History of Algeria

Algeria, an independent country located in north Africa, and is one of the world's top suppliers for oil and gas. After being ruled by France for more than a century, Algeria got their independence in the late 1960s. Since then, Algeria is known to have one of the most dominating governments throughout the world. With a population of over 39 million the country has found themselves in a crisis fighting against Al-Qaeda. (AQIM) Al-Qaeda is recognized as an international terrorist group who is…

rounded characters. LINIING SENATCNE 1) Racism2) Existentialism When taking into account the historical context of this book, it can be seen why Camus did not allow for the development of the Arabs into rounded characters. In 1830, France colonized Algeria and took over the region. From that point on, there was a great deal of racial tension between the two groups. This tension can be seen in many places throughout the book. For example the dispise that both grups had towards one…

Examining the role of violence in the struggle for African liberation During the struggle for African liberation, violence was evident in the following works: The Battle of Algiers and Frantz Fanon’s Wretched of the Earth. In the film The Battle of Algiers, in almost every single scene there is a violent act, whether it is against the French or against the Algerian people. The film makes the violent aspect extremely clear and does not leave various details out partly since the filmmaker wanted…

The history of mankind has always been the history of imperialism in myriad of its forms. In this context it must be said that the history of the modern world, to a large extent, is a history of European/Western expansion, colonization, and its decline. It is noteworthy that the expansionist policies that were implemented by the colonial powers eventually paved the way for the emergence of globalization and the decline of the process of colonialism made it possible for the emergence of…

I took over three college-prep U.S. History classes, one English as a Second Language (ESL) U.S. History class, and team-taught an Advanced Placement (AP) U.S. History class. When I joined the AP U.S. History class, the course was essentially finished because the AP test had been taken, and students were working on final projects. The college-prep and ESL classes , on the…

When I first heard about the Oral History project I did not know what to expect. After reading the assignment in more detail, I was excited to start the project. I immediately knew I would pick my mother for the project. She is my best friend and I wanted to learn more about her growing up with such a big family. After going over the assignment, I called my mother and asked if she would participate in the project and she said yes. I was delighted to hear her say that because I instantly started…

Canadian historian Donald Creighton. Hufton later published these lectures as Women and the Limits of Citizenship in the French Revolution. Prior to her shift towards women’s history in the 1980s, Hufton was primarily interested in poverty and social relations; her previous books focused on social history and political history, one of which attempted to place the French Revolution in a broader historical context. Partially in response to the plethora of publications that emphasize specific…

In the distant of times from the time we are in the days of old. We often reminded ourselves mentally and physically through a process called memories. In the article “Trying Not to Forget Forgetting” the author M. Zeki Duman mentions the importance of memories. In a period of time through a series of event in the days of our forefather to currently now present days. Over times legitimate record written forgotten and replace by false memory through idealism causes doubt in the mind of many…

History is a composition of past events. It is real and honest. However, the materials used by historians (which are called sources) to study history are only records of history, so they need not to be absolutely true and unbiased. If a group of scholars were to evaluate a set of clues surrounding a play, they would mainly use texts and written records of the play and all these evidences are considered sources which therefore need to be carefully examined before put into use. To these scholars,…

story from 17 century “China as an abyss of semi-imperial and semi-feudal society” to the “Road of socialism with Chinese characteristic” in the People's Republic of China. First few sessions of the exhibition meant to emphasis particularly on the history of the Communist Party of China’s fight for the people’s liberation and independence of every…