American Empire

Mountains. Laying at an impressive 2,430 meters above the Urubamba River, this site was discovered by an American explorer, Hiram Bingham, found it in 1911 after many months spent searching for this ancient Incan wonder. Machu Picchu holds great significance as a travel destination due to its marvelous architecture, rich history, and cultural significance. Dating back thousands of years, the Inca empire has been praised for their scientific and astronaumical findings. Surprisingly, those are…

The renowned pamphlet Common Sense by Thomas Paine is a landmark in the world of persuasive literature. It called upon the American people of all social classes to work and fight towards independence from the British Empire. Paine methodically, yet passionately dismantled the legitimacy of the British monarchy and its actions in the Colonies. With impressive eloquence, he destroyed any basis the British Crown had in Biblical scripture. He used historical examples and simple, yet robust logic…

Teaser: Noticeable parallels exist between America and ancient Rome. But are these parallels enough to cripple a modern nation? It’s hard not to compare modern America with ancient Rome — the similarities are many. Just like America, the ancient Roman Empire was extremely powerful economically, politically, culturally and militarily. But just like ancient Rome is America destined to fall? Staggering cost of elections, with questionable funding sources Let’s begin with an issue that remains at…

painting shows the interaction between the Ottoman officials and Austria royal family C. Outcomes: Comparing China and the Ottoman Empire 1. The beginning of the 20th century China and Ottoman were both just semi colonies in Europe's empire who tried to catch up to them with defensive modernization 2. The collapse of China in 1911 led to a revolution in 1949 but the Ottoman Empire collapse after World War I led to the creation of a smaller nation-state 3. The revolutions of China in the 20th…

colonies were established successfully. However, by the time the American Revolution rolled around, Britain was the major coloniser in what is today United States of America. Four distinct British regions on the eastern seaboard of what today is called United States of America were: New England (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont); Middle Colonies, which comprised of the 13 colonies of the British Empire in North America (Delaware, New Jersey, New York,…

Through this, it enhances our understanding of the nature of violence in this genocide in modern history, how the elimination of almost an entire race. The Armenians were a Christian people living in the predominantly Muslim Ottoman Empire. Due to most of the Ottoman rulers being Muslim, they permitted religious minorities like the Armenians to maintain some independence, but they also subjected Armenians, who they viewed as ‘non-believers,’ to unequal and unjust treatment. Christians…

less mysterious. Most of the knowledge about Machu Picchu has come after it’s discovery in 1911, but we do have some information about the city from before it was revealed to the world. Machu Picchu was built around 1460, at the heart of the Inca empire. In 1526…

Raymond Chan 5/31/17 Period 1 Grave of the Fireflies Essay The American firebombing of Japanese cities was a necessary and avoidable part of the war. I agree that it is necessary to firebomb Japanese cities because eventually, we need to stop Japan from invading United States. It is about protecting United States people, not the Japanese. It was a statement to warn Japan to surrender. It was necessary because the United States had a duty to their citizens and they used the atomic bomb to make…

They had the golds of the Americans but the guilds had profits limited because of government price controls. Raw materials being shipped out from the Ottoman system to Europe and their guilds couldn't manufacture enough, the production began to fall. The Ottomans banned the export…

South American civilization which extends along the Pacific coast and Andean highlands. The Incas are a powerful civilization, which people should move to because of its ideal location, ample food supply, and strong central government. The location of the Inca civilization is isolated, which makes it ideal. They live high up in the Andes Mountains, thus being hard to attack and safe. Their location in the past made it hard to communicate, but the Incas built bridges to connect the Empire to…