Grenada

The beginning of the end of the Cold war stated in Jimmy Carter’s presidency, and finally ended in Bill Clinton’s presidency. Throughout the time period, each president had a different approach to ending the Cold War. In the end, it was the little contribution made by each of the presidents in this era that lead to the end of the Cold War. In 1977, Jimmy Carter was elected President of the United States. This was a couple years after the U.S. finally ended its 12 year war with Vietnam. After…

in horrible working conditions were an common trend in settlements that turned into agricultural based societies. These practices were developed by the English and Spanish in Grenada and the English in Ireland. During the Reconquista, the Spanish used incredibly violent methods of conquest to colonize the people of Grenada. The Spanish used display violence, deception, and technological military advantages to eliminate the majority of the native population, and those who survived were ravaged by…

The United States of America was founded upon Ideals for a better nation, ones that could uphold a new nation free from British tyranny. But has America truly followed the course of these ideals set forth by the founding fathers? In 1776, while writing the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson laid the groundwork for the five American Ideals: Democracy, Rights, Liberty, Opportunity, and Equality. America has indeed followed the Ideals as the founders intended through the course of…

The role of the president has certainly changed since the United States was founded. Presidents before the civil war had relatively few powers because the responsibilities of the national government were quite limited. Congress had more power over the executive branch. Presidents were playing second fiddle to them at the time. Presidents Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, and Andrew Lincoln were exceptions. Instead of looking up to congress, they strengthened the power of the…

In his book, After the Rubicon: Congress, Presidents, and the Politics of Waging War, author Douglas Kriner delves into the murky concept of congressional influence in the arena of the United States’ increasingly executive-driven military engagements. Kriner analyzes the ways, both formal and informal, that Congress exercises affect over presidential actions in the international sphere. The publication addresses the regularity with which Congress seeks to influence presidential conduct of major…

said that coloured people, the police and women are easily stereotyped because they all show recognizable and consistent attributes. When the attributes are readily shown and consistent, then it is easy to make a judgment. For example, here in the Grenada or the Caribbean on a whole, we are known to never be on time. This is a generalized statement, not everyone likes…

Albumasar's “Great Introduction to Astrology” (Hasse, 2008). The Moors were also responsible for the advancement in Spanish architecture. The region of al-Andalus saw the construction of many cities and buildings. Buildings such as the Alhambra in Grenada, the Alcazar in Seville, and the Mosque of Córdoba that still stand today are evidence of the architectural stamp the Muslim Moors of Spain…

situation where Congress and the House of Representatives gave all the power necessary to the President to take command of war powers in Vietnam. Then, in 1983, president Ronald Reagan sent a letter to the speaker of the house about the conflict in Grenada. The Prime Minister, Maurice…

Although the alliance between the UK and the USA had been established for many centuries, especially in the shared cause in WW1, it wasn’t until 1944 that the term ‘special relationship’ was used to describe Anglo-American relations. Winston Churchill said in 1944 that “unless Britain and the United States are joined in a special relationship, another destructive war will come to pass” , this was the foundation of the term ‘special relationship’. After the American Declaration of Independence in…

There are many theories as to the start of slave trade and its effects on the people and countries/colonies involved.The Native American population had decreased due to disease and war and did not have enough labor. However, the Europeans had access to another cheap labor market that already existed, the African Slave Trade. While the use of slaves has existed in societies already, it was not until the mid-fifteenth century that Europeans began trading and capturing slaves from Africa. Between…