Christopher Columbus, an Italian explorer, is a figure of historical significance whose voyages across the Atlantic Ocean reshaped the course of world history. His expeditions opened the door to exploration, colonization, and the exchange of cultures between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres. This essay provides...
The Reign of Terror, a tumultuous period during the French Revolution, has been a subject of historical debate for centuries. Marked by widespread political violence, executions, and radical measures, this era prompts the question of whether the Reign of Terror can be deemed justified. This...
The perception of the Old West as a lawless and violent era has been shaped by popular culture, literature, and movies. While conflicts, shootouts, and clashes between settlers and Native Americans did occur, the level of violence in the Old West is more complex than...
America, the land of opportunity and the pursuit of freedom, has undergone profound transformations over the course of its history. From its colonial origins to its present-day complexities, the United States has experienced social, political, and cultural shifts that have shaped its identity and trajectory....
Introduction Throughout Booker T. Washington’s biography Up from Slavery, the approach that he takes in searching for unification between races brings the audience closer to the concern of life after emancipation. The endless struggle that Washington faces to pave a way from a plantation to...
Introduction In E.B White’s books Stuart Little and Charlotte’s Web, White writes about characters and the ways they adapt to changes in their lives, which can also be seen throughout the 1950s during a time of segregation and racism. The purpose of this paper is...
There are many questions raised concerning the taciturn confrontation amid U.S.A and U.S.S.R. People still raise concerns about whether the cold war was unavoidable and if so, what the factors that made it inevitable were. The cold war was coined on politically aware, monetary as...
The Cold War is regarded as the period from 1945 to 1991, although some people would argue that it ended in 1990. The Cold War pitted the US against the Soviet Union due to differing attitudes in politics and military between the superpowers. There has...
The Cold War, an epic proxy struggle of the 20th century, remains an enigma wrapped in perplexity and burstiness. It emerged from the complex and hostile relations between the newly established superpowers, the US and USSR, which led to the infamous divide between the East...
'The Devil came to me and bid me serve him,' confessed Tituba, a Caribbean slave, in 1692. She and two other women were among the first to be accused of witchcraft in Salem Village. This was the start of a period of mass hysteria across...
With the beginning of the 21st century, it is high time to look back and gain some on the past outlook on where America stands as a nation. If the founding fathers of the nation were to come back, they would find it very difficult...
While some would say the New Deal was not radical but more progressive, the New Deal was radical in a sense that for the first time the US government started to play a role in people's lives. The Glass-Steagall Act regulated banks, put capital requirements...
Throughout the history of the United States of America, mental health and the corresponding treatment have remained a prevalent, yet shockingly taboo topic. In some of the earliest civilizations, it was extensively believed that mental illness had to do with a lack of spirituality or...
The period of 1890s-1940s in America represents an influential time that has many fundamental moments that have shaped what society is today in the United states. This time has lots of issues dealing with gender, race, finance, immigration, international affairs, and politics. One can interpret...
Racial categorization has become a rising complicated matter in the United States. This complexity is attributable to the dynamic composition of the US population. As a result, both the definition as well as the notions regarding both race and ethnicity have changed with time. Throughout...
Infrastructural development is one of the key initiatives that was regarded as an enabler of the economic development of the US. To many political and economic players, trade between the American coasts and the westernEastern markets could be opened up better through infrastructural development. The...
Introduction The early years of America presented issues of a fragile nation that could easily plunge into retrogression. Various ideologies propagated by the first president shaped the direction to which the current state took. In view of the new nation, the early years rarely receive...
There were long origins in the cold war. Vladimir Lenin encouraged a quick overall harmony that would prepare for world communism similarly as Woodrow Wilson carried the United States into the war with guarantees of worldwide majority rules system and unhindered commerce. The two forces...
Antonio Luna who was delineated by the American General James F. Toll himself 'he was the primary general the Filipino furnished power had.' But he and his kin were against savage turmoil. Like Rizal, he and his kin, Juan and Jose believed it was possible...
A “false flag” is defined as being an action or attack through a clandestine identity while implying another nation or group of people as the culprit (False flag, n.d). The 15th of February, 1998 marks the date the famous U.S. Navy battleship called the “USS...
