War era

“Failure is simply an opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.” —Henry Ford. This was the Southern optimist’s view of what the results of post Civil War Reconstruction could be. Unfortunately, once the Congressional era of Reconstruction began, this view was squandered under federal punishment of the South. This policy led to strained relations between Congress and the ex-Confederate states. The difference of opinion was over how harshly the South should be punished for leaving the

The Compromise of 1877 was a very effective time period in history. Its main focus was to rebuild the South physically and as a nation. It was the compromise of the Reconstruction Era and the U.S. presidential election of 1876. Problems now went from the battlefields to politics. After the Civil War over, 3.9 million slaves were freed and given rights. This then created tensions between black and whites. The presidential election was another conflict that was resolved. Democrats and Republicans had

The Cold War was an era in which nuclear power was just beginning to be used to its full potential. It was still a fresh, new idea that mankind had not yet learned how to completely harness. Due to that, there were many mistakes made that were detrimental to the environment and humans themselves. One such situation in which that occurred was in Greifswald, East Germany. A nuclear power plant was built in Greifswald to power the surrounding area. It provided East Germany with ten percent of its power

Book Review #1 – Europe in the Era of Two World Wars Changes were happening all over Europe between World War I and World War II, and the book Europe in the Era of Two World Wars highlights a lot of them. Volker Berghahn, the author, discusses how violence escalated all across Europe during this time frame. The book digs into the desires and upsets of countries like Germany, Britain, France, and Russia, during war times more than others I have read do. Economies of each country and the escalading

start of the reconstruction era. African American had also gained a voice in government for the first time in American history. These were just some of the many benefits of reconstruction era. The reconstruction era is a period after the civil war had ended which is the new and improved United States. The civil war was a conflict between the North and the South because of economic differences, social and political, but most importantly Slavery was the main cause of this war. Slavery is a condition

Nationalism in Big Era 8 helped unite the people of a “common culture” into one political body; moreover, nationalism enforced the idea of cultural superiority and created violence throughout this period nationalism was a primary catalyst in WWI, the interwar revolutions, and in the rise of German fascism. Nationalism helped lead to the assassination of Arch Duke Franz-Ferdinand, which was the initial stimulant for WWI. Additionally, nationalism lead to many countries, including India, to create

The Great War ushered in a new era of military conflict. One that would see technology change how the militaries of the world waged war. Industrialization ushered in an era of rapid and continuous technological advance. These advances rapidly proliferated throughout the armies of the world. As Clausewitz noted, “One side invents improvements and first puts them to use, and the other side promptly copies them.” The immediacy of war motivated nations to innovate as rapidly as they could to keep

beginning of World War I and until the beginning of World War II, a form of modernity known as High Modernism was born. The term modernism comes from famous artist Charles Baudelaire, when he asked fellow artists to step away from neo-classicism and turn to modernity. He asked everyone to turn to something new, something unique. After Baudelaire coined this term, Early Modernism was formulated and as soon as Early Modernism died out, High Modernism began to develop. Although this era of High Modernism

a time machine and go back in time just to experience what life was like in a different era? If you have ever taken a history class, then you have certainly learned about the Middle Ages, the Industrial Revolution, the Civil War Era, and the Progressive Era. While these time periods did provide us with new inventions, different societal standards, and new leaders, they all had something in common. These eras were filled with disease, causing the life expectancy of people during these time periods

We have to contain the spread of Communism. We have to contain our women, our children, anything that goes against our American values and leaders. This was one of many widely held beliefs during the Cold War with the Soviet Union. In the book, Homeward Bound: American Families in the Cold War Era, the author Elaine T. May defines domestic containment as being a protectorate of the nuclear family; which consisted of: the bread-winner father, the stay at home mother (housewife) and well behaved children