Pope Urban Pope Urban II made a speech in Clermont, France in 1095, attempting to persuade the people to have crusade to fight for the Holy Land. Throughout the Christian world there was an overwhelmingly positive response to Urban’s argument. The crusades appealed socially to younger sons and Knights who hoped to acquire status in the East that the West would not allow (CW, 279). Man

Vietnam The Vietnam War The Vietnam War was truly one of the most unique wars ever fought by the United States against any country. It was never officially declared a war, and had neither an official beginning nor an official end. It was fought over 10,000 miles away in a virtually unknown country where the enemy and the allies looked exactly alike, and may by day be a friend but by

Auschwitz - Nazi Concentration Camp Located thirty-seven miles west of Krakow, Auschwitz was the camp where Jewish people were killed and worked. This camp , out of all the rest tortured the most people. At the camp there was a a place caled the "Black Wall," this was where the people were executed . In March of of 1941, there was another camp that started to be built. This sec

The Real Lincoln The Real Lincoln When Abraham Lincoln was elected in 1860, America was never the same. Lincoln was mainly remembered for his great roll in the Civil War, and his written documents, the Gettysburg Address and Emancipation Proclamations. When growing up in school, teachers made Lincoln seem to be such a great leader, but after reading Thomas DiLorenzo’s The Real Lincoln,

Damn Mussolini; Now We can’t Do Anything At this point in 1930 it would be difficult to switch from fascism. For the past decade fascist ideas have constantly been reiterated in almost every aspect of society and it has become a part of every Italian’s life. Democracy would have worked if we had kept it going in the right direction after 1919. Instead we never really established a str

History Of Slavery The History of Slavery Slavery exists in many different forms around the world. Many people can argue that slaves have been the backbone of the economy since the beginning of time. I will first discuss the treatment of slaves in ancient Rome. I will then compare this to their treatment today. Slaves in Ancient Rome In ancient Rome, more specifically Athens and

Nazi Occupation (fugitive Pieces) The twentieth century is characterized by many great technological discoveries. In many ways, these past hundred years have been good to humanity. Unfortunately, it is also the bloodiest period that mankind has ever known. For more than 30 years, most of the world population was at war. Each nation fighting for their own reasons, the two World Wars were

John F. Kennedy Conspiracy Was President John F. Kennedy assassinated by the madness of a lone gunman' Or was he conspired against' Was his assassination a conspiracy' Br Paul, and fellow students, this is the issue I’m here to discuss today. This morning I will give you photographic evidence as well as video evidence, to back my opinion that JFK was killed by more than one person and o

Us History By 1789 the United States had overthrown the repressive British government and replaced the unstable Articles of Confederation with the new Constitution. Still an infant nation, America set sail on an uncharted ocean. It boldly endeavored to assert the ideology of republicanism on an enormous scale, a feat no other nation had attempted. After coasting through a troubled decade

US Interest WW1 From 1898 to 1919, the United States failed to recognize that it had vital interest at stakes in Europe, where it tried to stay aloof. At the same time, it had few or no such interests in Latin America where it eagerly became involved. Assess the validity of this statement. The United States, at the end of the 19th century and the start of the 20th, began to emerge o

US Intervention In Italy:1948 Elections The end of the Second World War was supposed to spark a “new world” of peace and freedom for all. Amidst the victory over Nazi Germany however, a new fear was born, coined by history as the “Cold War”. In Italy the people had won the right to vote in a “free” election and choose the type of government they deemed fit to effectively govern the nat

Venetian Mask Historically, masquerading was a shared practice among Venetians, regardless of whether they were wealthy, destitute, bold or even shy. Masked prostitutes would engage in the most reckless games of eroticism, and be certain that their anonymity would dissolve all accepted restraints. Aristocrats, who would usually go to great lengths not to disclose even a clue of their

Mt. Vesuvius For eight hundred years, Mt. Vesuvius, a volanco in what is now southern Italy, lay dormant. One clear August day in 79AD, however, it exploded with unbelievable force, darkening the sky and filling the air with flying rocks, poisonous gas and ash that swiftly buried the city of Pompeii and two other nearby towns. Ironically, the destruction of Pompeii by volcanic eruption

Victorian Age The Victorian Age In the Victorian period most importantly was the shift away from life based on ownership of land to a modern urban economy based on trade and manufacturing. By the beginning of the Victorian period, the Industrial Revolution, as this shift was called, had created profound economic and social changes, including a mass migration of workers to industr

Vietnam Robert S. McNamara, appointed by John F. Kennedy to the position of U.S. Secretary of Defense in 1961, said about the Vietnam War, “It is important to recognize it’s a South Vietnamese war. It will be won or lost depending upon what they do. We can advise and help, but they are responsible for the final results, and it remains to be seen how they will continue to conduct that w

