History of Europe

Before presidencies, there were empires. History, regardless of how or when, the subject is constructed around power, money, territories, and conspiracy. Survival of the fittest. The struggle between three particular world powers throughout the last five decades showcased the most brilliant minds, The Ottoman, British, and French Empires. While the establishment of facts is sure to vary across different cultural backgrounds, most would agree this time in history played a crucial role in how…

To whom it may concern. I am an exhibition planner for the Museum of Science and Technology in Ottawa and we are currently in the process of preparing for next year’s special Exhibition. An object rich in history and culture would be Gutenberg’s printing press. This object was the invention that historians consider changed how civilization evolved. This change is often compared to when humans discovered iron which ended the Neolithic Era (new stone age) and entered the Age of Empire (also…

has a long history of struggles that is important to its identity. One of the first people in Norway were the Vikings, who founded settlements that are still around today. After the Vikings, it became a unified nation with many kings to rule them. Around the middle of the 1300s, Norway became unified with Denmark. A few centuries later, Norway gained its independence. It also suffered much destruction from World War II, but has recovered well. Norway is a nation with a significant history that…

just the tip of the iceberg, as this gruesome conflict was the result of many other, less obvious, factors that caused tensions to rise until conflict could not be avoided. The war lasted from July 28, 1914 to November 11, 1918; being fought in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. One in eight of those who served their respective nations died, totaling nearly 900,0000 casualties by the end of the fighting. There were many underlying causes of World War 1, but the three main reasons were…

built a trading block based on mutual economic considerations. This system had positive impacts not only in Asia but also in Europe. However, due to a strong military dominance by the western powers, the trading establishments in China and Asia were altered. The Western nations used their authority to take over trading routes that facilitated trade in Asia and parts of Europe. As a consequence, Western powers asserted their authority and the global economy was transformed. Mark posits that the…

before the arrival of European colonialism in western Africa. Those kingdoms and empires had traded with outside the world independently particularly with Europe. This extreme diversity in terms of culture, tradition, norm and religion resulted to have a complex system of governance (Musa and Hassan, 2014). The Kanem-Borno Empire (with known history of more than a thousand years), the City-States of Niger-Delta and the Igbo of South-East, the kingdoms of Ife and Benin, the Oyo Empire, were among…

Usman Aliyu Mr. Ramon Villar G10 Integrated Humanities: History 20 November 2017 Essay on Imperialism “Imperialism is the act of a bigger (stronger nation) takes full control over a smaller (weaker nation). It dominates in aspects such as political, social, economical aspect of the country (What is Imperialism, 2017)”. The term imperialism came from the Latin verb "imperare", it means 'to command' and from the Roman "imperium" (expansion). As early 1830, Europeans started imperialism in…

Between the mid-fourteenth to the mid seventeenth century,historians of rationality discussed "Renaissance theory" as including improvements in reasoning all through western Europe (Wallace 1). It is critical as the medieval world stopped to be and the present day common world started. The scholars of Renaissance were thinking, honing Christians; who added to the improvement not either restricted to philosophy nor in the administration. Their style was not either medieval or advanced. The main…

At this period in history, many European nation were in competition with other nations. Some of the main countries that were competing against each other were Britain and Germany. Many people joined the military for Britain because citizens wanted to fight for their country…

Hungary is an Eastern-European country that differs from virtually all others. It has a unique history, language, and culture that really makes it stand out, but it seems that a lot of people don’t know much about their culture. Hungary was one of the latest settlements in Europe not arriving until almost a millennia after other europeans had already settled down in there respective regions. Hungarians (also known as Magyars) have a unique language that is different from all other languages.…