American Empire

Two 19th century global trends–industrialization and imperialism–were driven by the nations of Europe, but influenced every corner of the Earth. Industrialization, or the transformation of an economy from being agriculturally based to being based on manufactured goods, created a higher sense of nationalism within Europe. Nationalism was taken a step further in the late 1800’s with imperialism, or the direct controlling of other countries for political and economic benefits. By increasing…

During 1683-1908, both the Ottoman and Russian empires dealt with internal and external challenges that affected their methods of ruling their empires. Three similarities they both encountered was they both faced Westernization and constitutional challenges directly, they both had many members of the rising education urban middle school class deserted constitutional nationalism and lastly, they were both able to attain the Western industrial challenge. While experiencing these internal and…

When Emperor Constantine I signed the Edict of Milan and put an end to the Age of Martyrs there was an unforeseen consequence. Part of the Edict made Christianity the main religion in the Roman Empire, which lead to a large amounts of false salvations. When the threat of death was eradicated from following Jesus, and it was deemed culturally acceptable for anyone and everyone to follow Jesus it lost a lot of its sincerity. The church then began…

Nishanth Singaraju Mr. Samuelson Honors Civics October 22, 2015 Book Analysis: Are we Rome? The Fall of an Empire and The Fate of America In Cullen Murphy book , Are we Rome? The Fall of an Empire and the Fate of America, he states that “To America eyes, Rome is the eagle in the mirror” (Murphy Page. 6) . In the book the author describes many parallels between America and Rome and questions whether both share the same fate. Although there are stark differences between the time period and…

History is a powerful and influential force. History has the power to make a precedent in modern day through other people’s actions long ago. History, nevertheless, is multi-faceted. There are various aspects of history that shape what happened once before. For example, the history of military and how it evolved or the history of education, technology or the arts. The history of religion and how it shaped the world is the topic of discussion for this paper. History can be an authoritative…

tea. By monopolizing all aspects of tea production and shipping across the Empire, the company had more revenue than the British government. Naturally they made friends in the British government and gained significant influence there. The laws that the East India Tea company wanted passed were passed and the ones they didn’t were not. An example of their power was the American colonies buying “Black Market” tea from the Dutch. The East India Tea company pushed the British government…

All around the world people are upset with their governments and the way they are being treated. Even in our own country people are standing up for what they believe is right. Americans are fighting against oppression, the inaction of government, and corporations who don’t seem to care who gets hurt in the name of progress and profit. In other countries like Brazil and Venezuela protesters fill the streets pleading for their political change as they starve. It would be nice to think that this is…

treasury there which holds all the money. In the attic, it held all of their silver and possibly even its gold. The attic was nineteen by fifty meters. At one time, there was 3,000 talents, which is 4.5 million tetradrachms which is about $55,557,613 in American money (Cite 8). Ictinus and Callicrates built the Parthenon and Phidias supervised. Ictinus was not known until the second half of the fifth century when he built the Parthenon. He was interested in insides of buildings which is why he…

Peru is home to some of the worlds most anticipated tourist attractions, ranging from Machu Picchu to Vinicunca, also known as 'Rainbow Mountain', to sections of the Amazon and many diverse ecosystems. The Inca Trail, Sacred Valley and colonial city of Cusco also contribute to the archaeological region of Macchu Piccu (Peru.travel 2017) creating one of the most popular travel destinations in the world. G Adventures' Inca Discovery and Intrepid's Inca Trail Express cover those locations…

On a warm, cloudless morning in the naval base of Pearl Harbor, the Imperial Japanese filled the sky with hell. Arrows of bombs and killer aircraft attacked american ships and killed many soldiers and civilians. Although there were numerous amounts of injuries, Japan described this attack as a failure due to the fact that they were not able to cripple the Pacific Fleet. The ships that held the Pacific Fleet were immediately sent off to the Pacific. The attack on Pearl Harbor is an unforgettable…