As time passes humans like to think they evolve and change according to new tendencies and new technologies, which we do we learn new things we make new things but we don’t change as much as we like to think we do. There’s always a recurring problem and there’s always someone there to take advantage […]
The coined phrase “let them eat cake” is popular among the baking community and to those who like to eat sweets, but do people know where this phrase came about and who truly said it? The last queen of France lived a lavish, tumultuous, and unapologetic lifestyle, but how did she become the controversial queen? […]
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Get startedThe French Revolution came about after the famine and the people’s resentment towards the King and Queen’s lavish lifestyle while they all were starving. France was in debt, harvests were poor, the people could not afford the rising cost of bread, all while the royal monarchy was living in a palace and ignoring the famine. […]
In the same way that a film or picture can evoke countless feelings and emotions from its audience, monuments, memorials, and public demonstrations have the same ability. The events of the Holocaust have created an everlasting impact on not only those affected and the future generations, but even cities and countries that were not affected. […]
Today, the problem of studying the Holocaust is the problem of recognition of its uniqueness as a historical phenomenon on a universal scale. Before World War II, all conflicts in the history of genocide were based on religious conflicts: mass extermination of people took place on religious grounds. In the twentieth century, religious motives ceased […]
The Holocaust changed the course of history when two-thirds of the Jewish population was obliterated. This genocide took place over the course of about ten years. Events such as the Nuremberg Laws, Kristallnacht, and forced emigration, lead to ghettoization which lead to the concentration camps. Each step played a crucial role in perpetuating hate and […]
What is the Holocaust / who started it all Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) was the founder and leader of the Nazi Party and the most influential voice in the organization, implementation, and execution of the Holocaust, the systematic extermination and ethnic cleansing of six million European Jews and millions of other non-arynes. On January 30, 1993, […]
Background-World war lI Some people believe World War II started in 1937 when Japan invaded China. Others think it started in 1939 when Germany invaded Poland. The War officially started in 1939. Hitler was a brave soldier in World War I, he was awarded the iron cross which stood for bravery in the war. In […]
The Nazi Party’s paramilitary organization was the Sturm Abteilung, more commonly known as the SA. The SA was formed in 1921 and was known as ‘brownshirts’ due to its brown uniform. Initially, most members were ex-soldiers or unemployed men. Violent and often disorderly, the SA was primarily responsible for the protection of leading Nazis and […]
During the brutal times of the Holocaust, there was “killing of millions of Jews and other people by the Nazis during World War II” (Merriam Webster Dictionary), many devastating events happened. During these times of war and anti-semitism some people stood up to the injustice of these events. The situation of this could not have […]
Rozsa Heisler. Almost 75 years ago, Hungarian Policeman forced her and her family onto a train. Not a doubled decored train with velvet seats, air conditioning, and a cafe that serves coup’ o noodles, but a smelly boxcar packed to the brim with confused, sad people. Rozsa Heisler says, “We were crammed together for five […]
I believe Oskar Schindler was a person of concrete and righteous morals. During the savage takeover of Poland by the German Nazis, Schindler used what power he had to protect as many Jews as he could. He risked his life business and possibly his families for a bunch of people who he had never met. […]
Rabbi Wise claiming it was just a war rumor.” It took three extra months to prove his information was true in order for the public to be informed. Three months that could have affected how many more Jews were able to live. After the American Public was informed then things changed but not completely for […]
Towards the end of reconstruction, Jim Crow laws were introduced to enforce racial segregation in the American south and as well as other areas. However, these laws continued up until and throughout the beginning of the civil rights movement that occurred in the 1950’s. In addition, these laws were also used throughout the summer of […]
Back in colonial Massachusetts, regular people were accused of being involved in witchcraft or linked to the devil. The Salem Witch Trials lasted in the period between 1692 and 1693, where over 200 people were accused. However, only 20 individuals were put to death for this reason. The witch belief began when girls had shown […]
The Salem Witch trials were a series of court trials where many people were accused and held responsible for witchcraft from 1692-1693 and in some places even later. These trails went on to become an unforgettable piece of history, one in which we can still use as a point of reference in a sense to […]
“The Crucible”, written by Arthur Miller explores the madness of the Salem witch trials of 1692. The story revolves around the characters John Proctor, Elizabeth Proctor, Abigail Williams, Reverend Parris, the 10 girls and others. The judges play an important role for which they possess supreme power, of the church along with government. Judge Hathorne […]
There are many different elements that can explain the Salem Witch Trials and hysteria. For instance, some believe, the witchcraft controversy was due to the tensions between upper and lower classes in the Salem community. By the lower class lashing out at the richer class, accusing them of witchcraft, they could easily eliminate them or […]
“When people are used to believing a thing is such-and-such a way…it’s trouble you get…for upsetting their ideas” (Wyndham 57). The mind fears what it does not know, and this trepidation can lead to an egregious view of the world that can result in consequences as serious as death. Both The Salem Witch Trials and […]
The Crucible, a play written by Arthur Miller in 1953, discusses the effects mass hysteria can have on civilization. He uses the Salem Witch Trials and the Second Red Scare as examples of this. These were both major events bred from communal fear that show the dangers of mass hysteria at its climax. The Salem […]
Trouble began to arise in England and France when the monarchs decided to solidify central control absolutism) and increase the taxes to afford their lifestyle (in France) and war (in both countries). The English king, Charles’ political difficulties originated from his desire to be an absolute monarch and being viewed as a sympathizer of the […]
The American and French Revolutions differ more than just location and language. The fundamentals of each revolution, why the citizens were fighting are completely different. The revolutions however also had some similarities but ultimately are overruled by their variances, The main alteration being the reason for the war, Americans fought to reserve their traditional rights […]
There had been significant causes leading to the start of the French Revolution, yet the uneasiness of the people, caused them to finally strike directly against the kingdom. The third estate had stolen guns from the national stores, because King Louis had sent an army to break them up at the tennis courts. Now, people […]
The French Revolution was a time of turmoil and instability, which lasted from 1789-1814. Caused by years of rule by an incompetent, totalitarian ruler who was out of touch with his subjects. The people of the Third Estate, who made up a majority of the population, were fed up with the lavish lifestyle that the […]
What were the causes, main events, and effects of the civil rights movement? The civil rights movement was caused by centuries of discrimination against African Americans. The civil rights movement had it’s ups and downs. Even though discrimination is still a thing that occurs in our modern world we still reap the benefits and feel […]
The Civil Rights Movement was arguably the most important thing to ever happen in the United States. This movement pushed for equality between whites and African Americans. Even though the Emancipation Proclamation was almost 100 years before this movement, the African American people still were nowhere close to having equality with white people. Many leaders […]
The civil rights movement took place in the 1950’s to 1960’s. Organized by African Americans, this movement sought to give rights to people of color since around this time, they were treated as lower class citizens who were segregated from whites by law. Although African Americans were free, they were not equal to whites in […]
The Vietnam Era was a very hard time for many people. Americans had to cope with the loss of a president whom some saw as the next Lincoln. The nation, and especially the South, was learning to accept and live with the racial integration and the issues that were brought about when it began, Women […]
The civil rights movement was one of the most important social movements of the twentieth century. Black churches at the time of the civil rights movement were very powerful bases for African Americans. Many important figures for the black churches or the community in general to name some are Martin Luther King Jr and James […]
The Civil Rights Movement of the 1960’s required a great deal of effort from numerous sources. The federal government being one, while contributing a significant amount of support and aid, did little to contribute to its success and more so towards its failings. Many of the policies and actions of the federal government did not […]
