The fall of the Oyo Empire
Essay - 4 pages - Modern history
The Oyo kingdom is located in the south of the actual territory of Nigeria. It expanded from the 16th to the 18th century to become the Oyo Empire, reaching its peak (around 47570km2) in the middle of the 18th century. Less than a century later, in 1836, its capital, Oyo Ile, had been abandoned,...
« The main lesson from 1968 was that communism was unable to reform itself ». Discuss
Essay - 7 pages - Modern history
People lost faith in the possibility of reform said Mikhail Gorbatchev during a conversation analyzing the Prague Spring and its consequences. Eastern European socialist countries experienced three attempts aat reform, at two different times. The first wave was a consequence of the...
The rational behind the Rwanda genocide
Essay - 5 pages - Modern history
Over 1 million Tutsis were brutally murdered by their fellow compatriots over a period of three months, as a reaction to the demise of President Habyarimana in early April 1994 in a plane crash. Several warnings had been issued by NGOs and the RPF but because they were not taken seriously and...
Describe and analyse the different periods of communism in the People's Republic of China (PRC) since 1949
Essay - 6 pages - Modern history
We will build a new world, a red world said Chieh Fang Chün Pao in 1967. The construction of this promised world was started on October 1st 1949 when Mao proclaimed the PRC and China began the process of developing into a communist State. However China has been a divided nation, both politically...
President of Ireland - Mrs Robinson
Essay - 2 pages - Modern history
I was elected by the women of Ireland, who instead of rocking the cradle, rocked the system, is one of the most famous quotes of Mrs Mary Robinson (who was elected President of Ireland in 1990, until 1997) and which surely reveals a key-point in our analysis, the importance of women in society...
Margaret Thatcher
Essay - 2 pages - Modern history
In politics, if you want something said, ask a man ; if you want something done, ask a woman, Margaret Thatcher declared in a public interview, after being voted as the head of the Conservative Party in 1975. Well-known as the 'Iron Lady', she was to dominate her time in an imposing way,...
America on its way to modernity (1800-1860)
Essay - 5 pages - Modern history
The beginning of the nineteenth Century was mostly rural: indeed the Americans living in the countryside were five times in number than those living in cities. Moreover the nation grew considerably in 1790; there were four million American and seventy years later, there are thirty-nine million....
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
Thesis - 8 pages - Modern history
At first the king seemed inclined to work with the revolution and to try to solve the problems. But the influence of the queen and of the courtiers were too strong. He was encouraged by them to disregard all promises he had made and sought to flee from France in order to obtain aid against the...
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...
How did the nazis gain and keep popular support ?
Worksheets - 3 pages - Modern history
If dictatorships often are the consequences of revolutions or coups, like that of Hitler's access to power, then they are absolutely not democratic. When the dictator tried to become the leader of Germany by undemocratic ways, he failed. Thats what happened in Munich in 1923 when his Putsch...
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,...
