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In Niall Fergusons book, Civilization the West and the Rest, he makes a case study in Chapter 5 that a contributing factor the success of the West is the spread of consumer goods and ideas, not only in the West, but to the rest of the World. This is shown in two ways; the globalization of Western culture, and the Industrialization that made not only the Western world more connected, but made the rest of the world more connected with the West. Ferguson relates the consumption of Western culture…

Roosevelt Corollary and dollar diplomacy? Pg. 509 The Roosevelt Corollary was an extension of the Monroe Doctrine by United States President Theodore Roosevelt in 1904. Roosevelt's extension of the Monroe Doctrine asserted a right of the United States to intervene to "stabilize" the economic affairs of small states. Dollar Diplomacy is the term used to describe the effort of the United States to further its aims in Latin America and East Asia through use of its economic power by guaranteeing…

Many years ago, Europeans experienced a period called the “Medieval Times” or also known as the “Middle Ages”. The time period lasted from the 5th to the 15th century. These times were often thought of as the most turbulent, or most exciting in the English and European history! The Medieval people were war like, they always wanted to conquer new land. Even though the Medieval times has numerous things to be remembered by, the most remembered from the Medieval Times were the castles.…

There have been many cases involving police officers and minority groups. A common minority group that is often targeted by the police is the Blacks. Some police are abusing their power by racially targeting a majority of black victims. The Black community is harassed or harmed by unjustified police officers. This has continually become a topic of controversy because black people are not treated fairly and are targeted more compared to other ethnicities. Police are racially profiling people due…

of the largest, and most destructive war that the world has ever seen. As the war escalated the war spread throughout the whole world. Finally, in 1917 the United States declared war on Germany. It has been debated on which event started World War 1, the Zimmerman telegram, or the use of unrestricted…

Two 19th century global trends–industrialization and imperialism–were driven by the nations of Europe, but influenced every corner of the Earth. Industrialization, or the transformation of an economy from being agriculturally based to being based on manufactured goods, created a higher sense of nationalism within Europe. Nationalism was taken a step further in the late 1800’s with imperialism, or the direct controlling of other countries for political and economic benefits. By increasing…

In 1812, the United States found themselves at war again with Great Britain 29 years after the American Revolution. Although, this was not unexpected, and tensions of going to war were growing. In 1800, President Adams agreed to the Convention of 1800; ending the alliance that had formed between the Americas and France during the American Revolution. Nevertheless, both countries violated American trading rights, with Britain often seizing and kidnapping sailors; called impressment. The Embargo…

I predict that Tom Robinson will lose the case against Bob Ewell. There are two possibilities of what could happen. Either Bob Ewell will win, or Tom Robinson will win. Some reasons that Bob Ewell will win, is that he has a racial advantage, and this could work in his advantage in many cases. One of the cases is that the jury is white, which can cause a very biased opinion towards Bob Ewell. Another reason that Bob Ewell has a racial advantage is that there are two white opinions against…

Zora Neale Hurston’s “The Gilded Six-Bits” features a newlywed couple living in a black settlement. At the beginning of the story the couple seems content and blissfully married however, their relationship is put to the test when Joe catches his wife Missie May cheating on him with another man. Missie May’s infidelity shatters the trusting and playful nature of their relationship but by the end of the story, the couple is eventually able to get past this devastating act of betrayal. Throughout…

A man named (Petrarch) From Europe was the man who brought the name "dark age" in 500-1500 AD (Movie Talk- The Dark Ages).The dark age was not just dark but light too. There was many dark periods like the black death. There was also many growth periods too, like education improved. There was many growth periods in the dark age but the dark age had more bad periods than good. The (dark age) was not just all just bad it had some good periods in it too. For example, Document C discusses how Europe…