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The Era of Reconstruction following the Civil War was a period marked by an intense struggle to restore a worn-out and devastated society. The war, which was aimed at confronting the national problem of slavery, only led to subsequent dilemmas over emancipation and an undefined condition of freedom. Some had naively believed that ending slavery…

The first detonation of an atomic bomb was on July 16,1945 on Hiroshima, Japan . That was one of the reasons why I picked this topic. Another reason was that there is lots of information on The Atomic Bomb out there and the last reason is I wanted to know why the atomic bomb has…

Alexander the Great Essay’s relation to triumph is obvious, he created an army which took over most of the known world. But what is not known widely is how tragic his life was. I cannot do full justice to his life but I will do my best to describe it. When Alexander was a child…

often rode together in the same railway cars, ate in the same restaurants, used the same public facilities, but did not often interact as equals. The emergence of large black communities in urban areas and of significant black labor force in factories presented a new challenge to white Southerners. They could not control these new…

Herbert Feis served as the Special Consultant to three Secretaries of War. This book was his finale to a series on the governmental viewed history of World War II, one of these receiving the Pulitzer Prize. Mr. Feis gives personal accounts in a strictly factual description leaving out no information that the president and high…

The attack on Pearl Harbor has influenced history in a way that has made America stronger. It helped America unite a country, allowing them to overcome greater obstacles. An example is the recent tragedy of September 11. I believe that Pear Harbor helped unite America as a nation so when the bombing o September 11…

Hammurabi, Zhou, Asoka the Great, and Alexander the Great had various means by which they justified their authority and their rule. Each had a very unique style of thoughts and actions. History was changed due to the actions of these rulers. The Zhou was a coalition of several groups that existed during the Shang dynasty….

The year was 1945. The war in the Pacific had reached it’s climax with the attack on Pearl Harbor, or so the world thought! In 1943 a new era was just being discovered when Albert Einstein had uncovered a new way of destroying things. One so powerful it could wipe out entire cities in seconds….

The Reconstruction  held out the promise to rectify racial injustices in America. The Reconstruction, rising out of the Civil War had as its goals equality for blacks in voting, politics, and use of public services. Even though movement, was born of high hopes it failed in bringing about their goals. Born in hope, they died…

Reconstruction (1865-1877)2 main issues: Reconstruction failed to alter the South’s social structure or its distribution of wealth and power which disadvantaged African-Americans. Reconstruction left significant legacies, including the 14th and 15th amendments which would be used 100 years later to protect minority rights. 3 different kinds/plans: Executive Legislative Judicial Executive Reconstruction Lincoln 1863 Proclamation of…