Clovis King of the Franks

14 December 2018 Clovis King of the Franks The Middle Ages, or Dark Ages were likely the most bloody, waning years in history. Meager amounts of art and literature were recorded nor were many exceptional leaders born. Lasting around 1,000 years, many events occurred including the Crusades and the Black Death. Rome was also being … Read more

Civil rights tradition / comparison of Douglass and King

This essay will discuss the Civil rights tradition and how Frederick Douglass and Martin Luther King compare as two great figures in-terms of leadership within this American black history civil rights tradition. The main areas I will discuss are; who Frederick Douglass and Martin Luther King actually were and what they did during this civil … Read more

The Civil Rights Movement: St Augustine’s Contribution

The Civil Rights Movement: St Augustine’s Contribution The St. Augustine Civil Rights movement took place during 1963-1964. This event contributes to the history of St. Augustine, while having a major role in the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In 1964, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. called St. Augustine, Florida, “the most racist city in America”. … Read more

History vocabulary – a range of definitions

Unit 8 Vocabulary Tripartite Pact The Tripartite Pact was an alliances between the Italy, Japan, and Germany. This was signed on September 27, 1940. Kellogg-Briand Pact The Kellogg-Briand Pact was a treaty that made war illegal. This was signed on January 17, 1929. Dawes Plan The Dawes Plan was the plan to collect reparations from … Read more

The Great Depression

Thesis: History has not dealt kindly with the aftermath of protracted periods of low risk premiums highlighting the irrational exuberance of the US stock market that lead to the tragedy of the Great Depression and eventually sowing the seeds for the triumph of “The New Deal”. Despite the Stock Market being a driving factor in … Read more

Salah ad din yusuf ibn ayyub, known as Saladin

Saladin once said “Kings dont kill kings” sparing the life of Guy of Lusignan. Saladin was a very ruthless leader that killed the men that he needed to but he respected other kings. Saladin began his military career at the age of 14 working under his uncle but as years past Saladin became a ruth … Read more

Churchill and Khrushchev: On Different Pages of Different Book in Different Libraries

On Different Pages of Different Book in Different Libraries Post-World War II, throughout the world but especially in Europe tensions are high and after the first usage of nuclear weapons, the arms race to stockpile and to innovate is exponentially escalating. While the Soviet perceived the notion of being in a world-wide struggle with the … Read more

Understanding the USSR’s development

The key to understanding the USSR’s unique development lies in origins in the ideology of revolutionary Marxism. Discuss. Russia’s controversial development during the twentieth century is a popular topic of discussion among historians, because of the drastic and volatile effects that we are still experiencing today. In 1917, unrest amongst the people finally broke out … Read more

The impact of Neil Armstrong on Aviation & generally

The impact of Neil Armstrong on Aviation and the world in general is not one to be taken lightly. Neil Armstrong was a pilot and engineer who’s accomplishments laid out a groundwork for history to build on. The first big impacts he had was as a military pilot. Flying for the Navy, Armstrong was sent … Read more

Socialism in America

Socialism can be simply defined as “the advocacy of communal ownership of land and capital” (Russel, 1928, p.1). Karl Marx, the founder of socialism, along with Engels, believed that  the development of modern capitalist society would inherently lead to a class struggle, in which the proletariat, made up of the wage workers, would rise up … Read more

The Cuban Missile Crisis

The Cuban Missile Crisis, also known as the October Crisis of 1962, the Caribbean Crisis, or the Missile Scare, was a 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union concerning American ballistic missile deployment in Italy and Turkey with consequent Soviet ballistic missile deployment in Cuba. The confrontation is often considered the closest … Read more

El Lissitzky

El Lissitzky was born in Russia, 1890 and passed away in the year 194 he was a Russian designer, also a critical character within the Russian avant-garde. His significance is mostly seen through his status as a pioneer of Suprematism wherein he created exhibition artworks for the Soviet Union. He had contributed extensively to graphic … Read more

The launch of Sputnik

O: October 4th, 1957.  The U.S.S.R.’s former Premier, Nikita Khrushchev, sat at a dinner party amongst his guests as he anxiously awaited the results for the attempted launch of Sputnik.  At nearly 11 pm, Khrushchev left the room to take a call and returned several minutes later with an excited expression plastered on his face; … Read more

Rise and fall of the Berlin Wall

On the 7th of May, 1945, Germany surrendered the war, three days prior to Germany’s surrender Hitler killed himself along side his wife, Eva Braun. Joseph Goebbels also killed himself, his wife and his six children only a few days after Hitler committed suicide. With the end of the war, it was decided by Churchill, … Read more