Category: American History

Andrew Jackson, the seventh President of the United States, was inaugurated on March 4, 1829, eventually serving for two terms until 1837. Jackson’s early life was difficult, yet filled with accomplishments. He and his brother were held as prisoners after being captured by the British in the Battle of Hanging Rock in 1780. Held in…

In the article Confederate Memorials as Instruments of Racial Terror (2015), originally published in The New York Times, writer Brent Staples argues that recent events such as the 2015 Charleston church shooting and the dismissal of the Confederate monuments around the country have finally allowed politicians to come to the deduction that these Confederate symbols…

Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 is a play Anna Deavere Smith produced utilizing verbatim depictions of the numerous casualties, onlookers, observers, and even culprits she met as a result of the Los Angeles riots. Smith examines an assortment of occasions paving the way to the Rodney King tragedy and considers the variety and strain of a…

My history teacher in eighth grade once told me that the reason we learn history is to learn from the past so that society does not walk down the same paths of tragedy in hopes of constructing a better future. History allows us to understand the present by giving insight into events in the past…

The Civil War was a unique war for the relatively young United States of America because it was a war in which brother fought brother and the very definition of liberty was questioned. The Unions strategy for defeating the South was known as the Anaconda Plan. The theory behind the Anaconda Plan was to block…

The civil war in the Kayin State between the KNU and the Burmese government has not concluded and does not look as if it will end anytime soon. However, there have been many attempts at peace in recent years. In April of 2005, the U.N. Commission on Human Rights took a stance that the Burmese…

The Civil War is considered the bloodiest war in American history, Most people ignored the importance nurses and doctor’s roles played during this time they helped heal injured soldiers, and the sick in the Battlefields, Hospitals, and Clinics. People referred to this period as ‘The National Struggle’ and Nurses made a huge impact/difference during this…

Nigeria is a diverse country with three large ethnic groups and a myriad of languages ranging from Igbo to Yoruba. The main three ethnic groups which make up the Nigerian population are the Igbo, Yoruba, and Hausa. While the socio-economic status of Nigeria has improved slightly over the years, Nigerias natural resources were not enough…

Abstract During the American Civil War on September 17, 1862, near Sharpsburg, Maryland, and Antietam Creek, General Robert E. Lee and General George B. McClellans armies faced off in what many call a top 10 influencing battles of all times and the most bloody day of the Civil War. General McClellan, despite flaws, was victorious,…

The Spanish Civil War took place in 1939 in Spain, part of Morocco, the Sahara, and Guinea. The war ended with the nationalists as the winners. How were the nationalists prepared for the Spanish Civil War compared to the Republicans? What factors facilitated their success? Nationalists advocated for a new revolutionary; therefore, after their success,…