and the country emerged as an aggressive imperial power. Japan's efforts to acquire territory increased rapidly at the close of the 19th century, and eventually resulted in
Who laid the foundation of the British Empire? Which colony became the country of Zimbabwe? Who benefited from the British Empire? Which country established the first colonies in the Americas? Who were the Indigenous people of Britain? What country created the Dutch East India Company?
In June, the court issued its decision. Overturning the Ninth Circuit, it ruled the president is free to fire the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau without cause. The agency's leadership by a single director removable only for inefficiency, neglect, or malfeasance violates the ...
"Calexit" refers to the concept of the secession of California from the United States, after which it would become an independent country. The word is a portmanteau of "California" and "exit," which is based on similar coinages such asGrexitandBrexit. The term came to the foreground in th...
The Covenant Setting - This is what Moses said to all of Israel in the Transjordanian wilderness, the arid rift valley opposite Suph, between Paran
the country that would preserve the legality of slavery in the United States for eighty years. The simple fact of the matter was thatNational Securitydepended upon slavery at the time: the North needed the South to be a functioning economic unit of the Union, if unity was to have any ...
In contrast, industry ruled the economy of the North and less emphasis was on agriculture, though even that was more diverse. Many Northern industries were purchasing the South's raw cotton and turning it into finished goods. This economic disparity also led to irreconcilable differences in societa...
A confederation is a state-centered, decentralized government where the primary powers of government are held at the state level. The spoke of the many abuses of King George III, who, as a monarch, ruled over the executive, legislative and judiciary powers of the government. In the , ...
Queen Elizabeth II was one of the most famous and admired people on Earth. As the nominal leader of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022—the country's longest-serving monarch—she exerted influence felt the world over. But despite such enormous impact, the Queen held no real power in Bri...
Naturally, we don’t want to give a one sided view of the issue. We can agree that a wall could keep the nation safe (when you take into account how some of the border towns are legitimately dangerous) as it did for the people of Attack on Titan for over a century. But eventually...