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…War is a topic that brings forth many emotions and has thus been the focus of many poets' works. You would think that war and its devastating effects would invoke very similar responses and portrayals, but this is evidently not the case when looking…

…A Separate Peace One of the most revered and utterly enigmatic topics present within humanity is the evolution of humankind itself. Collectively contrasting both the origins of man physically and the very beginning of complex thought processes has…

…the Unification was signed, King Wilhelm I of Prussia became Kaiser Wilhelm I of the German Empire. The new German state set the terms of peace for the Franco-Prussian War, France had to pay Germany one billion dollars and cede two provinces that were on the France…

…Causes of the Civil War CAUSES OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR I. Introduction to Civil War The American Civil War was a war fought within the United States of America between the North (Union…

…The date of September 1, 1939, when Germany invaded Poland, is remembered as the date the war started. But little is remembered about the date Russia also moved into Poland, on September 16,1939. The nation of Poland was now divided between these two war…

…It is agreed by most that World War One was one of the most devastating events ever to take place on Earth, but the argument of which nation should carry the burden of responsibility rages on. However, many undisputable facts show that this Great War…

…of these factors changed history the way they did. The League of Nations, a former international organization, was formed after World War I to promote international peace and security. The basis of the League, also called the Covenant, was written into the Treaty…

…Can You Tell a True War Story? Tim O’Brien’s short story “How to Tell a True War Story” is his fictional depiction of one of the narrator’s experiences in the Vietnam War. This first person account of a tragic death of a friend is the example…

…Book Review The Name of War: King Philip's War and the Origins of American Identity by Isabel Feiteira Our history books continue to present our country's story in conventional patriotic terms. America being settled by courageous, white colonists who…

…America's entry into World War II posed opportunities for American women domestically, yet paradoxically heightened fears in the polity about the exact role that women should adopt during wartime. A central issue that dominated women's lives during…