American Freedom Lori Lee Wilson is a historian that has studied many books that describe the history of the Salem Witch Trials. Fifty percent of the book, How History is Invented: The Salem Witch Trials tells what happened during the Salem Witch Trials. A large number of people were a suspect to be witches were innocent but accused guilty of witchcraft. Wilson explains the life of co

American Fur Company The American Fur Company created the first American monopoly on fur trade in the states. German immigrant John Jacob Astor founded the company in 1808. Astor sought to compete in the northwest with the various Canadian companies that had thrived in the region. He had ordered an expedition by Lewis and Clark to explore the unknown territory of what is now known as Lou

American Propaganda Of The First World War American Propaganda of The First World War As the Great War dragged on in Europe throughout 1914, 1915, and 1916, an overwhelming majority of the American people were determined to stay out of a war they saw as none of their affair. America was still strongly isolationist and deeply reluctant to become involved in the disputes of t

Americans From 1763, Americans had only to be convinced that an arbitrary ruler-whether Parliament or King-was violating their inherent rights, to feel that rebellion was justified. This conviction was bred in them by the series of events that occurred between 1763 and 1776. The language used to protest the British Acts was legal, and political. But the primary cause of the Revolution is

Amerigo Vespucci Amerigo Vespucci Who was Amerigo Vespucci' This is a question I asked myself as I was researching the man credited with the discovery of the new world. Much information has been written about Christopher Columbus and very little about Amerigo Vespucci. To understand who Amerigo Vespucci was is to look at his life and times in that time period. This paper is an attempt t

An Economic Boom Brittney Beeson-Brumme An Economic Boom Americans were through with the destruction of the Civil War and the Reconstruction after the war, but what was next' Instead of fighting, they had many other options as to where to put their energies. A period of industrialization and rapid economic growth ensued, and America became the “colossus” among world manufacturers

Analysis Of Frederick Douglass Book There are two prominent motives for why Douglass wrote the story of his life. The primary reason for writing his story is targeted at the slaveholders and powerful people of New England, where the abolitionist movement was strongest. Also, Douglass soon became the leading black abolitionist and one of the most famous orators of the time. His eloquent w

Ancient Athens And Democracy The Greeks were very advanced for their time. Their first type of government was an oligarchy, which is ruled by a small group of citizens. After some time, they realized that they needed a new form of government. In the 5th century BCE, they were able to invent the first democratic government in the world. It took them much time, and many struggles, at which

Ancient Egypt And The Ottoman Empire There are many difference and similarities between the Ottoman Empire and ancient Egypt. Founded in the thirteenth century, the Ottoman Empire finally fell in the early twentieth century. The ancient Egyptians on the other hand, lasted only a thousand years. I’m going to look at five different parts of their culture, which are government, agriculture,

Ancient Egypt: The Ultimate Paper The Civilization of Ancient Egypt The Ancient Egyptian civilization formed along the Nile river and the earliest traces of human life in that region were from the Paleolithic Age (Old Stone Age) circa 300,000 BC, at the very edges of the Nile Valley. Beyond the Nile River Valley, on both sides of the river the land was an endless stretch of desert.

Ancient Greece How can two societies that are only approximately 200 miles apart and ruled around the same time really differ that much. Well, actually, they can differ quite a bit. The Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations, which were roughly from 1900 B.C. to 1300 B.C., did have some similarities like the elegant detail of their art and how they both evolved to using the class society of

Ancient Romans In the beginning of the first century AD, the Roman Empire was just establishing itself and would soon be the largest empire the world had ever seen up to that point. It would stay this way for almost four hundred years, its citizens believing in three major religions: Christianity, Paganism and the Greek God’s. Only one would endure, Christianity. In the third and fourt

Ancient Rome World History The Lifestyle of Ancient Rome The lifestyle of the ancient Romans was one in which personal comfort, pleasure and style were very important. The Romans developed traditions and a comfortable lifestyle to fit with their concept of family and community. The ancient Romans had an appreciation for hard work, practical thinking and discipline. Although they we

Andrew Jackson Like any hall of fame, its inductees are the best in whatever they do, from baseball or football to something like being President. If you are a member of any hall of fame (including the one for the Presidents), it means that you have done something special or have a certain quality about yourself that makes you worthy to be in a hall of fame. My nominee for the Presidents

The Castle of Angers The original Castle of Angers had its first large settlement in the 1st century A.D., although it had possibly been constructed in an earlier time period. The development of the town of Angers was very closely related to the castle’s development. When the castle was first built, the town of Angers was in a period of great expansion. It was one of the cities which lin

ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY David Beers Quinn. Set Fair for Roanoke: Voyages and Colonies, 1584-1606. Chapel Hill, N.C.: University of North Carolina Press, 1985 The settlement of Roanoke; which numbered about a hundred men, women, and children, was unprepared in that enough provisions, like food, were not brought over. John Smith was selected to return to England to

Anna Pavlova And The Dying Swan Anna Pavlova and the Dying Swan Anna Pavlova is known as one of the greatest ballerinas of all time. She was born in St. Petersburg on January 31, 1881 and began her study of dance in the school of the Imperial Ballet attached to the Maryinsky Theatre. Her main teacher there was Marius Petipa, one of the most renowned choreographers of ballet. Pavlova

Anti-semitism European anti-Semitism was the building blocks for Nazi propaganda. European anti-Semitism is an outgrowth of Christianity. Since the time of the Roman Empire, Christian leaders preached boundlessly against Jews. It escalated from generation to generation, and as long as the Jews rejected Jesus as their Messiah, they were going against the whole belief system of Christia

Aparthied Aparthied was a form of racial segregation, used in South Africa from 1948 to 1990, which taught white supremacy and prejudice towards non-whites. But discrimination started long ago in South Africa, when the British settled there in 1795, and although the ratio of whites to non whites was roughly 1-9 they successfully passed many ridiculous laws forcing unreasonable expectati

Arab-Israeli Conflict The Arab Israeli Conflict Background The Ottoman Empire controlled the land called “Palestine” from about 1516 to 1917. The land was not populated until about 1880 when the first Zionists arrived. Zionism is a term that in its broadest and early sense meant simply the "return" of Jews to their ancestral homeland. That homeland was called Zion (or Israel) an

Are Modern Attacks On Columbus Justified' Are modern attacks on Columbus justified' Christopher Columbus discovered America. The Vikings discovered America in the 11th century, about 400 years before Christopher Columbus did. What does this entirely mean' Today in the modern world everyone is stuck thinking who did discover America. Through tradition and popular legend, Christopher C

Armenian Genocide_The First Genocide Of 20th Century April 24 marks the anniversary of a horrible tragedy, the first genocide of 20th century, the Armenian Genocide. On this day, Armenians throughout the world remember the horrible tragedy of 1.5 million lives lost throughout the years of 1915 to 1923. Although Turkish governments always denied the charges, relaying on undeniable docum

Armenian Genocide The Armenian Genocide, the First Genocide of Twentieth Century April is the month of mourning for Armenians around the world. On April 24, every Armenian remembers the loss of his/her family member in Turkey. Some 1.5 million Armenian systematical massacred during the years of 1915 to 1923 in their homeland, western Armenia. This barbarous crime was the first G

Armenian Genocide Armenian genocide If you were to overhear the words "extermination of about 50% of a population" in a conversation you would probably think that they were talking about "the" holocaust in Nazi Germany. You probably would not suspect that they were talking about Turkey and the Armenians. During the First World War, the Turks set out to annihilate the entire popula

Auschwitz When you think about World War II, one sharp image that comes to mind. Images of skeletal men and women with shaven heads in striped uniforms flash in your head. You may also envision the numerous concentration camps run by the Nazi Regime, the most famous being Auschwitz. Auschwitz was the largest of the Nazi concentration and extermination camps ever built. I will inf

Auschwitz Auschwitz Auschwitz began as a barracks camp in the town of Oswiecim, for the polish army in the early 1930's. Germany then captured Poland and needed another location for Polish political prisoners. In 1940, the German SS sent a commission to Oswiecim to see if the barracks there could be used. The first inspection reported that it could not be used, however, a later

Auschwitz Located thirty-seven miles west of Krakow, Auschwitz was the camp where Jewish people were killed and worked. This camp , out of all the rest tortured the most people. At the camp there was a place called the "Black Wall," this was where the people were executed . In March of 1941, there was another camp that started to be built. This second camp was called Auschwitz II, or Bir

Auschwitz The name Auschwitz rings terror to the ears of so many. Its name was also associated with being called “The Gates of Hell”. It was the largest out of all the death camps, and killed the most Jews than any other concentration camp. Auschwitz is actually situated in Poland, and it was located in the small town of Oswiecim. When Germany occupied Poland in 1939, Oswiecim was in

Atomic Bomb The question of whether we should have dropped the Atom Bombs on Japan still lingers today. This is not a question that is easily answered. President Truman made the decision in 1945 to drop two Atomic bombs on Japan. The government said and still says that the atomic bomb was dropped for military purposes only. This I think is an inaccurate statement. Many other factors

Atomic Bomb World War two was a time of invention and a time of hostility. The cause of this hostile environment was the creation of the atomic bomb. The atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was not necessary in defeating Japan in World War two. Many innocent lives were lost in an overaggressive use of force by the United States. Today Americans celebrate the dropping of the