History

On the 6th of August, 1945, one of the world’s first two atomic bombs was dropped on Hiroshima. The bomb was given the nickname ‘Little Boy’, a 9000-pound uranium-235 gun-type bomb exploding with thirteen kilotons of force par to 15000 tonnes of TNT. During the time of the bombing, Hiroshima was home to approximately 280500 […]

In 1803, a judicial review was established. There was a reason why it was made. The case that was called Marbury vs Madison was a case that inspired the supreme court to make the judicial review. Even though the case is mostly well known for making the judicial review, it was also a very serious […]

What were some of the greatest technological innovations that were created during the Civil War? Throughout my time in Dr. Wiginton’s, “Literature of the Civil class”, I had struggled with choosing a valid research topic. From the first day, I began thinking of different ideas that I would like to extend my background on. Although […]

There are three reasons as to why the civil war took place, they are states’ rights, slavery and sectionalism. States believed the federal government had too much control over them and what they were allowed to do about slavery. The North and South were arguing over whether there should or should not be slavery and […]

During the 1860’s, the North and South of the United States had many disputes and conflicts. The South succeeded from the North which eventually led to the civil war. The Civil War is the most destructive war ever fought in the western hemisphere and lasted from 1861 to 1865. The Civil War led to the […]

When the Civil War drew to a close in 1865, the United States had not yet emerged as an imperialist nation, although the groundwork had long been laid. The prehistory of American imperialism lay in the European appropriation of Native Americans’ lands and in post-Revolutionary demands that the United States annex Florida and Louisiana. In […]

“Imperialism (noun) – The extension of a nation’s power over other lands.”  Imperialism was prominent in continents such as Asia, India, Africa, and Latin America, and played an important role in the development of western businesses. Some benefited from imperialism while others suffered greatly. There was a strong economic motive behind imperialism as western states […]

During the era of 19th century President Theodore Roosevelt, the United States emerged from the nineteenth century with many ambitious creations on global power through military might, economic influence and territorial expansion. Although the Spanish-American War had begun under the administration of William McKinley, Roosevelt, the hero of San Juan Hill, Assistant Secretary of the […]

In Jonathan Swift’s essay, “A Modest Proposal”, the satirical strategies he uses detract from his purpose and argument of his proposal. His whole essay is obviously satirical, but the strategies and examples he uses detract from what he is really trying to get across. He uses great strategies to explain himself and what he is […]

There is a big debate on the U.S.’s actions in the late 19th century and early 20th. The argument is that the U.S. is being hypocritical, and are acting like Great Britain once was, and being very unfair to the early stage of our country. However, unlike Britain, the U.S. is spreading good ideals, like […]