Charlotte Forten Grimke: An American educational pioneer
Essay - 5 pages - Modern history
“Charlotte belonged to the prominent member of the Forten-Purvis family. Her family were activists for Black causes and Charlotte proved to be just as influential an activist and leader of civil rights. Her parents were Robert Bridges and Mary Woods Forten. Her father and his brother in law,...
The Riddle of the Zoot: Malcolm Little and Black Cultural Politics during World War II, Robin Davis Gibran Kelley - publié le 04/01/2010
Book review - 3 pages - Modern history
Robin Davis Gibran Kelley (born in 1962) is a professor of American Studies & Ethnicity at the University of Southern California. In his essay 'The Riddle of the Zoot-Malcolm Little and Black Cultural Politics during World War II', he analyzed how Malcolm's youth as a hustler...
Some dates in history in France, Brittany, Finistere and Roscoff
Time lines - 31 pages - Geography
58 av. J-C. - Top of the Gallic Wars. 57 av. J-C. - First submission to Rome Osismii Finistère. 56 av. J-C. - Defeat of the American allies off the coast of Brittany. 52 av. J-C. - Submit Final Osismii. 27 av. J-C. / 14 AD. J-C. - Emperor Augustus reigned during this period. 10 / 15 - Foundation...
History of Italy - From Antiquity to Renaissance
Time lines - 45 pages - Medieval history
From the twelfth century BC to the late Bronze Age central Italy was dominated by two centuries of civilization itself. "Apennine?, lived on the stretches along the mountain chain of Apennines, and raided the farmers and ranchers of the plains, living in huts and caves. The dead were buried in...
Virginia's 400th Anniversary
Essay - 7 pages - Medieval history
The theme of our study being "Virginias 400th Anniversary", we decided to study the birth of Virginia and more precisely Jamestown settlement and Williamsburg, where we spent one day of our trip. Four hundred years ago, on May 14th, 1607, men and boys crossed the Atlantic Ocean on three ships....
What drove western intervention in the Middle East during the Cold War?
Essay - 4 pages - Modern history
The Middle East was one of the most covet zones in the past century. Located at the crossroad between western nation, the "Third World" and the communist bloc, it played a strategic role during the colonial era, the Second World War and mainly during the cold war. Because of its immense natural...
Why did the Republicans lose the Civil War?
Essay - 4 pages - Modern history
"Indeed, there was a confrontation, the will of extermination, one more organized that is true, the other more instinctive, one and the other exacerbated" The Spanish civil war was in fact a bloodshed provoked by the confrontation of two political, ideological and social groups: the Nationalists...
Elizabeth I as a Protestant Leader
Essay - 3 pages - Medieval history
Declared illegitimate at the age of three, judged for treason at the age of twenty-one but crowned queen when twenty-five, it is in 1558 that the City of London recognized Elizabeth Tudor, Henry VIII's second child and sister to Edward VI and Mary I, as Elizabeth I, the true monarch of...
George Clemenceau
Essay - 8 pages - Modern history
George Clemenceau, and not 'Clémenceau' as many people use to write his name just to bother him, was born on the 28th September, 1841 in a modest house of a small Vendee village. But contrary to the appearances and to what he often claims, Clemenceau is not from a provincial background....
To what extent was the scientific revolution embedded in the culture of absolutism?
Essay - 3 pages - Medieval history
In his Essays about Moral and Political issues in 1742, David Hume asserts 'In all ages of the world, priests have been enemies of liberty.' Indeed, for centuries, the main source of truth have been the study of sacred texts i.e. theology, so that almost all the powers remained in the...
Martinique, Fort de France
Worksheets - 3 pages - Geography
The evocation of the word Martinique is magic, usually makes us think of white sand, cocktails and beautiful beaches. But Martinique isn't only this, this is also an island which is part of the West Indies, a French department with its own culture based on a colonial past, strongly based on...
Examine and analyze the importance of Germany in the Cold War
Thesis - 4 pages - Modern history
There was a wide spread debate between USA and USSR regarding Germany. The issue gained significance during the cold war, though there were other factors which were responsible for the development of cold war, the Germany factor was an important one. The administration of Germany, the political...
Hitler and the impact of his adverse acts
Thesis - 6 pages - Modern history
The dark stain cut by Adolf Hitler across history compels an in-depth analysis of the man at the centre of the atrocities. His upbringing, the socio-historical context of his life, family situation as well as the larger geo-political forces at play all intersect to shade our understanding of...
Chernobyl disaster
Essay - 17 pages - Modern history
In what is now a cold barren wasteland, lays the abandoned city of Pripyat and the lifeless Red Forest. Its silence is a deafening reminder of the tragic events of April 26, 1986. Lives were shattered and perceptions were changed forever. What was scheduled as a safety test ended up spiralling...
Business advantages and opportunities at North Bay
Thesis - 6 pages - Geography
North Bay is an exciting and vibrant region, as they are on the cutting edge of information and technology, and are well-positioned to thrive in the new global economy. It is a place that is recognized for the fact that it is one of Ontario's most community-spirited cities. The city lies...
