American Empire

In an attempt to create a unified nation with one language and religion the Turkish Empire, otherwise known as the Ottoman Empire, caused the systematic destruction of over 1.5 million minorities living in Turkey during WWI, throughout the years 1915 to 1917 . The ethnic cleansing of these minorities is known as the Armenian Genocide and included the Assyrians, Pontian, Anatolian Greeks, and the Armenian minorities ( “The Armenian Genocide”, 2015). For about three thousand years the Armenian…

MacDonald’s travel account and others show themselves traveling the empire and learning about their place in society and the empire. For The British in the eighteenth-century, identity and class were one and informed each other. One’s identity was constructed from their family, education, their…

As time fosters distance from the American Revolution, it is expected that the manner in which historians examine this era also has changed and adapted. Even when the facts have remained unaffected, various schools of thought have generated differing opinions of the events surrounding this conflict. This has led to the war not only being studied, but also the individual historian’s directions being dissected as well. Examples of this shifting historiography can be observed within the edited…

Cromwell. Other critical amendments during the period include the establishment of the English North American colonial system (Nellis, 2010). The masterminds behind these developments were James II and Charles II and were finished in the year 1685. These events lead to the investigation of the formation of the imperial colonial system (Nellis,…

power of the empires was involved as well, as Great Britain, Germany, Austria-Hungary and Russia all had empires to back them up. An intricate web of alliances also pulled countries into the war, as they had agreements to protect one another in the event of war. The war was a result of a long build up of events, such as the naval arms race between the United Kingdom and Germany, and the industrial revolution, and the…

Loyalist Views During the American Revolution During the 1760s and 1770s, a transition occurred in the colonies turning the once loyal British subjects into disorderly revolutionaries. The large British Empire ruled over a vast number of colonies making it difficult for the British government to enforce laws in every single one. In the 150 years before its colonies in North America, the British had maintained the unofficial policy of salutary neglect in which the British government turned a…

Transformations 1450 - 1750 During these three centuries, building an empire was the norm. In this era, several empire flourished such as the Aztec and Inca of America. The Spanish, Portuguese, French, British, and Dutch people also built their own empires and strived to expand them in different parts of the world. One of the earliest modern empire built was those of the western part of Europe. Europe’s empires were mostly on the American region due to proximity. Trading and movement of…

I believe the British had the right to tax the American Colonies because they were British territories, received protection from the British Army, and the people who lived there were considered British subjects. While the colonists were unrepresented in Parliament, the laws of Great Britain were clear that the taxation of the American Colonies was completely legal and well warranted. Up until the 1760’s the colonist had enjoyed tax-free living. However, in Great Britain the native population…

Roman Empire was subject to this as well. Though differences exist, the United States is a modern representation of the Roman Empire. A key characteristic of an empire is continuous expansion, and is seen in both international powers. Reducing the power of the ordinary citizen is also a common factor in the empire and country. Despite these examples though, it may be said that the United States does not resemble the Roman Empire. However, this is disproved through features of the Roman Empire…

The Aztec empire grew weaker under his reign as he called for large numbers of tributes and sacrifices. Chapter 16.4- The Inca Create a Mountain Empire The Inca Build an Empire: The Inca kingdom was established in the Valley of Cuzco. Traditions and beliefs were developed to unify the empire during the Incan beginnings. One Incan ruler, Pachacuti, built Incan into an empire through diplomacy and military force. Inca showed tolerance to conquered…