1902

was amended to read that Germany would support Italian colonial ambitions in North Africa. Austria-Hungary however had to be persuaded by the Chancellor of Germany into accepting these rules. Five months after the treaty was renewed on November 1, 1902, Italy reached an understanding with France that they would remain neutral if there happened to be an attack on eachother(“Triple Alliance.”). Although the alliance was renewed in 1907 and 1912, Italy entered World War 1 in May of 1915, but…

As far back as 1500, the Saud dynasty established its hegemony over a small area surrounding the settlement of Diriyah close to what is now Riyadh. By the mid-sixteenth century, almost all Arab lands had come under the rule of the Turkish Ottoman Empire, which reached its zenith under the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent (1520-66). Arab countries formed a principal part of the empire, and many prominent Ottoman administrators were themselves Arab. But the interior (though not the coasts) of…

Langston Hughes was a famous African-American literary figure born in 1902. Although Hughes was primarily recognized by his many poems, he also had different types of writings in his literary career that portrayed him as a novelist, playwright, and children’s books author. Hughes was a strong and inspiring person who had faced obstacles throughout his lifetime; many of which ended in saddening disappointments. One major shift in his point of view that impacted his life was the dreadful…

Keller attended the Cambridge School for Young Ladies, a preparatory school for women. As her story became known to the general public. Keller would like to encourage more people by her way. Then she became writing, Three Days To See published in 1902, This is known as "the world history of literature incomparable masterpiece”. In the book, Helen Keller fully describes his legendary life and warn able-bodied people should cherish life, cherish everything things of a creator. 5. In…

Context is Important (Especially with Art) Art throughout history has served many purposes; intimidation, expression, guarding of a sacred space, or a show of power to name a few. But as a piece of art is moved from its original space, whether it be taken to a museum or simply taken, the context and deeper understanding of the piece is somewhat lost on the viewer. This has happened over the course of time with many pieces, such as the Ishtar Gate and Nike of Samothrace. Originally, the Ishtar…

While numerous amount of Europeans arriving on the East Coast, Chinese immigrants arrived on the shores of the West Coast in smaller groups. Between 1851 and 1883, about 300,000 Chinese arrived to seek their fortunes after the discovery of gold in the California gold rush in 1848. Chinese immigrants helped build nation’s railroads, including the first transcontinental line. After the completion of the railroads, they turned to farming, mining, and domestic service. During the 1870s, many Chinese…

the original way of production, multiple unions neared towards an industrial based structure. Usually skill lines tended to hire by racial, ethnic, and gender divisions, the labor union movement took on a racist and sex based composition as well. In 1902, blacks made up about 3 percent of workers and in the case of women immigrants, a similar devolution occurred. The multitude of immigrants caused labor prices and the quality of working conditions so decline sporadically. Meanwhile pay had been…

Today in our abundance of filled grocery stores and expeditious pabulum restaurants, most of us are comforted in knowing when and where their next meal emanate from. Although, days in the past where food scarcities ran rampant; sanitation was unheard of; and obesity was the last obstruction the American people thought they would ever face. Yet, in the commencement of this 21st century, we are nearing the 40% percent mark of obese adults, and the 13.4% percent back in 1962 has become a short,…

poor with his money, and he wanted to encourage other wealthy people to follow. He viewed this as a solution to publicly financed social welfare and urban reform. Carnegie also wrote pieces titled Triumphant Democracy (1886), The Empire of Business (1902), and Problems of To-day (1908), along with an autobiography released in 1920, shortly after his death.…

Antiques have a unique place in American society even today. Going even further, they arguably have a different meaning today than they did in the past. Briann G. Greenfield offers an effective evolution of antiques from the early 1900’s onward. She charts the advances in collecting, selling, acquiring and even displaying of antiques. Greenfield even offers several case studies of collectors and dealers within the five chapters of Out of the Attic: Inventing Antiques in the Twentieth-Century…