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Introduction The Assyrian Empire was a kingdom in Mesopotamia known as the Levant in today’s Northern Iraq. It existed from 25BC until between 612BC and 609BC after its collapse (Radner, 2017). The New Kingdom is the period in Egypt’s history that began in 1570BC and preceded the central government’s dissolution...
In the 1880s, the most massive and most radical farming movement of the last third of the 19th century entered the political arena of the United States – the populist one. Armed with the democracies of Jefferson, Jackson, and Lincoln, populist leaders demanded a radical transformation of American society. The...
Introduction Political controversies and divisive episodes related to the grey area of power distribution are an unfortunate part of the President’s career path. Barak Obama is not an exception, with, in this case, operation Geronimo operating as a focal point. To discuss whether President Obama had the legal authority to...
Introduction Martin Luther King’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” was written in order to provide a comprehensive and detailed response to white clergy. The latter was known for criticizing Martin Luther King’s methods of protest, which was nonviolent civil disobedience. In his letter, the activist explains that he usually dismisses...
Postcolonialism refers to the historical period that represents the outcome of Western colonialism. Similarly, the term may be used to refer to concurrent projects to claim back and rethink the history and people’s agency subordinated by several forms of expansionism. There are many signs that if not properly checked, the...
Introduction The history of slavery and everything associated with it is, no doubt, one of the darkest pages for the American national consciousness. A consequence of the nation’s European origins, it led to the decades of oppression and violence committed by white Americans against their Black slaves. The structure and...
I believe that Herodotus had a valid opinion on how influential some of the Egyptian customs have been to the Greeks. For instance, Egyptians had the same type of social hierarchy, with the upper class of land and slave owners and the lower class with limited rights. Some religious similarities...
The struggle for equality between all citizens has been going on in the United States almost from the beginning of the state’s founding. A prime example of this ongoing struggle is prejudices built around white and black people in contemporary America. Fortunately, this movement has made some progress, especially compared...
Introduction Military revolutions (MR) radically change all dimensions, including military operations. This concept is widely discussed in connection with its impact on large-scale hostilities. This essay will show that the Industrial Revolution was the most influential proposed by Knox and Murray as it radically changed the way war was waged....
Khutulun was the daughter of one of the famous military commanders Kaidu Khan. The status of Khutulun became visible since she was born as her father was one of the well-known individuals during the civil war under the Mongol empire’s control (Biran 64). Since childhood, the princess has dreamed of...
Introduction The given historical analysis will primarily focus on the events of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The message will be communicated to a naïve audience, which has no current knowledge of American history, its intricate developmental elements, or internal racial issues. President Johnson’s signing of the Act was...
Reconstruction is an essential period in US history, beginning in 1865, which started after the finish of the Civil War and ended in 1877. During this period, the abolition of the slave system throughout the country and the reintegration of the southern states took place. It was influenced by many...
Introduction Witchcraft hunts and trials have always been a subject of interest for historians, primarily due to the religious beliefs and attitudes towards the supernatural typical of the studied periods that they reflected. However, these events provide the scholars with much information on various phenomena of all life spheres: political,...
In June 1744, a treaty was signed with the Six Nations Indians in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The Lancaster Treaty of 1744 aimed to settle land conflicts between Virginia, Maryland, and the Iroquois, or, in other words, ‘Six Nations.’ With conflict with France approaching, the English colonies worked with the Iroquois Confederacy...
The Aztecs utilized diverse strategies to create a strong civilization, including human sacrifice and purity of blood. The manner of choosing brides can represent the intention to remain the civilization clean and respectful because the requirement for all princesses was to be pure descendants of Toltec. Moreover, Tizoc made around...
For a long time in American historiography, the war of 1812 was considered nothing less than the second war of the United States for independence. Patriotic historians argued that conflict was inevitable between the republican United States and monarchical Britain, which could never forgive declarations of independence. There was no...
The Greek historian Herodotus is one of the main sources of historical narrators of those events that took place many centuries ago. Therefore, the writer was able to describe the Battle of Thermopile, but the reliability of this account is questionable. Research shows that “Herodotus frequently finds the answer to...
The Great War played a significant role in developing many countries, including the United States. The consequences of the war turned out to be quite deplorable, as various internal structures of the state were violated. The level of industrial production was significantly reduced, which led to a shortage of multiple...
