Horrible Histories

the welfare of our citizens. In our history this must be the most successful invention ever, created by the great Eli Whitney. The Cotton Gin works by separating the seeds from the cotton we use so much of. With our newfound cotton, we can make even more clothes than we thought was humanly possible, with only a few people working with it. The North hasn’t been using this invention, yet,…

because of that, “Most Russian peasants, numbering some twenty- three million, were still landless by the turn of the twentieth century, as most land remained in the hands of the rich landlords.” ("Peasants and Peasantry.") If one looks back in Russian history years prior to the revolution, it is immediately clear that the issue of land had been at the forefront of debate for peasants stemming all the way to the Emancipation of Serfs by Alexander II. Knowing that there had been issues with…

The trans-Atlantic slave trade was a very important and vital part in the history of the world. This trade route was so significant that it lasted for three centuries, beginning in 1550 AD and going until 1850 AD. The slave trade was the exchange of African slaves for certain products such as tobacco, gold, and many other different objects that were crucial in the countries that were affiliated. This slave trade changed certain things about the world in many ways, and everyone was greatly…

something that must be demonstrated by teachers, principals, and mentors alike. To Diane Ravitch, tolerance cannot be taught directly, but it can be taught indirectly through the history of America and the World. History demonstrates…

it is deteriorated. The main part of the Great Wall is approximately 6,000 km long (3,728 miles) and it stretches through many mountains, deserts and grasslands. In fact the most of The Great Wall is stretched along the Yin Mountains. In Chinese history the Great Wall will probably be the most significant structure ever! The purpose for the wall was to protect China and its people from Huns and barbarians attacking from the North, which were set on killing mass numbers of the Chinese natives.…

How did the Industrial Revolution and the Modern Capitalist System change the history of the world? In Britain during the eighteenth century roughly around time 1760 to 1840 the industrial revolution transformed the system of production and organization of labor in a major way, it was a time of invention, and many new changes There were changes in technology, society, medicine, economy, education, as well as culture. There were many technological improvements that ultimately replaced human…

changed the lives of the Indigenous Aboriginals, obstructing with the traditional, cultural and ancient lifestyle that the Indigenous Aboriginals had led for over 1000 years. Gone were the life led by peace and independence and began the horrible period in their history in which oppression and injustice ruled over their…

To the McNeills, what drives history are the intricate overlapping webs of interaction, which have drawn humans together since the birth of history. As these small webs are nourished, they thicken and intertwine, moulding hunter-gatherers into agricultural societies and forging towering empires into the world of today. The McNeills’ overview of history ultimately retells the story of the past through a dynamic medium with the growth of the world web as its motor. Their greatest strengths, and…

respiration, from a variety of loathsome smells, and brought on a sickness among the slaves, of which many died, thus falling victims to improvident avarice, as I may call it, of their purchasers.”(Equiano) This odor killed so many people by the horrible smell and sickness it provided because it made the slaves sick to their stomach this would cause the slave masters to throw them overboard to not kill the others on the ship, even though some wished to go ahead and die from the pain they were…

way, as if they were not people at all, seems all too unreal but it is unfortunately a part of our history. We are past the days of slavery within our county, but still to this day we have problems with equality, a lot of that being minorities. Daily I hear and see stories about inequality and racism still going on in our streets and even schools which caused my attraction to this chapter. The History behind the slave trade is so strong and at some points hard to read and realize what actually…