Italy In The Renaissance The Renaissance saw the change not only of European culture, but also of Europe politically. Unlike Spain, England, and France, Italy fail to develop a strong centralized monarchy by the fourteenth century. Southern Italy had been divided into the kingdom of Sicily, ruled by the Spanish house of Argon, and the kingdom of Naples, whose rule came by the French hous

Irish Insurrevtion The Rebellion of 1641 has proved to have lasting effects on the modern Irish state. There were several distinct factors that ultimately led to the uprising, representing the independent interests of different groups within Ireland. The years directly preceding the outbreak of the Rebellion and the political climate of both England and Ireland at the time offer importan

James Cook & The Exploration Of The South Pacific JAMES COOK AND THE EXPLORATION OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC On April 3, 1768, the Earl of Pembroke, an awkward looking North Sea coal carrier, was put into dry dock in a choice slip at the English Naval Shipyard of Deptford, on the Thames River near London. Stout and heavy, with a steep bow and a narrow stern, the new ship appeared sharply o

Joan Of Arc Joan of Arc: France and England had an unstable history with one another and in 1337, King Edward III of England decided to lay claim to the French throne based on a relation on his mother’s side (Walker 219). This led to the Hundred Years’ War, which would consume the people’s lives from 1337 to 1453 (Walker 220). During this time there was a great plague sweeping Europe,

King Arthur; THE ONCE And Future King Real King Arthur In The Once and Future King, Portayal of the Middle Ages is thought to be made of magnificent castles, beautiful clothing, great kings and queens everything and everyone perfect. No proof of the.Towns back then were not pretty. Dirt thrived in cities there were diseases and crud everywhere. Communities during the Middle Ages were not

Lenin And Stalin Before any state can ascend to the status of superpower a shared philosophy, or general direction, must first be established. In this paper I plan to compare and contrast the ideologies behind the political and economic practice of Vladimir Ilich Lenin and Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin. The similarities between the men are staggering: each followed the teachings of Soc

Ludwig Van Beethoven Ludwig Van Beethoven Ludwig Van Beethoven was perhaps one of the best music composers ever. His music has lived own for over one hundred fifty years. His music will live own uplifting the mines and souls of people to come. Beethoven is impressive in that he has overcome so many obstacles. He has over come his obstacles as a child, and a deaf composer. His music

Lord Cornwallis Adrian Payne The Beginning On December 31, 1738, Charles Cornwallis was born the second Earl Cornwallis, since his father, the fifth Baron Cornwallis, had been rewarded as a Viscount and the first Earl Cornwallis. In 1661, Sir Frederick Cornwallis was rewarded a baron try by Charles II for service to the Stuarts. His mother was the niece of Sir Robert Walpo

Mideval War Horse The Medieval War Horse The warhorse of medieval Europe is a unique animal that was born out of a need for horses larger, stronger, and faster. It took generations upon generations of breeding to produce a horse that could meet the needs of the knight of the latter middle ages. It had to carry men in armor, wear armor, and be a weapon. These horses had humble begi

Migration When I was in fourth grade a Jewish man visited my school to talk about his experiences during the Holocaust. However, his account of his time spent in the consecration camps was not what made my eyes to tear up that day. He related that when he was a young boy, he and his friends thought that in America money grew on trees. He said that growing up in Czechoslovakia he always d

Motives For British Imperialism In Africa Before the Europeans began the New Imperialism in Africa, very little was known about the inner parts of the continent. However, after some explorers delved deeper into the heart of Africa, the Europeans soon realized how economically important this area was, and how much they could profit from it. At the time, Britain had only small occupations

Modernism Modernism. On the beginning of the twentieth century the Europe was going through the transitional period of changing economical, social, and moral principals of its society. The cultural and psychological conditions were in a big crisis and had holes left to be filled. Globalization and industrialization were just a part of the reason of people’s new psychological struggling.

Communist Manifesto Communist Manifesto Proletarians-the working class intended to “haunt” Europe and seize control of it. For these people as well as all the other European socialist and communist parties in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, The Communist Manifesto written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, eventually became one of the principal programmatic statements. T

A Comparison of Imperial Systems in the 16th and 17th Centuries Though they were all designed for the purpose of establishing and controlling massive colonization, the imperial systems of France, Spain, and England in the 16th and 17th centuries were vastly different. There were many reasons for these differences. These reasons range from the philosophy of the country’s rulers to purely

Military Mistakes Of Hitler Although initially slammed with harsh financial reparations from the Treaty of Versailles, the Weimar Republic of Germany led a slow by definite resurgence and recovery of the German economy. Unfortunately for Germany, and eventually the entire world, the Great Depression of the 1930’s struck a crippling and debilitating blow to the recovering German economy.

