.... battle had ended, he attributed his victory to God and announced his conversion to Christianity. Eusebius, Bishop of Caesarea, recorded this account of the Constantine's conversion. His conversion helped Christianity in many ways. Followers were safe from persecution, and the Emperor gave Christian leaders many gifts. Constantine's adherence to Christianity ensured exposure of all his subjects to the religion, and he had no small domain. He also made Sunday an official Roman holiday so that more people could attend church, and made churches tax-exempt. However, many of the same things that helped Christianity spread subtracted from its personal significance and promoted co ....

.... the colonies, England passed several acts, the Stamp Act and the Quartering Act. The Quartering Act stated that the colonists had to provide food and shelter for the royal troops. The Stamp Act required the colonists to buy a stamp when they purchased certain items. The Stamp Act angered everyone because it hit everyone's pocketbook. Colonists acted strongly and quickly, the Stamp Act was later repealed. Even though England had failed with the Stamp Act they continued trying to gain control and tax the colonies. Parliament passed the Townshend Acts in 1767 which taxed paint, glass, lead, paper, and tea. Customs Officials were granted documents, or writs of assista ....

.... to infiltrate Bosnia and carry out the assassination of the Archduke. It is unclear how officially active the Serbian government was in the plot. However, it was uncovered years later that the leader of the Black Hand was also the head of Serbian military intelligence. In order to understand the complexity of the causes of the war, it is very helpful to know what was the opinion of the contemporaries about the causes of the Great War. In the reprint of the article "What Started the War", from August 17, 1915 issue of The Clock magazine published on the Internet the author writes: "It is thought that this war that is been ongoing for over a year, began wi ....

.... was an organizational structure permitting the Klan to spread across the south. New members had to be over 18, pay $1, sworn to secrecy, recruits pledged to "protect the weak, the innocent, and the defenseless, from the indignities, wrongs, and outrages of the lawless, the violent, and the brutal." The highly centralized plan for expanding the KKK, spread so rapidly that most chapters operated alone. The founders of the KKK lost control, and it became impossible to talk about a single KKK. Yet Klan activities still followed a common pattern throughout the south. (Ingalls 11-12) The Klan now started to spread across Tennessee. At first the Klan used tricks to keep blacks ....

.... of Germany during this period, many of whom did not support the Hitler regime, still refused to take in or hide Jews who could have otherwise been saved from execution by the German military. Although there were a few select heroes who chose to do this, many did not. This would have posed little risk as long as those who were rescued did not talk about it. Doing so would be counterproductive to the cause of those who were rescued. The inability of most bystanders to rescue these innocent victims resulted in the unnecessary deaths of thousands of Jews and this shows the guilt of the bystander. Also, another instance showing bystanders’ guilt occurred during World War II, ....

.... empires it is also important to understand that nonconformity was not even a mode of thinking, therefore, there was no room for religious disunity. In homogeneous societies, religion serves to further bridge the culture together. This is not the case in other later civilizations. England's King Henry VIII separation from the Roman Catholic Church in the 16th century presents the most interesting scenario in discussing the role of religion and how it either unites or divides people. For the first time, moreso than Rome's conversion to Christianity, a religious division was taking place within a relatively homogeneous society. Religion perhaps is predominately viewed b ....

.... at the cases of rape, assault, and battery you see just why the Knights were so honorable. There are some very honorable men in the world that treat women with respect and for that I commend them, but there are those who give men a bad name. The worst case of this that I have seen is when Bill Clinton, the President of the United States cheated on his wife with another. When the man that is the leader of the greatest country in the world is breaking these rules, why should civilians be expected to keep them? Another rule is that you have to grant another mercy if they ask you for it. I like this rule a lot because instead of having to kill someone to win a battle they ....

.... the Civil War was for real. General Grant was anxious to maintain the momentum of his victory at Fort Donelson. His army had moved up to a port on the Tennessee River called Pittsburg Landing in preparation for an attack on Corinth, Mississippi, where the Confederate troops were located. General Halleck, Western U.S. Army commander, had ordered Grant to stay put and wait for reinforcements. Grant had given command of the Pittsburg Landing encampment to General William T. Sherman while he waited at his camp in Savannah, Tennessee. (1) At Corinth, Confederate Generals Albert Sydney Johnston and P.G.T. Beauregard worked feverishly to ready the 40,000 plus troops there for an at ....