Little Countries In this article the author discusses why there has been a growth in the number of small countries. He also points out the advantages and disadvantages to being a small nation and to being a large nation. Small states have been around since ancient Greek times and during the renaissance in Italy. However, they began to disappear in the nineteenth century because they wer

Manifest Destiny Manifest Destiny Discussion Manifest Destiny was the expansion of the American way of life from the East Coast to the West Coast by a significant number of Americans during the 1800s. Manifest Destiny came about for many reasons. European and Colonial problems of Christianizing and racism, problems with mass urban population, ideals of nation building, and generous

Mary Barton And The German Women Textile Workers Mary Barton and Female Textile workers in Germany, 1890 The employment of women in Textile factories in the late 19th century provided many examples of inhumane work conditions and the ability of those working there to overcome such adversity. Elizabeth Gaskell’s novel Mary Barton provides good examples of the conditions of the textil

Medievel Games Medieval Games I am going to talk about three medieval games; jousting, backgammon and fencing. Jousting is a contest where two knights are riding horse and they charge at each other with lances and try to make each other fall off. In tournament the knights use blunted lances, but serious injuries still occur. The horses are blindfolded and charge at each other fro

Meiji Government The Meiji government during the 1880's created both an institutional and constitution structure that allowed Japan in the coming decades to be a stabile and industrializing country. Two major policies and strategies that reinforced stability and power Japan is a society whose culture is steeped in the traditions and symbols of the past: Mt. Fuji, the tea cer

Meiji Revolution The Meiji Restoration was period in Japan when massive changes in ancient Japan. The goal of the Meiji Restoration was summarized in their motto, “A rich country, a strong military.” In their quest to do so, the Meiji looked to the western civilizations. The Meiji sent young men to study abroad and learn new traits from the west. Before this drastic move the traditional

Middle Eastern History The Islamic realm emerged in a conflict-wrought, tumultuous land and time. Despite this, Islam defied history and was the basis and inspiration for a dynasty of rich tradition and culture that contributed some of the most outstanding architectural, scientific, philosophical, and artistic works in history. From its inception to modern times, it has had brilliant,

Minoan Crete Crete’s island was covered with mountains and valleys. The rich soil and mild climate made Crete a good place to live. Their technology called the plow made it easy to grow more crops in rain-watered regions and civilization was able to spread beyond the river valleys. People living by the sea and ocean can supplement agriculture by fishing. In the eastern Mediterranean, the

Modern Canada The Canadian political system contains to a large degree a combination of both British and American characteristics, but the current Canadian system has also evolved unique elements of its own. The Canadian political system acquired its major political institutions from the British political system of the 18th century. In addition to this, Canada has not undergone a revolu

Modern Russia MODERN RUSSIA The possible beginning of the fragmentation of the Communist Party and the Soviet era took place when Boris Yeltsin, leader of the Russian S.S.R. who urged faster reform, left the Communist Party along with other radicals. In March 1991, the Soviet people were asked to vote on a referendum on national unity engineered by President Gorbachev. The res

Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X Martin Luther King Jr., and Malcolm X ultimately became towering icons of contemporary African-American culture and had a great influence on black Americans. However, their approach to the civil rights movement was different in many ways. King had a positive attitude believing that through peaceful demonst

Mount Rushmore- Not Just For Americans Mount Rushmore is made to honor the greats for their achievements. To receive such an honor one must accomplish something great benefiting mankind in their lifetime. One such deserving of this honor is Napoleon Bonaparte. The men on Mount Rushmore all display similar qualities. Napoleon shares the qualities of high intelligence, great ambition, and

Mount Vesuvius Mt. Vesuvius The eruption of Mt. Vesuvius happened of 79 AD. It was described by Pliny the Younger. Cities were destroyed because of it, including Pompeii, Herculaneum, Oplonti and Stabiae and caused the death of Pliny the Elder among many other people. Before the eruption of 79, earthquakes were disregarded by local residents because they had occurred previously an

Operation Vittles In June 1948 Soviets authorities halted all entrances or exits to the western-controlled section of Berlin by land and by water. A 20 mile-wide air corridor across the Russian zone of Germany was the only remaining access route into the city. For the next eleven months the Western Allies supplied West Berliners with the necessities of life. The unofficial name given t

Palestine PALESTINE. The region between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea that was known as Palestine changed its identity in May 1948. At that time most of the territory became the state of Israel. A portion adjacent to and west of the river was taken by Jordan, earlier known as Transjordan, in the 1948 war for Israel's independence. This area later became known as the West Ban

