The year was 1943 and London was in the midst of realizing the extension of the damage caused after the Blitz, where German bombs were aimed at the Commons Chamber. Now, the Commons, alongside with Winston Churchill, had to rebuild the Chambers. That was when Churchill decided to maintain the old rectangular pattern of the room claiming that it was the cause for the English democracy system to be divided by two parties, saying the famous phrase: “We shape our buildings and afterwards our buildings shape us” (Churchill, 1943). He was no expert in architecture or design, but he was wise enough to realize the importance of it in the interactions between humans and the environment. People’s lives occur around the buildings they build; it is only
Architecture should not be separated from the political and social life of human-beings. On the contrary, “throughout the history, architects have always been involved to some extent in politics, and have a nearly always sought positions of power and influence’’. Communist ideology in the Soviet Union had a huge impact on the architectural development of many modern nations: Russia, Ukraine, Belorussia, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Uzbekistan, Tadzhikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Bulgaria, Romania, Georgia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Moldova and Azerbaijan. The amount of affected countries makes the topic of my analysis relevant and worth-discussing. My essay will be structured in a following way. I argue that communist ideology had an
Alexander inherited Macedonia at age twenty, and he set out to conquer Persia immediately which was considered the most powerful kingdom in the world. Alexander was to born to be a king. He was taught by Aristotle training and excelling in politics, sports, and warfare. He even eventually grew such a high belief of himself that he considered himself to be a god. News spread of his great power intimidating many rulers resulting in some of them surrendering. From many years of fighting he sustained many injuries weaking hi health. He became ill while feasting and later died at age thirty three. Some people believed he may have died from Malaria but no one can ever be sure. One thing that will also remain a mystery is why Alexander did not name an heir to the throne. Therefor, his officers split up the land causing the kingdom to weaken and eventually fall. Three centuries later he was praised by Julius Caesar in accomplishing so much in such little time. How Great was Alexander the
Document B is a journal entry written by, Charles Mackay in 1859. It is about some of the rights and restrictions that free blacks had in the North. According to Doc. B, “He shall be free to live, and to thrive, if he can, and to pay taxes and perform duties…”. Document B shows that black men in the North were given the freedom to have a thriving life, pay taxes and have an occupation.
During the mid sixteenth century to the early eighteenth century, the usage of silver was immensely popular because of its dominance in trade such as the requirement of paying domestic taxes and trade fees with silver in the Ming Dynasty. Thus, the increased flow of silver caused social and economic effects in all region associated with trade such as Ming China, Spain, Tokugawa Japan and England by increasing trade and wealth but also profoundly weakening the state of these countries such as increasing social division, competition, and inflation.
Between 1400 AD and 1800 AD the world experienced a period of change. The environment, people, technology, politics, and economy changed in some way, shape, or form. Although change is key to improving life, the changes during Big Era 6 were not beneficial for humankind. The majority of the changes in Big Era 6 were bad because monarchs took advantage of townsfolk, conflicts arose in economies around the world, and Europeans exploited indigenous people; however, political revolutions in the Americas improved the political wellbeing of the people.
The difference in development between Chesapeake and New England occurred because one focused their views based around religion and the worshipping of God while the other region based their economy and region on working,farming,and ways to gain money. This development came about because of the different settlers that came from Europe and their purposes behind moving from Europe to the Americas and how people raised their children and came up with similar views . A piece of evidence from document A that shows New England was focused more on religion is “ God Almighty in his most holy and wise providence hath so disposed of the condition of mankind [that] in all times some must be rich,some poor,some high and eminent in power and dignity, other
Natural Rights: The idea that all people are born with the same, equal rights, such as life, liberty, and property. Thomas Jefferson was a key person in spreading the idea.
Unification also comes with protection from uprising. As those who disagree with the ideology of the rulers rise in population, a potential for a revolt increases. The laws and government structure lent itself to those who agreed with the Papacy. As Islam had been a notorious religion for its uprisings both in Spain and in Middle East, the potential of an uprising was quite lofty. Like the murdering of the newborn Hebrew boys in Egypt during the biblical time of Moses, protection from insurgency was a requirement in retaining control of the territory. Instead of murdering children, however, the monarchs banished all religious dissidents, and violently penalized those who did not conform to the various whims of the church. Power is not as readily
During 1770, many dreamt of breaking free from Britain but did not see it in the near future, yet just a few years later was a revolution unfolding, forming a new government and the one that still stands today. The colonist were in a constant state of unhappiness under the rule of the British king, even after continuous efforts of expressing their grievances to him. Large disputes between the king and the colonist often revolved around taxes which the colonist felt were unfair and inflicted upon their rights. This was because the colonist were being taxed without their consent. Often times, taxes targeted particular crowds, for instance, the tea act mainly affected women because they were the ones primarily purchasing tea.
World War II was the last total war in American history, meaning that it was the last war in which the United States mobilized all of its resources, civilian and military towards winning a war. Because of this, World War II affected civilians on the homefront more than any since. It is a worthy endeavor to analyze the primary documents from civilians of the time to get a better understanding of their perspective.
People in authority tend to disregard those who and that which does not benefit them, since the poor did not seem to benefit anybody, people in authority found them useless. For instance, Emperor Charles V wrote an imperial decree for the Netherlands in 1531, where he stated that alms should not be given freely to the Europeans living in poverty, in doing so not only does he believe they will fall into idleness but he thinks they will take advantage of this and live their lives based off of alms, and that it will soon lead to all evils (document 2). He states that “beggars and their children will abandon their trade or occupation for a wicked and contemptible life… above all those who are poor and sick, and other indigents unable to earn
The global flow of silver from the mid-sixteenth century to the early eighteenth century had vast effects both socially and economically around the world. By this time an interregional trade network had been clearly established and world trade was booming. When China, a prominent trade nation, accepted silver as its currency and would only exchange for it, the importance of silver increased. This new rapid scramble for silver proved to be both beneficial and disastrous. While countries which were lucky geographically in their supply of raw silver could now trade prominently with China, demand created an increase of labor and social unrest. Reliance on silver both helped and hindered economies and societies, bringing
In 1939 the world was plunged into World War II because of the Munich Agreement. The Munich Agreement was an agreement regarding the Sudetenland Crisis between the major powers of Europe after a conference held in Munich in Germany in 1938. The Sudetenland was an important region of Czechoslovakia. The Treaty of Versailles was the peace treaty created as a result of six months of negotiations at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, which put an official end to World War I between the Allies and Central Powers. The Munich Agreement caused many disagreements between European countries. Collective security was a more effective response to aggression than appeasement because more European countries disagreed than agreed