… Harbor Americans were greatly surprised by the Japanese attack on the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor. The attack occurred during a time when most Americans held to a particularly strong Isolationist view. Most Americans believed…

… was started in the palace of Versailles in 1919 by four leaders George Chemenceau of France, Vittorio Orlando of Italy, Woodrow Wilson of America and David Lloyd George. Each leader from the different countries had met to devise a treaty over what…

… was in decline due to drastic social and economical changes. Because of this, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight presents' both a nostalgic support of the feudal hierarchies and an implicit criticism of changes. It is simple to read "Sir Gawain…

… nineteenth century can be seen as five general concepts of American foreign policy: isolationism, expansionism, imperialism, idealism, and exceptionalism. Each of these concepts was prevalent during the crisis leading up to and including the Mexican-Amer…

… amendment to the US constitution was adopted as part of the Bill of Rights in 1791. This amendment forbids any person (especially those directly associated with the government) to search a person’s home, businesses, or things to be seized without a…

… youths of America have left the 60’s with a very profound effect on our society. Without question, the decade of the 1960’s was one of the most controversial in American History. Throughout this period of social unrest, anti-war attitudes were gaining…

… President Eisenhower, a Republican, was in the midst of his first term. Eisenhower had just announced to the world that the United States had in fact developed and successfully tested the first …

… thought, and interests had developed between the mother country and the growing colonies. Local political institutions and practice diverged significantly from English ways, while social customs, religious beliefs, and economic interests added to…

… turmoil, loyalty to the party, reforms, and the escape from political scorn, tore the many Chinese families apart in the time of the Cultural Revolution; especially once the Great Leap Forward was enacted in 1957. As expresses in Liang Heng and Judith…

… was called as a child. The brewery owned by his father and his German descent contributed to the name, a name that only led to rocks, bottles and obscenities tossed in his direction. There was no fighting back, instead over the course of his 86…