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David Weber/Barbaros

A 3 page book review on David Weber's text Barbaros: Spaniards and Their Savages in the Age of Enlightenment. This comprehensive t...

The United Nations: History.

the purpose of establishing ways to settle crises peacefully, prevent wars and codify "rules of warfare" ("History of the United N...

Spain, the Basque Region, and Theories of Nationalism

Michael Hechters theory of what he calls "internal colonialism." He defines it as a sort of colonialism "practised by the center a...

History of Juvenile Boot Camps

2007).by the year of 1996 there were ten states that had juvenile boot camps (Schnurer; Lyons, 2007). The states were "Alabama, Ca...

Settlements in North America: Spain, France, England and Holland

Spain in the mid-1500s, privately owned French ships - pirates in the eyes of the Spanish - attacked Spanish ships and ports in th...

History of Des Moines, Iowa

It was during this year that "John Dougherty, an Indian Agent at Fort Leavenworth, Ks, recommended that a military post be establi...

Escalators

history of the escalator, the earlier patent was used in many places. The problem it seems was that there was not the use of elect...

United States and War with Spain

to grant Cuba religious and civil rights, without removing Cuba from Spains control (Volume I of The Great Republic by the Master ...

The History of Basketball

It was in 1892 that the rules were first developed (Bellis, 2007). At first the ball that was used was a soccer ball and it was es...

Examining the Position of the PIGS Countries with Comparison to Previous Financial Crises

the financial crisis is far from over. In order to consider the crisis the current crisis can be considered and then compared to c...

Muslims Christians and Jews at Al Andalus

The Iberian Peninsula, that region of the world we now call Spain and Portugal, fell under Islamic rule in 711 AD. While Islamic ...

Spanish America

milestones in the history of Europe. The Portuguese, Spanish and French explorers who set out to see what lay beyond the horizon c...

American Landscaping

the Old World origins of their culture - but they were attracted to the nature of the New World" (Introduction to the History of G...

History

simple event people can become confused about a truth based on the fact that everyones "vantage point" or perspective is different...

Paint and Art

one author that Hubert is "Credited with inventing oil painting" and "was so idolizes for his discovery that his right arm was pre...

Lies My Teacher Told Me by Loewen and A People's History of the US by Zinn

by such elements as patriotism and mindless optimism rather than a desire to set out the facts and analyse them with any degree of...

Spain and Introduction of Scooters

In ten pages this paper examines the introduction of scooters to Spain in a discussion of conditions and concerns that need to be ...

Archaeology and History of Stonehenge

Stonehenge's history and archaeology are examined in 5 pages....

The Error of Reconstruction by Kenneth Stampp and Revisionist History

Chapter One "What was real and fundamental was the idealism and the nobility of the two contending forces: the Yankees struggli...

Colonial Rule by the Portuguese and Spanish

In twelve pages this research paper discusses the territories ruled by the colonial governments of Portugal and Spain. Six source...

Cortez' Lover Dona Marina

In five pages the woman who was both interpreter and lover of Cortez is examined in terms of her varying interpretations that incl...

Studying History and the Importance of Nation States According to Von Ranke

This paper discusses von Ranke's views on studying world history and the global importance of nation states in a paper consisting ...

Ernest Hemingway's 'Death in the Afternoon'

The relationship between ancient sacrifice and bullfighting in Spain is examined in this analysis of 'Death in the Afternoon' by E...

Paraplegia

when the disease is treated and cured, the paralysis can disappear; however, nerve damage in the paraplegic is typically unable to...

Sixteenth Century Spain

the entire imperial system was based on (Payne 2002). It was also the social norm to accept the aristocracy as leaders (Payne 2002...

Holy Roman Emperor Charles V

the Holy Roman Emperor from 1519-1558. He was born to King Philip I of Castile in February 1500 and although he was born in Ghent,...

Venezuela Independence and the Ideals of Francisco de Miranda

Both the similarities and the differences in conditions in the new United States and in Venezuela fascinated Miranda. He notes in...

How Contemporaries Depicted Hernan Cortes and Christopher Columbus

The first impression that we get is that Cortes is a determined and logical man. He attempts this journey, and has to overcome...

Africa's Cinematic History

Africa had been claimed by one European nation or another. The nations claiming Africa were Belgium, France, Germany, Great Bri...

Aztec Conquest by Spain

goes without saying that many thousands of peoples lives were spared once the Aztec nation was forced to discontinue this ceremony...