“The Jesuit Relations“ were plugged as field letters from the minister clerics, reports of witnesses, and declarations. Positively the Jesuits may have attempted to pass on confidence about the advancement of Spanish in changing over the Native Americans, as it was exceptionally sluggish. “The Jesuit Relations” is regularly addressed concerning...
With the recently introduced aspect of perspective in history and the tendency to question the motives and actions of important figures in history, the case of Christopher Columbus requires complex understanding. In general, his input into the history and development of the word is fundamental and has no existing analogs....
Washington’s “Farewell Address” remains a landmark speech in American history for a reason. Created as a valedictory after the president’s 20 years o service, the “Farewell Address” had especially powerful significance and played a central role in defining the course for the United States to evolve in the future. The...
The 1990s in the United States of America is also called a golden decade for its relative calmness, welfare, and the rising development of technologies. Various subcultures, art directions, and fashion styles appeared during that time. The end of the Cold War, the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal, and the rise of hip-hop...
Introduction The United States is plagued by a dark history of lynchings and racial violence. History can never be unlived or forgotten; however, learning about it can make humans conscious of their future decisions. White Americans terrorized and controlled Black people through vigilante justice in the 20th and 19th centuries....
World War I did not impact the American continent, and the country suffered no mass destruction or loss of life. A new stage of American development started at the beginning of 1920, due in large part to the automobile industry. The increase of the U.S. share in international economic relations...
Introduction The United States of America gained its independence in the second half of the eighteenth century and developed rapidly. The purchase of new territories was one of the factors that contributed to the geographic and economic growth of the new country (Turner, 2016). The Louisiana purchase that took place...
Introduction In 1765 a black slave imported from Barbados was brutally beaten by his master. The latter left him to die in terrible agony right in London Street (Christophe, 2020, p.42). Granville Sharp, a physician who treated the poorest classes of the British capital, picked up the poor man and...
Introduction Negotiation is a conflict transformation process that explores all parties’ goals through separate dialogs, distinguishes legitimate from illegitimate goals and finds creative solutions that achieve the goals of all parties. One of the most common ways that have been used for many years to bring peace when there war...
Introduction Hawaii is located on the northeastern edge of Polynesia and almost in the center of the North Pacific Ocean. In the years 1870-1880, the political situation worsened and more and more demands were made for the annexation of the islands. In the early 1890s, a revolution broke out in...
Martin Luther King, Jr. is the most well-known defender of black Americans’ civil rights. He was born on the 15th of January, 1929, in the family of a Baptist minister in Atlanta. King grew up at the time when segregation laws were seen and accepted as a norm by the...
Introduction The introduction of democracy into American politics was marred with controversy and rapid changes that set a precedent for the future of the nation. Democracy was fostered in the belief that all men were equal after the revolution and would contribute equally to decision-making in the country. These assertions...
The collapse of the USSR can rightfully be called one of the most significant political events of the XX century. For half a century, the USSR and the USA, in their confrontation, shaped the entire system of international relations. When the USSR ceased to exist, the whole system of cross-cultural...
Life in Africa was not easy, but it was free. Everything changed after the slave trade began and slaves were sold to the Canaries, Maderia, the Azores, along with North America and Brazil (Greenfield 45). Working conditions on the plantations were severe; many Africans could not bear the unlimited working...
The American Revolution brought an extended number of changes that people demanded, and they are noted in two extremely important documents known as the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution. These documents managed to mobilize and organize the thirteen colonies and may be considered the first successful steps of the...
Introduction From the 1890s to the 1920s, the United States’ history faced an era of intense social and political change aimed at making progress toward a better society by solving problems in many areas such as the economy, education, labor, politics, environment, and transportation. This era came after the Reconstruction,...
Significance of Romulus and Remus In the mythology of the Romans, Romulus and Remus were twin brothers and their story tales many events which contributed to the formation of the Rome city, including the Roman Kingdom under the stewardship of Romulus (Whelan para 12). The story has greatly inspired many...
Historically, societies around the world have utilized numerous forms of government with varying degrees of centralization of power; one of them was absolutism. As in many other monarchies of Europe, England had absolutism, but it was also one of the countries that began to limit monarchs’ absolute power. Thus, the...
I agree with Travis’s opinion that the Bronze Age was a significant civilization shift in history. The entire Metal Age, of which the Bronze Age is a part, was an era full of technological innovations. It can be said that this era was a kind of industrial revolution in the...
Eric Foner has demonstrated a high mastery of the subject of the development of the history of the United States by introducing various topics related to the most impactful colonization. According to the author, the most impactful form of colonization was having privileges and freedom for the American natives in...
