Category: History 3303

  • The Rise of Silk Industry in Lyon, France

    Table of Contents Introduction The emergence of the silk industry in Lyon Towards a sustainable entrepreneurship Innovation management Silk design in Lyon The decline of the Lyon silk industry Conclusion Works Cited Introduction In ancient France, the high and middle classes of society created a demand for locally designed silk products that embraced their tastes…

  • Wine Studies in Pliny’s Natural History XIV

    Table of Contents Description Background and Methodology Discussion References Description According to Pliny, Italy was famous for its wine. Wine can be used for various purposes, including medicinal ones, such as what he calls the heating effect of wine on the human body. Pliny also mentions that Alexander the Great called wine the earth’s blood,…

  • The Limits on Absolutism in England

    Historically, societies around the world have utilized numerous forms of government with varying degrees of centralization of power; one of them was absolutism. As in many other monarchies of Europe, England had absolutism, but it was also one of the countries that began to limit monarchs’ absolute power. Thus, the prominent role of the parliament…

  • Social Welfare History in America

    Introduction The establishment of the social welfare system in the United States of America was one of the most critical undertakings. The institution of social welfare dates back to a few centuries ago when Queen Elizabeth introduced it in the 15th century. The true “definition and perspective of looking at social welfare has undergone a…

  • Women and Media in Douglas’s “Where the Girls Are”

    Table of Contents Introduction Shaping Women’s History Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Susan Douglas’s Where the Girls Are: Growing Up Female with the Mass Media is a significant contribution to modern feminist thought for its critical look at how women of the Baby Boomers generation were severely influenced by the popular culture. The book also acknowledged…

  • Successes and Failures From Reconstruction Through Progressive Era in America

    Table of Contents Introduction Successes from Reconstruction through the Progressive Era Failures from Reconstruction through the Progressive Era Conclusion Works Cited Introduction From the 1890s to the 1920s, the United States’ history faced an era of intense social and political change aimed at making progress toward a better society by solving problems in many areas…

  • The Tangibility of Racial Transgression

    The unstable world urges society to impeach the various sets of beliefs cultivated by centuries of historical continuity; one such concept subjected to revision is race. Although attempts to deny the significance of racial identification and ensuing issues are made constantly, they produce little result. As Mills writes in “But What Are We Really?”, “that…

  • The History of Black Settlement

    African-American Experience in Washington, DC. The history of Black settlement in Washington, DC, since the early 17th century until the early 20th century, provides us with many in-depth insights into the African-American experience as a whole. Probably the most notable of them is that it was not only that throughout the specified historical period the…

  • The Annexation of Hawaii and Its History

    Table of Contents Introduction Annexation History Learning Outcomes Conclusion References Introduction Hawaii is located on the northeastern edge of Polynesia and almost in the center of the North Pacific Ocean. In the years 1870-1880, the political situation worsened and more and more demands were made for the annexation of the islands. In the early 1890s,…

  • Researching of Economic Development Models

    The Venezuelan socialist experiences and the Cuban model led to economic decline in the region. Cuba developed an economic crisis after the Soviet Union, which was its main source of subsidiaries, collapsed. Furthermore, this caused conflict with its largest export market, the United States. The Venezuelan leadership forced the country into nationalism which led to…