Civil War Reconstruction Over the last 138 years, we as a nation have fumbled with the notion of freedmen and their role in society after the Civil War. Until the civil rights movement we looked back on Lincoln’s legacy of Reconstruction carried out by President Johnson as a noble step towards a truly free society. Until the mid 1900s it was clear who were the instigators and supporter

Mao And Deng Definition of Leadership Leadership is a term used for defining the characteristics, qualities, skills, and objectives of an individual who successfully leads his or her particular group or organization in the attainment of the desired goal or objective. Background of Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping Mao Zedong (1893-1976) Mao Zedong was born Huna

Slavery And The Kansas-Nebraska Act The question of slavery within the new states becomes the foregrounds for what began to divide early America into numerous groups that not only held different views but also possessed hostility towards one another. The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 stirred up much concern and immediately divided America into several proslavery and antislavery groups. Ame

Why Did The Treaty Of Versailles Fail' It was the Great War, the tragic occurrence that will forever leave a scar in World History. The First World War that caused millions to die; it was initially instigated because of the pride of one’s country and it evolved into a disaster due to the system of alliances around the globe. This massacre was finally put to an end by the heroic United

How Napoleon Revolutionized The French Education System The educational system of the Revolutionary period needed reform. Clergy and nobility called for improvements in the educational system to be made. When thinking of the problems of the 1789 educational system, being considered were “the duties and prerogatives of the state, the rights of parents, the potential benefits of higher e

The First English Colonies In The New World Colonization of the New World by the English, First Settlement in the New World The English’s first encounter with the new world “Novus Mundus” was in 1497, just few years after Spain’s. John Cabot sailed the northeastern coast of North America, seeking to reach the orient through the New World, his voyage was unsuccessful. It was more than

The Wrentched Earth The Wretched of The Earth By Frantz Fanon Written in 1961 among the turbulent times of de-colonization in Africa, Frantz Fanon’s The Wretched of the Earth is in one word formidable. It is formidable in the sense that it exposes the colonial system as an exploitative cultural, economic, and political system. It is one of the most concise c

Timeline History Of Russia 1533-1991 1533-1584 The Russian Empire, covering over one-sixth of the world, is governed by the sovereignty of Czar Ivan the Terrible. The feudal system oppresses every man, woman and child as the Czar releases "Tax Collectors" to maintain support for the nobles in the land. Brigands and financial extortionists persecute any lower class citizen

Traveler’s Companion: China China: The land of people, the land of mountains, the land of sea. There is a famous saying that is used when the Chinese describe their country: REN SHAN, REN HAI which is used to describe a heaving crowd, and in fact is used to describe China itself. When discussing China, or its culture, nothing is more lingering than the crushing crowds one is faced wit

Egypt After just glancing at the artwork in the chapter about the Ancient Near East and the chapter about Egypt, the one thing that strikes me the most is great size of some of these structures and the great detail that is shown in them. It is amazing to see that people that lived thousands and thousand of years before us, created such things in a society much less advanced then are soc

Egypt As Egypt grew and flourished to a powerful and rich nation, it left behind for today's historians, clues and artifacts of a once distinctive, well established and structured society. Proof of this is clearly depicted in king Narmer's Palette. This Palette shows historians the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt, which signified the beginnings of a civilized era centred a

Egypt The Egyptian Civilization Egyptian civilization formed along the Nile river and the earliest traces of human life in that region are from the Paleolithic Age, (Old Stone Age), about 300,000 B.C., at the very edges of the Nile Valley. Beyond, on both sides of the river the land was and still is desert. At that time the people moved from place to place, ate berries, roots, and any an

Egyptian Architecture The Funerary Complex and Stepped Pyramid of Zoser were built in about 2750 B.C. It was designed to be a residence for the afterlife, a replica of the royal palace, and a stage for the enactment of the elaborate rituals and festivals of kingship. The designer of the complex was Imhotep. He originally designed the complex to be a large example of the traditional ma

Egyptian Art Ancient Egyptian Art To understand ancient Egypt, one must understand ancient Egyptian art. Studying ancient Egyptian art, one can understand how they lived, worked and what they believed in including religion. The ancient Egyptians also believed in the afterlife so tomb painting was also an important part of ancient Egyptian art. The ancient Egyptians made their paintb

Egyptian Gods The Gods: The bases of Their Civilization Acienct Egypt was one of the most known historical civilization. Its whole civilization was based on their God’s. Gods were one of the biggest aspect in the Ancient Egyptian culture. There was on main God that the Egyptians can be related to, Ra/re, the God of the sun and the creator of the earth. One important myth in the Egyp

