West European Studies

Is class natural Discrepancy in the social status of people and families has been a dominant characteristic of the society throughout the history of the human species. Before and during the advent of the industrial age in the 18th century, the society in Western Europe was stratified into noblemen, merchants, peasants and the snobs (Conley,  Lareau 2008, pp 61). In other words, there were the rich and the poor and the gap between them was enormous. The socio-economic and political revolutions...

Reign of King David (1005 BC  965 BC) According to the Bible, King david was the second king of the United Kingdom of Israel. As a king, he was considered as one of the righteous and a man of substance for being a good musician, warrior and poet. He was also chosen by Prophet Samuel to replace Saul. The anointment of David powerfully united the people of the Kingdom of Israel. He created the Jerusalem as the new capital of the Israelite Kingdom. As a symbol of successful united kingdom, King...

History The modern church as well as governments has come from very far. These two have at times worked in collaboration with each other and at times their views have contradicted. If the history of the church and the government is looked into critically, one cannot help but wonder about the similarities as well as differences that history portrays. The big question one may ask is whether the modern church is a theocracy just like the church in the medieval age. According to Halsall (para.1),...

During the 15th century, the popes granted special rights in the Orient to Portugal. The decrees in 1492 and 1506 divided the newly discovered lands between Spain and Portugal. All rights of colonization and missions were reserved for Portugal in the East. Spain claimed the territories west of the Canaries. The Portuguese Crown established an office for the control of ecclesiastical affairs in the far-flung colonies. This was called the Padroado. The Padroado reported directly both to the Pope and...

France and Britain declared war on Germany after Nazi troops had invaded Poland when it refused to shift its eastern borders. In 1940, army men from the Territorial Army were mobilized and sent over to France to aid in its defense. Royal blockades on Germany began to be imposed by the Royal Navy. These impositions had little effects since Germany was obtaining most of its vital supplies through land routes. The German navy started attacking British ships as well as navy forces (Titterton. and Brown,...

The performance of the Italian military in the Second World War has been rated poor. The fighting was poor and they surrendered readily. However, there are incidences where they demonstrated bravery and succeeded. The Italian soldiers in the Second World War have been labeled as cowards due to their failure to takeover Greece which was a weak nation and their poor fighting in Africa. The Italian military performed poorly due to lack of advanced weapons, good leaders and enthusiasm to attain Mussolinis...

Based on the lessons of the First World War, the leadership of nations involved in the Second World War was aware of the importance of oil due to the high mechanization of the military. Efficient and constant supply of oil to the military was essential for any nation that planned to involve itself in the war. By owning oil or securing a constant supply of the important commodity, Hitler believed that he world be able to rule the whole world. Although Hitler had several military faults which led...

World War II was the most gigantic conflict in the world history. In fact, the world is still leaving with the consequences of the war. The war began on September 1st 1939 when Germany invaded Poland without warning which led to the start of the war. On the 3rd of the same month (September, 1939), Britain and France were at war with the Germany and within a week, New Zealand, Australia, Canada and South Africa joined other countries in the war. According to Richard he described the war as horrible,...

Hitlers invasion and occupation by his military beyond Sudetenland portrayed his unpredictable nature and lack of good will to honor treaties a consideration that resulted to the fall of Czechoslovakia and emergence of the Second World War.  While it would have been expected that the give and take method employed by Britain premier to please Hitler to maintain peace in the region and most importantly making him keep off the rest of Czechoslovakia, his insatiable demand to expand the Germany...

The one time infamous Islands are situated some 500 kilometres off shore to Argentina and thirteen thousand kilometres from United Kingdom in the South Atlantic Ocean. It had long been under British occupation since 1833. In 2nd April1982 the Argentinean marines landed on the east shores of the Falkland Island. A massive Argentinean force invaded the Falkland Islands.  Argentina was also having military tension with the neighbour Chile over another group of Islands. The Southern part of Argentina...

The fall of France and the evacuation of Dunkirk assured Hitler of the surrender of Britain. However, newly incumbent Prime Minister Winston Churchill and majority of his Cabinet refused the idea of negotiations. Churchill instead opted to rally the public for a long war. With defiance of the British, Hitler then planned an invasion of Britain. This was rather difficult as the German Navy suffered heavy losses during the Norwegian campaign. The British Navy still had a significant number of destroyers,...

Renaissance as a term can be defined as cultural movement which took place between the fourteenth and the seventeenth century. It is believed to have begun in Italy and spread throughout Europe. This period was greatly characterized by individual achievements in a variety of fields. Early scholars in the field of humanity, such as Francesco Petrarch involved themselves with studying works that had been done by Romans as well as the Greeks in the ancient days. They combined Platos philosophy together...