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The events of Bloody Sunday 30 January 30 1972 in Derry has produced many different historical interpretations. While the truth of the events of that day have not yet been recovered. The Saville enquiry, which is running at the current time, is sparing no costs to find out the truths of that day. The march […]

Just previous to 1894, the king was Alexander III, 49 years old. Alexander was incredibly influenced by Konstantin Pobedenestov, Procurator of the Holy Synod, who also believed in an anti-western Russia (later backed by the Slavophiles, who also disliked the Western way of life). He brought back censorship in education and he press and also […]

The modern-day scouts can be likened to the youth organization of Hitler’s regime in the past. Upon coming into power, Hitler established the Hitler youth organization, which saw 80% of children become members by its conclusion. Aspiring members were required to pass certain tests, such as boys running 60 metres within 12 seconds and jumping […]

In this thesis I will be explain the ways in which the lives of the black distorted. There lives were very good after the Second World War, they had everything going well for them, but it didn’t last long. The foreword of Apartheid in the 1950’s 1960’s and 1970’s destroyed this optimism. Their lives got […]

By the 16th January 1920 the policy of National Prohibition, which banned the production, export, import, transportation and sale of alcohol came into effect and applied to all parts of the USA, with only Rhode Island, New Jersey and Connecticut rejecting it. “Prohibition began as a temporary wartime measure to protect the morals of soldiers […]

There were many reasons why prohibition was introduced in the USA in 1919 the alcohol issue went back years to the 19 century when a wave of immigrants came from Europe who did drink alcohol and clashed with the anti-alcohol Protestant settlers that were already there. The Protestants claimed that alcohol was the cause of […]

Genocide, which involves the destruction or elimination of individuals based on their ethnic, national, racial or religious background, has been a persistent issue throughout history. This ultimate form of racism through murder has been regarded as inherent to human nature by some due to its consistent occurrence. However, few believe that genocide is acceptable and […]

Stalin was in control of Russia for nearly 30 years, from 1924, after the death of the Bolshevik leader, Lenin, to 1953, when Stalin, himself, died. He was incredibly brutal, and sent many innocent people to their deaths, or to “gulags” (Russian concentration camps). He had his critics tortured, or removed and was the cause […]

Across time, people have utilized diverse approaches, including both forceful and nonviolent methods, to challenge racism. Founded in the 1960s, the Black Panthers in America advocated for using violence as a means to confront the Ku Klux Klan and were well-prepared and organized in their confrontation with police. Their emergence coincided with an increase in […]

Russia was once described by Winston Churchill as “a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma”. Russia had its own alphabet, calendar and is completely unique with entirely different strengths and weakness compared to the west. From 1825 – 1855 Tzar Nicholas I was in power of this puzzle of a country, he represented […]

Saltaire was built near a close town called Shipley. It was built by Sir Titus Salt. There has been a developing debate growing over the years on the motives of Salt building the villages. This has been due to the lacking of evidence available to the fact that salt left very little primary evidence as […]

Uses sources 15.H, 15. I to explain why the British suffered such huge losses on the first day of the Battle of the Somme. From three sources I am trying to find out why the British suffered such a huge loss on the first day of ‘the battle of the Somme’. Sources 15. I and […]

During the late 19th century to early 20th century, Belfast experienced growth and transformation as it evolved from a town to a city. The main driving force behind this change was trade facilitated through Belfast harbor. The Industrial Revolution played a significant role in the city’s population increase. By the start of the 20th century, […]

Source A is an excerpt from ‘An American History Atlas’, a book written by Martin Gilbert in 1968, featuring a map of America. The map is helpful because it displays the areas in America where the sale of alcohol was prohibited in different time periods: ‘territory in which the sale of alcohol was forbidden in […]

The Reichstag fire had a large impact on the formation of Germany’s political future. The current government at the time of the fire was under scrutiny and had many challenging issues to deal with, so the fact that the centre of German politics had been burned down added to their troubles. The general public would […]

The cartoonist and headliner convey the message that the British army’s forceful tactics are halting Germany’s progress and striking it directly in the face. The Kaiser’s expression, depicted by the artist on the western front, showcases his astonishment and confusion. The face communicates vital information to the British audience (since this is a British newspaper) […]

Hitler came to power in 1933, and he had many aims but of his foremost aims was to create a pure Aryan race. By this, he aimed to get rid of Germany’s criminals, Homosexuals, and his biggest enemy ‘Jews’. Hitler absolutely despised the Jews because he thought they were trying to take over the world […]

The visual “texts” I have chosen for this study vary both in their production standards, target audience, resources, both in human effort and money spent, and in their presentation. What ties them all together however, is that they are all, in one form or another, an attempt by the Nazi authorities to influence the hearts […]

Source A is a cartoon from a newspaper early in the Beatles career. Source F is part of an Article from a Newspaper. Both sources say the Beatles had an impact on Society. Except A suggests it was positive and F negative. Source A is from the Daily Express in 1963, when the Beatles were […]

The first battle of the Somme was a planned, British offensive against German positions, lead by Field Marshell Sir Douglas Haig. The military objective for the conflict was to relieve pressure on the beleaguered French forces, caught up in a war of attrition with the Germans, which were close to breaking point at Verdun. In […]

Stalin’s economic policies can be seen as a significant success, because they achieved their overall goals of modernising and improving Russia as quickly as possible, in order to catch up and compete with the other European powers and America. The first of the Economic policies are the Five Year Plans. Stalin’s main ideas were to […]

General Alfred von Schlieffen, who was the top army commander, knew that Germany could not win a war against two countries as they would be beaten. So he devised a plan called The Schlieffen plan. He created this method as he knew there would be an attack against Germany which meant that they would have […]