William Tecumseh Sherman Although the memoirs of William T. Sherman seem biased and self-exalting, they give the readers a closer look not only at the workings of the American Civil War, but they also give us insight into the mind of the famous General. Sherman began attending West Point military academy at the age of seventeen. After an uneventful time for Sherman during the Mexican W

Winnipeg General Strike 1919 The Winnipeg General Strike has been one of the most intensively studied episodes in Canadian History. It was an important development in the building of the democratic socialist movement in Canada. In the larger sense this seemingly isolated event had been building for many years and a wide set of circumstances contributed to the strike ranging from inte

Winston Churchill World War II will never be forgotten and will forever be studied as one of the most important, if not the most important events of the 20th century. It began in 1939 as a European conflict but would eventually widen to include almost every nation in the world. World War II ended in 1945, leaving a new world order and a new set of political leaders that had shaped the e

Women And Family In The Classical World According to The Random House College Dictionary, family is defined as “any group of persons closely related by blood, as parents, children, uncles, aunts and cousins” (477). During the days of the classical world, the structures of family as well as the social roles of Roman women were different than how they have evolved today. During the

Women In Ancient Egypt An exception to most other ancient societies, Egyptian women achieved practical equality with Egyptian men. They enjoyed a lot of the same rights ad men. Legal and economic rights were afforded to both sexes. Publicly and privately a woman’s role was of great importance in Ancient Egypt. But, “it is necessary to understand that Egypt was a male- dominated socie

Women In Ancient Egypt WOMEN IN ANCIENT EGYPT Women in the ancient times of Egypt have been depicted in various ways according to different historical perspectives. Their role in marriage life has been discussed in different records thus leading to some different conclusions. It was thought that women had an equal position to men economically. They were allowed to interact in economic

The Mafia The Mafia, also known as organized crime or the mob, began as early as the 9th century. By the early 1900’s every large state in the United States had its own Mafia sanction. They concentrated on protection rackets. Soon they expanded by racketeering in other areas such as gambling, prostitution, and bootlegging. But it wasn’t until Prohibition in the 1920’s that organized

Women In WWII Women’s Roles During WWII Women of today’s society hold positions of importance in their jobs. Women in World War II contributed to the women today having jobs. Before the war women were viewed as just housewives. World War II caused a change of the living status of American women. Women went from being housewives to working hard and being a major help during and afte

WOMEN OF THE MIDDLE AGES “WOMEN OF THE MIDDLE AGES” Dr. James Pavlin Women of the Middle Ages Many argue and assume that the position of women hardly changed throughout the Middle Ages. According to various researchers and historians, there was definitely some form of a revolution toward the female sex. Up until the twelfth century, women were ignored in literature. Either they

Wounded Knee Massacre Wounded Knee Massacre The once free-roaming life of the Sioux was destroyed. The final buffalo were gone, and the Sioux were confined to reservations and surviving off of very little resources. Barely surviving, the people were desperate for any type of nourishment, and along came the Ghost Dance. A dance thought to bring back the days when the buffalo surr

Women Stive For Higher Education In The Late 19th Century Women Strive for Higher Education in the late 19th Century During the late nineteenth century the women’s labor force was increasing steadily in manufacturing occupations. This increase wasn’t due to an increasing degree of women’s knowledge, it was due to the “seek for excitement and independence or, more likely, to contribute t

Womens History For centuries, women were considered to be weaker than men. They were thought of as squeamish, and unable to perform tasks requiring muscle or intellect. Therefore, men acquired the “tougher,” more muscle-related jobs. Because of these views, for many centuries women were left in the home, left with no options but to cook, clean and take care her family. However, over the

Woodrow Wilson Wilson and World War I From 1914 to 1919, the world experienced the first Great War, World War I. The brutality and mass destruction was unlike anything the world had ever seen. We will examine an anonymous account from a French soldier at the Battle of Verdun, which gives us vivid detail of the horror of war. In 1918, the United States, led by Woodrow Wilson, was conve

WWI And WWII Are Two Halves Of The Same Coin The Historian John Lukacs has written that WWI and WWII are two halves of the same coin. Discuss. The war that began in 1914 as a war to end all wars actually ended in 1945. World War Two was the child of World War One. The word treaty is defined in Webster’s dictionary as “negotiation; agreement between two or more nations”. At Versaill

WW 1 And WW II World war one was a military conflict from 1914-1918. it started out as a European war between Austria-Hungary and Serbia, but soon many nations were involved, an eventually became a global war. The associated powers opposed the nations that were in the central powers. The war between Austria-Hungary and Serbia was the result of the Austria Archduke and his wife being

