When the Japanese moved into Southeast Asia in 1941, local reactions to the occupying forces differed greatly. Evaluate the motivations that fueled these varying responses, taking into consideration particular local situations and periods of the war - publié le 15/01/2009
Essay - 5 pages - Modern history
Raising the question of the reactions to the Japanese takeover in Southeast Asia is very delicate and original for many reasons. Firstly, Southeast Asia is a broad region and it is most likely that the reactions of locals will differ greatly from one place to another. Secondly, there is not one...
Preparing the Great War: The Schlieffen Plan - publié le 13/01/2009
Essay - 3 pages - Modern history
Between 1905 and 1914, due to the instability of Europe dominated by alliances, every country in Europe was preparing for the war and developing war plans and strategies, which had to suit their conceptions of the war. Germany, which was allied with Austria-Hungary (which had a poor army), feared...
What to call the genocides of the Second World War and why? - publié le 13/01/2009
Essay - 8 pages - Modern history
“Historians are not always trustful guides when we have to reconstitute past”. Those words, of Lucy DAWIDOWICZ -an American historian who wrote quite a lot of books about the historiography of genocides- directly aimed at criticizing historians of genocides, who treated the murder by...
"The major parties of the Federal Republic of Germany provide better models of the 'catch-all party' (Kirchheimer) than do those of the French Fifth Republic and post-war Italy." Discuss
Essay - 3 pages - Modern history
The Post war period was characterized by move towards spreading secular and mass consumer-goods societies. This note is valid in the Federal Republic of Germany, the French Fifth Republic, and post-war Italy. This major turn in societies had to be understood by political parties and translated in...
The Constituent Assembly (1789-1791) and its major reforms during the French Revolution - publié le 12/01/2009
Essay - 2 pages - Modern history
The Constituent Assembly is the Assembly in power in France between July, 9th 1789 and September, 30th 1791. On July 9th 1789, the National Assembly (created on 17th June) proclaims itself the Constituent National Assembly. This means its primary task will be to draw up a Constitution and adopt...
Discuss the origins of the French Revolution - economically, politically, socially, and ideologically - publié le 12/01/2009
Essay - 3 pages - Modern history
“Great revolutions which succeed make the causes which produced them disappear, and thus become incomprehensible because of their own success” (1), wrote Alexis de Tocqueville one hundred and fifty years ago. Yet, we will try all the same to understand what the origins of the French...
Impact of the French Revolution on 19th century France - publié le 12/01/2009
Essay - 9 pages - Modern history
It is quite difficult to discuss the impact of the French revolution on the French society for the country had difficulty accessing stability in the 19th century. Indeed the intervening decades witnessed four major upheavals: in the 1790s, 1830, 1848 and 1870, which brought a whole variety of...
Transition Macedonia - publié le 12/01/2009
Essay - 20 pages - Modern history
Throughout the centuries, the South-eastern corner of Europe has been the scene of many invasions and transcending civilizations. This left the trace of different cultures, religions and empires. One of the most evident cleavages in the region is religious cleavage between the Catholic Church,...
The civil rights movement - From counters to subs
Essay - 7 pages - Modern history
The Emancipation Proclamation abolished slavery (speech by Lincoln Sept.23nd 1862 ? 13th amendment in 1865); the 14th amendment declared everyone equal and the 15th gave the right to vote provided some very restrictive conditions were met. Between the Civil War and the 50's, however, the South...
What factors account for Hitler's rise to power?
Essay - 1 pages - Modern history
Adolf Hitler was born in 1889 in a small Austrian village called Braunau. Hitler always wanted to be an artist but he never was able to enter the Vienna Art Academy. Hitler left Austria for Munich in Germany because he thought that Vienna had too many foreigners. He fought the World War I with...
What was the economic situation of the United States in the early 1930's and how did Franklin Roosevelt attempt to deal with the crisis?
Essay - 2 pages - Modern history
In November 1932, when Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected president of the United States, the country was facing a severe depression that had started in October 1929 as a result of the Wall Street Stock crash. At the time of the election, the United States faced high unemployment and was...
How Japan imitated the Western powers in creating the Empire
Essay - 2 pages - Modern history
At the end of the 19th century, it was commonly believed that all successful modern powers had to expand overseas. It was clearly recognized that the international arena was controlled by the Western powers which were continuously struggling with one another for greater national strength. The...
The truths we cling to: Un-Americanism and the Dies Committee
Essay - 5 pages - Modern history
What does it mean to be ‘un-American?' For most of the twentieth century, a congressional committee took upon itself the mission of defining that vague and often misused term. The committee went through different iterations and attacked different targets. By 1946, one thing was clear: the...
The effect of black soldiers in the Civil War
Essay - 9 pages - Modern history
Throughout the history of the United States, Africans and African-Americans have consistently been treated as second-class citizens. This prejudice is most apparent and appalling in the system of slavery that lasted for more than two hundred years in the United States. In the 1800's tensions over...
