World History Essay

As political and industrial revolution scoured across Europe in the 19th century, governments and businesses began to take a particular interest in a continent of Africa. Due to the challenges it presented in previous centuries, it was not susceptible to imperial conquest similar to the Western Hemisphere in the 16th century. With the outset of the Industrial Revolution, along with its subsequent aspiration for raw materials and potential markets, a new set of motivations helped shape the…

choose to peruse the site “History of Women in the Ancient World” for my Explorations History links writings. The purpose of this site is teach and tell about the role that women played in the ancient world. Is has link to learn about the role that women played in ancient Judaism. There are many important women in the bible, for instance, there is Rebecca, Ester and other important women. It also has a link to teach us the important role that women played in early Roman history. It has a link…

1. American History is very interesting. It is extremely important to know and understand how we got to where we are today. Throughout the slides there is some of the major events in our history. The World War I also know as the Great War, was caused by militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism and much more. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand started everything (Greenspan, 2014). He was the Archduke of Austria. The United States entered the war in 1917. President Wilson went…

Nevertheless, not taking history doesn’t mean that we can’t learn from recent tragedies and events, and it doesn’t mean we can’t learn the lesson on how different things can lead to others. Remember, almost every person in the United States has the internet right at their fingers, whether it be via phone or computer; you even are on the internet just to read this paper. I’ve never learned about World War I, World War II, or ISIS in history class and I already know a lot about it.…

In the feature article, “gender and family” and “women in world history” explains how different cultures and societies treat women during the exploration and colonization period. During the colonization period, men were superior to women and women were expected to follow rules within their society while the males were allowed to be unfaithful and have concubines. For example, in western European between 1600 and 1850, men were allowed to enter brothels while women were to remain pure before…

Many different ideas were covered throughout the class of Modern World History this semester. But, imagine living a life completely controlled by the government, where citizens are brainwashed to accept beliefs and ideologies without questioning. From events in WWI to the atrocities in WWII to the brutal Cold War, this class thoroughly went over many important lessons that has happened in our past. However, despite the many topics, the one idea that stood out the most was the method of enforcing…

A cause of conflict in world history is power control. Dictatorships and other totalitarian governments will have a single leader that will hold most or all the power. Giving all that power to one ruler will obviously cause major conflicts like war, power abuse, and problems like starvation and unright judicial punishment to people of said country. There has been totalitarian government since there has been governments, surprisingly enough, even today there are dictatorships in places like…

F) Democracy: government by the people G) Direct Democracy: a large number of male citizens took part in the day-to-day government affairs. 3. What cultural ties united the Greek World? They spoke the same language, honored the same ancient heroes, and worshiped the same gods. 4. How were Greek city-states governed? Greek city- states were govern in many ways, Greek’s city states were first governed by a monarchy, then an aristocracy…

diseases help reshape the modern world, by helping the Old World to establish themselves as rulers of the New World. Firearm and diseases are the first ones to reach the New World and settle in. But like how, “Brandy helped to kick-start the transatlantic trade with sugar and slaves, but rum made it self-fueling and far more profitable” (Standage 111) distilled drinks like rum was what really reshape and help the people from the Old World to settle in the New World. Rum was a replacement of…

Canadian history that shaped our country economically, socially and politically. Canada as a nation continues to grow and each day, every moment, every second history is made. World War I was a time when Canada embraced as a nation. Canadian efforts during World War I was noteworthy and epoch making. World War I was one of the most deadly wars human history has ever seen. Canada’s contribution in World War I cannot be forgotten. Although there were many defining moments in Canada’s history,…