History

Hum of blazes devouring cozy family houses; earsplitting blasts; roar of engines in solid military cars; groaning and crying of woman and children; bodies of shot men lying one on…

The term ‘extreme’ is used to describe something that is ‘exceeding the ordinary, usual or expected. ‘1 The 20th century witnessed two truly global world wars, fought on a scale…

The Sino-Japanese War (SJW) was fought between China and Japan over the strategic importance of Korea. The war broke out after Japanese troops, which had been sent to crush the…

The history of the probation service, although relatively short lived has gone through some major changes. Throughout this essay I shall discuss the history of the service and look at…

The culture and beliefs in Northern Europe, just before the rise of Christianity, was based on animals, nature and the supernatural. They no longer worshipped many gods, and the artwork…

In the following paragraphs, I shall be answering the above question, why was Styal chosen as the ideal site to build Quarry Bank Mill by Samuel Greg? Quarry Bank Mill…

Humans do not have the ability to solve all problems, and even if they do, not as fast as a computer can do.A digital computer is a machine that follows…

Under the domestic system, in textile production the entire process took far longer and was much less efficient than under the later industrial system. This was due to a number…

Pesach is the Passover meal, in spring, which commemorates an event that occurred 3,300 years ago. By celebrating Pesach, Jews are reminded of the past event where their ancestors, called…

From the 17th century, right up to the start of the 20th century, the Lumsdale valley was a fairly large industrial site in the town of Matlock in Derbyshire. Several…

In 1914 Europe plunged in to the abyss of total war due to the clashing interests of empires’ spheres of influence. The futile attempts to restore the Austro-Hungarian empire and…

The revolutionary Nationalists in Ireland used the war as an excuse to stage an armed uprising in Dublin on Easter Monday 1916. After a week of violence these rebels eventually…

The boom (otherwise known as the roaring twenties) was a time during American history in the 1920’s when America became very prosperous. They were extremely economically successful. They were lots…

The Plain Indians led a life dedicated to their religious and spiritual beliefs and to their traditions and in this section I will be examining some of these beliefs and…

Q1. Source A shows a picture of the catholic civil rights marchers. This source shows that there were people marching on the 30th January 1972 so they were therefore involved…

1. How useful are the views of Anzac soldiers at Gallipoli suggested in Sources A, B and C. Explain your answer.Source A seems to tell us that the Anzac soldiers…

Source B shows a stereotypical Jewish man being forced into the sea by the unified Arab armies. This gives the impression that the Arab armies are being aggressive and pushing…

By the end of 1914, the war on the western front had ground to a halt. Winston Churchill managed to persuade the war council that a daring attack on Gallipoli…

Flag Fen was first discovered by Francis Pryer in 1982. This site has been excavated in many different areas and evidence of Bronze Age artefacts has been found. There also…

In 1348 the Black Death struck England and other parts of Europe. It had been brought from Asia by ships that had rats on them. These rats carried fleas which,…