Hammurabi Code vs. Today’s Laws (the Bill of rights) Over the time, different Empires or Governments used different documents to insure peace and justice. And these documents are part of what make the civilizations. Without them, there would be no law or code to say what can, and cannot be done. Hammurabi’s Law Code is an example of one of those documents. It is actually one of the first documents of its kind, and also it is one of the foundations documents in today’s societies.
It was a refueling station for American military and merchant ships headed to Asia. This was one of the reasons that Hawaii was annexed into the United States. The other reason was for economic reasons. Since America itself begin in revolt against an imperial power, many Americans were critical of the idea of building an American empire overseas. Expansionism, however, had long been a part of American policies.
This gave birth to America’s current form as an international superpower. One of Roosevelt’s most important foreign endeavors was that of the Panama Canal. This canal allowed for a much quicker trip by sea between the east and west coasts of the Unites States. This massive undertaking would have been impossible had the U.S. not supported the Panamanian revolution from its former country of Columbia. Columbia would not agree to any U.S. offers; however the terms were accepted by Panamanian radicals.
Through successful civilian administration, the Islands were modernized and the nation prepared for eventual independence. President Theodore Roosevelt established a naval base in the Philippines at Subic Bay in 1901. By establishing this naval base in the Philippines, Roosevelt viewed it as a critical strategic asset in opposition of Japan's growing military. This Naval base also provided a key opportunity to trade with China, who had just come out of isolation. China had many natural
Eventually the Platt Amendment was appealed, this lead to an agreement between the United States and Cuba to lease the naval base at Guantanamo Bay. This naval base would be leased to the United States. Cuba has rich and fertile land. Cuba is rich in minerals; it has nickel, wood, and petroleum. Cuba has petroleum deposits in offshore wells that could sustain it and not have to depend on foreign oil.
It is debatable of if it was the first. The Indus Valley was well known for their highly sophisticated wells and water storage systems in the ancient world. They also developed a system of weights and trade, wonderful types of pottery and jewelry. Traders would use The Indus River to do their trading because boat by river was an easy way to travel with a large amount of goods. By In the Indus River Valley, the largest cities of the area were located directly next to the Indus River (Martin).
In his article “Who the heck did “discover” the New World?” author Donald Dale Jackson examines the evidence and attempts to answer this question. He “feels pretty certain” that Madoc and Madman was the first true discoverer of America. However, after reading the arguments and information that he has put forth in this article, it is obvious that the Japanese fishermen were the first true discoverers of the New World. The case for a Japanese discoverer began with the finding of pottery fragments in Ecuador circa 3000 B.C. The discovery was made by an amateur archaeologist on the Pacific Coast of Ecuador in 1956.
As a result, the United States had acquired Puerto Rico and Guam as territories. This fueled the sentiment that the United States was now a global power and had unprecedented backing for expansion. America was now ready to continue its "manifest destiny". After careful consideration of the benefits and consequences, I do believe that the United States expansionism was worth the effort. The United States was now somewhat of an empire, albeit, not as great as the powers of Europe.
This is because America by its very “nature” is liberal. When Tocqueville came to America “he arrived at a state of democracy without having to endure a democratic revolution” so was thus “born free without having to become so.” Hence, “freedom was a matter of birthright” and so any “American assumes liberalism as one of the presuppositions of life.” Thus, it is quite clear liberty is in American blood. It was there from the beginning and so is fundamental to the way Americans think and govern themselves. Similarly, liberalism, like individualism and the American dream have deep historical connections. This only strengthens the argument that America does have one American ideology, as many of the values talked about were not simply given to America, they were created by America.
To Ishmael, Moby Dick is “nature in all its wonder, beautiful yet terrifying.” 5. Why did Melville choose to write about whaling? Why was the industry significant? Melville chose to write about whaling because it was huge in the industry when he wrote Moby Dick. This was a significant industry because whale oil was the oil of commerce.