The post-World War II and 9/11 eras were similar times in U.S. history where the United States government lived in fear. To protect national security from the communist regime, Congress passed an infamous piece of legislation in 1950, known as the McCarran Internal Security Act....
The historical stop that I’m writing about is how the railroad, particularly Oregon Trail, built the Pacific Northwest. The railroads touched every aspect of people’s lives whether they noticed it or not. For example, it brought them the food they ate, the products they bought...
“We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American Eagle in order to feather their own nests.” Franklin Delano Roosevelt had to protect America from communist threats and save the economy that was in the...
Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger gives us readers the more in-depth perspective of how Andrew Jacksons journey came along and how the war of 1812 shaped America’s destiny. This book focuses mainly on the events that led to the war and the short time after...
There were multiple patterns of tension during the Gilded Age. Some of these were black and white, wealthy and labor, science and religion, and public good vs private gain. Racial tensions grew during the Gilded Age. Any non-white people were subject to racism and seen as...
The United States of America is a unique country indeed. Unique, powerful, modern, advanced in so many arenas. Compared to other countries of similar size and population, America easily overshadows in technological advances, education and legal systems. However, because our great nation is relatively young...
When someone thinks about California, they think about its stunning mountains, beautiful beaches, amazing weather, and delicious food. From snowboarding in the mountains in the morning to seeing the sunset at the beach at night, from going to Disneyland one day and Mexico the next,...
Mohanadas Gandhi, a former Indian Rights Leader once said, “Nonviolence is an intensely active force when properly understood and used.” (1) Gandhi was born October 2, 1869 in Polar, India. Mohanadas married Kasturba Gandhi and had 4 boys together; Harilal, Devadas, Manilal, and Ramdas Gandhi....
Throughout America's history, there has been a lack of individual rights and rights to personal identity from America being first discovered, even going on to this day. The usual victims being those of Nonanglo-Saxon descent and dominantly female. America's history shows the people who have...
The United State had to go through many wars to become the most powerful country in the world like nowadays. At that hard and long history, the Civil War and the Reconstruction were the names of those famous wars that not only every single person...
The Reconstruction era marked the end of the Confederacy and slavery, and began the bid to entitle the freedmen, or freed slaves, with the rights of citizenship. Reconstruction was a massive turning point in American history, lasting until 1877, and would lay the groundwork for...
During the nineteenth century and the early twentieth century, the debate over slavery was the paramount force that was conducting the political life in America; it lead to the deaths of millions and provoked social tensions that lasted for more than a century. The division...
Prior to 1860, the North and South started to develop differences that had beeen brewing since the slavery became a cultural identity of the South. Slavery became a colossal issue, especially after the victory of the Mexican-American war, that was fought for the admission of...
Less than a century since splitting with the British Empire, the United States had gone a long way to establish its empire. Having turned a community of sparsely settled colonies into a continental force with huge potential, most Americans felt the feat was so incredible...
The American Civil War, and the events that followed is a substantial period in America. The Civil War would have the most effect on the lives of millions, most importantly in Foner’s claim, African American slaves. Foner’s book offers an in-depth analysis of American history...
Throughout decades, the United States managed to maintain political separation in spite of their economic growth and their upcoming status as a world dominant nation. Some would argue that this was due to the country's isolation from European nations. This led to the continuance of...
The War of 1812 is commonly deemed as the “Second War of Independence” But why? There was no definite outcome, and what sparked the conflict was not resolved after the war concluded. With this, it has been “lost in time” per se, not getting credit...
Cesar Chavez was an American labor leader, community organizer, and Latino American civil rights activist. Along with Dolores Huerta, he co-founded the National Farm Workers Association, later renamed the United Farm Workers union. Cesar chaves was born in March 31,1927. He passed away in April...
The Roaring 20’s is trademarked for its cultural advancement and flashy lifestyle; however, frequently overlooked are the dark spots of this time period. Dictionary.com defines cultural appropriation as, “the act of adopting elements of an outside, often minority, culture without understanding or respecting the original...
One hundred and fifty years ago today the Transcontinental Railroad was officially completed and the final spike was driven. A spike made of pure California gold to symbolize the union between the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific railroad companies from the west and the...