Herodotus’ reliability as a historian, whose narration of the Battle at Thermopylae has been investigated for centuries, might be validated by several proofs. Firstly, the time when the battle took place was the time when the historian lived, which implies that Herodotus was a witness of the described events and...
Introduction The 18th century was the time of the founding and development of the North American English colonies, and it ended with the United States acquiring independence from England. During this period, the American land was torn between the landowners from Britain, Spain, and France, who only pursued their own...
The cultural similarities shared by the ancient civilizations in Egypt and Nubia There is reason to draw a parallel between the two ancient civilizations since, according to the study, they have the same ancestor, as a result of which the cultural features unite them. Cultural similarity and continuity can be...
Several individuals participated in the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1970s. However, most of these people’s stories, especially women’s, were sometimes overlooked despite their efforts in fighting for African Americans’ equal rights. Even though their encounters may not be widely known, many courageous and dedicated women were the...
The post-war fate of veterans is not necessarily the most popular but an exceptionally topic in the study of many modern wars. It is certainly true for the American Civil War, which produced maimed, mentally affected, and otherwise traumatized people in a number unprecedented in American history at the time....
America’s democracy appealed to the global audience, and Abraham Lincoln posited that territorial integrity would give people a chance in the race of equitable life in the nation’s Civil War. The American autonomy of liberty took shape in the 19th century to support industrializing the economy and posing constitutional protection...
Comparing the settlement patterns of the Chesapeake and New England colonies illustrates the contrast between their ideas, motivation, and origin. The differences between the Chesapeake and New England colonies are believed to be the source of the core distinctions between the mentality of the North and the South of the...
Among many antique politicians and orators who ruled Greek city-states, Pericles was described as one of the most influential historical figures. The leader ruled Athens in 461 BC – 429 BC, and that period was named the city’s Golden Age (Mark, 2018). Pericles contributed to the development of democracy, promoted...
Vietnam War, which happened between 1955 and 1975, was an infamous conflict that caused numerous peace protests in the US as a result of American involvement. However, the US involvement began in 1954 after the ongoing conflict in the region for several previous decades (“Vietnam War”). Throughout the years of...
Introduction Wells-Barnett, an African-American feminist, journalist, and activist, led the anti-lynching program in the U.S.A during the 1890s. She was born on July 16, 1862, in Holly Spring city in Mississippi. She was born into slavery, during the time of the civil war. Her parents became active in politics during...
The Southern, Middle, and New England colonies had several key differences which shaped America’s diversity in the future. First of all, the colonists of the three territories had different origins because of the internal problems of England in the mid-seventeenth century. Later, due to the outbreak of civil war, it...
In ancient times various political and socio-economic systems of the empires either contributed to their power and success or eventually led to the catastrophic downfall of the nation due to flaws in the system. Such empires as Persian, Roman, Mongol, and Inca are among the most prominent empires of all...
Factors Influenced the Development of Absolutism The War of the Austrian Succession showed the need for reforms in Austria, which was in a state of the financial crisis and was a poorly managed fragmented state. One of the directions of transformation was the implementation of a policy of unification in...
Introduction The rapid transformation of the social and economic order and the advancement of the manufacturing means toward more automated processes emerged on the verge of the nineteenth century. This period was called the Industrial Revolution due to the inception of the industrial economy. However, between 1880 and 1920, new...
When Jefferson was reelected for a second term of presidency, he said, “In a time of war, if injustice by ourselves or others must sometimes produce war, increased as the same revenue will be by increased population and consumption, and aided by other resources reserved for that crisis, it may...
Alice Walker Alice Walker is an African American internationally renowned activist, author, actor, and poet. Through the skills and talents, Walker has explored and exposed gender discrimination, patriarchy, and gender discrimination within African Americans and racism from the whites (Horsley, 2014). For example, the activist described the struggles of a...
The Second World War was the bloodiest and most terrible event in the entire life of mankind. Over 55 million people died in World War II, of which 27 million died in the Soviet Union. Although the American continent was not a place of military battles, Second World War significantly...
Immigrants mainly founded the United States, and the country has been the recipient of the new energy and resourcefulness that foreigners bring. Immigrants construct about 14% of the whole population, and half of them are naturalized residents (Giuliano & Tabellini, 2020). Settlers form critical portions of the U.S. labor force...
