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Churches and the French Revolution

France. And, as Hines (1999) states, "You might say that bread was the fuel that fired the Revolution, for just about every major ...

The Industrial Revolution

was far higher. As an example of some of these changes Rempel notes that "In 1784 a machine was patented which printed...

China and the Possibility of Revolution

societal dictates under which Chinese women had lived for centuries. This period was characterized by a complex interaction betwe...

'The Iron' Heel' of Jack London

From his wife, by the means of her recently discovered manuscript, we find that "Ernest Everhard was an exceptionally strong man. ...

French Revolution and the Application of Principles from The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli

In six pages this essay seeks to better understand the French Revolution through an application of the theories contained in Machi...

Great Men of Industry Andrew Carnegie, Cornelius Vanderbilt, James Duke, and John D. Rockefeller

In seven pages this paper discusses how the Industrial Revolution in America was shaped by these corporate kingpins....

Women in the American Revolution

was developing. But, when her husband was taken it was very hard for her to do nothing. She constantly ended up battling with the ...

Gordon S. Wood/The American Revolution

policies enraged the colonist who saw them as encroachment on their traditionally established liberties. What the British saw as t...

Revolutions: America and France

2007). These events were The three most important events that led up to, and caused it, were "the Boston Massacre, The Boston Tea...

The Industrial Revolution in America

the world" (Faragher et al, 2000, p. 550). Raw materials and finished goods could now be shipped all over the country. The Cumber...

Jimi Hendrix, the Counter Music Revolution, and the 1960s

black colloquialism for sex) and dance (Isserman and Kazin 92). The sexually charged performances of Elvis Presley singing black ...

The American Revolution in Fiction and in Film

to the settlement of the American frontier, Drums Along the Mohawk. It is the story of farmer Gil Martin and his privileged bride...

The Changing View of Warfare

First World War, and similarly beggared the ability of contemporaries to imagine its sweep, duration and consequences."5 For one...

The Changing Nature of War

been various "military revolutions"-new ways of thinking about warfare that have caused complete changes in the way combat is cond...

How Revolutionary was the American Revolution?

enough to overcome racial discrimination or the claims of the south that it needed slave labor to work the plantations (Coombs, 19...

George Washington's Experiences in the American Revolution

and in March of 1776 he used a cannon from Henry Knox ("American Revolution - George Washington," 2005). He would make a mistake ...

Latin America and the Foreign Policy of the United States

is evidence that the U.S. actually supported the revolution. Supposedly, President Kennedy uttered words which would be aligned wi...

Carol Berkin on Women in the American Revolution

propaganda; they raised money for the army and to support the new government ("About this book"). Berkin shows how they ran farms ...

The American Revolution is Still Underway!

after the Revolution, of course, the focus became the design and implementation of a new form of government1. The fledgling state...

The Revolutions in Spanish America and Their Effect on Spain

early 19th centuries, Spain was perhaps the most powerful nation on earth. It has established colonies in the New World, and treas...

Revolutionary Thought and the Shaping of the US Constitution

The American Revolution occurred because of a long series of British wrongs. In essence, the colonists had four major...

The Battle of Cowpens

were taken without what was now a deeply ingrained sense of restraint. Revolutionary warfare was simple and to the point....

American Revolution

to the following conclusion: "Almost at a stroke the Revolution destroyed all the earlier talk of paternal or maternal government...

New World Colonization by England

to not only stay afloat but to allocate sufficient funding for the identification and colonization of various new lands which were...

Joseph Plumb Martin's Ordinary Courage

the year 1774 arrived. The smell of war began to be pretty strong, but I was determined to have no hand in it. I felt myself to be...

Reasons Behind Colonial America's Decision to Revolt Against England

Interestingly, however, although we looked to our mother country for that support, little was forthcoming. The early years of the...

An Overview of Urbanism in America

the proliferation of entertainment and leisure. Films, plays, restaurants and night clubs are a part of the landscape. After th...

A Slavery Overview

In seven pages this issue is examined from the time of the American Revolution through the emancipation of the 19th century and in...

Revolutionary War and Canada

United States who dream of the "wide open spaces" of Canada, and continue to view it as a relative frontier. However, their view ...

Revolutionary Ernesto 'Che' Guevara

In ten pages this paper considers the legendary Latin American leader of guerrilla revolution 'Che' Guevara in a discussion of his...