American Empire

Middle East against the British and French colonial regimes. Here, countries received their independence as a result of local pressures or though the realization of the colonial governments that they were no longer powerful enough to maintain their empires in a world now dominated by the United States and Soviet Union. For example, in Egypt following the Suez War in which Britain and France aimed to regain Western control of the Suez Canal and to remove from power, Egyptian President Gamal Abdel…

where our ships encountered what was to them a new style of fighter: the Kamikaze pilot. The Kamikaze pilot was an individual who would quite literally drive a Mitsubishi Zero plane that was unequipped with guns and flew their planes directly into American ships to keep them away from reaching Japan. The word Kamikaze has an ancient origin. Literally translated it means “divine wind.” Kamikaze was used for close to a thousand years to refer to the two storms that saved the Japanese mainland…

the gloomy and reclusive Tiberius, had long since worn out his welcome. Caligula's personal background promised great things. His father was a much-loved Roman general who had subdued the Germanic tribes to the north, adding much territory to the Empire. Caligula had spent many years campaigning with his armies. Romans adored Caligula at first. He decreed many populist reforms. The historian Suetonius recorded that 160,000 animals were sacrificed during public rejoicing over…

against the British. The British eventually gave up and signed for peace and went home. The Indians continued to fight on the American frontier. As the whites continued to move westward the pressure that was on the national government increased, there were at least 700,000 white settlers in the mountains by the time Jefferson was president. The English were defeated in the American Revolution, this lead the colonists to move into the Indian Territory. By 1840 in the Unites States 4,500,000 had…

funding now coming from the Americas, interest in launching an expedition for the establishment of an English land operations base soon became acceptable. An advisor to the English monarch of the era, Queen Elizabeth, drafted a document about why an American foothold would be beneficial for reasons such as "bases form which the privateers might raid the Spanish Caribbean…

The center of the world, the crossroads of three continents, Palestine is the land of shifting power. It has major significance in the Abrahamic religions and it has been the center of countless conflicts. The effects of the 19th century Palestinian imperialism are reflected in the current state of the Palestinian Territories. By 638, Muslims captured Palestine from the Byzantines and made the province into a military district, this is when the Arabization/Islamization of the region started. By…

The British Crown. Answer the following questions in body paragraph format (power writing format see below) Topic sentence. Transition to your first piece of evidence. First piece of Evidence {a quote from the reading followed by (Author's last name, year the article was written)}. Explanation showing how your evidence supports your claim. Transition to your second piece of evidence. Second piece of Evidence {a quote from the reading followed by (Author's last name, year the article was…

hoped to strike such a large blow to the american people that they could skip the real fighting and get to the war negotiations. This is because they were painfully aware that they had no chance of beating the U.S. just in a straight-up war, due to the fact that the U.S. had a much stronger economy.…

Inhuman Traffick In 1791, the uprising of slaves in St. Dominque inspired similar movements all over the world. The United States fought Great Britain a second time for independence. In South America centuries and old colonial empires began to unravel in Spain. The Revolutionary war subsided in 1815 in Europe. Napoleon’s defeat at Waterloo helped prevent future outbreaks of revolution. Great Britain wanted to change after the war. In the 1780’s a powerful antislavery movement rose, which was…

The Forever Changing Significance, But Constant Role of Art: An Analysis of How Art, Specifically 19th Century British Literature, Creates Windows to New Perspectives In the American society of standardized and quick knowledge, it may be difficult to see the significance of art, especially when it was created in nineteenth century Britain. People want to take the easy way out and resort to finding most of the answers or the meaning of a work on the internet. A reason must exist, though, for…