The history of the United States and the concept of freedom
Thesis - 4 pages - Modern history
The history of the United States and the concept of freedom are intricately intertwined. Nowadays, the United States is almost synonymous with the word freedom. The idea of being “free” has evolved over the years. It is hard to imagine what being free for an early colonist or an...
Study of a charismatic leader : Martin Luther King
Essay - 8 pages - Modern history
Management is the whole of techniques that an organization has in order to organize, plan and control all the resources which are implemented for the administration of the entity. In order to take into account the impact of the time and the type of risk and information on the decision makings of...
The Dáil Debates: the premises of the split? (14th of December 1921 ? 7th of January 1922)
Essay - 5 pages - Modern history
After the Anglo-Irish war of 1919-1921, the British government proposed in July 1921 to negotiate a Treaty with the Cabinet of the Dáil. The five plenipotentiaries sent by the Cabinet signed a Treaty on the 6th of December 1921, by which Ireland was granted a large autonomy, but was split into...
What were the main factors of the collapse of " Social Democracy " in Britain?
Essay - 11 pages - Modern history
After the Second World War, the British political and economic landscape underwent a radical transformation in its own foundations. Indeed, the previous economic orthodoxy that had characterized the governing of Britain was substituted by a Keynesian form of welfare state. It was the beginning of...
Ancient Egyptian astronomy
Thesis - 3 pages - Ancient history
Ancient Egypt is a very interesting culture. Like most ancient cultures, ancient Egypt placed lots of importance on the sky and the heavenly bodies. Unlike anything on Earth, the heavens seemed to be unchanging and all-powerful. The idea that the heavens were all-powerful was reinforced by the...
The ozone layer and man's responsibility
Thesis - 8 pages - Geography
Man lives on a fragile planet which he calls “Earth”. Life on this planet is basically dependent on the atmosphere. To man, the atmosphere is known as a surrounding influence on the air which surrounds the earth. This atmosphere provides a mixture of gasses, including water vapor, that...
The United States of America, The United Kingdom, Ireland and South Africa - Geography and history
Course material - 15 pages - World geography
USA is the largest agricultural producer in the world with an agricultural trade surplus of 16.5 billion dollars. It is a major producer of oil (but still needs to import), gas and coal, the second largest producter of silver, gold and copper. Its industry is powerful with a leading position in...
Multiple effects of Hurricane Katrina
Thesis - 3 pages - Geography
Natural disasters are random and uncontrollable events that create havoc for human beings. A natural disaster might be caused by an earthquake, a flood, or, in the example in this paper, by a hurricane. When a disaster takes place, danger and damage occurs both during and often after the event...
South Africa
Essay - 2 pages - World geography
South Africa is a land of scenic beauty with cloud topped mountains, steep-sided valleys and vast dusty plains. A wealth of minerals is buried in South Africa's rocks. It was the discovery of diamonds and gold that attracted a rush of European fortune-hunters in the 19th century. The...
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz steps down as Cuban leader
Worksheets - 1 pages - Modern history
Castro, who is 81, announced on 19th February 2008 that he would not accept another term as The President when the National Assembly meet on Sunday 24th February. Cuba's leader Fidel Castro stepped down on Tuesday the 19th February, after nearly half a century in charge. To start with, Fidel...
Fact Play: Anglo-Norman Ireland, Michael Dolley
Book review - 7 pages - Medieval history
Anglo-Norman Ireland by Michael Dolley is the third volume of a series of eleven volumes named The Gill History of Ireland. This series of books covers the Irish history from the fifth century to 1960 and was published and printed by Michael Henry Gill and MacMillan. Michael Dolley is one of the...
Finland's Cultural Revolution in the 1960s and 1970s and its effects on the society
Essay - 3 pages - Modern history
In the 1950s, while the Cold War between the Eastern and Western blocks was at its beginning, most of the European countries began to rebuild themselves in order to recover from World War II and Finland was no exception. After this period of reconstruction, most of these countries underwent a...
The French Revolution: Virtue or Terrorism?
Essay - 9 pages - Modern history
"Liberty, Equality, Fraternity". A great motto, thoughts important enough to live and even to die for. These were the most enduring thoughts on which the French Revolution was based on. Yet, in order to implement these principles, the French revolutionaries sent more than 40,000 citizens to the...
The Destructive Power of Material Wealth in Rome: Luxury and Avarice as Negative Values in Sallust and Livy
Thesis - 7 pages - Ancient history
The Roman conquest of foreign nations in the East resulted in a dramatic increase of material wealth in Rome, brought back as the spoils of war from the conquered nations. This increase in wealth had a corruptive influence on Roman society, as it signified the advent of luxury, or extravagance,...
A review of Legacy of silence: Encounters with children of the Third Reich
Book review - 5 pages - Modern history
Silence has always been a persistent theme in Holocaust studies. How did so many people remain silent as millions of their neighbors were taken off and killed? Why did so few people resist, and why did so many otherwise rational people blindly follow orders and not speak up against the atrocities...
