The founding fathers

George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and so many others were known as this Country’s Founding Fathers. The controversy about whether the Founding Fathers were patriots or traitors has been going on for a long time now. While some may feel like they were using their God given rights, and exhibiting their devotion to fight … Read more

Meiji period

Meiji period is the first political reforms in the Japan history. It ended Tokugawa Shogunate, and gave the power back to the emperor. Japan has being an impact of the western capitalist industrial civilization. In 1860s, Tokugawa Shogunate implement of ‘door policy’, they don’t allow foreign missionaries, businessmen and civilians to enter Japan, also, the … Read more

Ancient History Practice Essay – Peloponnesian War

“Assess which city holds the greatest responsibility for causing the outbreak of the Peloponnesian War.” The Peloponnesian War that occurred from 446 to 399 BC transpired mainly due to Corinth, Sparta and Athens. Corinth holds accountability for the city’s interference with Athens’ affairs and because of their threat to Sparta. Sparta is partly responsible because … Read more

History of women's shelter

Battering women was a common thing until the first battered women’s shelter open in the United States, specifically Tucson, Arizona, and St. Paul, Minnesota. There are many cases where women were mistreated by their husband or raped and never got the help they should. ‘During the 1970s, in Chicago and many other cities, married battered … Read more

President Lyndon B Johnson

In time of tragedy, President Lyndon Baines Johnson provided greatly needed stability and continuity to United States. He became the 36th President of United States following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Lyndon B. Johnson is considered one of the most brilliant and expert Politian of his time. Among innumerable misfortunes in his young … Read more

Military Career of General George Washington

1. The military career of George Washington started with struggle between great Britain vs French and Indian allies by domination of the Ohio Valley in 1953. Washington’s surveying experience made him a logical choice to lead Virginian expeditions into the western territories, where he had a series of encounters with the French. In 1754 May … Read more

Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great, or Alexander of Macedonia as was his rightful title, was born in 356 BC. His parents were Philip the Second and Olympias of Epirus. Alexander was an only child and therefore the only heir should his father die. When his father married another woman, his family split with Alexander and his mother … Read more

The Civil Rights Movement

There are have been many social movement that have captured my attention but the movement that I was most attracted to was the Civil Rights movement. The reason I am so fascinated by the Civil Rights movement is because the movement was ultimately about equality and freedom. The goal of this movement was to encourage … Read more

The Crusades

As I started to read different articles; I wondered what the difference was between a crusade and a crusader. I found out that the medieval crusade was a holy war, and for it to be an officially crusade, it had to be ordered by the pope against groups of people that hated Christendom. Only Jerusalem … Read more

Glassmaking

There is evidence of glass making from as early as 4000 BC. Back then it was mostly used for the coating of stone beads. It was 1500 BC when the first hollow glass container was made. It was made by covering a sand core with a layer of molten glass. It was during the First … Read more

The Berlin Airlift

The Berlin Airlift began on June 24, 1948 in response to the Soviet Unions’ blockade of the capital city of Berlin. This action marked the beginning of the Cold War between the United States and Soviet Union. It was a time of political, technological, and military trial. Most of all it was a period of … Read more

Lee Harvey Oswald

Lee Harvey Oswald is regarded as the person who assassinated one of our most beloved president. Oswald in New Orleans, Louisiana was born. Oswald would serve in the United States Marine Corps. He would later after discharge from the military defect to the Soviet Union where he would try to renounce his American Citizenship and … Read more