History of the world

trying to get him to join the Nazi party. Andrew, in response, quit his job and forbade the German language from being spoken in the house. Because of this, my grandmother, who was 100% German, never learned of her German heritage, losing years of history and her native tongue. She developed a slight obsession with Adolf Hitler, wanting to know more about the man whose people were responsible for her losing the German side of her life. When she passed…

Gerda Lerner was an influential figure in the development of women’s gender history since the 1960’s. She was one of the founders of women’s history and played a key role in developing women’s history curriculum. She was a rebel and didn’t believe in following the rules or conforming to society from her teenage years. In her early career she became an author and also became a national leader in the Congress of American Women where she worked with poor black women where she began to understand…

What Americans refer to as soccer is called football in other parts of the world. In America, soccer and football are viewed as two different sports. Soccer and football have some similarities, but also have some differences. While soccer is not as popular in the United States, it is a favorite sport for the rest of the world. Over two-hundred and forty million people around the globe participate in soccer frequently according to the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). What…

democrat who made history by winning a record four elections on the presidential level. In this, he is the only US president to serve for more than two terms in the office of the president (the 22nd amendment to limit the presidential terms to two was passed in 1947). Besides that, he was a key figure in world events and making history in the 20th century. Key among his history making events include leading the American people during most of the economic great depression and during the World War…

trans-Saharan trade took place. Trans-Saharan trade was very important. The Kingdom of Mali became unified because of the Trans-Saharan trade. Once a city state, the Kingdom of Mali grew into a prosperous trading city as trade became huge (Voyages in World History, Volume 1, 3rd edition, by Valerie Hansen and Kenneth Curtis, page 312). Social and political The Mali Empire was West Africa’s Ancient Empire. Western African Cities were a great influence to the Mali Empire through their…

Fukuyama and Huntington both have different views on the global structure of the world. Specifically, after the cold war has ended and how to view the world afterwards. Fukuyama views the end of the cold was as the end of history with Liberal Democracy as the last form of government whereas Huntington views the end of the Cold war as the beginning of the war of culture especially with regards to a war of culture over religion and common identity. Therefore, Fukyuma’s work seems to conclude in…

in the world, these two ages are known as the Age Of Exploration, and the Protestant Reformation. If someone were to ask which age was more important it would be a tough question to answer, however many people believe that the Age Of Exploration had a greater significance than the protestant reformation. A few reasons the Age Of Exploration is considered to have a greater impact than the Protestant Reformation are that the Asian countries may have stayed closed off from the rest of the world…

with people of different cultures, and might do with every such obvious difference. However some of such differences like that of race and religion, which in the external socio-political world are portrayed as having a concrete image based on the "minority of the worst”, facilitate the process of othering in the world. Elias and Scotson (1994) outline that the image of the outsiders is modelled on a "minority of the worst" of them, while the image of the established is modelled on a "minority of…

Fort Bliss is a United States Army post that resides in El Paso, Texas. This fort has its place in history, which still stands between the borders of Mexico and the United States. Fort Bliss has become successful from its many contributions to the military and for our country. The evolution of Fort Bliss has altered throughout the years. It started from the day it was founded, its location, and its functions. It has performed many roles that have made it advantageous to the United States Army.…

Beginning at the innocent years of childhood, when the world is seen as an imaginative wonderland, children are showered in lies. Fictional characters, such as Santa Claus, the Easter bunny, and the tooth fairy, are used by parental figures to reinforce naivety. Sure, little white lies like Santa Claus seem minute: however, the lying does not halt there. Many schools’ textbooks exploit students to the altered truth behind America’s patriotic past. Fabricated stories about the bombing of…