World War 2 War is one of the most tragic things in our world today. It is even sadder that usually it comes around at least once in our lifetime. In the 20th century alone we have already had two huge wars. These wars were call the World Wars simply because they involved most of the big countries of the world. Many people have died in these wars, Especially the Second World War. That is

World War 2 The post war era following the Second World War in American history was a time of great growth and development of American ideas, society and culture. Suburban life has been created and flourishing. American developers returning home from the war held the mentality that we conquered the threat of tyranny now lets conquer our backyards. They set out with their idealism and

World War 2 Glossary Part 1 Afrika Korps: The German Afrika Korps was the two armored divisions led by Erwin Rommel in North Africa. They were sent byHitler to aid the Italians in this theater, as the British forces had begun to repel the Italian invaders. Albania: Albania is located on the northern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, in southeastern Europe, located in the vicinity o

Yalta The Yalta Conference The Yalta Conference was one of the most important events in history, let alone, this century. It took place from February 4 to February 11, 1945, at Yalta, Crimea, a port/resort. The three main individuals at this meeting were Churchill of Great Britain, Roosevelt of the United States and Stalin of the U.S.S.R, known back then, and now known as Russia. Rooseve

Xerxes “How could Xerxes have lost to the Greeks when he had such overwhelming organization, logistical expertise and numbers of soldiers'” King Xerxes lost to the Greeks due to his overwhelming confidence that sheer numbers and logistical preparation would prevail. The decision to invade Greece was some what influenced by his late father’s wish to defeat the Greeks. His father previous

Yeager Charles E. Yeager was born on February 13, 1923 in Myra, West Virginia. He was raised in the nearby village of Hamlin for the first eighteen years of his life. His father drilled natural gas, and his mother was a housewife. Chuck helped his father drill, and learned mechanics from him, at an early age. In high school Chuck played basketball and baseball, although he never really e

World History What is World History' World history is the study of the ways in which the world changes over time. World History is a social science that looks at the interactions among the many political, economic and social territories of the world. When studying World History it is necessary to look well beyond a single notion and find the true origins of where a given event actual

World War I World War 1 began in 1914 and ended in 1918. Until about 1939, especially in England, World War 1 was called the Great War because it was the most destructive and widespread war that the world had ever seen before. The First World War was less destructive than World War II to civilian life and property, but in other ways it was worse. This is because the world was not prep

World War II The most sinister and evil war in world history was fought from 1939 to 1945. This war came to be known as World War II (WWII). The entire world was at war. On one side there was the Allied Powers and on the other side there was the Axis Powers. The Allied Powers included the United States (didn’t join until 1941), France, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union (didn’t join unt

World War1 World War One or ‘The Great War’ as it became known, occurred due to many causes, some of which still remain unexposed today. The obvious trigger for the war was the assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie on 28th June 1914. The assassination occurred during the Archduke’s visit to Sarajevo, the capital of Bosn

World Wars Wars of the 20th Century Wars of the 20th century were fought for many reasons. Some for land, some for political power, and some to save a country from being overran. Wars are fought on many fronts. These can include terrain’s such as jungle, island, forests, cities, deserts, and in some cases even arctic climates. In the following paragraphs you will read about World War

WW II 1. Nuremberg Laws The Nuremberg Laws were passed on September 9, 1915. They were 3 laws. The first law was the law of the Reich citizen, the second was the law for the protection of German blood and German honor, and the third was the Reich Flag Act. The law of the Reich citizen stated that only individuals of “German blood” could be citizens of the German Reich (state), theref

WW1 WW1 was a war shaped by the grounds of mounting tensions that flowed into every civilizations system. In response to the tension it was only a matter of time that questioned the outbreak. Tension manifested into the direct necessitate for power through the direct force of nationalism and Imperialism. A significant example can be found in the Balkans where pride became their focal wil

WW1 The First World War had many causes; the historians probably have not yet discovered and discussed all of them so there might be more causes than what we know now. The spark of the Great War was the assassination of the Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, and his wife by a Serbian nationalist on the morning of June 28, 1914, while traveling in a motorca

Zimmermann Between 1914 and the spring of 1917, the European nations engaged in a conflict that became known as World War I. While armies moved across the face of Europe, the United States remained neutral. In 1916 Woodrow Wilson was elected President for a second term, largely because of the slogan "He kept us out of war." Events in early 1917 would change that hope. In frustration over