"Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind"- Albert Einstein. Over the course of humanity's march from the east into the west, the Balkan Peninsula has been a crossroads of political, cultural, and artistic developments. The Balkans, much like the other regions of Europe...

During the 1800s a new phenomenon was born, New Imperialism. As a side effect of the Industrial Revolution, countries started to seek ways to fulfill their individual interests. These nations included the major powers of Europe, Britain, France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Spain, and Portugal. All of t...

The extension of sovereignty and control was dormant in the west during most of the Middle Ages. It flourished during the age of exploration and discovery, particularly in America and parts of Asia. In the age of Metternich, with governments concentrating primarily on internal problems, a general ...

MUST AMERICA EXERCISE WORLD LEADERSHIP? The issue of America's role as a world power was brought on by the Cold War and the vacuum left by the Soviet Union after their collapse as a world power. The two views that are that are being looked at don't consider leaving weak countries to f...

In times of great hostility throughout Europe, America sought to remain neutral allowing Europe to handle its own affairs. In these times of uncertainty came the preparation of a country. With this call for neutrality caused a situation to erupt where the war ended up being fought on two differen...

World History Term Paper: The Rise of Napoleon's Power During The French Revolution Napoleon's return to an autocratic government saved the French revolution, and all it stood for; and saving France from a near potentially anarchic situation. Napoleon although an autocratic dictator...

Exterminate All the Brutes In the early 1800s, European nations played a minor role in Africa, controlling only areas along the coast. Areas which provided markets for trade and an opportunity to increase their economy were concentrated upon. Although there was little monetary value, Europe r...

The "Age of Discovery" from 1450 to 1650 lead to a new age of ocean travel, increased migration, and economic, political, and cultural expansion. First, the outward expansion of Europe began with the Viking voyages, and then the Crusades, but the presence of the Ottoman Turks in the East frightene...

Germany's Eagerness to Rule In exploring the causes of the First World War, many diverse theories have been argued. Many people indicted imperialism as the principle cause of the war. Many others say that the arms race (militarism) was the culprit. I believe that several of these things ...

Four Main Reasons for World War I World War I began on July 28, 1914, with the declaration of war by Austria-Hungary on Serbia, and hostilities between the Allied and Central Powers continued until the signing of the armistice on November 11, 1918, a period of 4 years, 3 months, and 14 days. The...

After the War of 1812, an outbreak of patriotism spread to most Americans. Nationalism was at its greatest height because the United States of America had just Fought to a draw with the world's greatest military, Great Britain. The country began to prosper yet the prosperity led to sectional d...

War, regardless of its noble justifications and the good intentions of soldiers, dehumanizes men and feeds their self interest, making it difficult to remain moral. The novel "Catch 22" by Joseph Heller illustrates the emotional consequences of war. "Catch 22" is a perfect example of demonstrating...

How could the United States let millions of innocent people be starved, brutalized, and discriminated like they were in World War II? Easily, they did not want to get involved. The US stayed neutral in WWII until the US Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii was bombed by the Japanese on December 07, 19...

The Impact of the Cold War The last thing on people's minds after World War II was to start a new war. This is what happened though. Some say the Cold War began after the Allies leaders started disagreements at the Potsdam Conference in 1945. They disagreed on who should control postw...

The Crusades The Crusades were a series of revolutionary movements that started in the eleventh century. They marked the first time large numbers of believers left their homeland to carry their culture and religion to far away lands. The Crusades were made up of a combination of religious intere...

In the aftermath of WWII, the international context war very particular: the war has bled Europe dry and the continent was thus to be rebuilt. The world was divided into two hostile camps: the West side, under the aegis of the USA and which gathered democratic countries and was politically, eco...

The Communist World and the Free World were two kinds of economic and political camps existing in 1985. At the center of these camps were two nations, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics who followed the principals of communism, and the United States of America with the belief in Capitalism and...

Death and the Kings Horseman takes place during the annexation of African countries by the British among other European countries. The contest for African countries in the 1880's and 90's was jump started with the annexation of Egypt by the English in 1882. Soon after the annexation of Egy...

Video Paper # 1 In this paper I will be comparing the rule of Peter the Great and Louis the XIV. I will also be telling you about the similarities and differences between the video's on the Sun King and Peter I. Information on the leaders "Homes" St. Petersburg and Versaill...