Western Europe

Refugees: debunking the myths of the European Refugee Crisis. In 2015 Europe received as many as 1 Million refugees escaped war-torn nations by sea to reach Europe and this is only those that came across the Mediterranean Sea. Germany took in 1.1 million refugees in 2015, in one year Germanys population increased my 1.1 million people. This means millions more people in need of a home, food, water and access to their basic rights. This means that European countries are trying to accommodate for…

their renowned predecessors, it is clear, in my view, that the subsequent Russian monarchs found it difficult to adapt to the realities of Constitutionalism and the fact that the absolute power did not prove to be relevant anymore, particularly in Europe. Therefore, what was left for Alexander III and Nicholas II was to degenerate and retreat to the Muscovite doctrines justifying the existence of the absolute and omnipotent monarch, while almost patiently awaiting the dissatisfaction of their…

expanded contact with the outside world, increased hatred between Muslims and Christians, and increased voyages of discovery and adventure. The Crusades expanded contact with the outside world. Western Europeans received many goods and ideas that they have never met. They brought a lot of them back with them into Europe, leading to the renaissance, the age of exploration, and the enlightenment. This increased trade and exploration. It also expanded Europeans interest in the outside world that…

made their capitalistic orientation much more prominent and that led to variances in political organizations between themselves and the Native Americans. These aspects aided in the European domination over the New World and in due course, assisted Europe to become the greatest world power there is to date. Despite the many obstacles and difficulties thrown their way, the European settlers and rulers persevered and defeated many in their paths. To begin with, the Europeans transported animals…

trade in human history that lasted until 1861, when slavery was abolished. Millions of Africans were brought to New World to work in mines and sugar plantations. Portugal created one of the bigger sugar industries in Brazil, exporting tons of sugar to Europe. In this way, Portugal became the greater importer of slaves in the world. This massive movement of slaves was known as the “triangular…

The medieval period started in the 5th century, after the fall of the Western Roman Empire, and the 15th century around the Renaissance and The Age of Discovery. Most is what is said of the period is focused mostly on Europe where the empire fell and the Catholic Church exercise most of its’ power. The age is both look upon as ignorant and barbaric, as well as an enlightening time by historians. This is debated because not all people were the same, most were ignorant and few gain and spread…

6.6; that 's how many billions of dollars that were spent in order to cope with just 800,000 of the more than a million overwhelming amount of immigrants fleeing from the Middle East and seeking asylum in Europe. The safety of these people is clearly very important to the countries receiving the staggering overflow of immigrants such as Germany and France, but it is also causing significant controversy as to whether they should continue to let hundreds of thousands of refugees into their…

The Middle Ages was known as a period of European history, from the 5th to the 15th century, that followed the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and preceded the Early Modern Era. By the turn of the 4th century, the Roman Empire legalized Christianity leading to its widespread across Europe. It did not take long for the Church to become a powerful force over Medieval Europe as the Pope acquired a vast amount of power becoming…

immense waterways of the Congo River basin” to set up trading posts, to build roads and to persuade illiterate African chiefs into signing treaties (Hochschild). Leopold II did all of this under the pretext of bringing the benefits of Christianity, western civilization, and commerce to the natives of Africa. In reality, however, all Leopold wanted to do was exploit the Congo Basin for its resources. As a result, other nations…

What caused the fall of the Western Roman Empire? This is a question that has been asked by many people throughout history. It is a question that cannot be totally answered because so many different things led to the fall of the empire. But, there was small factors, and very large factors that led to the fall. Rome was a very stable nation for hundreds of years. It started with the Republic, turned into an empire during Caesar's rule, and ended after about a thousand years of being a nation.…