Eric Foner’s idea of the reconstruction period in American history is viewed differently than most historians. He proclaims it is an unfinished revolution. Foner being the great American historian that he is explores the argument that post-revisionists did not acknowledge the revolution that happened between...
Was the Reconstruction Era successful? When the Reconstruction era began it was a period of time of many leaders, good intentions and achievements. The goals of the Reconstruction era was to reconstruct or mend the social and political customs of the South so that Northern...
As a country, America has gone through many political changes throughout its lifetime. Leaders have come and gone, all of them having different objectives and plans for the future. As history takes its course, though, most all of these “revolutionary movements” come to an end....
When on the 20th of April 2016, Jack Lew, the then United States Treasury Secretary had made the announcement that his administration planned to include a portrait of this woman on the 20-dollar bill, the world went crazy with questions. Since then, there has been...
Harriet Tubman was conceived around 1820 as Araminat Ross as a slave in bucktown maryland At age five or six, she started to fill in as a house worker. After seven years she was sent to work in the fields. While she was still in...
Though often overlooked in exchange for the more notable events transpiring in New England and the middle colonies, the revolutionary war in South Carolina played a critical role in determining the outcome. The loyalists, also known as the tories or royalists, were American colonizers who...
“How does an orphan son of a whore and a Scotsman, dropped in the middle of a forgotten spot in the Caribbean by providence, impoverished, in squalor, grow up to be a hero and a scholar? The 10 dollar. Founding father without a father. Got...
Lewis and Clark began a expedition that was very important for American discovery and the future of America. In 1803, United Sates’ purchase of the Louisiana Territory was announced. With Jefferson's letter of instructions, Lewis traveled to Pittsburgh and then settled on the Ohio River....
On March 23rd, 1775, the Continental Congress came together to discuss their relations with Britain. At the time, some viewed Britains as helpers to the formation of the United States, and others saw them as an obstacle that was only trying to use the United...
As one begins to take a look into the relations amongst different states, what they stand for, how they attempt to protect its borders, and the manner in which they behave towards other states, US and Cuba are amongst those states that tend to be...
Winston Churchill came to life in year 1874 of every a town called Oxfordshire. Winston He experienced childhood in his dad's tutelage when we got mature enough. He was discovered two nations fascinating both with a great deal of activity, Sudan and India. WC had...
The 1st Great Awakening or Great Awakening was a time in colonial America, specifically around the 1730’s through 1740’s, where there was a religious resurgence throughout the colonies. It emphasized the importance of Christianity and religion as well as challenging the existing, traditional authority. There...
Life between 1786 and 1875 was filled with many hardships and accomplishments as told by my grandfather during his 100th birthday party. The most memorable moments between these time periods that affected him/his family and their actions performed is the writing of The Constitution of...
The 2000s decade was a tumultuous and eventful decade which drastically altered the United States. 9/11 shook the United States to its core, and brought along many changes in culture and politics. The government’s power expanded to even greater heights then before, and the internet...
Living in a post-industrial, post-internet era where the entirety of human knowledge has become dispensable in just the click of a button, it has become increasingly difficult for individuals to discern between well-researched journalism and disinformation. However, the legitimacy of news has, even prior to...
During the time before america joined in WW2 they didn't have faith in what was going on the planet with the nazi's. Roosevelt needed to help when it initially began to give Britain the reinforcement the truly required, yet the congress denied and didn't support...
When one thinks of the 1920s, their mind usually goes to the glamorous aspects of the roaring 20s, not the economic challenges presented by Prohibition. One might picture Gatsby's lavish parties with secret alcohol being served or the famous gangster Al Capone. In reality, Prohibition...
The Battle of Bunker Hill, also known as Breeds Hill, or the Battle of Charlestown took place in Massachusetts June 17th, 1775, where the British were trying to keep control of the city and it’s valuable sea port. This was a battle of bloodshed, a...
The Espionage Act was passed on June 15th, 1917 and the Sedition Act was passed on May 16th, 1918. The Espionage and Sedition Act prohibited those that were trying to avoid the draft, those that were guilty of evading the draft in which they had...
Defining what it means to be an American can consist of a variety of answers. America being a boosting, lively country, is full of different people with different backgrounds, cultures and languages. To get a better understanding of defining what it truly means to be...
