Atomic Bombs On December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor was deliberately attacked by the Japanese. Reports show that 2,400 people were killed and 1,300 were wounded. The reason Japan bombed, Pearl Harbor was because that was where all of the U.S. Navy ships were kept. They were hoping to take out the Navy and were almost successful. They expected the aircraft carriers to be in the

Aztecs The Aztec Indians, who are known for their domination of southern and central Mexico, ruled between the 14th and 16th centuries. Their name is derived from Azatlan, the homeland of the north. The Aztecs also call themselves Mexica and there language came from the Nahuatlan branch of the Uto-Aztecan family. The Aztecs were formed after the Toltec civilization occurred when hundr

Aztecs And Sacrifice Aztec Religion and Sacrifice In the years before the Spanish conquest in the early 1500’s, the Aztecs of Mexico ritually sacrificed at least 20,000 people per year. The Aztec Indians of Mexico practice human sacrifice and cannibalistic acts to pay the highest respects to the gods of their polytheistic lifestyle. The act of sacrifice involved a hierarchy: the g

Background Of Argentina In the beginning of Argentina, we recall two major tribes; the Diaguita and the Gaurani who constituted the agricultural origins. During the 1500’s, Spain discovered Argentina, and quickly claimed it for its own. Spain reigned until the 1800’s when it was at war with Britain. In 1816 Argentina declared independence from Spain. After WWII there was a struggle for l

Bacons Rebellion The study of historical events, such as “Bacon’s Rebellion”, is not an exacting science. Many times the results of the study lay to the perception of the reader. Bacon’s Rebellion is yet marked in the history of Virginia, as being the only rebellion occurring in the Colony, during the 168 years of its existence preceding the American Revolution, and one hundred years e

Balance Of Power Balance of power is a defensive strategy used for battles or war. This strategy is basically to maintain an equilibrium, in which weak countries join together to match or exceed the power of a stronger country. This strategy is very intelligent especially if a strong country wants to take over your land. This strategy has been used in history. During the 1600’s, Fra

Baldassare Castiglione Baldassare Castiglione was an Italian diplomat, writer, and courtier, and one of the most influential authors in Europe during the Renaissance. He wrote poetry in various genres. Il Libro del Cortegiano, or, The Book of the Courtier, was his most well known work. It is a Renaissance courtesy book, comprised of four sections of dialogues, which describe conversation

Benito Mussolini Benito Mussolini In my perspective, my biography is based on one of the most interesting men of the 20th Century. My biography would not have been done without the knowledge of Edwin Hoyt. He was the author of the biography based on Benito Mussolini called “Mussolini’s Empire.” This 298-page book describes Mussolini’s rise and fall of the Fascist Empire. Benito Mussoli

Behanzin Behanzin Hossu Bowelle “The King Shark” Behanzin is known as one of the most powerful kings in West African history. Born in 1841 Behanzin was a tall, well-built, and dignified man. He is decribed as wearing a long strip of silk draped around his body and across his bare shoulders. Ruling over the peoples of Dahomey, Behanzin was known as the “absolute master of his kingd

Berlin Blockade Of 1948 In 1946, at the culmination of World War II, four victorious allies stood together, unified. Three of these world powers, the United States, France, and Britain, were all governed by the ideals of capitalism and democracy. In contrast, the Soviet Union was the pinnacle of communist thought. The relationship of the Allies was based on a common interest in the post-

Feudalism Feudalism Problems in Europe in the 9th and 10th centuries were necessary for the residents at that time. The Early Middle Ages of European civilization were not good times for those people. Population was small, the food was limited, and disease and illness were easy to catch, but hard to cure. To put it simply, they had only room for improvement in many areas. Both foreig

Asia History The history of the Eastern Hemisphere was Asia Centered for many reasons. Asia is one of the oldest continents to have found proof of complex societies between 3500 to 500 B.C.E. They had their own agriculture community and were most commonly found near water sources so it was easier to irrigate their crops. These complex societies were organized, had wealth, social statu

Asian Indians in America Asian Indians Their struggle as immigrant minority and major contributions to the American society Asian Indians come from an area with the second largest population in the world, but form only one of the smallest minorities in the United States. America was influenced by their religious and political beliefs long before the first immigrants arrived in the

Black Death BLACK DEATH There were two important forms of the plague. One, the bubonic plague, was characterized by high fever and glandular swelling in the groin and the armpits. Its bacilli developed in black rats and were carried from them to humans by fleas. The other, the pneumonic plaque, was a lung disease transmitted from one person to another by coughing and sneezing. The

