Controversy over persons like Max Planck and Martin Heidegger’s roles in Nazi Germany has permeated various historical writings. Were they willingly cooperating with the regime or covertly resisting it from the inside? The terms “collaboration” and “resistance” have been used to describe their actions, but neither terms are entirely adequate. Instead, I find words such …
The Spanish Inquisition was a judicial wing created to battle heresy in Spain and its colonies. Some theorize that the Inquisition was a direct response to the multi-religious nature of the Iberian Peninsula, which was the home to many Muslims. The Spanish Inquisition was brutal in its persecution of heretics and other religions. By the …
The Great Fire of London swept through the city on four fateful days in 1666. By the end, thousands were homeless, and London was in ruins. In this article, we will cover what caused The Great Fire of London? On Sunday, September 6th, at about 1:00 a.m., Thomas Farriner’s family was (possibly) woken up by …
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 …
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 …
