Gunpowder It is doubtful if any one invention has revolutionised any one activity more than gunpowder revolutionised war. Before it, archers and catapults notwithstanding, war was a personal, man-to-man affair. After it, combat could routinely be conducted at a distance. And not only with bullets and cannonballs. By putting huge quantities of the stuff under things someone wanted to

Guns, Germs And Steel Guns, Germs, And Steel In Guns, Germs, And Steel, author Jared Diamond uses environmental and geographical determinism to explain why some of the world's people have advanced so much more than the rest of the world's peoples. His basic thesis is that environmental differences, not biological differences, led to the sometimes extreme differences in the world's s

H.w. AP History 1. What events in Great Britain contributed to the settlement of English colonies in America' There were lots of reasons, which led Great Britain to colonize in America. Main reasons were: poverty and the conflicts between King and the Church. King Henry the eight wanted to marry Catherine of Aragon, but the Protestant church refused to give its permission for him to d

Hannibalic War Hannibalic War Of all the many wars, the Second Punic War was one of the great military conflicts of the ancient world. This war was fought between Carthage and the Roman Republic from 218-202 B.C. It marked the end of major Carthaginian military opposition to Rome. The term “punic” comes form the Latin “poeni” which means “Phoenician” and refers to the Carthaginians

Hapsburg Monarchy The plight of peasants in Eastern Europe included a lack of personal freedom portraying the peasants sympathetically as human beings unjustly condemned under serfdom to an unending life of toil. When left up to the lords they maximized labor services, expelled peasants when they desired their land, maintained the burden of taxation entirely on the peasant, and skimmed

Harpers Ferry Harpers Ferry In Harpers Ferry history many important historical events have occurred including raids, captures and recaptures. Robert Harper purchased the site in 1747 and operated ferries over two rivers. Harpers Ferry was an important military outpost and armory. Harper’s Ferry became a milling, manufacturing and a transportation center. John Brown’s raid in 1859

Harrison Narcotics Act The Harrison Narcotics Tax Act of 1914 In the early seventeenth century a small Christian cult known as the puritans left Europe for a new life in North America. The Puritans brought with them supplies; food, tools, clothing, weapons, and all the necessities to survive their new un-developed environment. The Puritans also brought with them, forty-two tons of be

Hatfields Vs. Mccoys HATFIELD AND McCOY FAMILY FEUD Bang! This was a sound heard often in the Tug Valley area during the Hatfield and McCoy family feud. It was the sound of rifles blowing off shots and the sound of the Judge trying to keep order in the Logan County Courthouse. The Tug Valley area divided West Virginia and Kentucky. The McCoys lived on the Kentucky side and the Hatfiel

Hatshepsut Hatshepsut My report is on Queen Hatshepsut, she was the first great women in recorded history. Daughter of Thutmose ( 1504-1492 BC) and Queen Ahmose Nefertari,who was married to her half-brother Thutmose the second (1492-1479 BC), the son of a secondary wife, perhaps in order to strengthen his claim to the throne. She had a daughter, Neferura, by Thutmose the second, the but

The African-American And His Majesty’s The African-American and His Majesty’s Army in the Age of the American Revolution "And I do hereby further declare all indented servants, Negroes, and others, (appertaining to Rebels), free, that are able and willing to bear arms, they joining His Majesty’s Troops, as soon as may be, for the more speedily reducing the Colony to a proper sense

Henryk Sienkiewicz And Chinese Labor In California, 1880 Henryk Sienkiewicz and Chinese Labor in California, 1880 Immigrating from Poland in 1876 “to establish a utopian community in Anaheim” (p164), Henryk Sienkiewicz observed and recorded many Chinese workers. In one of his documents, Henryk Sienkiewicz Appraises Chinese Labor in California, 1880, Sienkiewicz discusses how the Chi

Hirohito And The Making Of Modern Japan Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan HarperCollins Publishers Until the late thirties, Hirohito favored peace. Then, amid Japan's war against China, he took sides, supporting, not surprisingly, the natio

Hiroshima “Then a tremendous flash of light cut across the sky. Mr. Tanimoto has a distinct recollection that it traveled from east to west, from the city toward the hills. It seemed like a sheet of sun. John Hersey, from Hiroshima, p8 On August 6, 1945, the world changed forever. On that day the United States of America detonated an atomic bomb over the city of Hiroshima. This was s

Hiroshima The Atomic Bomb There has been a long time argument on why the atomic bomb was used to defeat Japan. The threat of Russian progression in Europe and in Asia was enough to worry the top officials in the United States and British governments. The about to happen invasion of mainland Japan and the allied casualties that came with it were also a factor in the decision to drop

Hiroshima Hiroshima The Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki At 11:02 a.m., August 9, 1945 an atomic bomb exploded 500 meters above this spot. The black stone monolith marks the hypocenter. The fierce blast wind, heat rays reaching several thousand degrees, and deadly radiation generated by the explosion crushed, burned and killed everything in sight and reduced this entire area to a barren fie