Black Death The Black Death What was the Black Death and how did it occur' The Black Death also called the Black Plague, or the Bubonic Plague, was a plague that started in Asia and came to Europe in the 1300’s by ships. These were ships that were involved in trade and delivering goods, however these ships also carried rats, which were inflicted with the disease. The rats containe

Book Review Of “The Pueblo Revolt Of 1680” Book Review of “The Pueblo Revolt of 1680” Discovering the past of North America has been an twisted and dark story of inhumanity and self indulgence. The treatment of others by the European powers has recently been uncovered as a degrading time for the Native Americans. Nobody else in the past five hundred years has faced genocide

Black Representation Slavery and the American Experience More than any other history of race relations in America, the struggle between white and black Americans is by the far the most complex and long standing. Beginning with first contact between white Europeans and Africans during the English colonial period, Africans were immediately labeled with terms including savage and heath

Black Rights A Fool’s Errand The novel by Albion Tourgee is a good look into what it was like for people living in the South during reconstruction and many of the problems that faced them. The story focuses on the character of Comfort Servosse. Servosse fought on the Union side during the Civil War and once he returned home decided to move himself and his family to the South. He m

Blacks Black Leaders of the Late 19th/Early 20th Centuries There is no denying that the ultimate goal of the Negro race at the turn of the 20th century was for eventual desegregation and political freedom. Many activists for the cause included Ida B. Wells, Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois. These three men and women, each had a unique look at state of their people and each wen

Blacks In WWII World War II was the largest and most violent armed conflict, aside from the Civil War, to occur in the history of mankind. It was a war waged on land, sea and air that lasted for approximately six years. Cities lay in ruins due to aerial bombing and hometown battles, which spread destruction over large regions. Pearl Harbor and the active Nazi success in Germany pressed t

Bombing Japan Just before the beginning of World War II, Albert Einstein wrote a letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Urged by Hungarian-born physicists Leo Szilard, Eugene Wingner, and Edward Teller, Einstein told Roosevelt about Nazi German efforts to purify Uranium-235 which might be used to build an atomic bomb. Shortly after that the United States Government began wo

British And French Attitude Toward Pre-war Germany Britain and France towards German Policy (1933-39) Both the British and the French had different attitudes toward pre-war Germany, but still kept the same interest in maintaining peace. The British took a more trusting approach on the Germans trying to see the good in German policy. The French, on the other hand, were much more caut

Celia A Slave. Moral Dilemmas of Celia, A Slave Melton McLaurin’s book Celia, A Slave is the account of the trial, conviction, and execution of a female slave for the murder of her master in 1855. The author uses evidence compiled through studying documents from Callaway County, Missouri and the surrounding area during the middle of the Nineteenth Century. Although much of what we can

Booker T. Washington Ever since African Americans traveled from their homeland over to America, they have faced many hardships amongst their people. One of the main difficulties that they have faced is discrimination. The African Americans originally came to America as slaves and pretty much nothing more. Most of the white population simply wanted it to stay that way. But it was only thr

Brief Report On Stalin Stalin was born in 1879 and died 1953. He was the leader of Russia and wanted to industrialize it because they were behind most of the other countries. A quote that Stalin made was "We are 100 years behind the advanced countries. We must make good this lag in ten years. Either we do it, or they crush us" In order to bring Russia up to the current level of industry

Bringing of Slavery BRINGING OF SLAVERY The European navigations of the fifteenth century in the Atlantic pioneered a new and virtually unprecedented chapter in human history. Not only did the European sailors provide direct ocean routes to areas that had been in contact with Europe through more expensive and difficult overland routes such as West Africa and East Asia, but also the sh

British Imperialism And The Boer War British Imperialism And the Boer War European politics in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries endured controversy and problem over the ideas of imperialism and nationalism. Changes in Europe politically, intellectually, economically, and socially, radically conditioned new response to the issues of imperialism, nationalism, and war.

British In India A whole subcontinent was picked up without half trying Images of the British raj in India are everywhere of late. On television reruns, the divided rulers of Paul Scott's Jewel in the Crown sip their tea in scented hill stations and swap idle gossip in the palaces of local princes. At movie houses, we can savor all the hot intensities that blast a decorous English visit

British In India The British in India Robert Clive and Edmund Burke were speakers at the House of Commons. Each gave their thought and interpretation of the accounts and effects of the British in India. They also expressed their concerns on how the administration was handling themselves in India as well as the benefits of their presence. Robert Clive who brought the British to victor

British Naval Fleet The Up and Coming against the Established Britain had the greatest naval fleet in the world. Even when challenged by the best Spain had to offer, she was able to uphold her reputation. Now this was a lot to say since, “Spain in the sixteenth century was at the height of her power.”(Marx 11) Philip II was on a conquering massacre and Britain was the next to fall vi