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An Opinion on the War of 1812 in the US (804 words, 1 pages)

The War of 1812 The years following the war of 1812, otherwise known as the 'Era of Good Feelings,' must be considered a time of exceptional growth and development in the United States, but above all it should be considered a time of evolution and ripening of American nationalism, unification, ... Read More

Analysis of The Wars, a Novel by Timothy Findley (1282 words, 2 pages)

If you took a sensitive caring person and set them in the midst of a chaotic area, what do you think would, happen? Would these person adapt to this area, and live like everyone else, or would they become a mental mess unable to cope with what is going on ... Read More

Oliver Stone – the War Film Platoon (763 words, 3 pages)

Religion is a canopy under which American culture and society thrives. Its extension reaches the boundaries of such cultural mainstreams as movies, television, and music. Oliver Stone's 1986 war film Platoon is an example of the religious subtleties and overtones that appear in various American genres. Stone not only uses ... Read More

A Paper on the Spanish Civil War (550 words, 2 pages)

The Spanish Civil War Written and Compiled by Brad Dougherty From 1936 to 1939 a military rising starting in Morocco, lead by General Francisco Franco, spread rapidly all over the country, thus starting the Spanish Civil War. After a number of bloody battles, in which fortunes changed from one side ... Read More

The Thirty Years War (3046 words, 4 pages)

The Thirty Years War was a series of European conflicts that lasted from 1618 to 1648. The battles were mainly fought in Germany. The struggle was initially based on the religious conflicts among Germans by the Protestant Reformation, but it was later influenced by other issues, including dynastic rivalries. There ... Read More

Comparison of the Revolutionary War in 1775 and the War of 1812 (916 words, 2 pages)

The Revolutionary War in 1775 and the War of 1812 are both similar and at the same time different. The Revolutionary war and the War of 1812 are similar in that, they both were fought mainly by the British and the North American colonist. At the same time, the two ... Read More

Education as the Foundation of Civilization (569 words, 1 pages)

The Foundation of all civilized life is education. In modern society, we have made it a right rather than a privilege, and this must be seen as one of the greatest achievements of the past century. This does not however mean that every recipient of compulsory education is grateful. Gone ... Read More

Civil War’s Righteousness of the North (1698 words, 3 pages)

The Righteousness of the North in the Civil War There were several causes of the American Civil War, among them being the argument regarding slavery, the controversy over states rights and the tariff, and the illegal secession of South Carolina and the other confederate states. The Norths cause was justified ... Read More

George Lucas’s Inspiration for Creating the Star Wars (916 words, 2 pages)

The Origins of Star Wars In the movie Star Wars, Director and Screenplay writer George Lucas creates a very complex, believable universe. Lucas borrows many things from different places to create his universe.This paper will show whether or not he succeeds and how does he does it. The origins of ... Read More

The Outbreak of World War II – from Orthodox and Revisionist Point of View (2618 words, 3 pages)

The outbreak of the Second World War would be a catastrophic event brought about by increasing tension and paranoia between nations, as well as the reoccurrence of militarist, nationalist and imperialist sentiments in many countries, especially Germany, Japan and Italy. There are many views and opinion as to why the ... Read More

The Formation and Performance of the Nuremburg Trials following World War II (2646 words, 4 pages)

The Nuremburg Precedence History will judge these trials wholly by whether the victors themselves adhere to the standards and the law they impose on the vanquished. In judging the vanquished, the victors also judge themselves. (New York Times editorial, May 14, 1946, quoted in Piccigallo, 1979, p. 18). Although they ... Read More

A History of How The Mexican War Started (992 words, 2 pages)

There were many events that led to the Mexican War. Its major culprit is the hostilities between the United States and Mexico. This contempt led to the provocation of the United States into a war with Mexico. President Polks words to Congress suggest this, Mexicohas shed American blood upon American ... Read More

A History of How Mayan Civilization, One of the Most Advanced Civilization Was Built (2618 words, 4 pages)

The Maya One of the Most Advanced Civilizations Ever Recorded The Maya were once considered one of the greatest civilizations in North America, and possibly the world. They built many pyramids and temples to honour their gods and to preserve their religion. Their lives revolved around their king and sacrifice ... Read More

An Analysis of The People’s Struggle to Live During The Civil War in the Play “The Miracle Worker” by William Gibson (1536 words, 2 pages)

William Gibson's play, The Miracle Worker, illustrates how people who triumph over hardships can succeed in achieving their goals. The play follows Annie Sullivan, a half-blind northern young woman, as she travels to Post-Civil War Tuscumbia, Alabama in order to teach Helen Keller, a blind and deaf little girl. When ... Read More

The Lost Generation Writers Rises after the Cold War (1979 words, 3 pages)

THE LOST GENERATION With the beginning of World War I many things had changed for America. This war happened between in the years of 1914 and 1918. At first America did not join the war but in 1917 they joined it to support it. When it was finished, soldiers who ... Read More

