Colonial history of the United States

In the early part of America’s history, economic and racial inequality helped the colonizers gain a foothold from which they would grow the cotton industry from the ground up, and the ground that they would use belonged to the natives of this nation, and this helped keep the status quo of racial oppression which would be their theme for years to come. Meanwhile, racial and gender inequalities helped bring to light issues of the status quo, and provided important social commentary that would…

Nigeria’s history of engagement with international markets Globalization is central to understanding the Nigeria story, but it’s not a product of the 1970s or of Big Oil. The history of globalization and its local meanings run much deeper, and in some profound way are very much wrapped up — specifically for the Niger Delta — with a popular consciousness of the longue durée of the region’s incorporation into a world market. Nigeria has been part of global markets for 500 years, a history…

system also plagues uneducated or poor Africans in the continent. In terms of Nkrumah, his Pan-African ideologies were rooted in assisting the working class in order to create an equal, socialist Africa. In A Call to the Workers of Ghana, Nkrumah states, “…It is time to organise the trade unions for a general strike simultaneously with a military coup to overthrow the NLC and liberate Ghana from the clutches of neo-colonialism.” Nkrumah finds that any movement towards class struggle should…

damaging or destroying eight Navy battleships and more than 100 planes. Though it would be some time before people learned the full scope of the damage, within days a once-distant war in Europe and the Pacific became a central part of life in the United States, affecting politics, business, media, and entertainment. In his new book, December 1941: 31 Days That Changed America and Saved the World, Craig Shirley offers a day-by-day chronicle of the full month and recounts Pearl Harbor's political,…

global conflict due to “power intervention.” Peter Gries et al “Contentious Histories and the Perception of Threat: China, the United States, and the Korean War-An Experimental Analysis,” they explain the importance of modern governmental…

The Fourth Amendment is a great representation of the freedoms that the founders of the United States sought to establish in this country. This same freedom plays a key role in shaping every day police work as well as cases in court. These same ideals have also caused some hardship for law enforcement officers that neglect to yield to proper procedure. Some aspects that have been created from that very ideal allow criminals to avoid prosecution due to technicalities. Yet, the Fourth Amendment…

Americas was not a new one when the Indian Removal Act of 1830 was passed. European colonial empires mostly chose the route of oppression. The United States of America, a new nation lacking precedent, had to decide the path it would take regarding the Native American. After nearly a half-century of discussion (of varying intensity) of the issue, the pressure to make a decision reached its peak, and in 1830 the United States determined to relocate the Native Americans to advance white society at…

TERRORISM In the year 2030, terrorism will be defeated as it has become a global concern today. Terrorism is socially constructed by states—the meaning of terrorism varies depending on the context. For example, “One person’s terrorist is another person’s freedom fighter” (unknown). This quote is applicable to international relations in the most recent scenario where former president Ronald Reagan and his administration called the Afghan Mujahideen “freedom fighters” during the Cold War against…

be legal in the United States because it is morally acceptable, would reduce the country's crime rate, and is constitutional. Since the founding of our nation, the government has punished selected murderers with death. More than fourteen thousand people have been legally executed since colonial times, most from the early 20th century. Even today states have laws authorizing the death penalty, as well as the military and federal government. The death penalty in the United States is reserved for…

Passamaquoddy and Wampanoag Tribes are significant to the American history and culture, because they are the descendants of Native Americans and the original inhabitants of some parts of the United States. Not only they communicated with the Europeans, but they assisted the pilgrims as well. Passamaquoddy Indians and Wampanoag Indians shared similar lifestyles. Passamaquoddy Indians played a pivotal role in the American culture, because they were among the first Native Americans who interacted…