… War, and their “acceptance” back into America, something needed to be done to help the newly abolished slaves, and to rebuild and reconstruct the remains of the South. This period after the war was deemed Reconstruction. The main focus of it was…

… Written in 1940, was the result of his experiences during the Nazi invasion of France during World War Two. As the title describes, this Memoir was written in 1940 but was not published until after the war in 1946. This work was written while Bloch…

… The Great Depression was a worldwide business slump of the 1930's. It ranked as the worst and longest period of high unemployment and low business activity in modern times. The Great Depression began in October 1929, when stock values in the Unite…

… me to the learning of Chinese history. Have you ever played those strategy games like “Romance of the 3 kingdoms” or similar ones? For me, it was that which aid in forming my Chinese identity. For when one reads history, or play such games,…

… a nation because they suggested that the future of Quebec was to be independent. After World War One the controversy between English and French speaking Canadians arose again. There was a feeling of urgency and word of a referendum; they wanted to…

… of all kinds had finally culminated in the emergence of one man as the supreme arbiter of the destinies of the roman world.’ Octavian was that man. During his triumph in 29B.C, Octavian (later to become Augustus) had returned to Rome a hero after…

… different major forms of government, Oligarchy and Democracy. The two city-states that best represent each form of government were Sparta (oligarchy) and Athens (democracy). The democratic government in Athens, though de cently equal, fair and fairl…

… hand in the home. Some was done in workshops attached to the home. As towns grew into cities, the demand for manufactured goods increased. Some workshop owners began hiring helpers to increase production. Relations between the employer and helper were…

… immoral? This semester as a class we have discussed and analyzed several philosophers’ views on morality and where it comes from. We have discussed: Rachels’ idea of relativism, Nietzsche’s “might makes right, Plato’s divine command, Hume and Stevenson…

… A member of the Separatist movement within Puritanism, in 1609 he went to Holland to seek religious freedom. Finding a lack of opportunity there, in 1620 he helped organize an expedition of about 100 Pilgrims to the New World. He helped draft the Mayflow…