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Pivotal Historical Point of the 1789 French Revolution

so deplorable a condition as it did in France under the reigns of the last three Bourbon kings, Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI ...

Interpretations of the French Revolution

the tensions that existed were involved in all aspects, those concerning liberal, socialist, and conservative, and the tensions we...

Various Views on Revolution Causes and Impacts

in our government and our policies. His role extended through the years preceding the American Revolution and on into the early y...

U.S. Hazardous Waste Facilities and Historical, Archaeological, and Cultural Information

problem stems from the fact that polluted water flows directly into the Apalachicola Bay from other sources, rendering the bay def...

Vera Figner's Memoirs of a Revolutionist, Ivan Turgenev's Fathers and Sons and Radical Russian Intelligentsia Images

with what respect that principle is surrounded" (Turgenev, 1996, p. 7). Although the...

Returning to the Neolithic Period's Agricultural Revolution

In five pages this report discusses the agricultural revolution of the Stone Age and how humanity evolved from primitive gathering...

Iran and China's Revolutions

This paper discusses the changes resulting from the revolutions in these countries in 5 pages. Two sources are cited in the bibli...

Student Submitted American History Questions

In five pages this paper considers three questions supplied by a student that include the popular Native American savage concept i...

Women's Rights According to Edmund Burke and Mary Wollenstonecraft

were discounted. It seemed to be an alien concept to the philosophical thinkers of the eighteenth century that the freedoms that ...

History of Paris During the Late 18th to the Mid 19th Centuries

In five pages this paper examines Paris history during this time period in terms of growth and the effect of the French Revolution...

Greece and Its Influence Upon Lord Byron

In six pages this paper examines how Greece influenced and inspired Lord Byron in a consideration of his Greek poems and his parti...

War of 1812 and its Causes

In eighteen pages this paper examines the possible causes for the War of 1812 including war hawk pressure, 1807's Embargo Act, the...

Latin America, China, and Changes Through Revolution or Reform

while the Nationalists were forced to retreat to the island of Formosa, now known as Taiwan. For Chairman Mao, revolution was onl...

Victorian Age and Changing Women's Roles

The underclass practically disappeared (1995). While this is the case, one has to understand how gender played a part in comprehe...

Victorian England and the Differences Between Men's and Women's Roles

era was a time of cultural renewal that saw significant declines in crime and social vices ("The Big," 1998). She also notes that ...

Russian Revolution and the Influence of Marxism

In five pages this paper examines how Marxist principles, most notably those featured in The Communist Manifesto influenced the be...

Founding Brothers by Joseph Ellis

their eyes when the Star Spangled Banner is played or the pledge of allegiance is recited. There is the visualization of those bom...

Fulgencio Batista, Fidel Castro, and the Cuban Revolution

In twenty six pages this paper examines the events leading up to the Cuban Revolution in a consideration of Fidel Castro's organiz...

Revolution in Iran of 1979

In five pages this paper examines the power rise of the Ayatollah Khomeini and the events that culminated in Iran's 1979 revolutio...

West, East, and Differences in Technology, Globalization, Nationalism, and Industrialization

In nine pages this paper discusses the impact of the Industrial Revolution and the very differences that resulted between the East...

Sexual Revolution of the 1960s

In six pages America's sexual revolution during the 1960s is examined in an overview of the impact of birth control and liberal at...

Rebellions and Slave Revolts

In nine pages this paper discusses the rebellions and slave revolts that occurred around the U.S. Civil War period as described in...

Atlantic Revolutions and the Age of Discovery

and social mores, each influencing the other (Rosa, 1998). Looking at the factors that were involved with the Age of Discovery/Ex...

Reasons Why the US Suffered a Loss in Vietnam

against the US. However, like colonial Americans, the North Vietnamese turned their superior knowledge of the terrain, into a "ho...

George Washington and the Revolutionary War

as a great leader and notes the following: "Realism, strategic imagination, adaptability, and political savvy are all aspects of W...

Understanding “The Big Switch”

a centralized power grid and draw upon electricity as a commoditized "service", rather than an internally integrated aspect of doi...

The Ideas of Marx and Engels

The system of capitalism that is seen as a necessary end may be equated with the Industrial Revolution, but of course they are two...

Why Did Iraq Invade Iran in 1980?

forward the 1979 Iranian revolution as the initial event that would lead to the war. While there had been a great deal of hostilit...

An Assessment of US Blame for Globalization

Globalization has changed the world as we know it. In the larger sense globalization is simply the increased relationship between...

Warfare Technological Change and Sociological Impacts

There are many points of comparison between wars. This is certainly true of the Jacobin phase of the French...