Category: History 3303
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Human Factor and Actions & Policies in History
Outline To begin with it is necessary to mention, that there are numerous instances in history, when the actions and policies by governments or individuals led to unpredicted or unintended consequences. The current paper is aimed to review such instances in the history of Latin America, reviewing the period from the arrival of the Europeans…
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Australian Gold Rush and Its Implications
History is a very interesting science since it describes how people lived in the past, how the world developed and many others. Australians should learn the history of their motherland to understand what processes impacted people and the country a long time ago. The Gold Rush was one such process, and it started in 1851,…
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Chinese Punishments in Primary Sources
In China, for every crime committed, there was a particular punishment. Bastinado was a punishment that military officers immediately applied to soldiers sleeping during their shift (du Halde, n.d.). After executing the penalty, the culprit was supposed to kneel as gratitude. The instrument for such punishment was a hard bamboo club. It was not enough…
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United States History Significance
The USA’s history is rich in significant events being discussed in current media. The Article “A Civil Rights Victory Party on the Mall” published in the New York Times is devoted to a brief historical overview of race matters to memory the contribution of civil rights pioneers. The article discloses the inauguration program underlining the…
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History of Irish Emigration to America
There has been an Irish immigration wave with the Irish migrating to America for many reasons. The first wave of immigration occurred in the year 1970. The arrival of the Scots-Irish noted it. Majorly occurred in North America, describing the people who migrated from Ulster and were the Presbyterians who had roots in Scotland and…
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Analysis of the Bleak Reality of a Slave
Both readings present information regarding the suffering of Africans in the times of slavery. The first article on the PBS website compiles many sources to depict the lives of those enslaved. The destruction of culture that took part during the eighteenth century brought many traditions to an abrupt end (“African Slave Trade and the Middle…
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Changes in the Political, Socioeconomic and Foreign Policy of the United States in 1953-1968
Table of Contents Introduction Aims The Cold War American Civil Rights Administration Standards Change Conclusion References Introduction A series of conflicts both internally and globally affected the citizens of the USA from 1953–1968. Political, socio-economic, and foreign policies as well as North America’s military history saw rapid changes due to rapid technological development and paradigm…
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Caspian Region Situation in “The Oil and the Glory” by Steve LeVine
Table of Contents Introduction The core themes of the book Main topic Current situation The “Great Game” Conclusion Bibliography Footnotes Introduction The current report is the analysis of the core themes of the book The Oil and the Glory: The Pursuit of Empire and Fortune on the Caspian Sea written by Steve LeVine against the…
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“Lessons in Disaster” by Gordon Goldstein
Introduction It is hard to disagree that the history of America is filled with controversial events. Every time a president and their team have to decide regarding the country’s domestic or foreign policy, it is possible that they will draw wrongful conclusions or make a mistake. There is a vast number of reasons for even…
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New Poor Law System Established in 1834 in Britain
Introduction In Great Britain, the history of the relationship between the state, society, and social classes that need state and public support was full of bold decisions, successful and failed experiments, and dramatic twists and turns. Most of these have been associated with a long and, in many ways, unique evolution of British poverty law.…