The battle of Stalingrad 1942-1943
Essay - 9 pages - Modern history
The year is 1942. Nazi gains in the Soviet Union and North Africa have brought the Allies to the verge of destruction, while Japan continues to conquer island after island in the Pacific. Even Australia is in full panic mode, as occupied New Guinea seems likely to serve as the staging point for...
The historical conditions for the emergence of youth in Italian society
Essay - 5 pages - Modern history
To analyze history is to delve into a world of a complex mixture of social, political, economic, and technological interaction. Indeed, it is these elements that define and furthermore provide some form of a substantive characterization of the civilizations and societal structures that have...
The Jewish genocide: comparison of different testimonies soon after the Second World War
Essay - 4 pages - Modern history
I chose to speak about death-camps, concentration camps such as Auschwitz, and particularly about Jewish genocide. Extermination camps were organized places. They were used to kill masses of people, especially Jews. 'Extermination camp' or 'concentration camp' are words used to...
The Meiji restoration and the dawning of Japanese modernity
Essay - 9 pages - Modern history
The Meiji Ishin, or Meiji Restoration culminated in 1868 in the abolition of the feudal Tokugawa bakufu and made way for the modern, Westernized Japan. The mid nineteenth century was a time of vast development around the world, and Japan was falling behind the industrialized nation states of...
Analyzing Oswald's relationship with the FBI
Essay - 4 pages - Modern history
The United States intelligence community is comprised of people who live their lives according to a code of conduct and the orders they receive from superior members of their hierarchical “family”. Members of the Federal Bureau of Investigation work closely with the United States...
Aboriginal Australians - Black response to white dominance 1788 - 1980
Essay - 8 pages - Modern history
It seems that a sad hallmark of indigenous peoples is their oppression and systematic elimination at the hands of foreigners. The Native American marginally survives today after centuries of conflict with Europeans. The Ainu of Japan were nearly entirely wiped out by half a millennium of...
How Peter the Great's window to the West empowered Russia
Essay - 4 pages - Modern history
It was during Peter the Great's reign that Russia emerged as a prevailing European power. This advancement of Russia into European affairs would be accredited to Peter's introduction of Western technological, cultural, military and political ideas and customs. Peter's changes would begin during...
How imperial Asian activity contributed to the causes of the First World War
Essay - 7 pages - Modern history
Imperialism is the policy of expanding national territory and influence. Throughout the nineteenth century Europe immersed itself in an embroiled colonial race that caused rivalries and friendships that were forever altering with every move. Central and eastern Asia was an area of particular...
Ending the reign of a crime king: The taking down of Al Capone
Essay - 9 pages - Modern history
The city of Chicago, Illinois has experienced numerous monumental periods and events during its history. From the famous Chicago Fire to the creation of the world's tallest building, it is quite easy to declare Chicago's past to be very eventful. With any form of history, there are positive and...
Trials and Triumphs: A look at the leadership of the nation of Islam 1930-2005
Essay - 5 pages - Modern history
The Nation of Islam is defined as “a religious and political organization founded in the United States in 1930 with a declared aim of resurrecting the spiritual, mental, social and economic condition of the Black man and woman of America and the world.” When the Nation of Islam was...
How did the US gain industrial leadership?
Essay - 4 pages - Modern history
The United States acquired many of its modern characteristics during the 19th century. Among these crucial changes was the shift from an agricultural economy to a position of industrial leader in only a few decades. This transformation is clearly illustrated by Jeremy Atack and Peter Passell in...
Was Talleyrand a patriot?
Essay - 5 pages - Modern history
Prince Charles-Maurice Talleyrand is a mysterious and enigmatic character, often misunderstood, and always demonized. This diplomat, who referred to himself as a prince, came from one of the best lineages, and fulfilled some of the most important tasks as the head of the French state for almost...
The Sino-Soviet Split
Essay - 4 pages - Modern history
"From 1945 to 1962 and from 1979 to 1991, the international order was divided between the East and the West?. This famous statement is the core of what has been called the "cold war" by the International Relations Theorist. The split between two models (Capitalism-liberalism and Marxism) has...
The battle of Shiloh
Essay - 5 pages - Modern history
Before day break of June 6, 1862, Federal troops discovered that Confederate soldiers were nearby. This occurred in Pittsburgh Landing, Tennessee. The Battle of Shiloh was just beginning and it would become one of the most significant and perhaps must misunderstood battles of the war. It was...
The South African crime wave
Essay - 6 pages - Modern history
In 1997 South Africa had the highest murder rate in the world.1 For the period 1998 - 2000, it slipped to number two, losing the top spot to Colombia, but retained the number one position (per capita) in murders with firearms, rapes, and assaults.2 While there is some controversy regarding the...
The German threat to the democracy, the economy and morality of the United States
Essay - 9 pages - Modern history
When the origin of the United States' entrance into World War II is reviewed Pearl Harbor is the event that justified American intervention. Once bombs were dropped in Hawaii the U.S. had no choice but to declare war on Japan. The United States' values and interests were threatened and within...
