing or controlling something. On the international platform, however, the term is used to mean “a country that has the capacity to project dominating power and influence anywhere in the world, and sometimes, in more than one region of the globe at...
History has characteristically left the story of the woman from the ancient world times to pre modern time. Upon close introspection, the ‘her story’ is found to exist only pushed to the deepest ends unavailable for the universal interests and concerns. Conscious efforts however, have awoken the great rethinking of...
During the 1860s, the US faced a civil war that threatened to lead to the total collapse of the country. The civil war led to the death of more than 600,000 people. This number is higher than the number of people who died in the Yugoslavia war. While slavery was...
George Washington’s role in the Revolutionary War The American Revolutionary War transpired between 1775 and 1783. During this period, there were constant conflicts between the American states and the British Crown. In Pennsylvania, for instance, the Penn family opted not to offer financial contributions for running the colony. The numerous...
Racism was a serious challenge in the United States before the close of the 20th century. The worst affected segments of the North American population were African Americans. In spite of the corrupt law system that had been put in place to safeguard the rights of all citizens, merciless victimization...
Introduction The ideas of David Kolb have shaped the ways in which many adults approach their leaning. Moreover, his theories have influenced the practices of many educators who try to assist such students. The models that he developed continue to be applied by school teachers who work with children or...
Introduction The idea of women suffrage has been widely discussed by various people. The debate has been a concern for women for several decades. It was initially limited to allowing women to participate in voting but was later expanded to cover running for political office, economic empowerment, and health matters....
Event Summary According to The Gleaner, the US government had denied Haitians and Jamaicans the chance to apply for the 2014 diversity visa. This claim came about after the government stated that these two nations had over 50,000 immigrants in the last five years alone. From this description, it is...
This editorial piece gives an overview of the obstacles that suffragist movements faced in their fight against ‘political chauvinism’, which had been legalized based on sheer ignorance and prejudice. Women today can celebrate their inalienable right to vote for any candidate of their choice. However, this right has been achieved...
Throughout its entire history, the American nation has never been steady – quite on the contrary; it has always been on the move. Whether people were concerned with the issue of rights and freedoms, therefore, creating a political movement, or were expanding their domain, which the Manifest Destiny and the...
