Liu Bang, the first emperor of the Han Dynasty, was born into a peasant family living in what is now known as Jiangsu Province. In Oct of 206 BC, Liu Bang and his army attacked Xianyang, then the capital of the Qin and overthrew the Qin Dynasty. His first step was to abolish the harsh law of the Qin and establish a new one that was supported by th...
Napoleon was born on August 15, 1769 in Ajaccio, Corsica, and was given the name Napoleone Buonaperte. He was the second of eight children of Carlo and Letizia Buonaperte, both of the Corsican-ltalian gentry. Before Napoleone, no Buonaparte had ever been a professional soldier. His father Carlo, was a lawyer who had fought for Cors...
During the late seventeen hundreds, many tumultuous events resulted in Colonial opposition to Great Britain. The conditions of rights of the colonists will slowly be changed, as the constriction of the parliament becomes more and more intolerable. During the Seven Years' War England was not only alarmed by the colonists' insistence on trading...
Because of Rasputin's healing abilities Alexandra became very dependant on him, and ignored his evil ways. Rasputin supposedly had "healing powers"that he used to heal people in strange and unique ways. One thing that the tsarina Alexandra and the rest of the royal did not notice or ignored, was the fact that Rasputin had an evil side to him. Raspu...
Throughout the history of the United States, the relationship between white and black people has been an issue that has greatly divided the nation. Race is an important issue to many people in America. The race issue is very influential because of the fact that our country has had so many problems throughout its history. In the chapter, "Gone Wi...
Cleveland, Ohio has been in existence for 203 years. There are more than 500,000 people living in Cleveland, yet few know about its past. In this paper, I am going to take you along as I tell you the history of Cleveland. On July 4th 1796 the Connecticut Land Company sent out a search party to find new land. General Moses Cleaveland headed t...
The Catholic Church during the Middle Ages played an all encompassing role over the lives of the people and the government. As the Dark Ages came to a close the ideas of the Renaissance started to take hold, and the church's power gradually began to wain. The monarchies of Europe also began to grow replacing the church's power. Monarchies, at t...
Most people would like to believe that discrimination doesn't occur in the twentieth century, but the reality is that it does and always has. Millions of innocent lives have been taken on account of irrational accusations against people because of their race or religion. It is hard to admit that human beings are willing to destroy others because...
How convincing is the argument that the year 1822 marked a turning point in the way ?s government approached its domestic policy ? On the face of it , the year 1822 did mark a significant turning point in the way ?s administration dealt with its domestic policy . The importance of the cabinet reshuffle after the imminent death o...
Christianity became the religion of Emperor Constantine and the official religion of the Roman Empire in 395. Christianity strongly advocates acts of kindness, compassion and good deeds. John the Baptist encouraged the people to share with others what you have. He preached non-violence and inspired people to be content and satisfied within their me...
The underground railroad was more successful in ending slavery compared to the abolitionists way of ending slavery. This is true for many reasons such as that Hariet Tubman helped 200 to 300 slaves in 79 trips escape from slavery, the safe houses and conductors helped made it successful, and also, many people helped the slaves esc...
Education, as we know it today, did not exist in the Middle Ages. Illiteracy was dominant among the population. Scribes were the exception to the rule. Churches were the main source of knowledge and schooling. Real interest in learning grew along with the development of towns. The towns' officials needed to be educated. At the same time...
In 1860, arguably the world's greatest nation was locked in Civil War. The war divided the country between the North (Union) and South (Confederate). The war lasted five years and by 1865 the Confederate forces were truly beaten. Out of this horrendous war though, where some 600,000 men died grew a greater sense of nationalism than is today, unriva...
By: just me Independence The thirteen colonies that became the USA were originally colonies of Great Britain. By the time the American Revolution took place, the citizens of these colonies were beginning to get tired of the British rule. Rebellion and discontent were rampant. For those people who see the change in the American government a...