The Marshall Plan officially known as the European Recovery Program or ERP, it was the primary program during 1947-51 to assist with aid. The United States rebuilt and created a stronger economic democracy for the countries of Europe. At the end of World War II, the United States went on a venture to rebuild Europe. General Marshall went all across the Continent to villages, towns and cities that had been pounded in to rubble. The transportation system was unreliable after the war. Bridges, r...
The Colosseum was built as a gift to the Roman citizens. The city needed an amphitheater because the only one that they had, was too small for them and for the city. So, when the emperor Caligula had started the works for the new amphitheater ,Claudious , who was the Roman Emperor that season, stopped him. But, when Vespasian came to power he gave back to the Romans most of the land that Nero had occupied and the Colosseum was placed in the place where before was an artificial lake. It took a...
The Qing ming Festival, Clear Bright Festival, Ancestors Day or Tomb Sweeping Day is a traditional Chinese festival on the 104th day after the winter solstice (or the 15th day from the Spring Equinox), usually occurring around April 5 of the Gregorian calendar (see Chinese calendar). Astronomically it is also a solar term (See Qingming). The Qingming festival falls on the first day of the fifth solar term, named Qingming. Its name denotes a time for people to go outside and enjoy the greenery...
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...
Railways provide a vital means for transporting large amounts of goods and people across a wide distance. In the Victorian Era, this was especially important to the growth of industrial facilities and a higher migration of people into urban centers. Railways delivered means of innovation and creation, under the brilliant minds of those who ran them. Men like Isambard Kingdom Brunel and the Great Western Railway revolutionized the English countryside and the nation as a whole. In May 1821, Man...
Following the stretched history of Europe's imperialism, the 1948's National Party election ushered in a novel historical dispensation in the South African social, political as well as economic landscapes. The national party intensified and officialised the apparatus of racial segregation under both the British and the Dutch rule. As noted by Ayittey (1996), the coalition which constituted the national party in addition to other consequent South African governments standardized separatist dir...
In the recent 10 years, people started to consider the environmental concerns and the culture preservation, since the global-warming has noticed the world our earth is sick and the globalisation makes people worry not only the goods and services but also social and cultural influences, gradually become similar in all parts of the world, it has noticed them to consider the culture preservation. In the past, when people didn't realise how important the environmental concerns and the culture pre...
She came to the throne as an infant, but her succession was disputed by the Carlists, who refused to recognize a female sovereign, leading to the Carlist Wars. After a troubled reign, she was deposed in the Spanish Revolution of 1868, and formally abdicated in 1870, but her son Alfonso XII became king in 1874. Queen regnant of Spain Reign: 29 September 1833 - 30 September 1868 (&000000000000003500000035 years, &00000000000000010000001 day) Abdication: 25 June 1870 (aged 39) Predecessor: Ferd...
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 Chinese civilization is one of the oldest in the history of the world. There is no knowledge of its exact origin, but known evidence dates back to approximately 2500-2000 B.C., the era of the Xia Dynasty. China's history is very long, interesting, and mystical and is full of many significant individuals, events, and reoccurring patterns that have had influence over other civilizations throughout time. Like many civilizations, China also has its own distinct culture that can be seen progre...