History Essays

Most of the Western world and allies of the United States agreed and pledged their support, but the administration of President Bush knew it may not be enough still to fight terrorism. Enter the complicated relations between the United States and the Russian Federation. Despite years having passed since the Cold War ended, the hidden suspicions between the two world powers remain.

In democratic governments, the functions of government are carried out by the three arms of government. They are the Legislature (parliament/assembly), the executive and the judiciary, (Victor, 2010). These three arms have their different functions in the government. The legislature is responsible for making new laws and amending present laws.

Tribalism has in many cases been seen to emerge as one of the major factors that impede growth in the continent of Africa. While the continent of Africa is composed of many countries, each of those countries comprises many different tribes. Such divisions are often seen as disruptive forces that operate within a nation to challenge the authority that the state exercises over its citizens.

Name Professor’s name Course Date The Role of Nationalism in Castro’s Regime in Cuba Introduction The subject of Nationalism has defined politics over the years. This paper examines the regime of Fidel Castro and takes into account the role of nationalism during his reign.

Political scientists consider individuals association with political parties as relatively stable throughout the life of an electorate and an individual. Party identification originates from the emergency of survey tools in the mid 20th century. One of such survey tool is the National Election Study (NES) conducted in elections since the year 1948.

The Operation Desert Storm and its Impacts on the Middle East. The continuous trail of Gulf War is an explosive example of certain implications of some diplomatic realities that steered the politics of the Middle East during the end of the twentieth century.

The point which is highly debated is whether the death penalty is regarded as cruel and unusual punishment or not, and this is why this amendment is highly debated. Death penalty, in every legal language around the world, means to impose death on an offender as a punishment for his crime.

There are many dimensions like migration and cultural osmosis which mark the very foundation of this phenomenon. This paper is an analytical essay that critically examines the concepts of transnationalism and its different intervening factors. It will examine the concept of transnationalism vis-a-vis identity.

As this was happenings, the Soviet forces imposed sufferings to German civilians as British and American aircrafts bombed German and Japan cities. The author answers the reason why the war could not end earlier because the German was defending its territory.

In the concept, dishonesty, violence and trickery should be shunned. For instance, the democratic party of America has been associated with idealism since the world war I. The concept is also termed as Wilsonianism or Wilsonian idealism developed by Woodrow Wilson.

The wave of 49ers who were fortune seekers came from all over the world and greatly influenced the economy and social life of California and America at large. Although a few of the 49ers made fortune out of the gold, some of them found other means of living particularly after the gold became scarce (Lewis, 2010).

In the past two decades, China has begun to rise in both military and economic strength.  What once was a hegemonic power in the world, the United States has started to see an eroding eastern ideology.  China is not only able to manipulate the yen, but also able to hold control over the business sectors via the way of the government.

The world in which we live is assumed to come into existence many billion years back when no known form of life was present here. It is said that some biological events took place after its existence which led to the existence of the very first specie on the face of this world. From this specie were derived many other species which took over the form of the previous specie.

There were also organizations and governments who dreamt of a more peaceful and harmonious world for the present and future generation of mankind. Will history repeat itself towards the occurrences of several wars? There was a war when the 20th century dawned, has the present leaders acquired the lessons that the wars have given?

1(Murrin, et al 2010 p915) This signifies the point at which the British military killed American civilians, who were revolting against the British colonization. This study is centered on this occurrence and it will seek to vividly analyze how the shooting occurred.

Since then, many other national and international issues has risen which among to some people have overshadowed the post -9/11 era. This paper seeks to give an in-depth analysis of post -9/11. There are many revolutions evident in the entire living style of the United States of America.

Aboriginal peoples, defined in Canada as Indians (or “first nations”), Metis and Inuit, total more than 1,170,000 people, comprising nearly four percent of the country’s total population.  Many of the tribes and social groups that are defined by these three core ethnic categories continue to speak their own native languages and practice ancient traditions, thereby maintaining a strong sense of identity within Canada’s ethnic composite.

