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Geography has played a significant role in shaping Russia’s history. The vast seas have made communication difficult, while the barren North and East regions are vastly different from the fertile Black earth areas. The Russian policy was faced with a dilemma – whether Russia is a Western or European country which shares the same interests […]

I think the Russia played the biggest part in Napoleons downfall.Russian and England where the only coutrhat Napoleon could not capture. Although unlike Britain, where he could take over but he had other problems, Russia was a difficult country to control, it was too big. The cold was also a problem for Napoleon as nearly […]

Prohibition was introduced in 1919. The aims of Prohibition were very explicit and they were that no alcohol should be consumed or sold in the USA. This essay will set out to show that Prohibition did not accomplish its aims and therefore, was not successful. I hope to prove this during the course of this […]

The term “women’s suffrage” means the right for a woman to vote in a general election. A suffragette was a member of the women’s social and political union, they were a militant organisation that sometimes used violence whilst trying to achieve women’s suffrage. The other political party involved in trying to get women’s suffrage were […]

The Wall Street crash took place in the United States of America in October 1929, the US economy shattered and collapsed and the USA entered a long phase of depression, which diminished all the economic prosperity and boom of the 1920’s. To understand how this occurred it is important to understand how a public limited […]

The worldwide slide into the Great Depression began in October of 1929 after the Wall Street Crash. The effects were felt globally, however Germany suffered to a greater degree as the American banks requested the loans, which were the heart and engine for the German economy and industry. Thousands of businesses were forced to close […]

The First World War was a long and tragic war that kidnapped Europe into four years of war with each other. The war left behind it an appalling saga of a raped Europe – ten million dead, millions of widows and orphans, unredeemable destruction to countries and cities, and emotionally tortured millions of minds. The […]

Robert “Bud” Carl McFarlane graduated from the US Naval Academy in 1959 (Timburg 213) and served in the Marine Corps throughout the 60s and 70s. He had participated in the White House Fellows program and eventually became involved in the White House legislative office. He quitted his Marine Corps career and entered politics after gaining […]

The Whitechapel murders were the first sexual serial killings in England, perhaps in the world. This made people particularly interested in them, as they were something completely new. The manner of death was also particularly gruesome – the women were brutalised and disembowelled. Their throats were cut from ear to ear, so deeply that it […]

Many black citizens in America were concerned about the growing segregation between blacks and whites. In response, they took action to combat this discriminatory practice by standing up and advocating for the rights that Black Americans deserved. Martin Luther King, supported by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), played a crucial part in the civil […]

There were many different tactics used by the two forces during the Vietnam War. These tactics had an influence over the opposition’s use and choice of tactics. One of the most commonly used tactics was by the Vietcong this was guerrilla warfare. Guerrilla Warfare is a tactic where one fighting side uses their geography of […]

Historians have faced great difficulty in determining the construction date of the church due to contradicting evidence and a vast quantity of it. The evidence used includes historical maps, Brakspeare’s book, style sheets displaying the different architectural styles through history, as well as examining the building itself. During the analysis of historical data on church […]

The first reason for Hitler becoming chancellor was that the NSDAP’s opposition was flawed. During the lead up to, and in the height of the hyperinflation crisis, moderate parties had failed to solve the issue effectively; and relied upon America to help them out with the Dawes plan, which would help stabilise the German economy. […]

These purges were his method of removing those who had previously opposed him and also those he believed may oppose him in the future. These alleged criminals against the state were either imprisoned, exiled or shot and ranged from high party officials and members of the military through to ordinary citizens. The purges began in […]

Husaam Bin Ladin led Al Qaeda in executing and organizing the September 11th 2001 attacks, which targeted America’s stock exchange center, the Pentagon, and Pennsylvania on the same day. The first targets were the twin towers of the American stock exchange center. The north tower was crashed into at 8:45 am, followed by a second […]

Even though Zimbabwe is a landlocked country, it may be acquainted with the tragic sinking of the Titanic nearly 100 years ago during its maiden voyage across the Atlantic Ocean. The White Star Company constructed this luxurious and massive ship, which included amenities such as a gymnasium, swimming pools, a squash court, and Turkish baths. […]

Sources A, B and C are useful to an extent to somebody trying to find out the truth about the situation in Northern Ireland in January 1972 before Bloody Sunday. Sources A and B show the attitude the British had towards the Irish before Bloody Sunday. Source A is a cartoon showing how the British […]

Catholics played a large part in sparking off anger which fuelled the events in 1969. It began in October 1968, with the forming of a civil rights movement, trying to follow the success of black people in America. At a march on October 5th 1968, peaceful marchers were met with violence from R. U. C. […]

St. Bartholomew’s was founded in 1123 by a man called Rahere. Rahere built the eastern part of the church which includes the Lady Chapel were people would come and pray to Mary. Rahere also built the ambulatory were the pilgrims would walk about and look around the church. He also built the sanctuary and monks […]

When Prohibition was passed as a law in 1919 the pressure groups who had backed it hoped for a decrease in America’s social problems and criminal activities. Instead prohibition appeared to bring about a totally opposite change to the US society; criminal activity increased, not just within organised crime but also throughout the general public […]

The Suffragists was a campaign to give women the right to vote and also to give women justice. It was founded and led by Millicent Fawcett in 1897. The Suffragettes was also a campaign and organisation to give women the right to vote, however this organisation started later and was inspired by the Suffragists. The […]

In the 1930s America hit its worst slump in history, in attempt to get Americans back to work, protect savings and property, and to provide relief for the sick, old and unemployed Roosevelt created the New Deal. The three main aims were relief, recovery and reform. The first period of Roosevelt’s presidency was named ‘The […]