Mayas The civilization I chose to write about was the Mayas. The five themes of geography (Location, place, interaction, movement and region) are all related to the Mayas. The first theme of geography is location. Location is the exact and relative location of a place. Exact location is the location described in lines of latitude and longitude. Relative location is what surrounds th

Napoleon NAPOLEON I; A GREAT LIFE IN BRIEF By: Albert Guerard Translated by: Dylan Croslin FORWARD: A LITTLE ABOUT THE AUTHOR Albert Leon Guerard was born in Paris and served with the Office of War Information from 1942 to 1945. He became professor emeritus at Stanford in 1946 and since then has taught comparative literature and French civilization at San Diego Sta

Casablanca The Battle of the Buldge was the last of the German attacks. It lasted from December 16,1944 to January 28, 1945. The Battle of the Buldge was the largest land battle of World War 2. More then a million men participated in this battle, 600,000 germans, 500,000 Americans and 55,000 British armies were fighting. Towards the end of 1944, World War 2 was coming to an end. The Germ

Castles of the Middle Ages Castles in the middle ages were dark clammy and cold. Their purpose was to protect the community during hard feudal times. Castles were first being built around 1000AD and were just stopping being built around 1450 AD. They were located throughout England, France, Spain, Italy, Germany and Wales. The first castles were being built on hills or large open plai

Nazi And Stalinist Propaganda For any period you have studied, examine the extent to which the visual arts have been used to serve the interests of those in authority. Totalitarian states control the arts, film and media, they serve the needs and interests of the ruling elite or individual. In the capitalist states art often serves the ambitions of the opponents of Government. Ther

Nazi Atrocities Nazi Atrocities Nazi Germany was plagued with nearly a decade or more of arrests, imprisonments, executions, and concentration camps. German citizens lost all their civic rights and a wave of Anti-Semitism swept through the country. The justice system lost all fairness; judges and courts acted in interest of Nazism as well. All Jews who were judges were dismissed. G

Why Europe Needs A Constitution WHY EUROPE NEEDS A CONSTITUTION There is a remarkable contrast between the expectations and demands of those who pushed for European unification immediately after World War II, and those who contemplate the continuation of this project today—at the very least, a striking difference in rhetoric and ostensible aim. While the first-generation advocates of

The Dark Ages of Europe The Dark Ages of Europe were called such for several reasons. One of the more notorious reasons was the state of the Catholic Church. In the years before the Reformation, members of the Catholic clergy had reached an all time low in terms of their morality. The abuses of clerical power and privileges by the medieval clergy spanned all parts of their daily lives. M

Norway Norway: From It’s Past To It’s Present For ages ago, appeared the forefathers of what is the present day Norway. In a time of 10,000 years ago, these early Norwegian were mainly relayed on their prey such as reindeer. There is no historical agreement to where these ancestors had appeared from. Below I will explain the history of Norway from its past to its present. So

Oppression Of Women As Far Back As Athens And Sparta Most people think of ancient Athens as the city of freedom and democracy, whereas they think of Sparta as a highly restricted society. Schools teach us that modern democracies are modeled on Athens, while military dictatorships are modeled after Sparta. However, history shows us that women had much more liberty in Sparta than in Athe

Mayan Cyclical Calendar Since their earliest recorded history, the ancient Maya were sincerely interested in the perception of time. Their cultural basis was formed on the comprehension and interpretation of time. They were the earliest civilizations with a recorded concept of zero and notational placement, thus forming the foundation of understanding time. To begin to identify with t

Greek Women Athenian society was very dynamic in many areas while it was strict in regard to the treatment of women. Although Athenian women were protected by the state and did not know a different way of living, they were very stifled and restricted. The only exception was slaves, and heteria, prostitutes, and this was due to the fact that they had no male guardians. Since these women w

Persecution Of Jews In Nazi Germany Dehumanization of the Jews in Nazi Germany ¡§ The world is too dangerous to live in, not because of the people who do evil, But because of the people who sit and let it happen.¡¨ -Albert Einstein. The Holocaust was the state-sponsored, systematic persecution and attempted annihilation of the European Jewry by Nazi Germany and its collaborators. Acco

Age Of Anxiety And European Culture At its start, the Great War of 1914-1918 was a popular war. The war was even blessed by those thinkers and artists who were non-violent by nature. The war, many people sincerely believed, would be quick and glorious. The war soon gave way to bitter disillusionment. This bitterness is illustrated in the film Paths of Glory (1957) as well as in Erich Mar

Charlemagne: The Man and Ruler We know a fair amount about Charles from the biography by Einhard, a scholar at his court and an admiring friend. Einhard stresses that Charles was very fond of all his family, friendly to "foreigners," lively, athletic, and strong-willed. Of course this view must be taken with a grain of salt due to the realization that Einhard held the king he had so loy