Mummy Mummification: How are the Egyptian Mummy Made Along with Dracula, Frankenstein's Monster and the Werewolf, the Mummy is one of the famous figures of the classic horror film, because mummies are real-life, tangible ghosts those can be seen in museums. The most familiar mummies, of course, are the carefully-wrapped bodies of ancient Egypt. Over centuries, the ancient Egyptians deve

Muslim Civilization The Muslim civilization is centered around the Islamic faith. Islam is followed by a fifth of the world’s population (Pillars of Islam).The development of Islam through its environment can be explained more clearly with a background of the East territory. There are three focuses of interest in the centuries preceding the wave of Arab conquests of the Near East region

My Lai My Lai Massacre Charlie Company Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 20th Infantry, were the first to arrive in My Lai on March 16th 1968. Its men came to Vietnam in December of 1967, most of them volunteering for the draft. Nearly half of the men were black, eighteen to twenty years of age and only a few had gone to college for even a year. Out of the 130 men in Charlie Company

Nationalism Does nationalism play in affect on the cause of world war 1' This can be shown through the unification of Germany durring world war 1.The assassination of the Austrian archduke before the outbreak of World War 1.Bismarck was instrumental in the unification of Germany. It was his thirst for expansion and Prussian rule throughout Germany that drove him. It was during the unifi

NATO Terrorism and war, have been and still are prominent parts of life today all over the world. Ever wonder who is going to defend a country when they are being wrongfully attacked or have a feeling of insecurity' Well NATO, otherwise known as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, is just the organization that takes care of that. Countries from around the world form an alliance to

Africa Africa in General and Madagascar Africa, until the middle to late nineteenth century was known as The Dark Continent. The reason for this reputation was that at the time no outsider was able to go in land of the big continent and see the diversity and the complexity of it. The first impression the European got was what they saw that the coastal areas of Africa and took this impres

Neolithic Age 1). What strides towards civilization occurred during the Neolithic Age' Whatinstitutions emerged, and why' The Neolithic era was one of the most important times in history. Agriculture was founded, leading to the establishment of communities. Although this change took a rather long time, the changes were revolutionary. These changes became what are seen today as the

Africa- a Look from A White man’s Binoculars “It is the God given duty of the white men to civilize and christianize the primitive, under privileged and uncivilized population of the rest of the world;” this is a very common phrase used in the history books to explain the European intervention into other continents and island nations. The African continent was also a victim of British co

New Zealands Search for Security: 1945-1972 NEW ZEALANDS SEARCH FOR SECURITY: 1945 - 1972 In the period between 1945 and 1954 New Zealand's Foreign affairs were at a turning point. We could no longer depend on Britain for our defence, and the Cold war between U.S.S.R and the United States was threatening a global nuclear war. New Zealand needed allies, and wanted collective security.

Africa.. World History Africa’s Resistance to the Portuguese The African history has been affected tremendously due to the influence of some European countries. Portugal, who probably had the greatest impact on the continent, was not shy in invading what they thought to be profitable circumstances. One of these areas that they profited from was the kingdom of Kongo. Kongo was a ma

Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT) The destruction of two Japanese cities namely Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 at the hands of American Atomic bombs unveiled not only the enormous destructive capability of the nuclear devices but also the hazards and the holocausts which were in store for the humanity. The first atomic explosion started a nuclear race among t

The New World In the New World, three types of colonies were founded. They consisted of: Joint-Stock colonies, Proprietary colonies, and Royal colonies. Joint-Stock colonies were founded when a group of investors received a grant of land or charter from the King to establish a colony where the investors would divide the profits from the tobacco and other products extracted from the col

Industrial Revolution 1. Essay on the Industrial Revolution The Industrial revolution was a time of drastic change and transformation from hand tools, and hand made items to machine manufactured and mass produced goods. This change generally helped life, but also hindered it as well. Pollution, such as co2 levels in the atmosphere rose, working conditions declined, and the number

Marbury v. Madison Marbury v. Madison The power of the Supreme Court to determine the constitutionality and the validity of the acts of the executive and legislative branches of government is firmly established as a basic element of the American system of government. Chief Justice John Marshall’s opinion in the case of Marbury v. Madison resulted in a landmark decision in the histor

Reaction to Howard Zinn’s Writing about Vietnam Reaction to Howard Zinn’s Writing about Vietnam Zinn gives a complete overview of what happened. He does not go into immense detail on every subject, because if he did that he still would be writing about Vietnam. I was very interested while reading. What I found different was the way Zinn plays a neutral position on the war, leaning a