That Was Then

Douglass Frederick Douglass was a social reformer. He was an African-American. His mother was Harriet Bailey. Harriet never knew Frederick’s father. Frederick’s last name was once Bailey, but later changed it to Douglass instead. Douglass was known for being a former slave. He did escape and became an anti-slavery orator. Frederick also wrote three autobiographies describing what occurred while being a slave, but had received back his freedom. They say he was the most influential during…

Brutus was the least honorable, how?? Brutus was the least honorable because he was doing what he thought was right. He thought he was doing it for Rome, why did he think he was doing right for rome? He thought he was doing right because the other men helping him, and plotting for Caesar's assassination, were telling him that Rome would better and the people would praise him, and which that did happen whilst him giving his speech that Antony came and gave his and they turned on him, and he…

George Washington was considered a good leader because he was the first president and valued his people’s voices. He had struggles when he was a general, but he also was a hero with his sacrifices he made. He was never paid in the Continental Army and nearly became bankrupt when he returned as President of the U.S. When he was general there were battles that made him look like a hero, for example, “Braddock’s Defeat” when Washington had to take command after the general in charge was badly…

pressure situations. The mission was able to get some exploration done by taking pictures of the moon, but the only encounters that took place were problems such as an oxygen tank explosion. What make this mission historically significant is that it boosted US morale because they were able to return the crew to earth safely while further advancing progress in the space race. Apollo 13 was the seventh manned mission installment in the American Apollo Space Program, and was intended to be the…

The Treaty of Versailles was singed in June 1919; it was signed in the hall of mirrors. Germany was forced to pay a lot of money due to all the damage it had done to the allied countries. That is why Germany was the most important treaty. Germany had signed the peace treaty with Austria-Hungary, Turkey, and Bulgaria. Woodrow Wilson, who was also the U.S. president in the year 1918. The president had submitted “The Fourteen Points”. It was “aimed to secure a peace”; his beliefs for these…

whether the intervention of the U.S. in the Korean War was justified or not. One side believes that Truman was inconsistent with American strategic policy which is based on a statement made by Secretary of State Dean Acheson. Korea was excluded in U.S. defense perimeter of strategic containment policy. Although it is arguable that the intervention was unnecessary and unjustified, the war played an important role in modern history. The Korean War was a crucial event during the Cold War that…

"I quit," Sammy says as he takes up for three young girls. I believe that the actions Sammy took made him a heroic character. Three reasons on why I believe that Sammy was a heroic character is because he quits his jobs to sand up for the girls, defends the girls, and becomes a complex character. First of all, Sammy is a heroic character because he quits his job to stand up for the girls. Lengel says, "Sammy, you don't want to do this to you're Mom and Dad." This shows that even though he…

Step 1 This investigation attempts to answer ‘How effective was Charlemagne as a leader?’ The question is relevant and important because it’s important in understanding French and European history. The issues that will be addressed is basic background of him as a leader, his religious impacts, his political structure, his battles, and how he expanded his empire. This investigation will focus on Charlemagne’s rule from 768–814 CE and the places focused on in this investigation is the Kingdom of…

and no foreign leaders accomplished their goal. Caesar was not only strong in a military sense, he was one of the smartest leaders as well. Julius Caesar was a successful leader because he knew how to manage his power and popularity, he handled foreign policy very well, and he knew how to show his strengths. Julius Caesar was exceptional at managing people and steering things to go his way. Caesar was raised as a patrician, but his family was not wealthy, especially because…

Jake (Allen) Primack US History Hour 1 Why the Civil War Was Unavoidable Did you ever think what would have happened if there was no civil war? The fact of the matter is that the civil war wasn 't avoidable because of the disagreement and hate between the North and the South. The important United States politicians each had different views and hopes for the country, which made it hard to reach a compromise without war. The country was not together at this time, rather apart and separated. If…