Vietnam Vietnam has had conflicts since the 1800’s. The French struggled for years to take control of Vietnam. In the early1930’s the French fought to stop the spread of communism in Vietnam. In the late 1940’s they started losing massive amounts of troops. U.S. president Harry S. Truman decided to send funding to the French. The Truman administration decided it was right to help in

Vietnam Vietnam How the United States got involved with the Vietnam war begins with United States supporting Vietnamese ruler Ngo Dinh Diem in South Vietnam against the North which had just recently fell to communism. The CIA helped Ngo Dinh Diem to win the elections by rigging them, and so therefore he became increasingly dictatorial. About Vietnam Kennedy said, “it’s a test of Americ

Vietnam And US The United States involved itself in a hopeless fight against communism due to its prior commitment to a policy of containment. There were certain military and political objectives that were involved. There were also weaknesses within U.S. strategy, which contributed to the failure of American involvement. The American people were unsatisfied with the government’s choic

Vietnam War The Vietnam War was a war we could not win and could not afford to lose. A war that France tricked us into getting into so that they could get out. A war when no man wins and every man looses. A war of tricks and trades. A war that was fought on street corners, while lives were being lost in the jungle. A war that from 1968 until 1975 eveyones life was effected. Everyon

Vietnam War The Vietnam War (1961-1975) was one of the most controversial wars in United States History. It has been one of the most portrayed historical events in movies, with more than forty-three mainstream movies to its credit . Of these movies, one of the best known is Oliver Stone’s, Platoon. The movie stars Charlie Sheen as Chris Taylor, a young man entered into the draft for V

Vietnam War Vietnam War Encarta Encyclopedia defines the Vietnam War as a military struggle fought in Vietnam from 1959 to 1975, involving the North Vietnamese and the National Liberation Front (NLF) in conflict with United States forces and the South Vietnamese army. The Vietnam War was the longest and most unpopular war in which Americans ever fought. From 1946 until 1954, the Vi

Vietnam War The Effects of the Vietnam War on its Veterans Thesis: The Vietnam War took many tolls on its soldiers; now the veterans have to deal with medical problems like Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), severe drug and alcohol addictions, and the effects of Agent Orange. I. Introduction II. Post-traumatic Stress Disorder III. Drug and Alcohol Addictions

Vietnam War : Interview Vietnam War The man I chose to interview was a helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War. His name is Lonnie Quitman Ellis he was born on March 2, 1946 in Gaffney, South Carolina and he was an only child. Lonnie has two children and is now a collections manager, a resident of Jacksonville, Florida and a big Jaguar fan. Lonnie flew helicopters and

Vietnam War Memorial - Powerful Granite At the age of twenty one, a female undergraduate at Yale University named Maya Lin submitted her design for the Vietnam Memorial. Her idea for the memorial was extremely unique and controversial. After long discussions by a panel, it was chosen for construction. The design that she submitted was one that was very different in comparison to oth

Rosa Parks Rosa Parks as a Hero There are heroes all around us, but only a few truly stand out as genuine saviors. There are those who came, who saw and who conquered. Only few, out of so many, can show their heroism and bravery, with only their heart and soul. There’s one lady who showed her heroic destination, by only standing up for what she believed in, her name is Rosa Parks.

Views On Western Civilization Discussion #4 In Condorcet’s Progress Of The Human Mind the enlightenment view of history is expressed as a series of long open-ended questions that sort of map out what mankind has to do in order to develop, improve and be peaceful. In the first paragraph Condorcet quotes “Will not every nation one day arrive at the state of civilization attained by tho

Vimy Ridge When General Currie received orders to capture Vimy Ridge in February of 1917, Canadian soldiers prepared for the toughest battle they would face. This would be a battle of hard fought teamwork under one dominant force, the Canadian army. When the offensive was launched on April 9, 1917 Canadians prepared to do what the British and French had failed to do numerous times befo

Danton Vive la Republique! Although the French Revolution was a huge turning point in European politics and set the foundation for changes ahead, there are many misfortunes that came from it. The National Guard, the Paris Commune, the September Massacre, are all words that the French would prefer us not to hear. These events were a subtle denouement to a climax that was filled

The Story Of Virgil Virgil was born on October 15, 70 B.C.E., in Northern Italy in a small village near Mantua - probably but not certainly the modern Pietole. Virgil was no Roman but a Gaul - the village was situated in what was then called Gallia Cisalpina - Gaul this side of the Alps. Publius Vergilius Maro, or Virgil, grew up to be hailed as the greatest Roman poet. And although his

War What exactly is history' The dictionary defines it as “A chronological record of events, as of the life or development of a people or institution, often including an explanation of or commentary on those events”. If this is all that history is, why does it always seem to arouse so much controversy' Also, who decides on the point of view that goes into these historical documents tha