American Empire

United State, the quickly began to spread their influence across as many Pacific Islands as they could, and the United States did likewise, though early on there was very little success. After the Battle of Midway however, the tide turned and the American forces began to march their way across the Ocean until they were finally close enough that an invasion on mainland Japan itself became a possibility. The battles that ensued in order to take the Pacific from the hands of the Japanese were…

Anybody would want to be called supreme oceanic ruler, right? “under the reign of Genghis Khan, all the country between Iran and the land of the Turks enjoyed such peace” I made myself and the Mongol Empire great and famous. We were unstoppable, unbeatable, and unimaginable. To stand in front of a mongol soldier would be to stand in the presence of a god.Whenever you hear the words Genghis Khan, or the Mongols, you think power, courage, and devotion. I made the Mongols great. And according to…

Imagine a country where jungles, mountains, and beaches can be found within its borders. Peru is a country that has beautiful landscapes and a culture, full of history, that attracts many visitors. Peru’s location allows the country to have great weather year round. It is a great place to go on for a vacation. Places like Cusco and Machu Picchu are just two of the many great achievements of the ancient Inca civilization but architecture isn’t the only thing that the Incas did. There culture was…

they founded a huge empire which covered much of today’s Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. Roman territory grew but this was not a pattern that could continue forever. At one point, newly occupied territories became unprofitable, to the point of not even being able to pay expenses of expeditions. This led to the Roman Empire to stagnate and both outside and inside pressures pulled the empire apart, culminating in 476 C.E. with the final collapse of the Western Roman Empire. The…

Roman Empire. The coliseum was a way for Rome’s strongest warriors to prove themselves while fighting to the death in an enclosed arena. Those who partook in these morbid conflicts often gained fame and fortune for themselves depending on how entertained the crowd was. However these grisly battles also led to the deaths of several people who were either prisoners of war or people who had committed harmless crimes. But these battles were a way for the Roman Emperor to keep control of the empire…

participants in World War II (“Axis Alliance in World War II”). While a war was fought in the Pacific and Europe, various things were unfolding in the homelands of the many countries involved in the war. When the war began in September, 1939, Japan, an empire that had already conquered Manchuria in 1937 and turned it into the puppet state of Manchukuo, was in their late Showa Period (Hicks). ‘Showa’ literally means ‘Enlightenment and Harmony’. While the government liked to portray this as what…

taxation without representation. Colonial assemblies approved resolutions suggesting that the British Parliament had no right to tax the colonies at all. They considered the Stamp Act to be the worst in a sequence of violations of these rights. The American colonists denied to obey the Stamp Act. They also refused to buy British goods. Almost 1000 store owners signed non-importation agreements. This cost the British businessmen a lot of money which angered the people even…

result, political power became more important than ethics and ideals for a lot of countries that seek national security and interests. Therefore, building an empire became crucial for these countries, and authority was seen as a way to fulfill those interests and to provide security. In 1942 the U.S government took a decision to send Americans from Japanese ancestry to interment camps after the Pearl Harbor attack took place. The camps were burial and they were treated as prisoners for something…

cause. When their cause is successful, there is a shift in tradition and political control. Through blood and sweat they are able to make a difference, but it doesn’t always have to be that difficult for a revolution. Many historians believe that the American Revolution cannot be classified as a revolution. A revolution is defined a forcible overthrow of a government in favor of a new system while also acquiring new social habits. Through the transference from a monarch society to a democracy…

ridge in the Cusco Region of Peru, this archaic citadel is a majestic spectacle. For centuries this city was unknown to the world. Whispered about in local Peruvian legend only, in stories told with hushed reverence and prophetic mystery. In 1911 an American historian Hiram Bingham found this ancient city and brought it under attention of international community. Now this stands as beacon of times forgotten, olden times of Inca glory. Machu Picchu is the most visited archaeological site in whole…