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A Carnival of Revolution: Central Europe 1989 A carnival is full of boisterous activities, a time for merriment, joy, and perhaps fear. This carnival that Padraic Kenney describes is full of many roller coasters, the carnival of revolution in Central Europe that would help culminate to form the end of the Soviet Union. Indeed, the times of the 1988-1989 became a circus, with three countries in particular that Kenney specifically visits. The countries of Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Poland each…

the United States etc. Although his words are always very controversial or maybe even hated by some people, he gains a lot of support throughout his 15-month election campaign. Starting from the day he announced to be the nominee of the Republican party for the president election, Trump has been fighting an uphill battle, beating Ted Cruz or even Hillary Clinton now. According to the latest national opinion polling by the New York Times, Trump is just 2% behind Hillary, who won…

Primary Source Analysis: Jacksonian Democracy Kylie Rogers U.S. History Mr. Foti November 17, 2017 Rogers 1 Kylie Rogers U.S. History Mr. Foti November 17, 2017 Primary Source Analysis: Jacksonian Democracy The men who founded the United States were cautious on the subject of democracy. They held the opinion that just men of education, wealth and importance should hold office in the government. These office holders were often asked to take office by other elite members of society…

Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas were two prominent figures in American politics in the 1850’s. Douglas, a spokesperson for the Democratic party, was looking to be reelected for his third term in the United States Senate. Lincoln, a representative for the Republican party, was running for the Senate in the very seat that Douglas currently held. These two men engaged in a series of seven debates, that would garner national attention and speak to various issues regarding the political…

In Mathilde Wolff-Monckeberg’s collection of letters to her children, On the Other Side: Letters to My Children from Germany 1940-46, she describes firsthand the atrocities of World War II and the effects it had on not only her city of Hamburg, but on Germany as a whole. She describes the events of the war from her perspective in letters to her children. These letters frequently entail a thorough description of Monckeberg’s opinions of the state of international politics at this time. Even…

official website, he has a degree in journalism and political science from Northwestern University. Ari Berman’s concentration is American politics as well as foreign policy. His first book is titled Herding Donkeys: The Fight to Rebuild the Democratic Party and Reshape American Politics, published in 2010. In the book, Give Us The Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights In America by Ari Berman, Berman discusses the evolution of American Democracy under the Voting Rights Act. Berman uses…

Introduction Question/Topic: What impact did Charles Darwins theory of evolution have on the Nazi extermination of the Jews Aim: To determine to what extent Eugenicists such as Josef Mengele used Charles Darwins theory of evolution to justify his action of experimentation on Jewish people during World War Two. Hypothesis: Charles Darwins theory of evolution does not justify the action of Josef Mengele. The theory was takes out of context and adapted by Josef Mengele to provide…

The misunderstanding of ideas and actions of one man caused his greatest changes in American history be missed although they helped the society. The United States history has been affected by each of its president’s actions and decisions. President Lyndon B. Johnson created opportunities for American society that even in today’s time those opportunities are affecting the population that has helped America and the people. The opportunities given by the LBJ affected all the people in America…

Modern society chooses their leaders based on their charisma instead of ability. A recent example is the election of Donald Trump, who defeated a much more experienced group of republican politicians in the primary and democratic candidate in the general election in part due to his celebrity status. In Lord of the Flies, William Golding presents conflicts in a democracy the characters create that lacks the traditional constructs of government to prevent the dark side of human nature to prevail…

The American writer, Daniel Goldhagen and his book, Hitler’s Willing Executioners: Ordinary Germans and the Holocaust supports the view that the German people also had a part in being responsible for the Holocaust along with Hitler himself. He argues that the vast majority of ordinary Germans were “willing executioners” in the Holocaust due to a “eliminationist anti-Semitism” in the German political culture which had developed in past centuries. In Hitler’s Willing Executioners Goldhagen argued…