Napoleon II of France

that eventually went into effect in France in September 1791. However, French planters from the West Indies thrived off slaves especially when they were using brutality. A French settler reported “How can we stay in a country where slaves have raised their hands against their master?”. (532) The revolt had taken up a leader named Toussaint L’Ouverture (1746-1803) he was the child of two african slaves. Toussaint in 1801, was able to take…

Ever since 1715, the 13 colonies didn’t want to trade with New France. Joseph Dudley, the Captain General and Governor of Massachusetts Bay and New Hampshire, issued a proclamation stating, “ A PROCLAMATION: Against a Commerce & Trade with the French of Canada, Cape Breton, &c.” (Joseph Dudley). Although trading with…

Mainly Greece, Rome, Middle Ages, Byzantium, Renaissance, Reformation and others to 1648-115 When the Age of Revolutions occurred. Then there’s 1815-1914 When the Industrial Revolution was occurring to 1914 to present where Cold war, World War I and II occurred. Through all these different times each Unit has different concepts that are linked together in some way. The Paleolithic Age (3 million-10,000 years ago) and the hunting and food gathering of Paleolithic people shaped their social…

reinforcement for Austria-Hungary, “in this diplomatic communication from the German Kaiser, Wilhelm II, Austria-Hungary was promised unconditional support from Germany regardless whatever action Austria-Hungary decided to take in punishing Serbia” (Duffy). The Franco-Russian Military Convention was also put in effect at this time, which said that in case Russia ever finds itself in war that France would step in and provide aid. “Initial reaction to the news of war among the European populace…

establishment. In the early 1800s the White Lotus Rebellions occurred, led by the frustrated Buddhists who got mad that the government was corrupted and taxed heavily. The Self Strengthening Movement was not effective in 1860. China lost Vietnam to France in the Sino-French War of 1883. China also had to hand over Taiwan in the Treaty of Shimonoseki and allow the Japanese rights in trade just like the British. China was forced to sign yet another document, the Boxer Protocol. The Protocol…

In N!ai: A Story of a !Kung Woman, anthropologist John Marshall was able to study the effects of colonization as well as advocate for his subject. He was able to meet science and advocacy and bring together a successful documentary where the subject is being advocated. N!ai tells her own story in the film and recounts how she lived as a child and how colonization effected her and the !Kung. They filmed in a span of thirty years following the effects while following N!ai’s life as a !Kung woman.…

Revolution, violence was very common. The Reign of Terror was during this time and that was a very gruesome time because of all the beheadings and overthrowing. One good outcome of the revolution is that it unified France and helped them to become stronger under the leadership of Napoleon Bonaparte. The revolution also brought a more democratic way of governing as far as elections, constitutions, and representatives. This revolution did accomplish the authors goals of giving people more freedom…

Spain and All of its Wonders SGT Pryor, Brian D ALC Class #003-18 Spain is a country on Europe’s Iberian Peninsula. It has 17 independently governed regions with vast differences in their geography and culture. The Kingdom of Spain, as it is officially known, is the second largest country in Eastern Europe. Spain covers roughly 85 percent of the Iberian Peninsula with a vast area of almost 506 thousand kilometers. Spain is home to some of the World’s most famous Palaces and Museums. In…

“He alone, who owns the youth, gains the future,” once said Adolf Hitler. The youth are said to be the saviors of the world, the ones who can make a difference; controlling them would mean controlling the difference. With the same totalitarian mindset, this Nazi leader controlled the youth and made them change the future, too. Adolf Hitler was an important and influential figure in history that had a negative impact on the world because of his dictatorship after Germany’s long held independence…

The History of Pizza There is much iteration of just how pizza became the food that we know and love today. One story says that pizza has been around since the Stone Age when people would bake crude bread on the stones of a fire and after the cooking of this bread they would top it off with different seasonings and toppings. They would use this bread as a plate to sop up broth or gravies (Stradley, p. 1). Another story says that pizza was founded in Naples, by the Greeks, in the 1700s. The story…