British Imperialism
Essay - 3 pages - Modern history
The American War of Independence (1775-1783) is referred to as the end of the first British Empire and as an evolution of the management of the colonies. Britain realized that trade might continue to bring prosperity even in the absence of colonial rule (this contributed to the extension in the...
The impact of the Suez crisis on Britain, Egypt and Israel
Essay - 5 pages - Modern history
The Suez Crisis of 1956 has been commonly seen as a turning point in post war world history, the moment when Britain's pretension to world power status was stripped away, and when Egypt became the leader of the Arab world, an event which triggered a radical change in the relations between...
Soviet propaganda
Essay - 7 pages - Modern history
Lamarck and Darwin have killed God, finally, and for all time, so that He may never reappear after such blows. These great murderers deserve the gratitude of all mankind. Here is Vladimir Taneev, whose statement, published in 1879 on 'Communism States of the Future', reflects the...
Le mouvement des droits civiques aux États-Unis
Essay - 8 pages - Modern history
En réaction à la situation, les noirs américains s'unissent pour changer le système. Dans les années 50 et 60, leur mouvement a été surnommé "le mouvement des droits civiques". Cette expression semble la seule à pouvoir englober les nombreuses doctrines de cette époque. Des législations...
Orientalism
Essay - 4 pages - Modern history
In the 19th century, a fad for the Orient appeared. The artists were inspired by its luxury, its mystery and of course, the supernatural that surrounded this part of the world. Orientalism is the study of near and Far-Eastern societies and cultures by westerners (first meaning). But it can also...
The debate on the trial and the condemnation of Louis XVI during the 18th century and their consequences - published: 13/03/2006
Essay - 8 pages - Modern history
At first, the king of France seemed inclined to work with the revolution and to try to solve the problems created by it. But the influence of the queen and of the courtiers was too strong. He was pressured by them to disregard all promises he had made and to flee from France, in order to obtain...
De-colonization, immigration and integration (Study based on The Battle of Algiers and Living in Paradise)
Essay - 5 pages - Modern history
The Algerian war. It is only in 1999 that the French National Assembly voted to recognize it, after years during which it has been referred to as an “operation of restoring order”, whereas on the Algerian side it was referred as a “war of independence”, even as “a...
The portrait of John F. Kennedy
Essay - 8 pages - Modern history
John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917-1963), often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. The youngest ever elected to the presidency and the first of the Roman Catholic faith, John F. Kennedy won the election of...
Racism and discrimination against the Black population in the US
Essay - 8 pages - Modern history
The blacks in Africa lived together in tribes and with the families staying together in the village and leading a life based on strong morals. Each tribe had developed a culture and their native language. According to most Europeans, the Africans were ignorant, pagan savages who needed to be...
America's war in Vietnam
Essay - 21 pages - Modern history
Today the vast majority of puzzled mankind associates the word "Vietnam" with the cruel war, which erupted in this small Southeast Asian country. This cruel war was the result of the repercussions of the Second World War This war, was led by the United States. However, the reason for this war...
Desegregation and civil rights movements in the USA
Essay - 5 pages - Modern history
Although the Civil War had abolished slavery, the black people still suffered from racial discrimination, particularly in the Southern states. Not only did they often feel discriminated against, but were continually looked down upon by their white counterparts in many genres like education, at...
The British Monarchy
Essay - 17 pages - Modern history
Firstly, the history of the monarchy through the course of its existence through numerous centuries will be dealt with. Secondly, a detailed discussion about the modern role of the Queen and her power in the United Kingdom will be charted out. Thirdly a debate on ?what the fate of the future of...
Cuba crisis (october 1962)
Essay - 10 pages - Modern history
In autumn 1962, the United States of America and USSR were on the verge of starting a war owing to arrival of Fidel Castro as the ?head of power' in Cuba. In April 1961, the American Army tried to invade Cuba in order to overthrow Castro from his position but the efforts went in vain and the...
"The fall of Berlin" de A. Beevor
Essay - 2 pages - Modern history
Europe was the scene of many wars, all of which killed hundreds and reduced land to ashes. World War II certainly proved to be one of the tragedies of the twentieth century, and Germany's capital Berlin became the source of Europe's destruction. The rise of Nazism brought on by its...
Vietnam: winning the war and losing the peace (1954-2002)
Essay - 7 pages - Modern history
With the exception of Cambodia, there is hardly any other country in the world that can claim to have suffered as much as Vietnam in the post-World War II period. The country was marked by continual conflict, leaving it with generations traumatised by war, terror and bombings. There was only a...
