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This is my history blog! I post two to ten times a week on my blog. My blog consists of over 200 books and over 160 blog posts. My writing has improved over time so please take that into consideration!
Brief history analysis of the beginning of WW1. (Germany)
Germany This analysis is a basic history overview of Germany during World War I. I am using noteworthy and solid pieces of writing/ books to achieve this outcome. The main book that was used to write this was: The Shortest History of Germany by James Hawes. Another thing that should be considered is that World War I is gray; many historians view there being no obvious villain. Germany started World War I as a newly formed country that had not seen war in two generations. Pr
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Feb 243 min read
Japan WW2
Hiroshima and Japan during World War II: The Atomic Bomb. Hiroshima and World War II gave me a much different perspective of what the World was like during World War II. This book was really helpful for me to better learn what the World was like right before and during World War II in Japan. Elementary schoolers were evacuated to the mountains and also went to school in the mountains. Middle schoolers in Japan during WW2 were working in factories for 8-16 hours a day. Anothe
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Feb 161 min read
Aequians
The Aequians James Sterrett February 8 th , 2026 The ancient Aequians were hill-peoples that were moderately dangerous enemies of Rome. They were cunning, good soldiers, lived in the hills and finally were able to take Latium at one point. The ancient Aequians were some of Rome’s stronger and more organized enemies in the 5 th century BCE. The Aequian’s were hill people’s outside of 5 th century Rome’s borders. The Aequians were hill people that frequently went
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Feb 82 min read
Pirates of the Caribbean
History of Pirates In one of my favorite video games, that I play, Civilization 7, the developers of the game just added a pirate leader and a pirate civilization, this made me more interested in pirates; something that I do not know much about. Pirates are cool, however I don’t know much about them, so I wanted to learn more. Most of what I know of pirates comes from The Pirates of the Caribbean movie. This book was meant to be something that I could do to learn more. Pira
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Nov 17, 20253 min read
Income Inequality in the British Empire; England
England; Income Inequality in the British Empire in the 18th century In the 18th century in the United States, the typical maid (in London) would make ~ 5 dollars a year. [1] The typical teacher would make ~ 16 dollars a year. [2] The difference between these two professions leads to a 3.2x difference between a housemaid and a teacher. The typical teacher in the same place as back then (London) nowadays would be between 32,000 pounds and 49,000 pounds on average. On aver
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Nov 13, 20252 min read


World War One
World War II was a key point for America because it changed the world order, which changed the course of American history. The United States became stronger and more powerful: it was also responsible for creating international institutions, which led to the new world order. Some of these institutions include the International Criminal Court, NATO, and the World Trade Organization. The other major impacts caused by WW2 include: a Communist versus Democracy axis and creating th
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Nov 2, 20253 min read
The Great Depression
World War II was a pivotal turning point for America, transforming it and the rest of the world. America during this period grew stronger; it was also responsible for creating international institutions that contributed to the emergence of the new World Order. Other impacts include creating a Communist versus Democracy axis and finally creating the state of Israel. The Great Depression The Great Depression was the worst industrialized age recession in modern history. Th
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Oct 25, 20252 min read


World War Two History Post
World War Two was an important turning point for America and the world. America grew in strength and became more powerful; it also created international institutions that led to the new World Order. Other impacts include creating a Communist versus Democracy axis and finally creating the state of Isreal. The Cause of WW2 World War Two was an afterward to WW1. World War Two was caused by the treaty of Versailles, Germany invading Poland on September 1 st , 1939, and Germany d
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Oct 23, 20253 min read


Gladiator 1
Roman Calvary Roman General Marcus Aurelius Gladiator was published on May 5th, 2000. Gladiator won five Oscars and was ranked one of the best movies of the 21st century. It grossed 466 million dollars, making it the second biggest hit of the year 2000. Gladiator was ranked #39 on the best movies of all time. It holds an IMDb rating of 8.5 and a Rotten Tomatoes critic score of 79%. Gladiator is a movie that follows Maximus Meridius, played by Russel Crowe, a Roman General w
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Oct 21, 20252 min read


Wolf of Wall Street Movie Review
The Wolf of Wall Street is a three hour cinematic masterpiece based in NYC. It was published first in 2013. The Wolf of Wall Street was banned in seven countries and is not even easy to watch in the United States currently. The movie is based on Jordon Belfort, a stock-broker who joined a major broker firm in the 1990's. Shortly after this brokerage firm goes bankrupt. He then founds his own brokerage firm, called Stratton Oakmont, which is partly involved in illegal activi
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Oct 20, 20252 min read
To Hell and Back Book Analysis: Part Two: World War One
World War II was an important turning point for America and for the rest of the world. It increased America’s power; it also created the circumstances that led America to found many of the modern-day world organizations. Other impacts include creating a Communist versus Democracy axis and, finally, creating the state of Israel. America became a world power after WW2 because it got America out of the Great Depression, because it increased America’s manufacturing capabilities,
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Oct 18, 20254 min read
Hell and Back Book Analysis
World War II is an important turning point for America and the World. America became significantly more powerful; it also established international institutions that contributed to the emergence of the new World Order. Other impacts include creating a Communist versus Democracy axis and also creating the state of Israel. World War I and World War II were mass casualty events, bringing different groups of world powers to fight each other. The Soviet Union was created first b
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Oct 15, 20252 min read


History of the Viking Ships
Viking ships had two phases, one during the Western Roman Empire time period, and two between 700AD-1150AD. During the first phase the...
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Jul 14, 20252 min read
Vikings- Short Summary
The Vikings were a culture of raiders, had internal debates and were defeated by the English. The Vikings had a special Norwegian...
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Jul 13, 20252 min read


Vietnam War: Part 10
Vietnam War
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May 6, 20253 min read


Vietnam Part - 8
The Vietnam war was an interesting period that has interesting pieces with the war vs hippies and an antiwar movement. The Vietnam War...
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May 4, 20253 min read


Vietnam Part 6:
Vietnam War -Part 6 The Vietnam war was an interesting period that has interesting pieces with the war vs hippies and an antiwar...
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May 1, 20254 min read


Vietnam War : Part 5
The Vietnam war was an interesting period that has interesting pieces with the war vs hippies and an antiwar movement. The Vietnam War...
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Apr 30, 20253 min read


Vietnam War: Part Three
Vietnam Part: Three The Vietnam war was an interesting period that has interesting pieces with the war vs hippies and an antiwar...
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Apr 28, 20252 min read


Vietnam War part 2
The Vietnam War Part Two: The Kennedy Years The Vietnam war was an interesting period that has interesting pieces with the war vs hippies...
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Apr 27, 20252 min read
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