Introduction The causes of the Great War have been studied for decades and "continued to pose challenging questions". Nationalism, imperialism, Darwinism, militarism, arm races, to name a few, have been discussed as the causes. This paper will discuss two well-known factors that led to the war. The alliance network that involved in European international relation starting decades before the outbreak and the crises that led the powers close to the war prior to 1914. European foreign policies a...
Some of the most popular kings in the Early Modern France were Henry IV, Louis XIII as well as Louis XIV. The monarchs utilized royal tyranny making France one the most influential nations in Europe. The formation of absolute monarchy relied on the character of the ruler as well as the individuals he had chosen has his ministers. Some of the rulers such as Francis I and Henry II were extremely aggressive who ruled the nobles as well as other kingdoms that been conquered during French Wars Rel...
Wars and armed conflicts have always been a part of human history. When two groups firmly believe in two radically different ideas and the differences are unable to be reconciled peacefully, war usually is a result. A common notion of the battlefield is that it is a grandeur place filled with gallant people and valor. Ernest Hemingway however, personally experienced the genuine side of war, the side not often talked about, and then survived to write about it. Hemingway uses elements of a real...
Attention getter: "I no doubt deserved my enemies, but I don't believe I deserved my friends" (Walt Whitman 1). Thesis: If Emperor Nero had Walt Whitman as an advisor to teach him how to treat people better and run a successful empire, then he would not be hated or considered a bad leader. Political Figure-Emperor Nero Biography/Background Nero was a pitiless emperor because he overused his power and his selfishness killed and damaged the people of Rome and his own family. "His bloodlust turn...
The lifestyles of young men and women in the 1920s were as shocking to their Victorian-era parents as the 1960s "hippie" generation was to Americans who came of age during World War Two, or as "Generation Next" is to parents who grew up in the 1970s. In their attempt to come to terms with their place in this new world, young people began acting out or trying to test their new boundaries with more and more outrageous forms of behavior. Wilder music, faster cars and shorter skirts were just a f...
Features of Tillya-tepe site Tillya-tepe is the word from the Uzbek language, which means "Hill of Gold." This site is present in Afghanistan near Sheberghan, an area bordering China, founded by archeologists in the 1970s. This culture was famous for the jewelry art which dates back to around the 1st century B.C. As a Scythian tribe, Tillya-tepe were a magnificent impulse of eclecticism. Their style of imagery was more of Nomadic, Chinese, Indian and Greco-Bectrian tradition (Jacobson). Some ...
In the twentieth century, the culture of the Central Tai came to dominate the national culture. The military dictator, Phibun, passed a number of Cultural Mandates that promoted a centralized national culture and identity. Other mandates promoted the use of the national dress and the national language. The Ministry of Education played an important role in expanding the national culture. The military government that seized power in 1976 viewed the national identity as something that had to be ...
A long and favored mantra of the African American community has been "that which doesn't destroy you tends only to makes you stronger". Using these as bywords, the struggle to survive and prosper in the United States has not always been an easy road traveled by African Americans . From surviving the Middle Passage, to the auction blocks, to life on the plantations, to the Emancipation Proclamation and on to the Great Migration of blacks from the south to northern cities, life has always been ...
After the bombing in Bali October 2002, Jakarta August 2003 and the top notch bombing on the Australian Embassy in Jakarta, it becomes clear that the terrorist network of the Jamaah Islamiah (JI) had aggressively mount it significant terrorist attack on the people towards instilling the fear and to ensure their message is clearly spoken throughout the action that had been done by the group themselves. This shows the capability of the JI to instill and cause more havoc and destruction in which...
Imperialism has been defined as the extension of rule or even influence by a particular government to the other, or, the influence of one society to the other. The evidence that shows the existence of imperial powers is drawn from the history written in Egypt and Mesopotamia. At this time, local rulers had to extend their powers by conquering some other nations and holding them in captives in a subjection state. The most empire that was highly organized in history was the Assyria, which was l...
