Essays on Medieval Europe

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Imperialistic Ideals in The "Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad

2 pages / 976 words

Heart of Darkness was a novella written by Joseph Conrad in 1899. This novella mainly talks about Marlow an introspective sailor, and his journey up to the Congo River to meet Kurts known as idealistic man of great abilities which he represent the European as...

Heart of Darkness Imperialism White Privilege

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Analyzing The Main Aspects in The Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

3 pages / 1266 words

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad, a story of a sailor who travels up the Congo River in search of the ambiguous and infamous Mr. Kurtz. During his journey up the river Marlow learns of the hypocrisy of imperialism and the truth of the white...

Heart of Darkness Imperialism

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Effects of Colonialism in Africa: Nigeria and The Congo

3 pages / 1181 words

Colonization in Nigeria and the Congo is one of the greatest atrocities committed by humankind. The system imposed by European powers, at its very own core, fomented all kind of abuses and violations, through policies that were dictated to comply with the economic demands from...

Imperialism Nigeria

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Parallels of Imperialism in The Film Avatar

3 pages / 1369 words

Imperialism began during the 19th century as a way to expand territories and continue the Industrial Revolution. Powerful nations like the United States and Britain took over less developed areas for several reasons. This age of Imperialism shaped the current world and is the sole...

Avatar Imperialism Racial Discrimination

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The Biggest Pandemics in History and How They Affected People’s Lifes

4 pages / 1898 words

The Biggest Pandemics in History are diseases that had a massive outbreak and killed a lot of people. It’s a disease that spreads worldwide and I’ll be talking about a couple that I found interesting, there are tons more pandemics that won’t be talked about....

AIDS Black Death

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How The Black Death Pandemic Affected The Lifes of People

2 pages / 777 words

Within the years 1346 and 1352, a lethal epidemic swept throughout Europe at an alarming rate. Centuries later, the pandemic was named the Black Death. This title originated from a mistranslation of the Latin expression ‘atra’ meaning both ‘black’ and ‘terrible’. Caused by the bacterium...

Black Death

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The Protestant Reformation and How It Affected European Countries and America

3 pages / 1547 words

The Protestant Reformation was a major movement in sixteenth century Europe initially aimed at reforming the beliefs and practices of the Roman Catholic Church. The Church’s religious ambitions were supplemented with motivated political rulers who wanted to extend their power and control at the expense...

Catholic Church The Protestant Reformation

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Mongols’ Wars and Influences in China and Persia

1 page / 542 words

Mongols’s proclaimed influence upon China and Persia during 1205 through 1223, was an immense wreck at first towards the two regions, but as mongol’s took more control, people were led to being under one influence within the Mongol’s regions. The Mongols were an up and...

China Mongols’ War

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Tracing The Roots of The French Revolution: Main Causes & Consequences

2 pages / 963 words

Introduction Did you know that a loaf of bread cost a week’s salary for 98% of the population, which mainly included peasants, in France during the French Revolution? The French Revolution, one of the major revolutions in all of Europe highlighting the concept of inequality,...

French Revolution World History

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Influence of The French Revolution on The Course of History

3 pages / 1251 words

Introduction It is argued that the great historical milestone that shook France between 1787 and 1799, known as the French Revolution, is one of the most important events of modern history due to the huge influence it had on human society and the momentous impact...

French Revolution World History

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Unpacking The Causes of The French Revolution

1 page / 648 words

A number of revolutions took place in history; many came up in the 18th and 19th centuries across the West. The French Revolution can be considered the most significant of all due to the “extreme causes” and violence related to it; along with the general...

French Revolution

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French Revolution: The Origin of Modern Totalitarianism

2 pages / 1019 words

The French Revolution was an effort to transform France from an unequal rule by the monarchy into an ideal republican form of government that was based on Enlightenment concepts such as natural rights and legal egalitarianism. In its ambitious attempt to do so, it disregarded...

French Revolution Totalitarianism

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William Shakespeare and His Contribution to The Renaissance

1 page / 469 words

During the 14th century until the 17th century, the renaissance era was happening. This time gave birth to many artists, poets, and musicians and new ways to express their arts. In the mid-16th century, one of the most known poets was born. His name was...

Renaissance William Shakespeare

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The Renaissance Era and William Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre

3 pages / 1147 words

Plays have always been one of the main attractions for entertainment throughout the centuries. The Renaissance era was a rebirth of European interest in the arts, exploration, and technology. The period was extremely important as it came at the best possible time in history for...

Renaissance William Shakespeare

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The Primary Terms and Motivating Factors of American Imperialism

4 pages / 1595 words

By the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the U.S. shift from isolationism and continental expansion to imperialism. The primary motivations and factors that led to this were economic, exploratory, political, religious, and ethnocentric. Colonists provide cheap raw materials and guaranteed markets for European and...

American History Imperialism

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Economic and Political Profits of American Imperialism

4 pages / 1603 words

When analyzing the motives for the shift in the US government’s approach towards foreign policy we essentially encounter a wide range of them varying from religious, to ethnocentric, to political, and most importantly economic. It is clear that as a result of the industrial expansion...

Imperialism

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Reasons for American Shift to Imperialism: an Explanation

4 pages / 1783 words

Between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century the United States had turned into a main worldwide mechanical power. They became the world’s prevailing economic, mechanical, and agricultural power, because of their new technologies (for example, the telegraph and...

Imperialism

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America's Imperialism in Latin America: a Historical Study

5 pages / 2478 words

U.S Imperialism in Latin America has changed the culture and affected the economic structure of many countries in Latin America. The U.S became a world power sometime in the 1870’s as a result of the newly found power the U.S began to invade its neighboring...

Imperialism Latin America

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Unpacking American Imperialism: a Critical Analysis

1 page / 633 words

Would you spread your ideas if you thought they were superior? Imperialism in the United States was desired by many due to their belief in which everyone should be civilized nations, however, it was based on American standards and did not reflect the wants or...

Imperialism