In introducing Abigail Adams and her impact on the revolution, it is crucial to consider the conditions of women in eighteenth-century America. At that time, married women were economically and legally dependent on their husbands, having no rights (“Abigail Adams”). The husband could control the woman’s property without her agreement....
Characteristics of a Progressive According to Roosevelt, a progressive believes in doing what is right and just for a better community. The political coalition had the agenda to reverse the ills in the economic, political, and social sectors. Although it was meant to achieve several positive goals for the political...
Introduction Athens was considered one of the most significant sources of western values during the 5th century B.C. Europeans and Americans would later emulate it as the originators of democracy, philosophy, presentation, and realistic art, science, history, and drama. This raises the fundamental question of whether their writings were accurate...
Rutherford B. Hayes served as the 19th president of the U.S. between 1877 and 1881. He won the highly contested 1877 elections narrowly by defeating the Democratic Party candidate Samuel J. Tilden by one electoral vote. Hayes’ presidency marked the period in which America transitioned from the era of Reconstruction...
Introduction The civil rights movement began in the United States in the middle of the last century. Even though the Civil War of 1861-1865 had ended 90 years earlier, racial equality had never been established in America. White immigrants from Europe were at the root of the formation of the...
The Underground Railroad The Underground Railroad refers to enslaved African Americans’ secret efforts to escape from bondage through many routes. Ditlmann et al. (2017) explain that it operated from the eighteenth century to the Civil War, although the exact existence dates are unknown. The number of black people who escaped...
Some people wonder what the world would have been if this or that event had not occurred. It is challenging to answer this question because the world’s history is a chain of mutually dependent phenomena and events. If any element is dismissed, it is impossible to imagine how this fact...
The question about the racial identity of ancient Egyptians remains debatable among scholars. Historians indicate that the country of Egypt was the origin of human civilization. Although the country is in Africa, white scholars argument about ancient inhabitants of Egypt were not Africans focuses on dismissing the idea that European...
The American Civil War was a watershed instant in our country’s history. Ten thousand battles were fought across the globe between 1861 and 1865 (Hall et al., 2019). The war settled critical questions unaddressed by the revolution. The first was whether the United States was a soluble confederation of independent...
Introduction When it comes to the discussion of the U.S. presidency, with the election of every new president, his policies and traits are compared to those characteristics of other presidents throughout history. Such a comparative analysis allows to find patterns in potus’ agendas, decision-making principles, and overall interaction between personality...
Otto von Bismarck and Benso de Cavour are two prominent political figures who have successfully pursued a policy of uniting their countries (Germany and Italy). Although politicians followed similar goals, their methods differed, the common goal was to conquer neighboring states: the territory could be beaten or acquired voluntarily. While...
Throughout the colonial period of US history, religion remained an essential part of social, political, and everyday life. Unlike other colonies, which Catholicism dominated, different religious denominations co-existed in the British colonies. This diversity inevitably led to the adoption of the principle of religious tolerance and formed a unique ideological...
Although many events happening during the Civil War may seem quite easy and comprehensible from the modern perspective, generalization is usually the tool for producing such an effect. Therefore, diverse situations may be interpreted differently based on the consideration of facts related to certain examined events. For instance, the issues...
The Anglo-Egyptian war occurred in 1882 when Britain and Egypt opposed each other due to low payments. The disagreements made Egypt face low economic growth due to colonization by the Europeans. The war made Egypt surrender its investments such as irrigation, railways, cotton plantations, and schools which seduced Egypt to...
The true biography of Sappho is largely unknown, but certain facts about her have been found either from historical accounts of her life or her own work. She was born around 615 B.C. in an aristocratic family on the island of Lesbos in Greece (Mark, 2021). There has been evidence...
Case Presentation Jack Johnson became the first champion of heavyweight boxing of the world from the black community in 1908. This was during a time when African Americans were being subjected to racism and extreme segregation. On Independence Day of 1910, Jack Johnson won the Fight of the Century against...
According to Gandhi, the concept of civilization means people’s ability to use resources and examples surrounding them, as well as their intelligence and ingenuity, to improve their living conditions to increase bodily welfare (32). For instance, better-built houses, airplanes, and various engines are the emblems of civilization. Gandhi believes that...
Social groups, regardless of their similarities in either cultural, ethnic, religious, or economic backgrounds, were often divisive on the topic of the American Revolution. Despite this, distinct loyalties to and against the revolution were noticeable within socio-economic levels of the U.S. at the time. Though the revolution was opposed and...
