… Zolk, Tallinn English College, Form 12A Tallinn 2000 PREFACE The reason why I chose this topic for my research paper is that I have always been interested in history. Sir Winston Churchill was one of the most remarkable Englishmen of the…

… why American diplomacy was failing in Southeast Asia in the 1950’s and the reasons why communism was succeeding. As a list of events for the struggle for influence in Asia, it caused quite a diplomatic rage. Its lessons seem urgent today because…

… history may be defined as the study of development on human societies in time and in space. This definition is true. Historians don’t just study dates, presidents, and wars. They also aren’t just interested in famous people either. Historians are…

… was born in Moscow. He was joint czar with his mentally retarded half-brother, Ivan, under the regency of their sister, Sophia (1682-9). On Ivan's death (1696) Peter became sole czar. Peter I, the Great, established Russia as a major European…

… or some other natural calamity began what would become the most terrible outbreak of any disease known to man. After outbreaks in Asia, which stretched from China to India, Persia, Syria, and Egypt and Asia Minor, this disease traveled along the…

… a logical point of view, the propositions that express human knowledge can be divided according to two distinctions. First is the distinction between propositions that are a priori, in the sense that they are knowable prior to experience, and those that…

… have many similarities. One similarity comes to mind that stands above them all. I’m referring to the comparison of today’s stock market to the exchange of goods within the ancient cities of Greece, in particular, the city of Corinth. One of…

… plays a significant part in the discovery of what we call America. Unfortunately, much of this was not realized until long after her death. The problems and frustrations Sacagawea had endured all through her life only contributed to her courage and…

… of the great Trojan War. He has a great story that goes along with his adventures. A man who wrote poems about wars named Homer tells his story in the Iliad. He was a great warrior of the Trojan War because of what his parents did to him when…

… century the United States stands at the apex of world economic supremacy. How did this relatively young and diverse nation reach such a level of preeminence? In The Transformation of American Law 1780-1860 Morton J. Horowitz attempts to demonstrate…