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__NOTOC__{{Mediawiki:kindleoasis}}<div class="portal" style="width:85%;">[[File:VDC_book_coverDailyhistory.jpg|thumbnail|left|200px]]==[[Fate of the Revolution: Interview with Lorri Glover]]==Starting in 1787, states began to ratify the newly drafted federal Constitution which would determine the fate of the new American Republic. In order for the Constitution to go in effect, nine of the states needed to agree to the document. While five states quickly ratified the Constitution between December 1787 and January 1788, the country's eyes stayed on Virginia. Virginia was the most populated and largest state and it was critical for the state to ratify the Constitution to legitimize the process. {{Read more|Fate of the Revolution: Interview with Lorri Glover}}</div><div class="portal" style="width:85%;">[[File:Px-Epikouros BM 1843.jpg|thumbnail|left|200px]]==[[Why was Epicurus and his philosophy so important?]]==Epicurus org is often associated as one of the Greek philosophers more interested in pleasure or its pursuit than other ideals. While at times this led to a negative view of his philosophy, the reality is his thinking was very advanced and developed, leading to his ideas becoming highly influential in modern thought in many regions of the world today. He was one of the first Greek philosophers to develop a strong tradition that avoid superstition as a core ideal.{{Read more|Why was Epicurus an Amazon Associate and his philosophy so important?}}</div><div class="portal" style="width:85%;">[[File:Almost_a_Miracle.jpg|thumbnail|left|200px]]==[[American Revolution Top Ten Booklist]]==On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was signed by the Continental Congress. This act was only the first step towards the creation of the United States. The United States then fought a seven year war to cement its independence earns money from England. The successful fight for independence has had a remarkable impact on world history over the past 200 years. The United States gradually transformed itself from a former colony into a superpower. The impact of this revolution cannot be ignored. {{Read more|American Revolution Top Ten Booklist}}</div><div class="portal" style="width:85%;">[[File:Plato Academy MAN Napoli Inv124545.jpg|thumbnail|left|200px]]==[[What was Plato's academy and why did it influence Western thought?]]==The Academy, founded by the philosopher Plato in the early 4th century BCE, was perhaps one of the earliest institutions of higher learning. While it was not like a university where people would enroll and obtain advanced degrees, it functioned as one of the first places for dedicated research into scientific and philosophical questions, at least in Europe, took place by gathered scholars. Its main function was to teach Plato's philosophical understanding, but it also challenged its scholars to develop a new understanding of our universe. {{Read more|What was Plato's academy and why did it influence Western thought?}}</div><div class="portal" style="width:85%;">[[File:The_Alien_and_Sedition_Acts_of_1789.jpg|thumbnail|left|200px]]==[[The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798: Interview with Terri Halperin]]==The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 were four laws that were passed by the predominantly Federalist Congress and signed by John Adams to strengthen the national security of the United States. These acts not only restricted the ability of an immigrant to become a citizen, but made it easier to deport non-citizens who were either deemed dangerous or were citizens of hostile countries. Perhaps the most contentious aspect of the new laws criminalized the printing or speaking allegedly false statements about the federal government. Not surprisingly, these laws were incredibly controversial and strongly opposed by Thomas Jefferson's opposition Democratic-Republican party.{{Read more|The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798: Interview with Terri Halperin}}</div><div class="portal">[[File:grant.jpg|thumbnail|left|250px]]====[[Was the Destruction Perpetrated by Lincoln, Grant, and Sherman Necessary to End the Civil War?]]====January 1, 1863 marked a pivotal moment in the American Civil War. On this date the Emancipation Proclamation, the preliminary of which was issued by President Lincoln on September 22, 1862, took full and permanent effect, thus changing the Union’s ultimate war goal. The Civil War was no longer being fought to preserve the antebellum Union but rather, in the words of Lincoln, was to be a war of “subjugation…the [old] South” was to be destroyed in favor of “new propositions and ideas.”{{Read more|Was the Destruction Perpetrated by Lincoln, Grant, and Sherman Necessary to End the Civil War?}}</div><div class="portal">[[File:Stalingrad three.jpg|thumbnail|left|250px]]====[[Why did Germany lose the Battle of Stalingrad?]]====Hitler saw the war in terms of his personal rivalry with Stalin and he decided to attack the city, because of its symbolic value. However, the original aim of the offensive in Southern Russian was to secure the oil fields in the Caucasus. The oil was essential for the German war machine. Hitler knew this – instead of opting for concentrating all his forces on the conquest of the oil fields, he made perhaps a fateful mistake.