Believed to have been written circa 20 BC, this rhapsody illustrates the virtues of piety and duty on part of the hero. The grand scale and difficulty of the adventure of Aeneas provide several moments of examination of his virtuous qualities. In his mission to find the prophesied place where he is to build a new Troy, he is accompanied by his father.

Modern Political Ideas: THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE THIRD WAY AND SOCIALISM. Modern politics is a wide area to be discussed about and in concise it can be discussed as something different from medieval and classical political thoughts. Modern political theory comprise of western civilization history in an academic perspective.

The federal government has deployed GIS into a majority of bureaus and divisions for legal purposes. Homeland protection programs start with establishing and recognizing probable crisis management setbacks in their policies. These setbacks may include calamity events such as fanatic assaults, epidemic spread, and harmful substance leaks that can be modeled and presented in a GIS.

The laxity of the Sudan government in countering the conflicts made the condition dire; thus, attracting international awareness. The Janjaweed from the North brutally evicted the blacks in South Sudan. According to Mamdani (2009), this eviction process was characterized by massacres, rape, and embezzlement.

This paper is an experiment analysis debate of the issues that were brought up by Abraham Lincoln, and their effect to the country. Part I Fellow citizens, we have fairy backpacked, on our duty, to elect Abraham Lincoln as the head of 1860th government. President Lincoln for long has been featured as black republican, revolutionist and a like to John Brown character.

A Critical Review of Theoretical Approaches to International Development International development strategies have been faced with criticism because their approaches to alleviate poverty and reduce inequality are not producing results. International development parameters considered are believed to be major causes of differences in analysing development.

Western and central Europe was free from invasions by the nomads from central Asia that were dangerous to the survival of Europe's economy. Between the years 1236-1242, the Mongols raid of Europe brought destruction to economies in Poland, Hungary, Bohemia, Silesia, and most parts of the Balkans. In 1242, the Mongols extended eastwards and conquered China.

Generally, if the country is to maintain its positive growth rate a number of solutions will have to be implemented so as to deal with the menace of threatening forces that have held the wellbeing of the individuals in these areas hostage leading to a reduction in their quality of life (Hastings, 2012).

Communism is a structure of social organizations based on owning all properties in common. In this governance framework, the properties either belong to the community or country. Citizens of the nation with kind of governance are not entitled to own properties.

From the onset, it is important to note that most European or non-western views agree that the war was the beginning of the global capitalism currently in place. Before the war erupted in 1861, the South of the United States produced most of the cotton used in the world, which was produced in plantations where slaves worked.

World Civilization. Civilization is defined as a global or universal phenomenon of political, economic, cultural, and technological exchanges that come up because of contemporary communication, legal infrastructure, and political willingness to open links across borders to enable international finance and trade.

The paper analyzes The Effects of War. The government of Woodrow Wilson kept America out of war so long that enemies started to plot takeover schemes for invading the land of opportunities. However the Russians initiated to make bold statements regarding invasion of the American territory and considered it as their number one priority.

However, it is still contrastingly clear that, disabled persons form the minority on the society. Despite the fact that, communities have been sensitised to recognize the disabled like any other member of the society, persons with disability are still prone to subjection of acts of violence and rape.

Domestic violence is an issue of international concern and has been in the public realm for a very long time. A majority of those affected are women, both married and single women as well as divorced and those separated from their partners (Peter et al, 445).

Putting to account the time she spent while in Ghana subsequent to the overland slave route from the hinterland to the Atlantic, Hartman acknowledges primarily to an inexperienced research for her own individuality. She indicates that she wanted to find out where she belonged.

In Moyn’s view, the modern conception of human rights - as we know it in its present form - originated when it formed a critical part in the American foreign policy. In order to validate his thesis, Moyn engaged in in-depth analyses of intellectual history and of human rights historical narrative.

The end of the Ottoman Empire apparently looked to be the outcome of the military defeat of the Triple Alliance in WWI by the opponent politico-strategic alliance; somehow, the strategic schemes and ambitious plans devised by the Allies for introducing and enforcing their personal cultural, political and socioeconomic traits in various areas of the Ottoman Empire played a central role in the disintegration of the empire, and the abolishment of its conventional political setup by the beginning of the twentieth century (Kedourie 21–2).

