Essays On Politics

1) Select and explain the most important turning points in Nelson Mandela’s life. Nelson Mandela had experienced many turning points in his life, some more important and visible than others. Nelson Mandela was born on 18 July 1918 at Qunu near Umtata, the capital village of the Transkei ‘reserve’. As one of the royal family […]

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 tactics and strategies employed by the Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese Army, and the US and Australian Armed forces, were to become the prime determinants of the outcome of the conflict. Despite America’s abundant resources and advanced technology, their various tactics such as ‘search and destroy’, Operation Rolling Thunder, defoliation, air attacks, the […]

In 1899, significant changes occurred as the 20th century began. Europe was recovering from a global economic crisis called the ‘Long Depression’ that started in Vienna, Austria in 1873 and ended in 1896. The British Empire had held dominance for a long time during this period. While other nations and empires were trying to gain […]

Fidel Castro was born on August 13, 1926. As a child, he lived on a farm in the town of Mayari in the province of Oriente. His father was the owner of a 23,000-acre plantation. While he was young, Castro worked in his family’s sugar cane fields. He was raised a Catholic, and attended Catholic […]

Realistically, when considering history it can be held that many of the Northern states were colonial powers and the Southern states were exploited by the North, the South were meant to ‘catch up’ ensuing the end of colonialism but in some cases this just isn’t true. The answer to the problem then, international development assistance, […]

In a world of continuous armed conflicts, whenever and wherever they break out, they incite tension and fear. These features explain why states are preoccupied with threats to their security and why preparing for defence is nearly a universal preoccupation. Because the anarchical international system requires that states rely on themselves for protection, national security […]

In this paper, I will examine Philippines’ transition to democracy from the authoritarian hold of Ferdinand E. Marcos. First, elaboration shall be made on the important events that led to the actual uprising that escalated and of the key players in the events that happened. The focus will be on the processes that happened in […]

Discuss the impact of the Lusitania sinking. Did it help pave the way for America’s entry into the war? or How important was the American Expeditionary Force’s role in winning WWI against the Germans. Would the Allies have won anyway without American involvement, or was the US role critical? or Would you describe the Paris […]

[pic] James Oglethorpe is a well known man. He was the man who convinced the British to colonize Georgia. He was born December 22nd, 1696 in London, England. When he was a little boy, His oldest brother and father went to fight in the Spanish war of succession (1702-1714) ant never came home. At the […]

Samori Toure ( 1830 – 1900 ) African military leader. A Muslim, he began to amass a personal following in the mid-1850s, establishing a military base on the Upper Niger. By 1870 his authority was acknowledged throughout the Kanaka region of the River Milo, in what is now eastern Guinea. By 1880 he ruled a […]

INTRODUCTION The title of the paper shows the objective of it: to present one of the members of British Commonwealth: Bangladesh. So, I will try to emphasize on some of the important facts about whole British Commonwealth in order to get acquainted with essential information about mentioned institution. Then I will introduce to the essential […]

The League Of Nations Was A Great Force For Peace In The 1920’s In this essay, I am going to look at the successes and failures of the League of Nations (LofN) in its struggle for peace throughout the 1920’s. The LofN was the ‘brain child’ of American president Woodrow Wilson. The four other main […]

The Crisis of the Third Century His/112 September 2 2011 The Crisis of the Third Century The Crisis of the Third Century was the era in which the Roman Empire almost collapsed under the many myriad of pressures including economic depression, civil war, plague and invasion. Because war was expensive, the Roman Empire had to […]

In the wake of the September 11th attacks in the USA, security not just in aviation but also in all areas of transportation became priority for all local government and International agencies. The international Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) code is a comprehensive security regime for the maritime sector, which was adopted in a […]

For a time during the 1970’s it seemed that the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union had finally begun to thaw. President Nixon and Soviet premier Leonid Brezhnev had agreed to SALT I or the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks; an agreement to limit the number of nuclear weapons that each nation […]

War and Peace in Mindanao by Murray Smith In December 2006, I had the chance to visit Mindanao, a Southern Philippine island that rarely receives media attention unless there are cases of Western tourists being abducted. The ongoing conflict in Mindanao, lasting over 35 years, primarily centers on the Muslim Bangsa Moro people’s pursuit of […]

Over the years the United States expansionism has experienced many different changes. The United States has expanded for many different reasons such as the economy, land, and even God. Expansionism is now a continuation of past United States expansionism but was more so a departure. The United States has progressed economically and as a result […]

In the difficult times of Cold War, Hollywood produced a number of action films, all of which shared similar narrative patterns – American hero arises and defeats the evil empire of Soviet Union (whether literally or figuratively). The films like Rocky IV, Rambo III and Red Dawn are considered the striking examples. As Stephen Prince […]

The question is raised regarding the role played by the Versailles Treaty, sanctioned by Great Britain, France, and a vanquished Germany to stabilize Europe and avoid another global war, in sparking World War II. The treaty imposed severe penalties on Germany which consisted of territorial forfeitures, rigid military restrictions, economic compensations, and the War Guilt […]

Traditional international law asserts several modes of acquiring territory as cession, occupation, prescription, accretion, and conquest. Cession refers to the transfer of a territory to another state by an agreement or treaty. Traditional international law asserts that a state can acquire sovereignty over another territory in cases where that sovereignty is ceded effectively through agreement […]

Expansionism in America during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century shared many similarities and differences to that of previous American expansionist ideals. In both cases of American expansionism, the Americans believed that we must expand our borders in order to keep the country running upright. Also, the Americans believed that the United States was […]