History Essays

In 1929, the stock market collapsed causing a worldwide economic depression, destroying America’s economy with many people losing their life savings therefore thrusting them into unemployment and poverty. Unemployment reached highs of over 13 million whilst the GNP for the country reached as low as $58 billion, compared to the …

The Crucible is a play written by Arthur Miller set in Salem during the witch trials of 1692. It studies the hysteria about witchcraft during this time and how the justice system coped with all the accusations. One of the main characters in this play is John Proctor; I will …

Herodotus was first thought of as the ‘Father of History’ by the Roman statesman Cicero, due to the fact that his book, called The Histories on the subject of the Persian Wars, is often considered the first of its style. However he is also referred as the ‘Father of Lies’, …

When Roosevelt became the 32nd president of the United Stated of America he faced many problems as the US just fell into the economic depression. Also, previous ‘do nothing’ president Herbert Hoover did not solve any problems and watched the economy fall as well as the greater majority of Americans …

Alfieri’s opening words on events running their ‘bloody course’ prepare us for a violent and tragic finale. Miller gradually raises the tension through the entire play leading up to the climactic ending; for example the boxing scene where Eddie pretends to be teaching Rodolpho how to box but we know …

1.Study source A. Use source A and your own knowledge of the period to explain why people supported Roosevelt in the 1932 election. Source A is taken from a moderately powerful speech, it insures people to have hope in him since that is exactly what he has promised. Whether this …

Segregation of schools is when coloured and white children were taught in separate schools. Desegregation of schools is when coloured and white children go to the same school together. In the 1950’s the southern states of America had segregation in schools and the black schools had poorer teaching qualities Black …

At the beginning of the book Scout, Jem and Dill show a lot of prejudice towards Boo Radley. They treated him as a ‘freak’ rather then as a human being. The community is very close knit so gossip travels fast. People show a lack of knowledge, as there was no …

“Girls dancing the Charleston. Gangsters carrying machine guns. Charlie Chaplin playing comical tricks. These are some of the pictures that come into people’s minds when they think of the United States in the 1920s. The roaring twenties. Good times. Wild times” (Callaghan, 2000, p. 92). The images of the 1920s …

The Romantic Movement was first established in Europe around 1770. A group of writers and artists noticed that the natural beauty of the Earth was no longer being appreciated, and that man made things and the rewards that had been introduced with the ‘Industrial Revolution’ in the late 18th century, …