… revolutions, the differences between them. The French Revolution was a series of political acts that began in 1789 by reformers in the French Government to take away the absolute power of the King and rich landowners and form a Government elected…

… and transformation from hand tools, and hand made items to machine manufactured and mass produced goods. This change generally helped life, but also hindered it as well. Pollution, such as co2 levels in the atmosphere rose, working conditions declined,…

… or Stalin, was born in Georgia, was educated at the Tiflis Theological Seminary from which he was expelled for "propagating Marxism." He joined the Bolshevik underground and was arrested and transported to Siberia. He escaped in 1904. The ensuing years…

… unethical, irresponsible brand of journalism given to hoaxes, altered photographs, screaming headlines, “scoops”, frauds, and endless promotions of the newspapers themselves. This term was first used in the 1890’s to describe the competition between…

… of architectural ideas. There are domes, fluted pillars, arches, and many other styles that were originally conceived in the ancient world. The influence of Greece, Rome, and the Renaissance can be seen literally everywhere. One place these ideas…

… the violence of the gangs that were around in the time of Prohibition. The theme of gang violence is evident in the reading of ‘Prohibition: The Lie of the Land’, but not so much in ‘Ardent Spirits: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition.’ Prohibition…

… each generation has sought to individualize itself from all others preceding it. Decades of American history can be separated to represent a distinctive set of values, culture, and political ideals. The 1960's was a decade caught between euphoric,…

… mobster ever to live. Although Lucky Luciano didn’t go about it in a legal way he had his mind set on wealth and that’s what he went for. Lucky was able to climb the ladder to become the boss of bosses in the mafia world and he took a whole…

… novel that describes the three days of fighting at Gettysburg in the summer of 1863. The book illustrates the horrors of brother fighting brother, friend fighting friend, and the brutality of this devastating war that left 50,000 Americans dead.…

… blacks and whites. There was segregation in school, transportation, and voting. Segregation affected blacks in many ways. Many blacks couldn't walk into a restaurant without refusal of services. Although the civil war brought about freedom of…