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1991, a year that changed the course of global politics. Following the collapse of the erstwhile USSR, the cold war which had lasted more than 40 years was brought to an end. Multiple reasons have been given for the end of the cold war. However, it is important to note that during this time the … Read more
It was 1960 and Mexico had a population of 38,174,112 people. That is approximately a ten million human increase in the country in just one decade. A “third world country” such as Mexico would not be prepared for a ten million person increase. (World War II “baby boomers”, could be one of the major causes … Read more
Slavery is where individuals are owned by other people, who will control what they work and do and also where they live. Slavery previously existed through history in many different years and most places around the globe. People such as the ancient greeks, Incas, the Romans, and Aztecs all had slaves working for them. Slaves … Read more
For many scholars, gender constitutes the primary focus of their research. Political scientists can and regularly do consider the effect of gender independently from other variables in their research, but viewing gender as a stand-alone factor distorts reality. Gender never acts independently from other aspects of our identity, such as our race, class, and ethnicity, … Read more
“Alexander Nevsky” by Sergei Eisenstein is a historical film that gained so much recognition since its release to the public in 1938, then was removed due to peace treaty with Germany and came back onto screens in 1941 after German invaded Russia. It functions as a depiction of a heroic figure, Alexander Nevsky, in a … Read more
The results of WWII, being one of the most catastrophic events in the history of the modern era, are generally seen to be extremely negative, however, are all of these results negative or are there some positive outcomes due to the events that took place in the Second World War? World War II was being … Read more
An execution is when a person is sentenced to death for a forbidden action. In modern day America, the most common use of execution in states are of lethal injection. Since 1976, there have been 1284 killings of lethal injection. In the state of Tennessee, lethal injection is used for death penalties, as well as … Read more
Prologue 1. Around 11,000 B.C., after the last Ice Age, societies began to head towards different directions. Societies developed themselves and they became advanced and literate civilizations that used metal tools, not non-literate farming, and hunter-gatherers who used stone tools. Now that the advanced society has conquered the rest, Diamond attempts to address the question … Read more
Executive Summary The large quantity of radioactive material released by the Fukushima incident has swayed public sentiment against nuclear energy. It did not only cause loss of livelihood but it has also rendered large stretches of land uninhabitable. The effects also extended outside Japan affecting countries as far as Russia and the US. A collection … Read more
World War I and World War II are undoubtedly known as the two biggest turning points in world history. Both these wars included never before seen technology, numerous casualties, and many changes in the world powers. Trench warfare, tanks, and machine guns in World War I and atomic weapons in World War II contributed to … Read more
The big mistake started on January 30, of 1933 when Germany appointed Adolph Hitler as chancellor of Germany. Shortly after Hitler assumed the role as chancellor, the wheels began churning in motion to begin a terrible tragedy. The tragedy, known as “The Holocaust,” targeted a variety of people, primarily the Jewish race, killing them in … Read more
Both Congress of Vienna and Treaty of Versailles (in French: Traité de Versailles) had similar goals in which was the recreation and restoration of peace in European. Both of them aimed to maintain the balance of power within Europe. It was said that Treaty of Versailles was not successful and less effective than the Congress … Read more
Introduction “A race is a group with inborn qualities that can either improve or degenerate.” Reason 1 According to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s website, Nazi racial ideology centered around the idea that people’s characteristics, attitudes, abilities, and behaviors were determined by their racial makeup. These qualities were considered able to be transmitted from … Read more
A Revolution (from Latin: revolutio, lit. “a turn around”) is sparked when a population are seeking, dramatic political, social and/or economic change. Common across all revolutions, the people are looking for change; whether that change be through the government, economy, society, etc. It is also common in a revolution for the people to overthrow the … Read more
What are ethics? Ethics are a set of morals humans as a society choose to live by. They are often hard to define, because while there can be generalities in the ethics of people (i.e., most people believe theft and murder are unethical), just like fingerprints, each ethical code is different. People may stand by … Read more
