History Essays

This was done by forcing the daimyo to travel to different residences throughout Japan. Its added benefits were the establishment of Japan’s extensive road network during the Edo period as well as ensuring the daimyo was visible in various regions of the country and not only in the capital. This policy has a central position at the heart of the nation.

The researcher also analyzes Voltaire’s Candide, where the main female characters are prostitutes, women that marry for money, disease-spreaders, and most importantly victims as example on the subject of women, who are strangely represented in the novel and their role, that was established by society.

This essay discusses that the policies of Ronald Reagan would be the most reliable in resolving the problems being faced by the world today such as; global warming, nuclear proliferation, terrorism, warning world economy and the accompanying poverty and its implications for the future security of America.

Amendment 1 The amendment bars the congress from instituting any policies which directly affects the freedom of people to religion, barring the liberty of the press, challenging the already existing rules of a public member petitioning the government for a redress of grievances, and limiting a person’s freedom of speech.

The Meiji Period in Japan lasted for close to half a century (1868 – 1912). This time in Japan’s history was one of its most successful, mainly due to Emperor Meiji moving the capital from Kyoto to Tokyo.

Throughout his reign, Peter the Great's ambitious westernizing reformation of the Russian military and industry transformed Russian into a strong and well respected European power at the expense of the countries laboring serfs.

I voted in support of President Woodrow Wilson’s declaration of war in April 1917. Given the consciousness, I possessed on the ravages of war, the reasons I considered casting my vote in favor of America’s involvement in World War I were thus serious, as shall be seen in the discussion that ensues forthwith. 

This phenomenon explains the diversity of the Swiss culture which manifests in the various traditional customs (Maissen, 2015). However, Alps have played a significant role in shaping not only the culture but also the history of Switzerland. In the early 14 century, Gotthard Pass had emerged as the epicenter of Swiss Confederacy.

With the opportunity to look back, it is possible to see that Hitler did indeed provide large sums of monetary support for the art world he believed in, which did lead to the proliferation of many new sculptures and other artworks; however, the constraints placed on Germany’s art world did not lead the country to produce highly influential works of art. Instead, they reflect the struggle for creative expression within a dictatorial regime in which creative expression was to be feared rather than celebrated.

The author of the essay illuminates what it means to be modern and the many parallels that can be traced through that time period to this, anticipates the world’s balancing act on the verge of the technological age. By comparing and contrasting the events of the world in 1688 and 1988 the researcher analyzes most significant differences.

The Soviet Union had an economic system that proved to be highly ineffective, with the black market frequently providing essentials as well as luxury items. Hand in hand with the black markets went corruption and bribery. Black marketers frequently resorted to bribing communist party officials, the police and the KGB or they in turn extorted money off the black marketers.

The second part of the XX century became the epoch of essential renovation of historical science in the USA. The development of American historiography was ambiguous, and the attempts of representative use of historical knowledge in policy were not unsuccessful.

It is evaluable that, Saund decided to influence other Indian immigrants living in California to form an organization that would help them voice their grievances as a group and facilitate the nullification of California’s Alien Land Law (Feagin 77).

Chapter 7 is entitled “Cities: The American Tragedy.” The main subject of this chapter is the observation that although the United States of American has been an urban nation for many years – when its economy is good and sufficient to support the basic needs of its people – why is it now that it is experiencing real or imminent disorder?

The 18th century was a time of dramatic economic and social change. Along with the economy, family dynamics and people’s health were impacted. This transformation brought factories with initially dangerous working conditions which exploited the lower class.

The key point of the paper is the political situation of Ukraine at the world stage after the WW I, the establishment of Ukrainian nationalism and their attempt to make Ukraine independent. The essay also outlines the situation in the Western part of Ukraine at the beginning of the WW II and its effect on the Ukrainians.

The focus of this paper is on the religion thoughts of the Spanish conquerors. They believed that there was a need to convert the Native Americans to the one true religion. The natives were viewed as heathen savages who were involved in worshipping the devils. As a result, the Spanish thought that the Indians would spend their life being tortured in hell unless they are saved.

This essay researches William Wells Brown, a noted literary figure, most famous for his autobiographical sketches of his life as a slave. The book’s thesis was clearly stated by Brown: he waited until ‘some one more competent’ would take the subject with regards the contribution of African-Americans in military and in the war and ‘although many books have been written upon the rebellion’ no one had written about the African-American experience.

In some cases, the need for legal distinction between various indigenous people groups led to the multiplicity of terms. The source of controversy of names that include the term “Indian” is that the term is a misnomer.

Nineteen terrorists from al-Qaeda hijacked four commercial airplanes, deliberately crashing two of the planes into the upper floors of the North and South Towers of the World Trade Center complex and a third plane into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. In New York City, two planes (American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175) crashed into the World Trade Center (WTC) North and South Towers (Twin Towers) in Lower Manhattan.

Built to accommodate the poor, these workhouses housed many families; the old, the sick and the destitute poor, classified as ‘paupers’. By 1901, when the Queen’s reign ended, workhouses had transformed from the barbaric and suppressive asylum to logical care centres”.

One of such side effects is Leukemia a critical condition dangerous to the health of an individual. Studies show that children born 10 years from the time the nuclear bombs exploded develop, leukemia at the age of 35

The decline of Rome began in the third century AD with splitting the Empire into two parts – Western Roman Empire and Eastern Roman Empire later renamed into Byzantine Empire with its capital located in Constantinople. Facing numerous problems and regular invasions of the barbaric tribes, the Western part of the empire soon died away with the conquest of Rome and Odoacer dethroning the last Roman governor, Romulus Augustus.

