… the nations of Europe in rapid fire during the period between the two World Wars. Totalitarianism can be explained as centralized control by an autocratic ruler or hierarchy. This form of government theoretically permits no individual freedom and…

… stick , [and] you will go far? These were words said by and lived by Theodore Roosevelt.Theodore Roosevelt (or TR as they sometimes referred to him as ) had a very ?big stick ? He used this “big stick ?to make America an imperialist power to…

… Thomas Gold Taiwan offers a text book case of an elite-led revolution leading to social transformation. The stability of hard authoritarianism of the Taiwanese government laid the groundwork for Taiwanese development. The KMT's cohesiveness and polit…

… in China. This religion started as a way of thinking between 500 and 400 B.C. About thirty million people around the world follow this religion that was created by the Chinese sage, Lao Tzu. The central core of Taoism is found in the book…

… Looming above Sunset Boulevard like a medieval fortress, this Roaring Twenties mansion and its oil-soaked grounds stand as a monument to one of the great rags-to-riches-to-disgrace stories in America: the Teapot Dome Scandal. Ironically, at the bottom…

… microeconomic picture of the U.S. has changed immensely since 1973, and the trends are proving to be consistently downward for the nation's high school graduates and high school drop-outs. "Of all the reasons given for the wage squeeze - international…

… War One was a great motivator in the rush for technology at the beginning of the century. The nature and result of the first world war was largely determined by technology. World War One was the first war to utilise air power in a major way.…

… being invented and advanced. Most types of technology are often discovered by or at least first utilized by the government and military, and there is no time in which this is more evident then in wartime. All countries want to be the most advanced…

… (1858–1919) was one of constant activity, immense energy, and enduring accomplishments. As the twenty-sixth President of the United States, Roosevelt was the wielder of the Big Stick, the builder of the Panama Canal, an avid conservationist,…

… getting its independence Texas asked congress if it could join the union to become part of the U.S States. Congress accepted and so Texas became an official state. Mexico did not like the idea of Texas becoming independent and Texas…