Historian

Having access to a document that was written much more recently, historians are able to gain more insight and obtain new evidence concerning Japanese internment camps. Another value of this source would be the full analysis it provides on the cause and effect of Japanese internment camps. The use of analysis allows historians to understand the various circumstances and climate surrounding the Japanese American population at the time of World War…

American textbooks: the United States is often portrayed as the dominant power in Europe during the Cold War. The word “American” is significant in this context as it demonstrates the difference in historical accounts between Gilbert and American historians. As Gilbert continues his discussion, the differences between his article and the average American textbook become obvious. Gilbert discusses American involvement in the…

similar situations, is not quite as vast in scale to that of the Rome of Late Antiquity. Several generations of authors and historians have had their own opinions on the multiple causes of the decline, or, some argue that it was not a fall, but a period of transformation. The differences in opinions can presumably be traced back to the historical context that each of the historians has lived in. In other words, as time…

of the historians have a perceptive or an opinion on the New Deal program. Some historians adulated the New Deal program but some censure its existence. Some historians believes the New Deal program was the salvation of capitalism but some believes it’s the transition of socialism. Despite the fact, the New Deal program had some liberal programs it was still the salvation of capitialism and not the transition of…

factors besides the frontier have helped to define America. Historian, Patricia Limerick one of the forerunners of the New Historians, argues and to a large part I agree that conquest is a more "sharp and honest term" than frontier. By "conquest," it is important to understand that it does not only mean the oft-depicted…

existence erupts occurs in the vase country of Egypt; where historians profess that Egyptian’s religion exist as undoubtedly phallic. This presence accelerates the religion of lust by duplicating numerous spin-off goat/ram headed gods; specifically, one particular goat god that exploits orgiastic worship transpires as Pan that dates back beyond the beginning of recorded history. One of the First Earthly Gods The Greek historian, Herodotus, wrote he encountered being told by priests and…

by either side. He has also lain out the build-up to the battle and the aftermath. “Compared with Lexington, Concord, and Yorktown, Cowpens receives very little attention from historians or the American public. This omission may be due to a concentration on Washington and his campaigns, especially by northern historians, yet Cowpens helped create the Yorktown victory. ” The Battle of Cowpens was fought in South Carolina on January 17, 1781 between the American Continental Army, with the help…

The Civil War was a result of the political ideology differences between pro-slavery states, and anti-slavery states, concerning the government’s role in deciding whether slavery should be accepted or prohibited in new states entering the Union. Neither side felt that compromising would be an acceptable resolution, and once Abraham Lincoln was elected to the presidency in 1860, eleven states eventually seceded from the Union. The state of Missouri, however, was not one of these states, and yet…

westward expansion migration. Nevertheless they each had an impact on the westward expansion migration both Lewis and Clark found the path of the Oregon trail, Sullivan helped influence people to migrate west and purchase more land, and Brown help historians understand what it would have been like on the Oregon…

and how the symbols and meanings in history can show us a more broad slow moving context of what was really happening at this time. With input from other historians such as Michel Foucault, who introduced cultural historians into a more embodied history that look at the people, their rituals and how they worked. The focus on ritual shows historians a lot about the culture they are studying, their religion and rule, work and, kinship. Cultural history changes depending on the context that it is…