History of the world

opinions of the exact beginning of the war. And the economic struggle between the two superpowers. First, The Cold War began in Europe after World War Ⅱ. “The Cold War was caused by the military expansionism and the American response was basically a defensive reaction (History Staff)”. As long as Soviet leaders clung to their dream of imposing communism on the world, the west had no way of ending the conflict. “Space…

Intro: Food has shaped the world into what it is in the modern day, and food played a major role in the history of mankind. In An Edible History of Humanity, by Tom Standage, Standage focuses on how food has had an impact of food from when hunter-gatherers were around, to the present day. Standage’s goal is to teach the reader the overall importance of food in our world, more than just what it is to most people now, something that we eat to fuel ourselves, which usually tastes good. He wants…

During the Cold War, relations with the Soviet Union and the United States were tight. Though allies of World War II, both held a grudge against each other. Joseph R. Mccarthy, the Senator of Wisconsin dedicated years in uncovering communist spies living in the United States, adding to the hysteria of the Red Scare (Joseph R. Mccarthy). Arthur Miller wrote “The Crucible”. “The Crucible” tells about the mass hysteria in Salem, Massachusetts when the accusations of so-called witches surfaced,…

physical representation. The Newspeak language and its breaking down and destruction of certain words. Memory Hole’s and their role in burning anything that contains to history or information the world does not want to know. Many of these inventions exist in our own world today by another name and slightly different purpose. In our world telescreens could be seen as our society's version of cameras and television.…

lot of history, background, gambling, and more. Nevada is famous for its gambling, mining, and it’s production of gold and silver. With it’s history Nevada is very interesting. Nevada is the thirty sixth state in the U.S. It became a state in October 31, 1864. It is also the thirty fifth most populous state in the U.S. It has 110,622 square miles. Nevada has about 2.839 people living there and is ranked 7th out of the 50 states. And it is the 4th largest producer of gold in the world. …

He wanted to help make improvements of the teacher’s knowledge and make other resources available to their students. Vidal also contributed many works over his years such as 17 books, 107 articles and 240 reports and reviews (Wiki). He had written a famous elementary book for geography but is his two best know works are probably the Tableau de la Geographie de la France written in 1903 and Principles of Human Geography written in 1918. He like other Geographers we will talk about like Ratzel saw…

Bynum presented in his book “A little history of science”. William F. Bynum was once the professor of the history of medicine at University College in London. Given the emeritus title as an honor of his time served teaching, Bynum also wrote other works as well. With his in-depth knowledge of various topics of interest, British…

The Mestizos have some ancestors that are Native to the New and Old World, which has brought a mixing of cultures. In the New World the indigenous people were manufacturing textiles that were pure red. This caused many people in the Old World to become excited about the true red. In the Old World red, which was not a true red, but a dark orange, textile was very rare and often owned by only rich and powerful people. People in the Americas figured out a way to make red textiles in big numbers…

After learning some more about Ancient World History, I believe that the Agricultural Revolution, Political Systems, and the civilization of Ancient Rome have most influenced the Modern World the most. Not only were these events in history very major, but they also had a drastic impact on the life we live today. These revolutionary practices affected the Modern World in our everyday lives as much as recent practices. The Agricultural Revolution occurred during the Neolithic Age and is when…

The Importance of History and Why it Matters The History of the Church by Eusebius and Do Classics Have a Future? by Mary Beard both discuss the importance of history and why it matters through different lenses. The common ground between the two pieces is that: history is not simply the study of the past, but the careful and purposeful preservation of culture and lifestyle, facts, and the other miscellaneous details of life. It is important, not only because it provides valuable lessons for…