American Empire

For the truly wealthy who had squandered their inheritance at home, Africa represented a new kind of playground. . . In its unknown and unmapped expanses, "man" could test himself against the elements, the animals, and time. (74) The view that Africa was England’s piece of property was dominant during the last years of imperialism. This view ignores the pre-existence of native Africans and their home. Although Markham has friendly interactions with people of color, she clearly views them as…

loved the thrill of fighting. Gladiators were worshiped and hailed by the spectators. Many gladiators hated fighting to the death in arenas and coliseums. Most gladiators were enslaved and forced into this lifestyle. What is a gladiator? According to American Heritage Dictionary (1985) “A gladiator is a person trained to entertain the public by engaging in mortal combat in the ancient Roman arenas” (Page 560). There were gladiators known for good deeds they had done. One gladiator known for good…

it was one of the greatest places to have attended as a roman citizen. A place were each citizen could be proud to call themselves a Roman, with a capacity size large enough to fit around 50,000 spectators. As American citizens we may also feel a sense of pride knowing that we are American. Being one of the biggest super powers in the world, it is understandable why that is. While we may not have bloody gladiator fights, we do have major sporting events that represent the different countries and…

non-white immigrants. Purely on the color of their skin. Continued reference to the “pink world” is no doubt a call to the skin color of Britain’s national identity. This phrase was used, not only in Alibhai-Brown, but also in Rushdie’s “The New Empire Within Britain”; “pink conquerors," “Great Pink Age.” This pink…

Rome, almost all are aware of it. When people hear of it, they mostly think of gladiators, emperors, and the gods. But what many people are ignorant of is how much Rome is shaped the world; especially Western culture and thought. “How much has Rome affected the modern world?” you may ask. Thankfully that’s what this paper is all about. I, Jacob Kroeger, will briefly argue how Rome (and Greece) has impacted Politics, Language, modern day religion. Politics and Government. The Government,…

of our history comes from ancient Romans or is slightly similar to their ways of life. Despite varying differences, many of their ways are very closely related to our society. Things such as government, laws, and warfare resemble ours today. The American republican system started based off ideas from the Roman republican ideas and concepts. The senate consisted of two consuls, like presidents, who ran the government and led or directed the army in battle. The social class consisted of…

The United States tried to create an influence on Prime Minister Lumumba but they were not successful, even after Lumumba was invited to the US, the American attempts were not successful. The situation in Leopoldville was described as a “classic Communist takeover”.The United States were planning to remove Lumumba,or to assassinate him but only if it was necessary . Kasavubu requested that Lumumba would…

Australia changed it’s primary trading partner and military ally to America. For example, trade imports and exports between Australia and Britain decreased more than 10% in the 1940’s (Australian Bureau of Statistics, Trade since 1900, 2001) whereas American imports and export rose exponentially. America did not wish to help Australia for any emotional or loyalty related reasons, America simply needed a military powerhouse with easy access to the pacific. Thus the symbiotic relationship between…

This should be obvious as leaders are frequently making decisions that affect millions of lives. Imagine how differently the history of the American continents would be if it was not Christopher Columbus who stumbled upon them first, but perhaps an English or French sailor. As a result of his actions leading the mission across the Atlantic, the Spanish were able to be the first in contact with…

Section 1 Q4: Some of the internal factors that contributed to imperialism in Africa was that Africa was known for their raw materials like gold, diamond, and more. In 1867, there was the discoveries of diamonds. In 1886, there was discoveries of gold, both in South Africa. This made it more tempting for the British to take over Africa. Another factor, was that the British had more updated weapons like the Maxim gun. The Maxim gun was the first world's automatic machine gun so that the British…