Historical Background And Civil War Before colonisation, towards the end of the 19th century, most of what is now Rwanda was a monarchy ruled by a king of the Nyiginya dynasty. Social stratification was based on socio-economic criteria; in other words, on the type of work favoured by the members of the group. Thus the Hutus tended to be farmers, the Tutsis were stockbreeders and the Twa

History Of Foods In Europe History of Foods in Europe European foods are universal and international. Great Britain is the main focus of this history. Cooks in Great Britain prepare food with similar types of foodstuffs that are used today in many parts of Europe and the West. The dishes and recipes they prepared were neither inedible nor dangerous, but extremely delicious and t

History Of Propaganda Propaganda originally came from the College or Congregation of Propaganda. The College of Propaganda was founded by Pope Gregory the 15’th in 1622. Their job was to represent the Catholic Church in foreign lands. They raised the opinion of the church by setting up missions which “saved”, fed, and helped the foreigners. Propaganda acquired it’s first widely viewe

History Of Punjab: State Of Sikh Religion History of Punjab: State of Sikh religion (Situated in north of India and east of Pakistan) Punjab, state in northwestern India,bordered on the north by Jammu and Kashmir state and Himachal Pradesh state, on the east and south by Haryana state, on the south and southwest by Rajasthan state, and on the west by Pakistan. Punjab state lies be

Histoy Of American Mafia THE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN MAFIA Throughout history, crime has existed in many different forms and has been committed by not only individuals, but by groups as well. Crime is something that knows no boundaries; it exists in all cultures, is committed by all races, and has existed in all time periods. Crime exists as a part of the economic institution and is

Islam Islamic civilization has been the last great world civilization to appear to date. The fundamental ideas and values of Islam have their roots in Muhammad’s recitation of the Qur’an from the city of Mecca. Despite the simplicity of this single event, Islam spread far beyond its Arabian beginnings. As a result of the Arab conquests of the seventh century, many people were attracted t

Islam What influence did Islam on the modern world' Islam had a great influence in the Middle Ages. It also had a lot of influence including trade, learning, science,medicine, mathematics and literature. The rise of Islam began with a man called Mohammed, he was the prophet of Allah. The angle Gabreial told him his job was to teach as many people as he could the ways of Allah. He

How The World Plunged Into War Six Years After Hitler Gained Power How the world plunged into war six years after Hitler gained power. World War I was meant to be the war to end all wars but in 1933 when Adolf Hitler became Chancellor of Germany, it was clear that the peace would be shortly lived. Despite Germany playing a large role, many factors such as, the Treaty of Versailles, th

Japanese Traditional Outfit - KIMONO Does anybody know what a kimono is or has anybody heard the word kimono' A kimono is the Japanese traditional outfit, and it’s made out of silk. It is only worn on special occasions. Actually, the opportunities to wear a kimono are seldom. We have another kind of outfit that is called, a yukata. A yukata is made from cotton. In contrast to the c

Iberian Voyages The voyages of Magellan and other Iberians in the 15th and 16th centuries were a major turning point in history. The voyages led to changes in economy, politics, and technology, and developed interaction between different people. After their discoveries, the way people viewed the world dramatically changed. The expeditions had an incredible global impact. The voyages of

Impacts Of Diversity Throughout history there have been many positive and negative impacts of diversity on society. People like Giuseppe Mazzini and Indira Gandhi have negative views on diversity; while others such as Napoleon and Afonso Celso have positive viewpoints. Some examples of negative viewpoints of diversity are those of Giuseppe Mazzini and of Indira Ghandi. Mazzini felt

Imperialist Vs Anti- Imperialist Imperialists vs. Anti-Imperialists The United States has had a long tradition of territorial expansion across the continent so it is easy to understand why the notion of imperialism was so easily accepted by such a large number of people. And to back this imperialist sentiment we had things like the Monroe Doctrine, the Manifest Destiny

Issues Of Chinese American In the book Woman Warrior, Maxine Hong Kingston addresses the issues of her identity as an American born of Chinese immigrant parents. As a child she rejected the Chinese culture, she didn't understand the traditional values,she also didn't like the way girls were being treated because they weren't born as a boy. As she becomes older she starts t

Israel Cotroversy Since the United Nations partition of PALESTINE in 1947 and the establishment of the modern state of ISRAEL in 1948, there have been four major Arab-Israeli wars (1947-49, 1956, 1967, and 1973) and numerous intermittent battles. Although Egypt and Israel signed a peace treaty in 1979, hostility between Israel and the rest of its Arab neighbors, complicated by the demand

Industrialization Of Japan 1858-1945 The Industrialization of Japan: 1858 - 1945 The economic developments that gave Japan courage to take on the United States in World War II began as early as 1858. From there, Japan had established an infrastructure that would take them on a quest of world domination. The Meiji regime gave rise to the fact that Japan was serious, and nobody was go