Prerequisites for the uprising History has proved that democracy can make a positive impact on the well-being of the people. The Shays’ Rebellion in 1786 is an excellent example of democracy being exercised by the citizens to turn hardship into an opportunity for a better and just life. The war...
The atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 was one of the major turning points in the world and Japanese history. The affect of the bombing left negative traces in all spheres of human relations: social, political, environmental, psychological, and medical. The atomic strike caused great destruction and the...
The Ottoman Empire was quite successful from its origin and up to its fall. It was created in the thirteenth century and existed until the end of World War I in 1918 (Evrensel and Minx 2). The height of its martial and economic strength began in the 1500s and continued...
Imperialism is characterized as a stage at which monopolies took a dominant position, a complete change in all spheres of people’s lives began. As a housewife, I believe that imperialism has brought only negative consequences that have affected the history of all countries and changed it for the worse. Religious...
Introduction Alexander the Great took over the throne after the assassination of his father, Phillip II. He secured Macedonia, put down the Greeks’ rebellion, and later focused his leadership on Egypt, India, and Persia. This was a difficult concept brought upon by his father, but he had to be determined...
The conflict under consideration, the Mexican-American war, which started in 1846 and lasted two years, is notable for its role in the history of the relationships between the countries. This event reflects the attempts to expand the territory by the United States’ leaders and the resistance of Mexico, which could...
This essay covers topics directly addressing the racial and social problems from Reconstruction, when the civil war between the North and the South pushed society to critical changes. Analyzing and comparing the two observed articles helps identify the objective and coherent truth about the events that happened not so long...
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is among the most important historical documents of the United States and is the major literary work of its author. It was and is the very first autobiography to reach the general public and gain widespread popularity. The document’s importance lies in the fact that...
Since its beginning, the Spanish mission system has impacted the lives of several previous generations and, to a certain extent, is still affecting people. A way to better understand the Spanish mission is by researching Jean Francois Galaup de La Perouse’s chronicles. However, while relying on La Perouse as a...
The reasons for the Santee Sioux revolt, which resulted in the protracted Dakota War, have been accumulating since the previous decade when the Indians were deceived or disadvantaged by unfair contracts and late payments. Due to the famine, Native Americans were forced to hunt for animals, which was complicated by...
The Declaration of Independence of the United States is a document that Congress unanimously adopted in 1776. This document highlights that the British colonies in North America declared themselves independent from Great Britain. The Cherokee Memorial is a letter sent in 1829 to the US legislature. This letter was written...
Nowadays, America is one of the most developed continents in the world, and the quality of life there is getting better every year. Spaniards and Portuguese were the first and the major contributors to the creation of American history. They began the transformation of such areas as politics, economics, and...
The period between 1815 to 1860 was characterized by significant social, cultural, and political changes that aided the economic expansion of America. Gender roles significantly changed as women began participating in the cash economy. The growing economy led women to work in simple jobs like waiters to supplement their family...
Legitimacy in Chinese politics The state of legitimacy formulates a theory of domination that is an essential aspect of China’s history. The patterns and history of legitimacy shaped Chinese politics. The citizens of the country comply when they are subjected to brutal coercion from the government. Such brutality entails high...
Introduction Democracy has faced several challenges with regard to its growth. The historical period of 1930 to 1950 witnessed great difficulties in the ideals of democracy around the world. At the center of the crisis of democracy were the four European powers at the time: Germany, Britain, the USA, and...
The theory of just war was revived in the late 60s of the twentieth century in the United States. This was due to the desire to find objective moral criteria for assessing the correctness and incorrectness of the armed force. A healthy skepticism about the justice of war is perhaps...
European colonization has impacted the development of once colonized lands drastically. One of the primary ways European colonization affected Sub-Saharan Africa was the state’s economy and inability to recover financially. During the decades of colonization and land exploitation, European countries used African agricultural welfare and human capital to strengthen their...
On the one hand, the activities of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson are directly related to the liberation movement in America. On the other hand, the Founding Fathers were notorious for holding their slaves without freeing them when the opportunity was presented (Chervinsky, 2020). It cannot be considered hypocrisy because...
Introduction Feminism has its complicated, diverse history with different development stages and influential persons who excited far-reaching social movements of the national scope. One of the prominent feminism representatives was Betty Friedan who gave a powerful push to the onset of second-wave feminism in the USA by manifesting her energetic...
This historical essay aims to discuss the thesis that although most scholars of the American economy have argued that Irish immigrants worsened labor conditions for citizens, further research shows that in New York of the 1840-1860s, newcomers profoundly influenced the Market Revolution.” While the newcomers were one of New York’s...
