Charles II of Spain

After World War I, the United States became increasingly isolationist until World War II, when America was forced to become more involved in foreign affairs to support France and Britain against Germany and Japan. Originally, the devastating consequences of World War I including war costs, the failure of the Treaty of Versailles and League of Nations in the US, and the harsh treatment of Germany led to America’s isolationism and neutrality. After pulling out troops from Latin American nations,…

Comparing the similarities and differences between ideological shifts that took place worlds away is essential to understanding the world we live in. In Fidel Castro’s An Interview with Dan Rather, Maximillian Robespierre’s Revolutionary Speech, and Charles de Gaulle’s Comments on Algeria one can examine the similarities and differences in ideological shifts. Each differed in the transition of their political beliefs and the ethnic background of their movements while remaining strikingly similar…

One sure right was granted to Sir John Colleton who was awarded South Carolina (AH, 93). Another example of this tactic was when Charles II granted land to John Berkeley and George Carteret who founded New Jersey and William Penn who founded Pennsylvania (AH, 101). People from all over flocked to these new lands for religious freedom, new opportunities, and economic prospect. This…

Henry VIII is one of the many famous Kings in history and one of the the very few to pass on a legacy. He was born on June 28, 1491 in a city called Greenwich located in England. His father was King of England and did not acknowledge Henry VIII as much compared to his two older siblings. His father had viewed Henry’s older brother, Arthur as the future heir since he showed that he had the credentials to take over the throne, although only after Arthur’s death due to an unknown illness and his…

Admiration for the policies instituted by the English Revolution was noted by the French as early as 1782 when the French foreign minister noted that England “in its constitution and in the establishments which it has permitted her to form, resources which are lacking to us.” (B. Stone, p. 14). The French minister further laments about English “advantages which our monarchical forms do not accord us (B. Stone, p. 14). Louis XVI’s reign of France from 1774 to 1792 was characterized by financial…

presence that the colonies had requested. The agents were officially charged “to ensure removal of the pressures on trade by application to parliament or any other persons with power to redress grievance, permission to export rice and naval stores to Spain, Portugal, and all other places in America and Africa; and to secure the continuation of the bounty on pitch, tar turpentine and other naval stores.” In more modern terms, colonial agents were lobbyist who sought to undermine the Navigation…

The Renaissance was a time of great cultural rebirth and achievement. Although it began in Italy, the Renaissance spread and affected most of the world and continues to influence us today. Many legacies and famous figures were birthed during this period, some of which we continue to be influenced by and taught about today. One of such figures is Michelangelo. Michelangelo was a sculptor, painter, and architect who was born in 1475 in Italy. Michelangelo was first apprenticed by Domenico…

Dick introduces the effect of consumerism and capitalist society in his short story “Foster You’re Dead” which takes place in mid 1940’s after World War II. Dick illustrates the consumerism that exists in the society after the Cold War, in which companies abuse of people's fear and benefitting from it in a financial sense.. He often portrays this fear of being left out, with both Foster and his mother…

artworks I picked are “Pieta” by Titian and “Lamentation” by Giotto Di Bondone. Titian was born in Cadore, Italy in 1485 and died in 1576. He was an Italian painter during the Renaissance who painted works for Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, Pope Paul III, and King Philip II of Spain. Titian was a leading Italian painter that everyone admired. Most of Titian’s portraits displayed fresco, equally skillful landscape backgrounds, mythological, and religious subjects. His interest in color is what…

Definition of Terms 1. Women- a female person 2. Jose Rizal- one of the greatest heroes of the Philippines Table of Contents Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………....1 Body……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..1-9 I. Segunda Katigbak………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….2 A. Background Life............................................................................................................…