Reflection on the celebration of the Liberation of Auschwitz
Essay - 3 pages - Modern history
'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,' said the philosopher George Santayana, underlining the importance of the duty to remember to fight against the forgetting and perpetuation of past atrocities. Therefore, we shall not forget the Shoah, that is to say, the...
The evolution of communist China from 1921
Essay - 2 pages - Modern history
China has always been a vast and powerful empire, but when the 20th century opens, this country is only a shadow of itself. The first half of the 20th century placed China under foreign domination and civil wars, leading to growing discontent among the population which configured the country for...
Deforestation in Côte d'Ivoire
Essay - 2 pages - World geography
Deforestation is the phenomenon of reduction of forest areas. Deforestation is when forest areas are permanently lost (or at least lost over the long term) to other uses such as agriculture, urbanization or mining. Africa is also a large deforestation zone in the world. Côte d'Ivoire is one...
The Roman Presence in Bohemia and Moravia During the Marcomannic Wars
Dissertation - 12 pages - Ancient history
For around three hundred years, the Danubian region has been in a particular position, a so-called 'bipolar state' . Indeed, two major entities of the time were in contact in this area. The first one was the Roman Empire and the second was the Germanic world. From the time of Augustus...
British Empire map in 1886
Essay - 3 pages - Modern history
This document is a world map made by British people to show and glorify the British empire in 1886. The projection used is centred on Europe but more precisely on the Greenwich Prime Meridian, placing Great Britain just above the map's central focal point. On the map itself, in the middle, we...
To what extent tradition, history, art, religion and politics can shape the economy of a region, a country or a continent? - The example of China
Essay - 5 pages - World geography
Economic growth and development in a country are not only the results of trade and economic policies. The economy, in a country, can also be boosted when the country offers a safe economic background such as secure private property or open trade guaranties. Institutions are fundamental in order...
Conservation and the futur
Text commentary - 3 pages - Modern history
Introduction et plan détaillé d'un commentaire de texte sur Stewart L. Udall, The Quiet Crisis (1963).
Memory of World War II in America
Essay - 3 pages - Modern history
The memory is basically the act of recall. Indeed, when something, either an action, an event or even a person is remembered, this automatically becomes a memory. Thus, it can be related to everything but, here, it will be precisely about the memory of World War II in America. Besides, the United...
Relations sino-américaines
Tutorials/exercises - 6 pages - Modern history
Devoir rendu dans le cadre d'un cours de Sino-American Relations, répondant à la demande suivante : Using your understanding of the history of Sino-American relations, speculate on the future of US-PRC relations. What will they look like in 2050? What bearing will history have on the...
Représentations médiatiques des relations sino-américaines
Tutorials/exercises - 6 pages - Modern history
Devoir rendu dans le cadre d'un cours de Sino-American Relations, discutant de six représentations médiatiques des relations sino-américaines contemporaines en commençant par l'analyse de leurs intérêts communs, puis de leurs conflits d'intérêts pour terminer sur leurs relations...
Relations sino-américaines - publié le 26/06/2020
Tutorials/exercises - 6 pages - Modern history
Devoir rendu dans le cadre d'un cours de Sino-American Relations, répondant à la question suivante : Should the US share any blame for the Nationalists' loss of the Chinese mainland to the CCP? Discuss with reference to at least 3 specific policies or decisions.
Referring to at least 2 impacts on each side, discuss the effects of American immigration policies on Sino-American relations in the XIXth century
Tutorials/exercises - 5 pages - Modern history
Devoir rendu dans le cadre d'un cours anglophone de Sino-american relations, répondant à la demande suivante : Referring to at least 2 impacts on each side, discuss the effects of American immigration policies on Sino-American relations in the XIXth century. In general, how did those policies...
Referencing at least 3 impacts, describe in general the effects of the relationship between China and the US on the US up to World War II
Tutorials/exercises - 5 pages - Modern history
Devoir rendu dans le cadre d'un cours anglophone de Sino-american relations, répondant à la demande suivante : Referencing at least 3 impacts, describe in general the effects of the relationship between China and the US on the US up to World War II. What role did that relationship play in...
Compare and contrast PRC-US relations during the Korean and Vietnam Wars
Tutorials/exercises - 6 pages - Modern history
Devoir rendu dans le cadre d'un cours anglophone de Sino-american relations, répondant à la demande suivante : Compare and contrast PRC-US relations during the Korean and Vietnam Wars. Create an argument which convincingly accounts for the most important differences and similarities of...
The Northern Ireland Conflict and paths to Peace - How was a peace settlement to end the Troubles achieved in April 1998?
