Additionally, the inclusion of pictures gives visual support to the text and augments the text appropriately. Having an image of those who peopled Jackson’s life, as Henry Clay and Daniel Webster, merely increases the interest level of the facts noted. “The Jacksonian Era” begins with the Battle of New Orleans in 1812, the role that Jackson played in this battle, and the influence it played for the rest of his career. Jackson would use this military action repeatedly throughout his career to provide a public relations basis for political office. Although Jackson’s involvement in the demise of the Second National Bank is generally noted as a significant event, this book regards it with less consideration.
Following the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC, Greece underwent great development in an attempt to become a stronger power and eliminate Persian threat. Themistocles was a key factor in contributing to these developments, as he was leader of the Athenians after the Battle of Marathon. According to Herodotus, ‘Themistocles believed that Athens future lay on the sea as a trading power.’ Therefore, the contributions of Themistocles were largely relevant to the growth of Athens as a sea power, which proved to be the key reason for a Greek victory in the Persian Wars to come. Prior to the Battle of Marathon (in 493 BC and later), Themistocles ‘suggested fortifying the Piraeus peninsula, which had 3 harbours.’ The Athenians could establish a citadel overlooking the 3 harbours, which previously, were open and indefensible. This motion however was interrupted by the battle and was completed after Persian defeat at Plataea in 479 BC.
Ambrose, Stephen E. Undaunted Courage. New York: Simon and Schuster Paperbacks, 1996, 521 pp. My Review of Undaunted Courage Stephen E. Ambrose’s work, Undaunted Courage, he gives a great insight into the marvelous adventure that would help establish the United States’ claim to the new western world known as, the Louisiana Purchase. This award winning book is great for students and educators alike, because it goes into astonishing detail about the fascinating journey of Lewis and Clark. It goes into the good and the bad throughout the whole expedition, while some parts are in my opinion a bit of a bore, it is made up by some very exciting action.
As each new era ushers in change, there is always one individual that can be associated with facilitating these reforms, Lorenzo Medici and the Renaissance, Galileo and the Scientific Revolution, Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation. Predeceasing these infamous men is Caesar Augustus. Many argue that Augustus was reformer, others a revolutionary. Augustus was both; he took prior roman laws and tradition and reformed them in revolutionary ways. He kept the traditions and ideals that made Rome strong and used them to reshape a government that would dominate over the Mediterranean arena for the next 400 years.
154) After the rise of Julius Caesar the whole Mediterranean world became under roman legeslation. (pg.154) One of the most profound leaders under Julius Caesar, Marcus Cicero a philosopher who oppossed tyranny and political corruption. (pg.154) Cicero believed that monarchy, aristocracy and Democracy were the three principles of construction to a good government. (pg.155) Rome was more based on a legeslative attack, romans in the old days are more recollected for having great knowledge of the world we live in today. One of the most influential people in Rome was Marcus Cicero, a great philopsoper as we say and exam most of his work today we see a story of a honored and respected man as well as loyal, but his loyalty would prove to be his greatest downfall and which would lead to his exicution.
The War of 1812: An Essential History by Carl Benn Osprey Publishing, 2002, 122 pages, $35 The average American male has a firm although possibly rudimentary grasp on several of the more prominent wars of our nation’s history, their causes, their important events and their resolution. Most of them can site important dates and events such as D-Day or Washington’s crossing of the Delaware River. Few however can tell me you much about the build up, events during, and resolution of the War of 1812. Dr. Carl Benn curator of the Museum of the City of Toronto and professor and the cities university is author of several books on several different facets of the conflict hopes to remedy this lack of understanding and knowledge problem with his latest work. With this mission keenly in the forefront of his mind he artfully uses The War of 1812 as both a concise form of entertainment and a vessel for true understanding of the significance of this conflict.
It gives the reader many different perspectives on very important moments in history and allows the reader to form their own opinions. In the textbook, “The Enduring Vision” written by Paul Boyer, we learn broadly about very important figures in history. For example, Boyer leads us to believe that Columbus founded America and deserves all the credit. He fails to mention
The Conquest of Gaul Gaius Julius Caesar was born 100 B.C. in Rome to the impoverished patrician Julian Clan, and know knew controversy early age. Through this conflicts he slowly but surely throughout his lifetime worked his way up the political ladder, becoming Consul and finally Dictator Perpeteus, or Dictator for life. He is deemed as one of the most influential political and military leaders of all time, a highly intelligent man and an exceptional orator. Acquiring this absolute power however, was no easy feat, and Caesar had well equipped himself through previous expeditions of Europe and the ancient world with all the resources necessary to gain power in Ancient Rome.
Project 1 Greece is one of the most important and treasured cultures in the world history. In addition, Greece also has brought many important contributions to our today’s lives with their traditions, food, religions, cultures, and even careers. The Greeks revolutionized the word of psychology from many years ago known as the Classical Age of Greece with such of important ancient philosophers as Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, etc. Alexander the Great was another important and key man in the history of Greece that carried the culture to many other countries such as Egypt, India, and Persia. We understand and have observed their history and significant contributions through books of history and philosophy, perhaps this period was the most interesting time of Greece.
The War established the U.S as one of the world’s Superpowers and marked its entry into global affairs. The war also redefined American national identity, bringing aid to problems of social divisions as well as redefining all future news reportage. Roosevelt returned home as a war hero and soon was elected governor and then vice president, as he predicted the war helped repairing relations between the American North and South by giving both sides a common enemy for the first time since the end of the Civil War. Personally I believe the International system of analysis is the most accurate in describing the Spanish American War due to the enormous changes happening on American soil and around the world between the 1870 and 1900, from economic growth to colonial expansion. Competition among nations was at its peak and The U.S no matter what needed to ensure its place in the world, what best and easier occasion than to exploit the Spanish – Cuban conflict to their favor.