World War I, also known as the Great War, was an unprecedented military conflict. The catalyst for the dispute that primarily took place across Europe was Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s assassination in Sarajevo on June 28th, 1914 (Payk 811). However, the primary reason for the dispute was the anarchic system and...
Introduction The Mexican-American war has remained an iconic piece of contemporary Hispanic history in America. Indeed, the Americans have always treated the war as a driving force that has created human civilization as it displaced the week with the stronger population. When conflicts arise, many Americans have been reflecting on...
An individual can influence or change the life of their nation or the entire world, and history includes various examples when one person’s actions became a turning point. Among these responsible historical figures were such women as Claudia Jones, Jane Addams, and Chien-Shiung Wu, who impacted the course of lives...
Julius Caesar was assassinated by a few senators who wanted to keep the republic of Rome and wanted to end his reign. He had established himself such that he was well known and an important person in antiquity. He also had a good personality and was in control of the...
After reading ‘Created Equal,’ the third president of the USA seemed a man of struggles and choices as it was harsh for him to break stereotypes and common beliefs due to the essential radical time for black people when Jefferson was in the government. The dialogue with one of the...
The source offered for analysis speaks of two terrible events, the El Salvador Uprising of 1932 and the Haitian Genocide of 1937. The first event, the El Salvador Uprising, is the first peasant uprising in Latin America. In the early 1930s, the world economic crisis affected El Salvador’s economy as...
The traditions of the Igbo people served as the basis of their community and provided guidance for all types of occasions. They had been developed for generations, and the inhabitants of the place had never attempted to challenge them. The rules were strictly followed until the European missionaries arrived in...
The author of the article Ancient Roman roads and their influence on modern road designs is Rowyn Lea. There is no reliable information about this writer on the Internet. At the same time, the author has another article on a similar topic called Modern Roman Roads on this online platform,...
Cambodia is a developing country with an authoritarian government of Hun Sen. It has an uneasy history, connected with the local battles and revolutions during the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. The most terrible period was the ruling of the Khmer Rouge, a communist revolutionary...
Since the beginning of the discovery of America and the development of new territories, slavery has become widespread. Slavery occupies a relatively large segment of the historical existence of British America and the United States. The constitution adopted in 1787, simultaneously with the proclamation of various democratic freedoms, legalized slavery....
Encyclopedia Britannica. Julius Caesar | Biography, conquests, facts, & death. Encyclopedia Britannica. Julius Caesar possesses a noble stature and represents the patrician roots of his parents. Gaius Julius Caesar and Aurelia helped their son become a great general (Encyclopedia Britannica, n.d.). Being named a dictator, Julius Caesar refuses at first,...
Introduction With the arrival of European colonists to North America, its native residents had to face a plethora of unique problems related to their social, economic, and even physical well-being. Being motivated primarily by the need to expand the range of Europe’s influence, colonists neglected the needs of local residents....
The Civil War between the Union and the Confederacy was a pivotal series of events that had profound consequences on the history in the United States and abroad. Among others, it yielded one of the most critical documents in the history of the country, the Emancipation Proclamation. Although the Proclamation...
Introduction The Emancipation Proclamation and the speech by Fredrick Douglass were instrumental in turning the national tide against slavery. Douglass’s speech decried the treatment and suffering of the slaves in the United States and how they had to contend with the reality every July 4th when the country was in...
Introduction Slavery and the slave trade are some of the most inhumane practices the world has ever witnessed. The European Slave Trade was one of the three stages involved in the triangular transaction, otherwise known as the Trans-Atlantic trade (Prince 11). In the Trans-Atlantic trade, Europeans shipped arms, textiles, and...
Modern researchers make considerable efforts to comply with basic ethical guidelines when implementing their studies. For instance, the Belmont Report released in 1979 highlights the major principles of conducting a study (autonomy, beneficence, and justice) (Forister & Blessing, 2016). However, ethical concerns were often neglected in the past. One of...
Introduction The Japanese governance structure was constantly transforming throughout the medieval period, changing and adding ideas and practices from various local rulers and leaders. Authority has always been one of the essential aspects of governance, as it has primarily determined the effectiveness of the whole system. Understanding this fact, some...
I believe that the conflict between the Europeans and the Native Americans was inevitable due to a number of reasons. First, one of the main objectives that the Spaniards had was to expand their empire. Columbus’s probands de méritos had caused them to think of the Native Americans as gentle...