Three of these attacks successfully reached their intended target, leading to the deaths of thousands of Americans. These attacks were meant to undermine American liberties and ideals and were also considered expressions of outrage against American policies in the Middle East and against the Muslim nation.

Examining war through the conflict of theories between natural instinct or learned responses supports the end hope of overcoming the need for states to come into conflict through aggression. While aggression is shown to be innate in human development, stemming from testosterone and more likely higher in male members of the human race than female members, war is a social construction where the act of war is learned through structures in which command and duty override impulse and instinct.

Humanitarian intervention is a controversial topic at present since the stronger countries make use of this principle to interfere in the internal matters of other countries. Many people argue that UK and US like countries trying to challenge the sovereignty of independent states in the name of humanitarian intervention. On the other hand, many others believe that humanitarian intervention is necessary in certain circumstances. This paper analyses the proper ways for a democracy like UK to deal with human right violations in other states.

The causes of the Civil War have been muddled out many periods among historians. There were many undeviating reasons nonetheless all of the causes' roots appear to shoot from slavery. Slavery was so triumphing that if led to the split of the South since there was unbalanced distribution of material goods in the counties.

The definition has changed in some ways due to expansion of knowledge, but the overall idea of blackness is that is the culmination of African Americans place in the U.S. In essence, this is meant by this is that being black has been established in the U.S.

Social consequences included examining the nature of culture for its sense of sin, the plague being considered a punishment for the direction of social behaviors during the time period. Economic struggles occurred as trade and production slowed to a crawl because of the impact of a diminished population on the development of business potentials.

The collapse of the Roman Empire is an important historical landmark and it still draws the attention of many scholars. Now, looking from the Haven on the Earth, I can see mistakes of other emperors and I would like to introduce some changes in the destiny of the Roman Empire. My goal is to present my own strategy that to my mind can prevent the downfall.

The fictional story of Gov. Jack Stanton is said to have been based upon former Pres. Bill Clinton and his meteoric rise from Arkansas governor to the highest position of power in the United States of America. The movie effectively portrays the way that Jack Stanton, while on the campaign trail, uses the power of empathy do win over the hearts of the voters before the primaries are convened.

In the 18th century, the American population was in a phase of revolution from democracy to republicanism. Republicanism meant protection of liberty and inalienable rights for all individuals alike, making the people a sovereign whole. It claimed that people should be free in performing their civic duties and should not be forced to do so by the government.

0-100AD In this period, the Hopwell culture emerged and was expanded with the main areas of influence being the Marksville group that lived near the missipi delta and the Santa Rosa group that lived at the base of the Florida peninsula. The Hopwell culture made good decorations for the dead people.

Under English law, married women were under the influence and protection of their husbands. Man and woman became one upon marriage but the woman’s property was surrendered to her husband. Married women did not even have the luxury of either disposing of any property or writing a will without their husband’s consent...    

Palestine fights for its nationalism. Israel maintains an iron fist to survive in a region where her enemies surround her. Israel is willing to use oppressive and defensive measures to uphold and extend its territorial boundaries. Israel uses all possible means to ensure that the balance of power in the Middle East shifts in her favor.

The republican form of the government is involved with the aspect of considering the opinions and ideologies of the majority within the society. Republican principles are aimed at establishing a consensus between a nation’s population and the laws used to govern that nation.

U.S. Territorial Expansion: Treaty of Paris (1783) Towards end of the eighteenth century, various European nations had colonized other states across the globe inclusive of North American States. However, there was a conflict of interest among the Colonists’ governments in Europe and their representatives in America.

Changes and advancements in technology have forced interest groups to upgrade and adopt these new systems so as to achieve their goals. With technology capacity of interest groups and potential has increased tremendously with the interest groups using technology airing their issues via the internet.

The Atlantic slave trade began with the exploration of the Portuguese as they voyaged to various parts of the world. Their original intention was to trade in items such as gold, spices, and beads from West African states. However, they later found this region to be of the essence in terms of agriculture especially the growing of sugar.