Former empires

Britain were both allied to France, they formalized defensive treaties at the Anglo-Russian Convention in 1907. Other countries such as Russia and Serbia were supportive of each other on the basis of common ethnicity of Slavic people. The Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria allied themselves with Germany and Austria-Hungary due to national pride and a sense of revenge as Bulgaria had lost a battle to Serbia in 1913. Thus, countries all over the Eastern Hemisphere inadvertently found…

There is no one event that can be said to have caused The American Revolution. As the colonies continued to grow, as did the tensions between the colonists and the British. The roughly 3,000 miles between the colonies and Great Britain definitely gave the colonists an independent mindset from the very beginning. And although its impossible to pinpoint the single event that let to The American Revolution, there are many that stand out as major contributors to the start of this war. Colonial…

When the name Genghis Khan is mentioned, many words may come to mind: destruction, relentless, blood thirsty barbarian. Though throughout the years the image of Genghis Khan has been refurbished quite a bit. Naturally, in Mongolia, Khan has always held a worthy reputation for the obvious fact that without Genghis Khan there would be no Mongolia. The author, Jack Weatherford, writes in real captivating style. By mixing some narrative with analysis, this is an effective way to keep the reader…

scholars as one of the first genocides of the modern era. The events that unfolded in the Ottoman Empire during World War I killed an estimated 1.5 million Armenians. These events were an extension of a persecution that extended from the 1500s and was an accumulation of massacres that started in the 1890s.The deaths also extended to the mass killings of Assyrians and Greeks whom resided in the Ottoman Empire. Despite these atrocities, the Ottoman Empire’s successor state of Turkey’s denial of…

The Great Fire of Rome was a devastating urban blaze that began on the 19th of July in 64AD, consuming over half the city and was not contained until six days later. The controversy surrounding this infamous event stems from historical claims that the fire was initiated at the command of Emperor Nero, who “fiddled” while his great city burned. Some contradictory sources such as Tacitus, however, have reasoned that Nero did not torch Rome, a judgement which is shared by several significant modern…

Multiple plays by Julius Caesar feature a tragic hero, and in Julius Caesar that tragic hero is Brutus. Aristotle wrote that a tragic hero is a person of nobility who suffers misfortune or defeat due to a flaw or weakness in their personality. From the play there is obvious evidence that Brutus suffers misfortune due to the death of Caesar. Said act was commuted because Brutus is extremely naive. More than once the story conveys Brutus as someone who believes people without question. He is also…

Declaration of Independence relates to John Locke’s idea of liberty because the Declaration of Independence is a written set of rights and personal liberties for all American citizens. That Americans no longer had to live under the control of the British empire. Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense” and the Declaration of Independence both had such a great appeal to the people of America of all social classes because it didn 't matter if they were rich, poor, a farmer, a merchant, etc. as long as they…

The life in Ancient Roman Empire is always haunted by themes of poverty and starvation. For ordinary people, it is already grudging to care about themselves and their familiar under a society with high mortality. Since it is a predatory world, it is real incredible that Christians…

In Julius Caesar, written by William Shakespeare, the characters face numerous problems that they deal with in their own individual manners. Julius Caesar is well aware of his public image and he lets this influence his choices. Brutus is very aware of the power his decisions posses and therefore is very prudent. In contrast, the general public does not posses their own opinions making it nearly effortless to persuade them. Julius Caesar becomes so concerned with how he is seen by others…

Many of the propaganda posters of World War One have symbolism to persuade the viewers to be a participant in the war. One of the propaganda posters made in Germany has a snake with eight arrows and the number eight, entangling the snake. We can presume that the snake is the Alliances and the eight symbolizes the war bond that the Germans were merchandising at that time. You can see that the arrows are piercing the serpent, which symbolizes that the money that is put in the war bond will support…