The Great Depression of 1929 crushed the U.S. economy. Half of all banks fizzled. Joblessness rose to 25 percent and vagrancy expanded. Lodging costs dove 30 percent, worldwide exchange crumpled by 60 percent, and costs fell 10 percent for each year. It took 25 years...
Through out history many things could have occurred that might have effected times in place that would eventually cause someone to rebel. During the 16th century(1501-1600) many things could have happened that would have caused the rebellion of the 13 colonies and would have roots...
The prelude to the crisis On many occasions, financial system actors wanted to set up a central bank. The risk of a bank run was often the reason given. In 1913, a conglomerate of 12 banks finally managed to obtain permission from the US Congress...
There are numerous different qualities that someone would want to have and acquire to be recognized as one of America’s major generals during the Civil War, become an American president, and be known in U.S. history. Hiram Ulysses Grant was mostly recognized as a leader...
Introduction Between 1824 and 1848, a period commonly referred to as the Jacksonian Era, the ideals and rights of the American common man were embraced and put into action. This visionary concept was championed by none other than Andrew Jackson, who proudly identified himself as...
In the early 1800s, America was quite literally growing as the concept of Manifest Destiny pushed expansion. With the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and the Oregon Treaty in 1846, the nation was focused on expansion leading up to the Mexican-American War in 1846. Politically America...
Director: Roland Emmerich. Has won the Saturn, Europena Film, and the GLAAD Media awards. He grew up in Germany. He was a student when he started in the film industry, debuting A Noah’s Ark Principle in 1984. He decided to direct The Patriot because he...
America faced a tumultuous period during the 1960s, which was plagued by the Vietnam war, political upheavals and social unrest (Culbert, 1998; Anderson, 1999). Notable figures like Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy were assassinated for advocating civil rights, which pushed against societal...
Westward expansion was one of the hardest times in US history. It was when people from the east started moving to the west. It was also a time where a lot of native americans got moved from their lands. At this time there happened lots...
How would you feel if you went all the way across the country without knowing what's out there? Would you take the risk? Well over 215 years ago settlers moved out West to expand land. This was called The Westward Expansion. The Westward Expansion was...
The title of this essay is Westward Expansion. That is the westward expansion of America to be exact. It is common knowledge that when these great states were founded, everything went west from there. In 1860 only the east coast was inhabited by the 13...
I believe that we should have a vigorous central national regime, as it is the most representative of all regimes, state regimes are for special fascinates, instead of taking control of these issues throughout the states. state regimes will become too democratic, this worries me...
What Historical Problem is the Author Addressing In the article Terrorism in America from the colonial Period to John Brown, Matthew Jennings addresses violence and the history of terrorism through explanation of past acts of terror. Throughout history many injustices have been done unto minorities....
Historically Americans have been against a central government that has power above all the states. Must be remembered, it was this feelings that led to the American revolution. To explain,” After the seven year war, also known as the French and Indian War, Great Britain...
America has always carried the desire to ignore its past and live in its view of its self as a melting pot. America wants us all to forgive and forget the past to be one people. How can we forgive the past if this country...
When President Obama gave the order to conduct Operation Geronimo, which was the kill or capture mission of Osama Bin Laden, his legal team had to make sure that the order was legal under Title 50 War and National Defense, by International Law, and in...
The figures on Mount Rushmore (Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Roosevelt) are extraordinary people who each had solid dreams, however, did not consider themselves so important that they thought about themselves much better, if any better, than their kindred Americans- - and they all did have...
Symbolism can found everywhere, majorly of it is in literature. This is used by many authors to provide a deeper meaning to their novels. Numerous symbols can be straightforward while others tend to be tough to find. There are countless amounts of symbols in the...
Symbols are used to signify something abstract, oftentimes, intangible such as an idea, theme or relationship. It may be difficult to notice these symbols throughout the play, nonetheless, they are still crucial and significant to growth of the plot. In the play Inherit the Wind...
A symbol is a concrete thing that represents something that is abstract and something completely different from itself, to show an idea to the story. The play, 'Inherit the Wind' written by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, is a magnificence story that shows you...