After the 13th Amendment was introduced, Black people believed that hey were entitled to free land after years of unpaid work as slaves. In 1865, President Andrew Johnson formed the Freedmen’s Bureau. According to the second plan, black people had the right to receive forty acres of abandoned land for...
American Revolution in 1775 was the result of prolonged tensions with British Empire that lasted over a decade before ultimately resulting in the revolution. The Seven Years war of 1756-1763, resulted in acquisition of new territories by the crown. However, the prolonged conflict caused extreme exhaustion of national resources and...
The United States of America, being a free and developed country now, has come through a long path fighting for its sovereignty and freedom in the XVIII century. Back in the first half of the XVIII century, England was a world hegemon having leadership above a sustainable number of colonies,...
Ellis Island is one of the most important historic sites in the United States. It is known for its role in immigration since it was the place where people from other countries arrived. Therefore, its significance is explained by the meaning of the location for the newcomers as it was...
It has been almost ten years since the death of one of the most dangerous terrorists in the world. There is hardly anyone who has pitied the person responsible for the killing of so many innocent people. In spite of this fact, some still debate on the legality of Operation...
Introduction The nineteenth century was a challenging time for the country that tried to shape its political, economic, and social life after the Civil War. Reconstruction, Industrialization, and Progressive Era contributed to the significant systematic changes in society’s life and politics. As a result, by the end of the nineteenth...
By his fine display of courage and military acumen, Benedict Arnold remains one of the most recognized characters from the Revolutionary War. Born in 1741, Arnold served as an American officer and general and is among the most well-known figures of the Revolutionary War. He worked as a merchant and...
Today, there is only a small number of Native Americans that remain on the continent. However, many stories are still related by mouth and written word. They talk of the heroism, nature, and the people that once walked the land on which the US is based now. One of the...
Being a female leader is not easy, but being an African-American female leader in the 19th century was almost impossible. Despite this, the world knows such women, one of whom is Harriet Tubman. She was born in slavery, but from childhood dreamed of being free and subsequently was able to...
The problem of segregation in the U.S. has been quite notorious. Intended to marginalize racial minorities, particularly, African American people, it deprived them of their humanity in the eyes of the dominant White population, exacerbating the process of discrimination. However, even presently, when significant efforts are being made to promote...
The two most historically important ideologies of the first half of the 20th century are communism and Fascism. Despite certain similarities between the two, they are strikingly different. Their expansion principle and opposing views on how society must develop ultimately resulted in World War 2 (WW2). Communism is predicated on...
As a process of gaining control over a foreign land and its people, colonization is a uniquely European phenomenon. The technological development of European countries in the nineteenth century allowed it a substantial advantage over less advanced countries, including those on the African continent. This process became known as new...
Introduction The skyrocketing expansion of manufacturing in the period between 1877-1900, named the Gilded Age, generated enormous wealth and made the USA the most economically developed country. Nevertheless, along with achievements, industrialization gave rise to many significant social issues, including a yawning break between rich and poor and economic instability,...
The Emancipation Proclamation forced the new chapter in the United States’ history that led the citizens to change their perception of slavery. Lincoln (1863) stated that “I declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated States shall be free and that the Executive government will recognize and maintain...
The Great Depression was among the most devastating events, which affected and severely hindered the US economy. It is important to note that Americans faced a wide range of issues, which included unemployment, homelessness, the collapse of international trade, deflation, economic output shrinkage, the banking system failure, stock market failure,...
One of the conflicts, which led to the Civil War in the 19th century, addressed the existence of slavery on the territory of the United States. Although, according to the Constitution of that time, slavery was considered to be legal, president Abraham Lincoln comprehended that it presented a pressing concern....
In the 1930s, America faced the most significant crisis known as the Great Depression which harmed economic development and infrastructure. By 1933, more than fifty-five hundred banks had closed, and unemployment stood at 25 percent or 13 million workers, having a bad influence on people’s well-being and the general mood...
Introduction Living at the time of the Cold War in the United States of America was challenging for the citizens due to a number of political reasons affecting their well-being. From this perspective, the principal factor worsening their conditions was of a psychological nature since various events, and the governmental...
According to mythology, on April 21, 753 BCE, the two brothers and demigods Romulus and Remus established Ancient Rome. According to mythology, Romulus murdered Remus and renamed the city after following a dispute over who would control the city. When the guys wanted to continue after arriving on Tiber River’s...