Egyptian Pyramids Pyramids The pyramids of Egypt are the last remaining Wonder of the World. Even in the days of Ancient Egypt when powerful pharaohs ruled over Egypt the pyramids were considered a wonder. Today, the ruins of 35 pyramids still stand near the Nile River in Egypt. These pyramids were built to protect the bodies of Egyptian kings and other royalty but before the pyramids

Eli Whitney Eli Whitney Historians believe that one of the greatest pioneers in the birth of automation, American inventor, pioneer, mechanical engineer, and manufacturer Eli Whitney. Best remembered as the inventor of the cotton gin. He made his first violin when he was only 12. Eli started college when he was 23, in 1788. He left for Georgia and got his first look at cotton busi

Emmeline Pankhurst Emmeline Pankhurst was the voice for women fighting for women’s suffrage in the 1900’s. Not only did she fight for the right for women to vote but for women’s equality in general. Growing up in a male dominated society, Emmeline Pankhurst thought and considered her surroundings and immediately recognized flaws in the society that she was living in. It was quiet clear a

Japanese-American Internment There were many factors leading up to the Japanese-American internment. On the West Coast of the United States in 1942, anti-Japanese sentiment ran high. Rumors of an imminent Japanese invasion spread among California citizens. Rumors were sparked by real scares such as the shelling of the coast near Santa Barbara by a Japanese submarine, and by various fal

Enlightenment Influence Today’s society owes its schools of thought to the Age of Reason. That is right, the Enlightenment. Enlightenment itself means the realization of ultimate universal truth. This great thought movement originated in the 18th Century in Europe by questioning the traditions of society. Even though some aspects of the Enlightenment were shown in previous generation

European Union The European Union faces a number of problems that are inherent in the forming of a union out of disparate member states. One such problem is the integration of the various states without causing a loss in the individual vigor of each member state that is involved. There is also the problem of creating an effective European government whilst avoiding over centralization an

Lower Mesopotamia Factors that contributed to the emergence of city-states in Lower Mesopotamia and the influence the landscape played in the formation of the civilization which emerged. For this essay I considered the question of what factors contributed to the emergence of city-states in Lower Mesopotamia and the influence the landscape played in the formation of the civilization wh

Fascism Fascism and its Political Ideas Fascism is a form of counter-revolutionary politics that first arose in the early part of the twentieth-century in Europe. It was a response to the rapid social upheaval, the devastation of World War I, and the Bolshevik Revolution. Fascism is a philosophy or a system of government the advocates or exercises a dictatorship of the

Fashion Islam Firstly the matter of dress. A Muslim woman may wear whatever she pleases in the presence of her husband and family or among women friends. But when she goes out or when men other than her husband or close family are present she is expected to wear a dress which will cover all parts of her body, and which should not reveal the figure. This is in total contrast with West

Fatal Poison A Fatal Poison The possession of power is a tainted possession indeed. To have complete power over another human being is arguably one of the worst. “When I went there, she was a pious, warm, tender-hearted woman. There was no suffering for which she had not a tear. She had bread for the hungry, clothes for the naked, and comfort for every mourner that came within he

Filipinos FILIPINOS FILIPINOS CAME TO THE UNITES STATES DURING THE TWENTIETH CENTURY IN THREE GENERAL WAVES. THE EARLIEST, STARTING IN 1903 AND LASTING UNTIL WORLD WAR 2, IT BROUGHT MANY YOUNG MEN WHO CAME IN SEARCH OF UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGIATE EDUCATION AND THEN PLANNED TO RETURN TO THE ISLANDS. THE SECOND INFLUX LASTED FROM 1907 TO THE 1930’S WHEN WORKERS WENT TO HAWAIIAN ISLAND

Filipinos, Who Are They' Filipinos, Who Are They' Introduction Southeast Asia is the location of a small country called the Philippines. Formally, Republic of the Philippines, the archipelago consists of roughly 7,100 islands that are located in the southwest Pacific Ocean just Southeast of China. Natives of the country are called Filipinos. The term formerly originated when lowlan

Flag Desecration In the past eleven years, an amendment to our constitution has five times been proposed and five times been rejected. The senate found the proposed amendment unconstitutional, infringing upon our first amendment rights. It would certainly seem this proposed amendment is a joke, having been rejected so much, yet some people still believe it is the best thing for our cou

Lunar Calander Ancient Calendars: All ancient calendars were lunar calendars. The practice of starting a month at the first sighting of a new moon was observed not only by Romans but by Celts and Germans in Europe and by Babylonians and Hebrews in the Lavant. The new moons were sighted after either 29 or 30 days. If clouds obscured vision on the 29th day, that month was declared to ha

Profile of Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass, one of history’s most successful black abolitionist, changed America’s views of slavery through his writings and actions. Frederick Douglass had many achievements throughout his life. His great oratory skills left the largest impact on Civil War time period literature. Douglass was born a slave in 1817, in Maryland. He educated himself an