In the history of American leadership there have been eighteen presidents elected on the Republican Party ticket.

The paper discusses that the impact of historical study is the greater understanding of where we came from as a civilization. The advancements made in order for the betterment of all, not just a few. The sign of great material is the way in which it seeks to influence the reader that is going to read it.

According to the report the state of Texas was, in the 1800s, a land of desolate desert. Somehow, the animals had to be taken from the wild frontier of Texas to civilized cattle markets in Kansas, without aid of mass transportation such as railways. Thus, cattle trade began its heyday along trails and routes, one of which was the legendary Chisholm Trail.

According to the report nationalists under John Redmond wanted to establish an Irish parliament and it was their principal political aim for most of the 19th century. They were led to the war effort by their leader John Redmond in the year 1914. Ireland was one of the colonies of Great Britain. But Ireland had a separate constitution.

America’s prestige and leadership did not only depend on its unrivaled material progress, military strength and riches but also in its use of power to its concern for World peace and improving human lives. Thus the need to find out how to solve differences not with arms but using decent and intellectual ways.

white and back races in many areas, but this book has something tangible to offer in the areas of class, gender, and sexuality in White supremacist discourse.

The battle of Little Bighorn took place at eastern Montana Territory on 25th June, 1876. This battle has been considered as one of the great prominent actions of the Sioux War, 1876. The objective of the research is to analyze each and every aspect of this battle and find out the legacy of this battle.

The battle was instigated by Americans upon the British troops and the Hessians. The British troops had exiled the Americans from the New York. In 1776, the Americans had been limited to the Western bank of Delaware.

The author argues that resource scarcity plays a vital role in monitoring, the resources in situations where violent conflict is to be prevented. In terms of monitoring, resource scarcity can be used as an indicator to indicate warnings that non-violent conflict can easily become violent.

They happened at a time when the United States was at war, in 1943, and the nation had gained a lot through its war industry. It was a time when many Mexicans had chosen to immigrate to the United States so that they would be able to take advantage of the numerous opportunities that were available in the country.

It is a greatest height of intolerance and insensitivity, propagating anarchy and making people to live a life of desperation and tribulation (Böll 02). Many people have been sent into refugee camps, with bloodshed hitting a mark of above six thousand Syrians.

When studying American history and the effects of the Jim Crow laws of the south, one often encounters descriptions of the sub-standard educational system that made it virtually impossible for black people to obtain sufficient knowledge to attain college-level studies, the feelings of isolationism experienced by people of color and the total lack of control they had over their own fate.

Archeologists and historians uncover still the hidden clues of the past, but it is writers and filmmakers who unveil the ideology of a once proud and strong civilization turned into a weak and timid society which in spite of all the deficiencies held or attributed loves its independence and its dignity more than its own life.

James Madison for one read the tenor of the times and knew it was time to preserve the union they now enjoyed. A representative government was the only thing that would solve the collective problems of the union. The entire concept of a free government would have to be protected by a constitution created by elected representatives.

Data was collected from the primary sources and secondary sources. Primary sources used were history books and the works of Milton and Marvell, while secondary sources were the works of critics and scholars of history and literature.

According to the report America is a liberal nation and has a society where people have rights and freedom to exercise their choices and desires. Liberty and equality always has been an ideal for Americans. On an International order America has many shades of being a hegemony and imperialist. America has been overly indulging into the political affairs of other countries.

The researcher aims to analyze the weaknesses and strengths of the articles of confederation. The key differences between the U.S. Constitution and the Articles of Confederation exist in the branches of government, powers of the central government, powers of states, money, success, and elections.

This essay gives an insight to public and private lives of Albert Einstein. After 1919 Einstein was bestowed with a number of awards and honors, by the different international scientific societies. He always was beset upon by photographers and reporters. However, he utilized this opportunity to disseminate his political and social views.

One country valued the wealthy class and shunned the lower class while the other country eliminated the class factor thereby treating all citizens equally. This was what contributed to difference in the governing of the two states.

Hitler praised the German army on the night of July 24. In his opinion, it was perfect in the world. He believed that the German soldier was safer and sounder than any other soldier was and was truly happy that he had lived to witness its victory.

This essay analyzes why the Alien and Sedition Act began during the war between France and England. The paper highlights that this war divided the Federalist and the Republicans. Some of the differences include the worries by democratic-Republican about the attempts to stifle the dissenting voices in the United States.

A bill of rights is a list of essential rights of the citizens of a given state. Bill of rights plays the fundamental role in protecting and promoting human rights. The absence of the bill of right results to the serious violation of human rights. This violation has a somber consequence on human right, considering the sensitivity nature of human rights.

The author states that Mr. President, according to the realist’s point of view the current world is experiencing a lot of imbalance in terms of power. Mr. President, realism is considered one of the most accurate way of analyzing international relations as it provides us with a pragmatic framework that put into the evaluation.

It is a common fallacy to think of the Samurai as fierce warriors, since the best of them were great visionaries who pursued spiritual, artistic and cultural endeavors apart from their regular, prescribed duties.

The term zaibatsu was used in the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century and it refers the diversified family enterprises which were established and became prominence during the Meiji Era.

According to the report railroad was suitable to carry extremely large amounts of raw products from the farmers to the industries and from the industries to the larger markets. This led to the subsequent expansion of the railroad to accommodate the ever growing clientele. The resultant national rail system expanded the economy in many ways.

President JFK grew up in a political family and led an extraordinary life. He was the youngest man ever elected for the president of a nation. Rich, handsome, charming, articulate and elegant, JFK was admired equally by the people of the United States as well as abroad.