Perhaps one of the most colorful and intelligent figures of his day, Winston Churchill was a master negotiator and superb leader. Drawing from his vast experience and wit, he successfully led Great Britain through many troubled times and hardships. His skill as a leader was unsurpassed and was on...

What is the extent of prejudice? How far will it go until the entire world realizes that it is wrong? Prejudice continues to infect and destroy the dreams and minds of many people. A human being is not born with prejudice. Prejudice is taught to children at an early age to make certain that th...

It wasn't long after the federation of Australia that this new nation would have the most formative experience in its entire history. In 1914 at the outbreak of world war one Australia couldn't have possibly for seen what this would do for their country and how much it would change their national i...

World War 1 is a dramatic point of the history of the world. This war that killed many people from all over the world started because of many causes. First cause of the war was European nations ruled smaller countries, called colonies, and they competed with each other to get more colonies. Seco...

What is the extent of prejudice? How far will it go until the entire world realizes that it is wrong? Prejudice continues to infect and destroy the dreams and minds of many people. A human being is not born with prejudice. Prejudice is taught to children at an early age to make certain that thei...

Throughout history, the loser had always been the ultimate evil, especially in a world war, in Germany's case. However, it is true that Germany did havevoluminous responsibilities of starting the war, although she was not the one who sparkedoff the initial dispute. She was taking part in the imperia...

It's a wonderful world Our world is made up of many nations that operate under different types of government. Different Countries, calls for a difference in the way it is operated. Whether it is through traditional influence or practice, they all make our world a wonderful, complete, and yet ...

Dear Editor, Imperialism has been used many times throughout history. Some people believe that imperialism has had a positive influence on our world's history. While others believe it is negative. I agree that imperialism has been negative to our world. With most negative situations, ther...

Cause and Effect There have been many conflicts throughout history that have caused many people to remember what it is like to take freedom for granted. The ascension of the world wars have taught a great deal to the people of the world just how precious life is. Although we have not learned fro...

The German unification and industrialization in 1871 have had multiple effects on today\'s Germany. These effects brought quite a difference from Great Britain, another vital power in European Union along with Germany. The major effects are: 1) Germany\'s marble-cake federalism that differs from Gre...

The UK's welfare system has a long history and has evolved as a response to social, economic and political changes in society. The birth of the welfare state after WWII was a watershed in British history. The newly elected Labor Government "took on the task of setting up a 'welfare state' that would...

The Great Depression, the worst economic downfall ever in United States history, began late in 1929. Supposedly triggered by the stock market crash. It lasted for nearly a decade. The main cause for the depression was the combination of the greatly unequal distribution of wealth throughout the 19...

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"The Patriot" When the Articles of Confederation didn't show to many good results ,giving the states too much power and after all the pressure from king George to the 13 colonies ,finally people began reacting to all the ab...

As with many languages the development of English has had many influences. In early times natives of the British Isles were invaded and often conquered forcing the adaptation of new sounds and expressions. Then as England begins to defy the world, the enormous influences of the King James Bible an...

The First World War was a devastating war that effected many places and also very many lives. Because of the effects of the war people were determined to search for the country that was to blame for all the disaster created. The outbreak was contingent on a determining number of factors. These fa...

By the 17th century, British citizens, for economic reasons or for religious oppression, flocked toward the New World to begin a community that honored their natural laws. Some flocked towards present day New England in order to obtain religious freedom while others left for the Chesapeake Bay to re...

Like most Americans, my family is made up of many different ethnic groups. My mom’s side is Irish Protestant descent. My dad’s side is mostly English descent and a little of Native American descent from his mother. There is some in which I do not know because my dad do...

An American Nationality AwakensIn the book, Out of Our Past, by Carl N. Degler, Degler states that by the eve of the American Revolution a "distinctly American" nationality had emerged, driving a wedge between Britain and her American Colonies. Since the two were so many miles away from each other, ...

Introduction The making of a nation is a slow and painful process. It needs a people who identify with each other and with the land they inhabit. Australia began that process on 26 January 1788. This essay will attempt to describe the Pre-European Customary law which existed in Australia in 178...

Causes of World War IThe assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand triggered World War I. However, the war had its origins in developments in the 1800's. The chief causes of World War I were the European Alliances, nationalism, imperialism, and militarism. The alliance system was one of the la...

Industrial revolution marked a momentous turning point in human history. The Industrial Revolution created, first in Great Britain and then in continental Europe and North America, a growing and tremendously dynamic economic system. In the course of the 19th century, that system was extended across...

Those who adhere to the discourse of globalization argue that the emergence of a global culture is inevitable but the rise of national, religious and ethnic cultural movements which resist to the homogenizing influences of globalization makes this claim unclear. In this sense, a description of an ir...

While Moses Ascending takes place in a tumultuous historical time period the book's main focus seems to be on internal divisions within the main character. It traces the transition of Moses from an apathetic recluse to a man determined to claim his identity and his ascendancy in a hostile w...

During the period of 1860 to 1945, there was a constant battle for equality for women as there was a constant shift in both social, economic and political aspects. There was either a continuity of the old traditional views, such as women being in the home, being unable to vote and work once married....