The Great Depression is one of the most critical periods in the modern history of the United States. It began with the global economic crisis in 1929, which most affected the United States. Throughout the 1930s until 1939, the economy could not fully recover from the crisis and recover. Therefore,...
Birth The man who was to become one of the greatest Presidents in the entire history of the United States was born on February 12, 1809, in the state of Kentucky. Lincoln’s family was far from affluent, and young Abraham was definitely not born with a silver spoon in his...
In 1917s, the great migration of the black community from the South part of the U.S. caused over 1.5 million African Americans to move in just 25 years. People were running from poverty, peonage, stagnant wages, and violence they experienced in Jim Crow. Also, natural disasters such as floods, withering...
The signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1763 saw an end to the French and Indian War that began in 1754. The treaty awarded Great Britain, among other things, an enormous territory that included France’s colony east of the Mississippi except for New Orleans. The pact also required various...
“The Land of Hope: Chicago, Black Southerners, and the Great Migration” by James Grossman has sparked a debate beyond the conventional survey about the urban ghetto formation and the motivating factors for immigrants. The author offers a fresh and inspiring perspective on migrants’ dreams of modern America, deepening people’s comprehension...
High (epithet) intelligence, remarkable (epithet) talent in medicine, and unshakable (epithet) firmness of character have repeatedly helped Lavinia Dock make the right decisions that led to success. Her life’s destiny was the most necessary and challenging; she was a woman who faced the most critical task — the fight for...
The Civil Rights Movement The civil rights movement is based on the elimination of division and discrimination based on skin color. The first case, “Brown v. Board, 1954,” presents a lawsuit, the essence of which was to end the separation of education for black and white students. The court passed...
African Americans participated in all the wars of the United States, serving their country and people. Military service offered them promotions in the economic, social, political, and military spheres. Thus, the participation of African-Americans must be understood in the context of the importance of racial issues that arose in the...
Primary sources are the original documents that allow analyzing real facts about a certain epoch. They reflect the mood of real people who were eyewitnesses of events. Letters, films, posters belonging to the time period in question can serve as primary sources for historians. Anne Frank’s diary is one of...
The surprise attack launched by Japan on a fateful March day of 1941 is now regarded as one of the major historical events in the history of the United States. The American government’s emergency efforts during the Pearl Harbor tragedy became a subject of nuanced scrutiny from experts and the...
Introduction Many ethnic and racial minorities have been experiencing different forms of discrimination in the United States. The major groups that have been facing discrimination include Asians, Native Americans, and Latinos. Some groups such as “the disabled, women, and homosexuals have been facing a wide range of challenges” (Jacobs &...
The Revolution brought new rhetoric of independence and freedom to American society. However, calls for equality were widespread but maintained a number of inconsistencies in relation to slaves and women. The Revolution increased the differences between the Northern states, which abandoned slavery, and the Southern ones, in which it flourished...
0Jersey City is one of the cities that has high cultural diversity in America. It has an underground rail that passes through, and it helped the slaves escape to Canada and the North that had banned slavery. The term “Underground rail” does not mean the actual railway system, but it...
The John F. Kennedy administration was partly responsible for the crisis because it misled the public on facts of the crisis. The president told the public that the country had fewer missiles than its counterpart, the Soviet Union. However, the truth was that America had nine times as many nuclear...
African American soldiers played an essential role in the American Civil War (1861-1865). The Civil War was the war between States – the Union and the Confederate, the North and the South. It began because the South wanted to secede, but the North did not agree. The white Northerners accepted...
The nineteenth century was an important period in American history, which underlined the demand for the reconsideration of its economic, social, and political systems. The key statement of the paper is that slavery emphasized the issue of freedom in America and led to effective national changes in its legislation, economy,...
The evolution of women’s role in society might be traced back centuries. Some of the historical periods became more prominent than others, such as the era of Puritan communities and the rise of the Evangelical Revival. Further, the differences and similarities of women’s roles in both societies will be discussed....
Historians who are always keen to define what had become of the ancient Maya civilization understand that the Mayans who established their city-states deep within the jungle strived to build complex structures under the guidance of their highly decisive rulers. At the height of the ancient Maya civilization, the Mayans...
Introduction Post-Civil War American registered significant economic and industrial growth accompanied by westward expansion caused by the increasing number of Americans moving across the Mississippi River in search of opportunities. In the years that followed the civil war, the promise of opportunities and other issues that divided the country inspired...
