This is a class blog for our 10th grade Modern World History survey. We begin with the Columbian Exchange and end with World War I.
During the last free research day I decided I wanted to delve into things to do with Pan Am and the Jet Age. This is one of my favorite shows and since it contains quite a bit of history I figured that it would be interesting to know more about the time period and the airline that was Pan Am. Here is a bit of background. Pan Am is a show that follows the lives of four stewardesses that work for Pan American World Airways. the show is set during the early sixties in many different places in the world...
In January 2012, the world was shocked to hear that former Marine Corps officer Amir Mirza Hekmati has been sentenced to death on the grounds of espionage and the “defiance of God”. Arrested in Iran in August 2011, Hekmati stated on public Iranian television that he was, indeed, a CIA-employed spy. But the Hekmati family and the US government claim otherwise. After his public confession in December 2011, Hekmati’s family released a statement proclaiming his innocence. The statement said that Amir...
The extreme poverty in modern day Haiti is better understood if one were to look back on the Haitian Revolution. The Haitian Revolution resulted from one-third of the Atlantic Slave Trade (790,000 slaves) that were sent from Africa, the 25,000 free people of color, and the harsh treatment of the slaves. The numbers of colored people already overpower the whites. The slaves were viewed as equipment that eventually would give out over time. The slaves first revolted in August 1791 which led to many...
The three main revolutions during the Age of Revolutions were the American Revolution, the French Revolution, and the Haitian Revolution. They were all linked together very tightly. It all started with the Age of Enlightenment, which produced new thoughts of freedom and equality. Under the tight, overbearing reigns of the British, the colonial Americans rebelled. With the eventual help of the French, Britain was overthrown and the United States of America was born. The ideas of freedom and what they could do spread...
The Bill of Rights is a document we hold near and dear to our hearts. Americans enjoy the liberties of free speech, the right to a speedy trial, and countless other rights that we sometimes overlook. Although this is such an important document to us, it has to be a living document, or a document that can change. While the Bill of Rights is for the most part still relevant 220 years later, there is one amendment that should be altered; the right to keep and bear arms. If the founding...
Evaluating Napoleon, the "Son of the Revolution," (formally the Emperor and Military Leader during the French Revolution) is tricky because he's done both good and bad for his country. Napoleon is all around a very controversial topic because you could either call him a tyrant or a godsend. For example, one might say his military tactics were genius. While there's no denying he was a good military leader, another might point how his egotistic overconfidence caused the unfortunate incident in Russia. He also sympathized...
The vikings were a type of seafaring raiders, originating in Norway, that plundered all around ancient Europe. In the native language, the word was used as more of a verb. To go "iviking" was to go out on a raiding adventure. The vikings were not generally wealthy soldiers. Most simply used a shield paired with a spear, which could be thrown as well as kept for use as a polearm. All free norse men were required to own a weapon, and were permitted to have it on their person at all times. The few wealthy vikings...
Originally the Samurai were well educated, noble class warriors in Japan with advanced military training. They valued honor in battle, and often challenged officers on the opposing side to duels to the death. Throughout history the Samurai have used a large variety of weapons, although in modern day they are most remembered for their swords. The Japanese sword began as a straight, single edged blade called the Chokuto. By the late 900's a very curved blade took its place, known as the tachi. Then came the uchigatana...
Although written close to two-hundred and twenty years ago, the Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments in the United States Constitution, are all still relevent in todays modern world... or are they? This is a question that many people now a days discuss and debate. Many believe that certain parts of the Bill of Rights should be changed and amended, things should be added, or certain amendments should be taken out of the constitution all together. If you do not know the first ten amendements by heart, it reads...
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