History essay samples

The history of the United States of America is full of a great variety of controversial issues. Every historian has his own view on the events that took place in this now independent country. People all over the world used to consider and admire the USA as the Motherland of freedom and democracy; but it was not so during the whole history of the country. As any country, the USA had difficult... read more

Essay Question1. The “new world” was not just a new world for Europeans. The Europeans Invasion so transformed the North American Landscape and the societies of American Indians that their world could be said to be “new” as well. Identify and discuss the major changes in Indians’ lives in the century following the establishment of permanent European settlements in North America. Are these ch... read more

People may criticize economics because it is too theoretical and the assumptionsit makes are unrealistic. But generally the simplicity and abstractness of economics helps us understand the complexity of reality and it gives rise to different approaches on intractable issues.

I entered the world of economics thanks to a boy in Guatemala. He is a boy from a poor, remote village in... read more

Ronald Reagan is known as the leader who was able to carry out dramatic political and economic changes. In fact, the changes came while he delivered his inaugural address.

On January 20, 1981, Iran let go of 52 Americans, held hostage for 444 days, a short time Ronald Reagan became the President, the event being known afterwards as... read more

1914 - It was the year that saw the beginning of what became known as HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I" \o "World War I" World War I .

Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand (18 December 1863 – 28 June 1914) was an HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archduke" \o "Archduke" Archduke of HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria-Este" \o "Austria-... read more

The Spanish-American War of 1898 was the first imperialist war for the redivision of colonial possessions. The U.S. Government aimed to capture Cuba, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico, which were under the Spanish colonial rule. The USA did not only consider these territories as a valuable source of raw materials and markets, but also as an important base for the expansion of its capital to ... read more

Basically, in his book “Forge of progress, crucible of revolt origins of the Mexican Revolution in La Comarca Lagunera, 1880-1911” William Meyers is intended to present a scholarly discussion of the origins of Mexican Revolution that occurred in the northern part of the country. Author’s main argument is linked to the identification of circumstances a... read more

It is interesting to note that since 15th century European rulers and authorities had been considerably interested in colonizing new lands in order to make their countries more prosperous, powerful and flourishing. Great Britain, Spain, Portugal, France and the Netherlands were eager to develop their trade relations, get advantages in technologies and... read more

Formation and establishment of the governing elite of the USA appeared on the basis of negation of monarchy idea concerning the sacred nature of power and on the ground of developing notion of so-called “democratic” sacral power: each person could become the President, since each individual can force and push oneself to become the one, who deserves to... read more

The title serves to reveal about the treatment of cats over time. ‘The killing of cats’ is well documented in history books. Times have truly changed in the sense that cats used to be adored in the past (Arnold 94; 96). This treatment had to change for one reason or another such that a time came when cats were associated with evil acts. People begun m... read more