American Empire

One strategy that served to be important in Japan’s rise as an imperial power was the development of its nationalistic nature. It can be believed that Japan’s early years of exclusion from the outer world was influential of its expansion as an empire. They developed a systematic and rigid system of living which they despised overseas influences and saw that alliances that could possibly be formed against the shogun were forbidden through the use of an “organized hostage system.” They also…

The American Revolution provided the Founding Fathers with a unique opportunity: they were able to create a nation that was entirely their own. Before the Revolution, there was no real colonial government; the colonists were for the most part under British control. The founders were tasked with creating the plans for the government of a new nation from the ground up. With this task, there was a lot of debate over how to structure the government. Arguably the most important debates of the time…

It is impossible to analyze capitalism without recognizing the factors that allow the system to evolve over time. The system has changed due to a wide variety of factors ranging from technology to new markets to political reform. These forces have constantly faced opposition from existing power structures that have an interest in maintaining the status quo which has taken various forms ranging from colonial powers to corporations to stock exchanges. Thus, capitalism developed over the course of…

job from inland people and social ascends. Such evidence contrasts with the prevailing point of view that crewmembers were impressed men, force to serve due to their seamanship. Such blend of races and origins was due to the increasingly bigger empire and the demands of the service, especially…

With the European domination in the beginning of the 20th century, many countries in Africa and Latin America sought to restructure their empire and gain independence from the colonization where there was a change in economic growth but not necessarily a change in economic development. A continuity through these times of colonization is the lasting legacy these countries have left through their fight against it. Before the Cold War and the mass European domination post World War 2, these…

There were a total of 38 million men fighting in WWI, these men were Russian, German, French, Italian, English, American, Hungarian, Austrian, Bulgarian or from the Ottoman Empire. They all had the same experiences while at war. There were differences depending where they were placed, but the fundamental characteristics were the same. There were a total of 17 million dead and 20 million wounded; the survivors were left to live with the effects of being dehumanized because of all the death they…

taken over by imperialism was Sierra Leone. The Republic of Sierra Leone is a country located in West Africa and is infamous for its civil wars and “blood diamonds.” Before being imperialized by Britain in 1808, Sierra Leone was made up of freed American slaves from the Revolutionary War. Later on, in time, other liberated slaves or descendants of those slaves would end up settling in Sierra Leone. It is unknown how their caste system operated, but it is well-known that everyone was treated the…

It was an average, hot day in Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. Home to the Japanese army’s Second General Headquarters, yet also home to 280,000 civilians, 43,000 military personnel, and 20,000 Korean forced laborers (Gray, Paul, and Kunii). Everything had been running accordingly, adults going to their jobs, school children assisting in the cleaning of the streets, until they saw a foreign object, hurling at them at a fast speed. It exploded before anyone had the chance to choke out the work ‘bomb’…

“Patrick Henry’s Effective Essay” "Give me liberty or give me death!" is powerful statement that needs courage to make in March 23, 1775 at Virginia St. John's Church against one of the world’s strongest empire, but a man needs a lot more courage to make the future American to; believe and stand up the same way as Patrick Henry did against Great Britain. In order to convince his audience to join the war effort he appeals to the emotions, his own credibility and the logic of his audience which…

Written Assignment 5 Greek and Roman Civilization 05/07/2017 Trace how Carthage became almost the equal of Rome. Be sure to show the strength of both and how this conflict led to Rome becoming a naval power. Rome had finally crossed the Mediterranean, meeting their first foreign kingdom at sea, Carthage, they would soon find they were quite similar to each other. They were major city-states, large armies, owners of outstanding wealth, and most importantly in their power came greed, they both…