Essay - 6 pages - Modern history
The peace settlement that was achieved in April 1998 results from a long period of negotiations, doubts and violent attacks from all communities. The inter-communal conflict of The Troubles had lasted for more than thirty years leaving a city and a country deeply broken. Historians agreed to...
Slave Narratives And Abolitionist Literature
Essay - 4 pages - Modern history
In the middle of the 19th century, the young USA had to go through one of the most violent and dangerous periods in its history. Indeed, the question of slavery became more and more burning every day, and finally demanded a solution. As you know, when writing the Constitution, the Founding...
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass - Frederick Douglass (1845)
Book review - 3 pages - Modern history
In the first half of the 19th century, the United States is facing a lot of changes in social, economic and political levels. Economically speaking, the country has evolved positively thanks to new models of production brought by the Industrial Revolution. Nonetheless, at this time, slavery was...
Culture analysis - Japan
Essay - 5 pages - World geography
I chose Japan because it is the most exotic and culturally different from France. Therefore, I find it really fascinating to learn more about this incredible distinct island of culture! Japan could appear as an excentric, colourful and strange culture but also complex and confusing in terms of...
evaluate the changing historical debate surrounding Neville chamberlain and the policy of appeasement
Essay - 6 pages - Modern history
In order to answer the question surrounding Neville chamberlain and his appeasement policy three different historical perspectives need to be focused on and they are the orthodox view - (1940's view, strengths and weaknesses) the revisionists view (1960's, strengths and weaknesses) the...
How albert speer escaped justice at nuremberg
Case study - 9 pages - Modern history
This research plan outlines my focus for my dissertation and what i wanted to write about in each chapter. For my dissertation I decided to focus on Albert Speer and how he escaped justice at the Nuremberg trials. You can also find a bibliography attached.
Nellie Bly - Journalism
Tutorials/exercises - 6 pages - Modern history
Essay Question: Choose a print or broadcast reporter whose work you admire and analyse the secrets of their success with reference to best practice advice and academic literature. Identify at least one ethical dilemma they have faced in their newsgathering and discuss how they have dealt with it...
Rise of The Modern World
Essay - 3 pages - Modern history
In the ancient French and European world, they used to have that fervent time of cultural, artistically, economic and political rebirth and this brought about the promotion of the rediscovery of classical literature, philosophy and art. Renaissance it all began when there was the spread of...
Second Annual Message - Andrew Jackson (1830)
Text commentary - 3 pages - Modern history
This document is an excerpt from Andrew's Jackson's Second Annual Message, delivered on December 6, 1830 to Congress. Jackson was the seventh president of the United States and dominated American politics between the 1820s and 1830s. The Jackson government sought to remove the Five...
The New Indian Territory
Course material - 2 pages - Modern history
Jackson was elected in 1828. He removed the Indians to the West by force. Even before his inauguration as a president, Georgia and Mississippi passed laws extending their jurisdiction over the Indians within their borders. Georgia and Alabama made it illegal for Indians to testify against any...
Cotton and slavery in Southern America
Course material - 1 pages - Modern history
The lower/deep south (1850) consisted of South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas. This area offered one of the best cotton land of the world. Southerners exploited these advantages by extending slavery to the new territories. Cotton and slavery went hand in hand.
Slavery in the United States of America
Course material - 2 pages - Modern history
Slavery already existed before the 17th century when it was in the American colonies. The Spanish first introduced it and made tremendous profits out of slavery. For financial and economic benefits, America decided to follow. In the American colonies, the first Africans were brought to Virginia...
The creation of the United States of America and its challenges
Course material - 1 pages - Medieval history
Religious liberty was associated with the US and its constitution. Religious moralism was the main feature of America even before the Revolution. Before the Revolution, there was an established church. Dissenters were free to hold religious services but had to pay a special tax that aimed at...
Marco Polo's travel islands in south Asia
Essay - 13 pages - Medieval history
Marco Polo was born in Venice in 1254, he surely was one of the most famous travelers of the Silk Road. He was also a European man who left his country to discover the Middle East. There, he recorded the story of a journey that lasted twenty-four years. It was initially a trip that should have...
The war of the roses (1455-1485)
Essay - 3 pages - Medieval history
The war of the roses is a civil war in England, from May 22, 1455 to August 22, 1485. It's a war between two royal families. The house of York, with four symbol a white rose and the house of Lancaster represented by a red rose.
The story of Dublin
Case study - 4 pages - Geography
Today we're going to talk to you about the city of Dublin. Indeed, we will soon visit the city. So, it will be interesting to know it so that once you get there you can make the link between what you see and what we talked about. Dublin is the capital of Ireland (more precisely that of the...
