Slavery was the foundation of the antebellum South. More than any other characteristic, it defined Southern political, cultural, and social life. It also united the South as a section different from the rest of the country. John Caldwell Calhoun of South Carolina was committed to both state's rights and slavery as seen as the South's only protection from destruction by the industrious North. John C. Calhoun, the South's recognized intellectual and political leader from the 1820s until his dea...
Fimane can be caused for many different reasons, some, like floods, droughts are natural, and others, like lack of food and shortage in food distribution to specific parts of a region. Parts of the world that are difficult to reach. Famine has managed to spread around many parts of the world, from Ireland to sudan to Afghanistan and Ethiopia, and at different times. For every time famine stroke a region it would be as a result of many causes, and these causes differ from a period of time to a...
Although the First World War which involved every continent happened in 1914, it is believed that the conflicts between these European powers, Germany, Austria-Hungary, France, Britain, and Russia had been going on for the previous 300 years. In order to understand fully the roots of the Great War, this paper will provide a full picture of the transformation of European powers and the development of many aspects in these countries such as militarism, imperialism, and nationalism. The Great Wa...
The Cambrian is a rock period which was the first formed during the Palaeozoic Era, its formation period started about 543 millions of years ago having a duration period of 55 million years ago making up a vital period on the earth's evolutional history and life. It is also a rock period after Proterozoic and before Ordovician having three major stages namely; the lower, middle and upper boundary. The Cambrian rock period is made up with sedimentary rocks and some examples of these are the co...
Japan was a country with strong military force, with great force came with a wild ambition, an ambition to take over the the world. In the past decades Japan had colonized many countries, some countries are now still belong to Japan, for example Okinawa. And there are some other countries that made it to freedom after Japan raised the white flag in World War Two. Taiwan and Korea, two asian countries Japan had taken and made as its colony. Korea, on one side, has a rich culture background and...
"The Great War" as it was known at the time, in my opinion could be remembered as The Stepping Stone War, The Ripple Effect War, or maybe even the Second Greatest War. I believe all of these names describe this historical event. It was a war that was inevitable, sparked by a single event that led to the death of millions that continues to affect the world we currently live in. It was just a "stepping stone" for many wars to follow. It has caused a "ripple effect" setting the standard for wars...
An immense amount of gold deposits were discovered in South Africa during the 1800s, and has been the main source of growth ever since. Gold mining has attracted foreign investments and led to the development of transportation and manufacturing facilities in South Africa. Many of the workers come from the neighboring countries. "South Africa supplies about a sixth of the gold mined in the world every year" (world Encyclopedia). South Africa's mining industries has propelled the development of...
Throughout Canada's young history as a country, it has been through many wars. Even before the creation of the country, Canada has fought wars between themselves and its entire identity was shaped by past wars. Canada's efforts in war have led them into the international stage where they are recognized for their contributions and actions. Through modern history they have fought as a colony of Britain in the Great War and also as their own country later on. Through war, Canada has been recogni...
To understand the Renaissance, we can start with a translation of the word in French, it literally means rebirth. What is implied is that humanity had a rediscovery of sorts in terms of rational civilization, typified by Greece and Rome, after the medieval period which seemed like a superstitious and artistically primitive period by contrast. There is a general consensus amongst scholars and historians that divide the Renaissance into three phases; proto-renaissance (c. 1150, early (c. 15th C...
The Industrial Revolution, as we are aware one of the main crucial stages of change in Great Britain, followed because of the stable political, social, and economic, stand of the country, and brought with it lifelong effects in Britain in each one of these areas. With its rapid developing monopoly on marine trade, its renewed attention in scientific invention, and its coordination of national banks holding tight to its financial security, Britain stood, at that stage, ready for change. It was...
