Nationalism, as used in modern discussions or nation's histories, ismade up of political or social philosophy in which the welfare of thenation-state as an entity is considered paramount. Nationalism is acollective state of mind or group consciousness in which people believetheir primary duty ...

History of Australia – 1901 – 2000 Between the years of 1901-2000, much occurred in the history of the proud, independent nation. Over more than 100 years ago, Australia fought the battle for federation against England. Australia proposed to be an independent, self-governed nation of si...

The Holocaust was a significant event during World War II. It was perhaps the worst atrocity against humankind throughout history. The Holocaust was the systematic extermination of 6 million Jews by the Nazi's. As well as Jews, hundreds of thousands of Gypsies, and at lest two hundred and fifty thou...

Throughout this course, there were many eras as well as events that were dissected and examined, resulting in great findings of the history of the world. One specific theme that seemed to be recurrent in many events and time periods is that of war and violence. This was seen through the effects of W...

Anti-Semitism had been around in Germany and the whole of Europe for hundreds of years prior to World War One. Many scholars trace German anti-Semitism back to the time of Martin Luther and even farther back into history. So is it a fair assumption to say that World War One was the turning point in ...

The Hitler YouthBy Brianne Lee5/6/01MC 1302The Hitler YouthPeople everywhere have been told the story of the Holocaust and World War II. Most people, however, have been given the story from the Jewish perspective. Many people have written numerous books, and research papers have been published conc...

When the human mind sees the world falling apart and the greatest of threats looming on the horizon, they begin searching for someone to place their trust in. They want someone who can give them answers, someone who can direct their fear and anger in to sometimes but not always irrational zeal. Thro...

World War 2The war that began in 1939 greatly changed Canada and the entire world. The Second World War involved more countries and caused my casualties than any other war in ever in history. This essay will explore the causes of the war, Canada's contributions to the war effort, the factors that co...

A region's history is affected by the amount of nationalism. It has especially affected history in the 19th and 20th centuries. Nationalism has both unified and divided India, Germany and Israel/Palestine. In Germany ideas of the Hitler Youth and holocaust both unified and divided the n...

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...

Have you ever wondered why a war started and if it could of been prevented? World War One is one of the wars out for many wars that occured that people wonder if it could of been preventable. World War One occured in the years 1914 to 1918. Many people believed that this war was caused by the ass...

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...

HOLOCAUST AND RWANDA GENOCIDThe Similarities and DifferencesBoth Jewish people and Rwandan Tutsi minority suffered heart-breaking losses in their population and culture during the twentieth century. But these genocides came as a result of events that occurred earlier in history. As I compare these ...

World War II Effects Germany SurrendersThe effects of the world war 2 was that Hitler decided to await the end of the war in Berlin, where he was still manipulate what was left of the command apparatus. Most of Hitler's political and military associates had chosen to leave the capital for place...

The article that this paper will be based and discussed upon is titled "Berthe'sprison diary," written by Hanna Diamond. "Berthe's prison diary" can be found in theAugust 1999 issue of History Today, volume 49, pages 43-49. During World War II, itwas known that many people suffered. People suffer...

World War I was a war that broke out in August 1914 when peace was shattered throughout Europe after the death of Francis Ferdinand. The Great War lasted from 1914 to 1918. One side was the allies France, Britain, Russia, and the United States. On the other side were the central powers G...

World War I or "the Great War" as it became known, occurred due to many causes, some of which are still unknown. The obvious trigger was the assassination of the heir to the Austria-Hungarian throne archduke Ferdinand and his wife Sophie on the twenty-eighth of June 1914. But a great portion of the ...

In Taylor's book, Bismarck, the Man and the Statesman and Medlicocott's novel, Bismarck and Modern Germany, they both have differences and similarities. First, a summary of each book's contents is appropriate. The work by Taylor focuses on Bismarck's political career, with little else. Th...

World War I: Total WarThe World War I is not the only name given to this tremendously long and forceful war. The other name is the Total War. It all began in the first days of August 1914. Emperor William II reassured the Germans that it would be a short war. But to his dismay, the "Total War", was ...

Throughout grade school every student is required to take an history course each year. The reason for this is so that students can learn what happened years back before they were born; to learn from the mistakes people made. These mistakes can be related to political, social, or religious factors; e...

A question asked throughout human history is: "Is humanity inherently good or evil?" This question is a theme in the story "Young Goodman Brown," and the movie "Contact." Both the story and the movie had themes of good and evil. In the story "Young Goodman Brown,&q...

Leon Uris has done an excellent job of presenting the drama covering the events leading up to the German holocaust and the formation of a new Jewish Israel. In Exodus, it is clear to see that Uris sympathizes with the Jewish people. However, he has given an accurate portrayal of the injustices en...

The statement powerful forces are more dominant than any leader in making history is false. Men with power can be more influential than an economy, nationalism, or liberalism. Camillo Benso better known as Count Cavour or plain Cavour was the man mainly responsible for uniting Italy. Cavour thoug...

Throughout the course of history there have been events for which we are immensely proud of, and events that make us sick to our stomach. One such sickening time period was in the late 1930's and early 1940's during World War II when Nazi Germany strategically eliminated people of the Jewish faith....

The book The Pianist should be put in a time capsule for several reasons. The first reason is the most obvious one, which is that after generations pass people will forget about the Holocaust and the immense devastation caused by the Second World War and fascism. If we keep this book on the dusty s...