… from other African tribes. Their bright red robes set them apart visually. With a spear in hand, they are calm and courageous regardless of the danger. The armed British troops who drove the Masai from their lands in the late 19th century had a great…

… advances have always played very important roles in the development of cultures. From warfare to agriculture, technology can help shape and mold the way a culture develops. The Viking “longships” were one such advance. The impact of the…

… Society The airplane's introduction at the beginning of the twentieth century forever changed the way we would live out our lives. In America it is very difficult to even find someone who hasn't taken some sort of trip by airplane, which is why…

… heavier-than-air craft, it didn't have a propulsion system, and so counts only as a glider, not as an airplane. The problem for the Wrights in 1903 was to develop a powered machine. They had to make one more breakthrough to be successful here: understan…

… of government have limiting powers over each other so that no branch will become supreme are called Checks and Balances. Most national, state, and local governments have at least the mechanics of a system of checks and balances. Even dictatorial…

… into the regime. These ideas were all working together to help achieve Hitlerís plans of conquest. Though it is argued that a lot of these ideas were more of a hindrance, than a help. One of the principle ideas of a fascist state is total control.…

… empire through many techniques. They conquered neighboring areas rapidly. They spread Islam onto the people in three ways. One practice that caused them to spread was their expertise on war. Another would be the forced conversion of Islam to the people.…

… by the President and his staff, who were found to spied on and harassed political opponents, accepted illegal campaign contributions, and covered up their own misdeeds. On June 17, 1972, The Washington Post published a small story. In this story…

… By: Anonymous John Steinbeck in his great strike novel In Dubious Battle gives, Steinbeck does not just simply praise communism or capitalism for that matter. He is simply telling the positive and the negative of both. Steinbeck criticizes…

… of Freedmen and Freed Women During and After Reconstruction The period of rebuilding that followed the Civil War became known as Reconstruction. A major concern during Reconstruction was the condition of the approximately 4 million freedmen…