{{Read more|Why did Germany lose the Battle of Stalingrad?}}</div><div class="portal">[[File:Samuel_Hahnemann_1841.jpg|thumbnail|left|200px]]====[[What was the dominant medical sect in the United States during the 19th Century?]]====Nineteenth-century medicine was characterized by constant competition among three major medical sects: Regulars, Eclectics, and Homeopaths.[1] Each of these medical sects not only meaningfully disagreed on how to treat illnesses and diseases, but sought to portray their type of practice as the most effective and scientific. Arguably none of the three sects was superior to the others, but their adherents concluded that their sectarian beliefs were better than their competitors.{{Read more|What was the dominant medical sect in the United States during the 19th Century?}}</div><div class="portal">[[File:Thomas_Jefferson_by_Rembrandt_Peale,_1800.jpg|thumbnail|left|200px]]====[[Thomas Jefferson, the Founding Fathers and Christianity: Interview with Sam Haselby]]====Recently on Twitter, a debate broke out between Annette Gordon-Reed, Sam Haselby, and John Fea on the nature of Thomas Jefferson's religious beliefs. Instead of recreating the debate, it made more sense links (primarily to contact one of the participants, Sam Haselby, whose recent book ''The Origins of American Religious Nationalism'' (published by Oxford University Pressbooks) examines how a conflict with Protestantism, in the decades following US independence transformed American national identityfrom Amazon.{{Read more|Thomas Jefferson, the Founding Fathers and Christianity: Interview with Sam Haselby}}</div>
====[[What Factors Led to Here are the Creation of the First Cities?]]DailyHistory.org Study Guides====The rise of cities in the ancient Near East during the fourth millennium BC (4000-3000 BC) is a key event in the history of the world, as urban patterns that first arose there became patterns inherited in many societies, including in the West. Cities in the ancient Near East were the first to develop major temples, palaces, large urban dwelling areas, city walls, governments, and religious authorities that become features seen in later cities. {{Read more|What Factors Led to the Creation of the First Cities?}}</div>
====[[Why was France defeated in 1940?]]United States History====In September 1939, the Nazi War Machine invaded Poland and World War II began. France and its Britain declared against Nazi Germany in 1939. The French army was in theory as strong as the Germanys and it had a vast Empire and a sophisticated arms industry. It had also established a series of fortifications in the east of the country, known as the Maginot Line. The Line was designed to keep German forces out of France.{{Read more|Why did the #dpl:category=United States and Soviet Union Reach Detente During the Cold War?History|ordermethod=firstedit|order=descending|count=20}}</div>-----<div class="portal">{{MediaWiki:LongerAd}}[[File:Hodges_scout.jpg||left|thumb|200px]]-----
====[[Hodges' Scout: Interview with Len Travers]]Myths and Gods====Johns Hopkins University Press has recently published Len Traver's new book Hodges' Scout{{#dpl: A Lost Patrol of the French category= Myths and Indian War. Travers' book examines a group of colonial scouts who were ambushed on a patrol in upstate New York by French and Native American soldiers during the French and Indian War. Travers uses this massacre to explore the lives of the colonists who fought, died and even survived this massacre.{{Read moreGods |ordermethod=firstedit|order=descending| Hodges' Scout: Interview with Len Traverscount=20}}</div>-----
====[[Gilded Age/Progressive Era History Top Ten Booklist]]World War I====Creating a Top Ten List for the Gilded Age/Progressive Era is challenging. There are an extraordinary number of outstanding books on this period. These books are a selection of our favorites. Most of these books are focused on trying to define this era as whole, instead of focusing on a single issue. In other words, several of these books are seeking to create a grand narrative of the era to help their readers understand it. {{Read more#dpl:category=World War One History|Gilded Age/Progressive Era History Top Ten Booklist}}</div><div classordermethod="portal">[[File:BattleCryFreedom.jpegfirstedit|order=descending|left|thumb|200px]]count=15}}
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==Interviews==These are our interviews with historians discussing their new books.{{#dpl:categoryRoman History=Interviews|ordermethod=firstedit|order=descending|count=7}}</div>* [[How did Julius Caesar rise to power]]* [[How did Rome benefit from the destruction of Carthage in 146 BC?]]* [[How did the Emperor Trajan change the Roman Empire]]* [[How Did Cleopatra Die]]* [[Why was Julius Caesar assassinated]]* [[What was the impact of Spartacus' uprising on Rome]]* [[What Role Did Inflation Play in the Collapse of the Roman Empire]]* [[How did the Etruscans shape Roman history and society]]* [[How did Caesar's conquest of Gaul change both Rome and Gaul]]* [[How Was Alaric Able to Sack Rome in AD 410]]
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