Critically analyze the attached british and soviet propaganda posters
Essay - 3 pages - Modern history
The Second World War affected differently Great Britain and the Soviet Union. Yet, these two countries each published some propaganda to, among other things, reinforce the war effort of civilians, as it is possible to see in the two posters chosen for consideration. However, the ways of...
The Jews from Algeria and the Decolonization
Essay - 5 pages - Modern history
The Jewish settlements in North Africa have been been existing for centuries but the colonization of those territories by the French deeply changed the conditions of living of those communities. They have become more and more distant from their former Berber Arab environment. We are going to...
The United States in World War II: a difficult position towards France. The shaping of modern American diplomacy
Essay - 8 pages - Modern history
"Until 1945, US foreign policy makers sought to fashion the United States, into a great power, as an equal to the major European nations? . From the Spanish war up to the beginning of World War II, the Americans have been trying to catch up with the traditional European powers. But a sense of...
What are the causes and consequences of the Luxembourg Crisis in 1965 ?
Essay - 4 pages - Modern history
In 1965, the European Union faces one of its most important crises, known as the 'empty chair crisis'. The French president, General Charles de Gaulle, decides to withdraw his Foreign Affair minister, Maurice Couve de Murville, from any meeting at the Council of Ministers because of his...
Britain and the EU. The long path towards Britain accession to the EU. 1961-1992
Essay - 10 pages - Modern history
In 1961, the 6-founding members of the EEC were confronted with the issue of expansion of the European Union (previously called as EEC). Prime Minister Harold Mac Millan announced that his government wished to join the Community and triggered the application of several other European countries....
The frontier
Essay - 5 pages - Modern history
During the 19th century the American economy grew rapidly. New inventions and capital investment led to the creation of new industries and led to economic growth. With the development of various modes of effective transportation the opportunities for new business ventures increased. However,...
The Irish Potato Famine
Essay - 6 pages - Modern history
This document will analyze the Potato Famine that took place in Ireland between 1845 and 1850. It is referred to as one of the biggest disasters Ireland has faced. The Irish diet, before the introduction of the potato in the late 1500's, was based on animal products, which Ireland...
Discuss the emergence of new forms of nationalism between 1848 and 1914. Answer with reference to one or more European country
Essay - 9 pages - Modern history
Defining nationalism before considering its development and emergence in the second half of the 19th century and the early 20th is useful because it offers us a good base for a greater comprehension of the phenomenon during this period of time. As Michael Hughes correctly points out in...
Why did the Allies win the Second World War ?
Essay - 5 pages - Modern history
It is a question very hard to answer without having to be hypothetical on some historical points and events. There can't be a ‘one and only' answer to this question exactly because of these hypotheses and the many independent events which could have changed the face of things for the...
The emergence of new forms of nationalism between 1848 and 1914
Essay - 9 pages - Modern history
Defining nationalism before considering its development and emergence in the second half of the 19th century and the early 20th is useful because it offers us a good base for a greater comprehension of the phenomenon during this period of time. As Michael Hughes correctly points out in...
Why did not French women obtain the right to vote before 1944? - published: 01/11/2002
Essay - 10 pages - Modern history
France was the first country to establish male universal suffrage but one of the last Western states to institute Universal Suffrage: French women were not granted the right to vote before 1944. Many historians have pointed out this apparent anomaly and have used the idea of “le retard...
Women and the Industrial Revolution
Essay - 3 pages - Modern history
This essay, examining both economic and social consequences of this upheaval, tries to determine whether women benefit from them, in comparison with their condition under l'Ancien Régime. England, France and Germany are studied here; there are great differences in the way they came to the age...
The representation of the holocaust in the social and cultural life and its consequences
Essay - 9 pages - Modern history
Celan's Todesfuge represents the mechanical death of millions of people in a simple and incomprehensible way. This incomprehensibility is also expressed in the letter from Hannah Arendt to Karl Jaspers (August 17, 1946): "Human beings simply can't be innocent as they all were in the face...
When, in your view, does 'the period of the Holocaust' begin and end ? Give reasons for your answer
Essay - 4 pages - Modern history
Although the Holocaust itself occurred during the world war, the period of the Holocaust stretches from the rise of the nazi regime in 1933 to the dissolution of the displaced persons camps in Central Europe after the war (Yehuda Bauer). Is the distinction between the 'Holocaust itself'...
Assess the impact of the French Revolution upon British politics and political thought
Essay - 4 pages - Modern history
As a close neighbour, Britain has been obviously affected by the French Revolution and the prolonged wars, at least because Britain was involved in the Revolutionary and Napoleon wars. But it is fair to pose that Britain has been influenced in a deeper way, in positive as well as in negative ways.
