Category: History 3303

Reconstruction was a relatively short period in US history that followed immediately after the Civil War and marked a qualitatively new developmental stage of the state. Reconstruction took place between 1865 and 1877; within this time, the states that separated from the Union before the Civil War reunited with the whole state. Moreover, political and…

Table of Contents Introduction Main text Summary Works Cited Introduction It is these days that the United States of America is a solidary and democratic country, where everybody has the equal rights and freedoms. However, it was not always so and there were times when people had to struggle for their beliefs and for their…

War has always been used as a tool to achieve specific goals and empower a particular state. Politicians have used military conflicts or threats of intervention as the lever of pressure to protect a position and acquire benefits. However, war is the most horrible phenomenon in the civilized world as it leads to thousands of…

First of all it should be stated, that the key principle of Puritanism is God’s highest power over human matters, chiefly in the church, and particularly as stated in the Bible. On the personal extent, the Puritans highlighted that every person should be repeatedly changed by the grace of God to struggle against sin and…

Overview of the Theme The American history since 1877 as a topic is very vital in understanding the events or occurrences that have moulded the present America. The changes that were experienced during this period contributed greatly to the development of America to become one of the most developed in the world. The development that…

The Stamp Act of 1765 was passed at a time when the United States was a colony of the British Empire. The significance of the Act was not the provisions of the Act itself. The passing of the Act was indirectly instrumental in leading to events that led to the American War of Independence a…

Table of Contents Introduction The Fifties – Rosa Parks: the refusal that awakened a nation The Sixties – Civil rights movements and the Civil Rights Acts The Seventies – Watergate: the scandal of the century The Eighties – Reagan presidency The Nineties – Internet is everywhere Conclusion References Introduction History is shaped by people and…

In the 1880s, the most massive and most radical farming movement of the last third of the 19th century entered the political arena of the United States – the populist one. Armed with the democracies of Jefferson, Jackson, and Lincoln, populist leaders demanded a radical transformation of American society. The main credo of the radicals…

Table of Contents Introduction Background Overview Analysis Works Cited Introduction The history of the world witnessed many various political movements that made attempts of reforming the system to adapt to the different newly occurred circumstances that affected the stability of the country. These circumstances could include economic, political, demographical and etc. Some movements fade and…

Table of Contents Emperor Ashoka, Beloved of the Gods Akbar the Man Hongwu: The Rebel Emperor Similarities and Differences Emperor Ashoka, Beloved of the Gods Ashoka was the grandson of Chandragupta, the greatest Indian ruler ever. He came to power around 269BC, spending most of the time during his rule expanding the empire to the…