World history

François-Dominique Toussaint Louverture was a leader in the Caribbean at the turn of the 18th century. He was able to transform the Black population of mostly slaves in what are now Haiti and the Dominican Republic into independent nations through his military and diplomatic ideas. The island was then called...

The lure of finding buried treasure has always been a mysterious and captivating topic. Warren Getler does just this, and searches for buried treasure using advanced sonic image technology. Getler, who incorporates his beliefs in an obscure historical theory with his work, is using deductive reasoning to carry out his...

Gaius Julius Caesar and Abraham Lincoln are certainly two of the most famous men in history. Although they were born on different continents and nearly 2,000 years apart, the two did share some common traits. Both men were brilliant, lovers of books and gifted public speakers. Each man led his...

When one eats a cake, a pie, or even a candy bar today, it is easy to understand the dynamic role of sugar. Sucrose is in almost everything, and it remains an active part of most diets to this day. Sugar has not always been readily available, though. In fact,...

Between the 15th and 16th centuries, there were many European explorers traveling to the New World looking for new territories and treasures. The most well-known adventurer in this group was Christopher Columbus. In pursuit of a faster route to Asia as well as riches such as gold, Columbus was seen...

In the article, “Household, Gender, and Property in Classical Athens,” Lin Foxhall examines how the household influenced various aspects of daily lives of classical Athenians. In the modern world, households form the primary basis for the expression of kinship, age, sex roles, socialization as well as economic cooperation. The article...

The Industrial Revolution that began in the 19th century in the United States was a time of great commercial progress and monumental changes to the economic structure of this country. At that time, powerful businessmen emerged, such as John D. Rockefeller and John Jacob Astor, to commandeer significant industries like...

Generally, Imperialism occurs in a situation where a particular nation takes over a nation it views as weaker and in the process, it dominates its political, economic or cultural life. The term imperialism can also refer to unequal human or territorial relationship and in most cases; it takes the form...

The “Northwest Passage” is a historical sea route in the North of Canada passing through the Arctic Ocean. It is a representation of the effort employed by explorers to find a route between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The route is one of the world’s severest maritime challenges located in...

Influenza often appears to be a cold, is believed to be viral, and can lead to other diseases including pneumonia, as well as death. Kansas was the site of the first official appearance in the United States in the beginning of 1918. At this time treatment options were limited due...

John Maynard Keynes, a member of the UK delegation at the Paris Peace Conference in 1918 and a famous British economist, wrote in his 1920 book regarding the Treaty of Versailles: “The Treaty includes no provision for economic rehabilitation of Europe – nothing to make the defeated Central Powers into...

Gamal Abdul Nasser stressed that the July 23rd revolution was about gaining independence from the British military presence existing in Egypt at the time. The two revolutions Nasser referred two were about politics and social justice. The political revolution was about fighting to gain independence from oppression, and a revolution...

1. In fact, when I read the stories about these two courageous men, who sacrificed their lives in 9/11 tragedy, I think of what I do on the daily basis. There is a single world that could best describe what both John Ryan and Welles Crowther did, which is COURAGEOUS....

Franz Ferdinand was born on the 18th of December 1863 and was Archduke Karl’s eldest son. Karl was the brother of Austro-Hungarian Emperor Franz Joseph (Doak, 2009). Emperor Franz Joseph’s son Prince Rudolf died in 1889 and Franz Ferdinand’s father died in 1896 leaving Franz Ferdinand as the heir to...

The era of decolonization is a conspicuous moment in world history. In order to understand the period precisely, it is necessary to consider it both in its general and its particular form, and to understand how a large variety of different struggles around the world may be seen as being...

Throughout mankind, geography has always impacted its ability to continue prospering and developing. Whether it be the wars that have been fought in the past or man’s ability to discover new areas on earth, geography has always prevailed and provided an almost formidable challenge for the human race. One area...

Keystone Nations: Indigenous Peoples and Salmon across the North Pacific attempts to offer a history and future perspective on indigenous peoples and their link to salmon across North Pacific. The literature was written by Benedict J. Colombi and James F. Brooks. Benedict J. Colombi is assistant professor of the American...

Kennan, who served as the deputy head of mission in Moscow- Russia, felt frustrated with Truman and Washington policymakers after his attempts to persuade them to abandon the cooperation with the Soviet Union. He felt the need to create a federation to counter the Soviet influence in Europe to split...

The Zimmermann telegram in January of 1917 was a decisive factor in the United States entering World War I. This was because the proposal in the telegram to Mexican government officials stated that Mexico would recover the lost territories of Arizona, New Mexico and Texas if they were to form...

Kenya is one of the most interesting objects of historical, political, economic, and social research. With a strong colonial legacy and the growing diversity of local populations, Kenya balances at the intersection of the past, present, and future. Much has been written and said about the country's colonial past. Unfortunately,...