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… "Whipped", "chained", and "beaten" were commonly exchanged words among American slaves throughout the 19th century. Day after day in a world filled with torture and pain, slaves suffered servile lives under the feet of an overseer. During these…

… began. History tells us about the crusades, revolutions, civil wars, wars of independence, world wars, cold wars, guerilla wars and wars against terrorism. When borders are disputed, when warlords want more land, when dictators take over, war breaks…

… and dominating less-developed countries (mainly pertaining to European nations), reached its all-time high from 1870 to 1920. This is due to the economic, political, and social factors of the time. Ranging from feelings of nationalism to the need…

… Era of Anglo-American Piracy in the Atlantic 1680-1730 Author: Paul Gilbert (about) "Yo Ho, Yo Ho, A Pirate's Life For Me" Walt Disney, 1967 There once was a mythical time when brave and dangerous pirates sailed the seas in search of both fortune…

… scarcely saw President Roosevelt, and received no briefing on the development of the atomic bomb or the unfolding difficulties with Soviet Russia. Suddenly these and a host of other wartime problems became Truman's to solve when, on April 12, 1945,…

… at the Olympic Games in 708 BC. Wrestling was first used for a highly form of Military exercise, but without any weapons. When the Greek played this sport thy covered themselves in olive oil and dirt so it would be easier to grab their opponent. Usually…

… Personal review of a website including source, look, content, and general opinion as well as a comparison of the women's roles then versus now. http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/women1000.html This website is about women in the year 100 C.E. as…

… The Viewpoints "Whites, Africans [blacks], colored, and Asians shall be totally separated from each other and each race shall be able to develop along its own lines in its own[geographical] area." This, this, 'policy', was active in the South African…

… Vietnamese Communist leader and the principal force behind the Vietnamese struggle against French colonial rule. Ho was born on May 19, 1890, in the village of Kimlien, Annam (central Vietnam), the son of an official who had resigned in protest against…

… of nation civil rights legislation, elevate racial pride, and change America's social, cultural, and political life in the latter decades of the twentieth century. The Civil Rights Movement had roots in the constitutional amendments enacted during…