An Essay on Americans Involvement in the Great War (3262 words, 6 pages)

The Great War It began as a local European conflict. It expanded into a general European struggle. It ended as a global war involving 32 countries. It cost 8.5 million lives and nearly 200 billion dollars. It is called "The Great War." It was World War I. More than 100,000 ... Read More

An Essay on the Persian Gulf War (866 words, 2 pages)

The Persian Gulf War The problems in Iraq began in 1979 when Saddam Hussein took control of Iraq. In 1991, Saddam Hussein started the Persian Gulf War by invading Kuwait. He accused Kuwait of stealing oil from the Rumain oil field. The crisis continued in August when Iraq, led by ... Read More

Ethical Issues in Iraq and Gulf War (877 words, 2 pages)

Ethical issues in times of war is a near impossible subject, there are so many variables, so many grey areas and unknown details. The war in Iraq both in the Gulf War (January-February 1991) and the Iraq war (March 2003 - June 2004) both had significant ethical issues on both ... Read More

An Essay on the Final Months of the Civil War (2297 words, 4 pages)

The Final Months of the Civil War The Civil War was one of momentous proportion. It was disastrous in terms of human life, because more Americans died in this war that any other war in history. This paper is mainly about and around those involved on the battlefield in the ... Read More

The Impact of Socioeconomic Problems of the 1930s on the Beginning of World War II (752 words, 2 pages)

The economic and social problems of the 1930's may have led to the start of World War 2. I have some reasons why explained below. A name for the 1930's could be called the Dirty Thirties because there was a great loss of rain in the states causing drought and ... Read More

The War for Independence in the US (928 words, 3 pages)

Throughout time, wars have had a powerful impact on the world, and have changed the course of history . When people desire a reform, they oftenresort to war to accomplish it. The war for independence in the United States illustrates that war is a powerful instrument for social and economic ... Read More

World War II and Its Effects on African-Americans and Japanese-Americans (782 words, 2 pages)

Marci Cunningham History 105 430 World War II and the Effects on African-Americans and Japenese-Americans It really is not a outstanding statement to say the World War II affected many American lives. How could an all encompassing war not affect every person in America? The extent to which the war ... Read More

A Paper on the Role of Far Eastern Nations in the Cold War (798 words, 2 pages)

Soon after the Soviet takeover of Eastern Europe, China became Communist in 1949. The Americans had always regarded China as their outpost in the East. A massive Communist stronghold had appeared. Furthermore, spies informed Truman that Stalin was using Cominform to help Communists win power in other parts of the ... Read More

My Life in Alabama during the Civil Rights Movement (1402 words, 2 pages)

The Dirty South During the times of the Civil Rights Movement the black communities of Birmingham, Alabama suffered severely due to the notorious acts of racism geared towards them simply because they were black. They boldly endured beatings, lynching, bombings, and demeaning treatment from the white community and especially from ... Read More

The Valley of Ashes as a Symbol for Gatsby’s Bleak Life After the War in The Great Gatsby (603 words, 1 pages)

The Dark Realm of the Valley of Ashes In the twenties, the era of glitter and gold, counterfeit wealth and artificial success obscured the vision of a disaster foreboding The Great Depression, the Red Scare, the crash of the stock market, and many others. New York City, the capital of ... Read More

An Essay on the Concept of Freedom and the Civil War (996 words, 2 pages)

The concept of freedom drove an entire nation to a Civil War, which was, arguably, the bloodiest war this country has ever seen. It set North against South, nation against state, and brother against brother. Each group of individuals maintained an interpretation of freedom that was so powerful to them, ... Read More

An Essay on the Possible Causes of the American Civil War (1058 words, 3 pages)

"Civil War" Historians have long debated the causes of the Civil War. Most say that slavery was the root cause. But some historians agree that the war had a number of causes. One which they agree was the sectional division between North and the South. They also point to the ... Read More

An Essay on the Civil Rights Movement (4417 words, 6 pages)

The Civil Rights movement ironically has the pretext of promoting justice and equality however, in recent years the once so-called 'Oppressors' have now become the 'Oppressed'. Due to Affirmative Action, equal-outcome programs, and hate-crime legislation, many Americans are now denied fair and equal opportunities, and equal protection and treatment under ... Read More

A Paper on Just Cause and Responsibility of the Great War/WWI (3312 words, 4 pages)

Bismarck is reported as having said towards the end of his life "If ever there is another war in Europe it will come out of some damned silly thing in the Balkans". While it is humanities greatest wish for war never to be fought, there are times when such a ... Read More

A Description of a Battle Fought in the American Civil War (2152 words, 3 pages)

The battle opened at dawn on the 17th when Union General Joseph Hooker's artillery began a murderous fire on Jackson's men in the Miller cornfield north of town. "In the time I am writing," Hooker reported, "every stalk of corn in the northern and greater part of the field was ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013