Ronald Reagan delivered one of the most memorable speeches ever given on behalf of a presidential candidate. It was part of a pre-recorded television program, Rendezvous with Destiny. The speech was titled a “Time for Choosing” and it was delivered on October 27, 1964, for...
It’s vastly important to understand politics in America, especially in the state you live in. Young adults should know which congressional district they live in, who the senators are, and if the state is considered republican or democratic. People who are first time voters need...
Its March 23, 1775 and the Second Virginia Convention is meeting in St. John’s Church. A man named Patrick Henry, an anti-federalist, is called to propose his resolutions for creating a militia, or an army in which Virginia will have a defense. His resolutions turn...
Would America be the same country if it was not for some of our founding fathers and their contributions? If you take Patrick Henry out of the equation, the answer could very well be, ‘Yes’. Patrick Henry played a very prominent role in the success...
The terrorist attacks on 9/11 did not just affect victims and their families, but it also affected the nation—as a whole—there were many events that happened on this terrifying day. There were also many events that happened after the attacks that affected our country. The...
“Today the American knight holds the commercial supremacy of the world- Betsy Ross”(UsFlag). Ross is one of the most important women in American history because she created the first American Flag. This flag becomes our country's symbol of freedom and peace. She was the first...
By 1933, the country had already gone through over three years of a financial downturn. Statistics and researches uncovering the deepness of the Great Depression were amazing. More than 11,000 of 24,000 banks had fizzled, decimating the investment funds of contributors. A great many individuals...
The idea of keeping Columbus Day a holiday has been a controversy for centuries. Born in Genoa, Italy, an American hero by the name of Christopher Columbus is praised for establishing the colonization of a “Great New World”. Anti- Immigration groups in the United States...
Art is a way of representing the kinds of thoughts people have. American Indian society started to express themselves through forms of arts such as paintings and pedestals. Before getting into the actual art pieces and its characteristics, it is crucial to have knowledge about...
The process in investigating the question of “to what extent was the Tet Offensive responsible for the United States’ withdrawal from the Vietnam War?” has allowed me to gain insight and acknowledgement of the problems historians face and methods they develop when conducting historical investigations....
The Nineteenth Amendment is one of the most important Amendments many have fought, protested had riots had many controversial opinions about but it's basically giving all American citizens the right to vote without gender discrimination. You may ask why does gender matter when voting? Well...
How dare Napoleon sell our land to the Americans? Everyone is upset about this Louisiana purchase he just signed trading the land for some million dollars. Many of the people are doomed about becoming American citizens and unwillingly admitting its sovereignty. We just heard the...
“All that glitters is not gold.” American novelists Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner used this notion to mock American life during the 1870s in their novel The Gilded Age. The Second Industrial Revolution was beginning in America, and the rapid development of new technologies...
During the Gilded Age, a lot of things happened such as, monopolies, trusts, industrialization, immigrants, workers unions, strikes, political issues, and much more, but the issues that impacted the most were the Robber Barons and the working class. The word Robber Baron was a derogatory...
During the late nineteenth century New York City was the center of American modernization. This period, dubbed the gilded age, ran from the 1870s through the 1890s, during which time the city blossomed both industrially, and economically due to rapid development, and an influx of...
In this argumentative essay, I am going to be arguing whose argument is stronger between Tinker v Des Moines. The Tinker v. Des Moines case is a milestone choice by the US Supreme Court. This choice safeguarded the protected privileges of state-funded schools understudies. This...
You might wonder what it was like to travel in the early and mid-1800s. What did Pioneers struggle within their 2,000-mile trip to Oregon just for fertile soil and a good amount of rain? I will tell you about the landscape in the way, who...
When people think of how the country of America came to be, they usually remember the founding fathers who formed our government and organized our country, but not many give credit to the people who made the treacherous journey to the west. Many citizens called...
Freedom, equality and justice are just words to us, that’s what they seem. But what about those who had to fight for all three to obtain freedom? Having equality justice and freedom meant they could have a future and not have to live in constant...
Martin Luther King Jr. was a social activist who played a major role in the American civil rights movement from the mid-1950s until the day he was assassinated in 1968. He felt strongly about fighting to achieve equality and human rights especially for the African...
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