The history of Robben Island is varied and full of human suffering. Miles outside of Cape Town, it has been a whaling station, leper colony, and even a political prison. After apartheid ended, the prison shut down. The island is now open to guests, many of whom journey there to pay respect to the late …
In 1794, Eli Whitney patented a new invention — The Cotton Gin. This device sped up the removal of seeds and material, greatly improving production efficiency. What Eli didn’t know was that the Cotton Gin would revolutionize agriculture in the South. The impact of the Cotton Gin was both positive and negative – but it …
What Is The Black Plague? The Black Plague, or also known as the Black Death or Bubonic Plague, was a Eurasian pandemic during the 14th century. It was caused by the bacterium Yersinia Pestis, which manifested in three types of plague. The most common force is known as the bubonic plague. In rarer cases, it …
The Great Depression was a severe economic depression that started in 1929 in the United States. From there, it quickly rippled worldwide. During this period, unemployment and hopelessness about the future rose to the extent that suicide rates jumped. Just like the damage done during World War 1 and World War 2, the effects of …
The French Revolution marked a turning point in the history of the Western World. The people of France rose up in defiance of exploitative and repressive values that had existed for centuries. As a result, it upheaved Europe’s status quo marking the beginning of the end of Monarchy in Europe. This didn’t come without a …
From 1857 to 1947, India was directly under the rule of Britain. During that time the country witnessed changes in economics, politics, and many other parts of life. This period was thought of as the toughest time in the history of India. Though the impact was mostly negative, there were some positive effects of British …
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Introduction The Columbian Exchange happened at the time when Christopher Columbus presented mercantilism concepts to the world. As sailed through the Atlantic Ocean, he brought sugar plants, horses, and other contemporary stuff along with him. His objective was to give back chocolate, potatoes, sugar and tobacco to their home market. Another thing that he did …
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The Industrial Revolution is an epochal event in the history of mankind; just as renaissance allowed our creativity to bloom with respect to art and architecture, the industrial revolution which started around 1700’s in England, forever changed the way we viewed the world. It was during this time that new methodologies in manufacturing, agriculture were …
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Colonialism is often considered to be a scourge, but that tagging it as such would be grossly unfair given the fact that Colonialism helped to restructure many a nation, ranging from its infrastructure, to education. In fact, the Indian Railways which has been tagged as the world’s largest employer, with over 75439 miles of railway …
Imperialism has been a hotly debated subject and with good reason; often the nations that subjugated others in their quest for glory and riches thought that they were doing the natives a favor and if you were to ask any of the descendants of those natives today, you are bound to get a colorful phrase …