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Articles Why did the United States start the Mexican American War What Caused The Economic Panic Of 1837 Why did Andrew Jackson want to destroy the Bank of the United States Why did the United States begin directly electing Senators in 1913 How did Mussolini Rise to Power as the Dictator of Italy Why did Germany lose the Battle of Stalingrad What were Joseph Stalin's goals as World War Two ended How historically accurate is the Gladiator How Historically Accurate is season 1 of Versailles What Role Did the Canaanites Play in the Bronze Age Near East What Are the Origins of the Germanic Tribes How did William the Conqueror and the Normans win at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 How Did the God Baal Become Popular Who was Theseus the great Athenian king and hero What convinced Americans during the 1918 Flu Pandemic to wear masks What was the Fatty Arbuckle Scandal and how did it influence Hollywood What is the history of the United States Capitol Building How Did the Ancient Egyptian City of Thebes Become Prominent How did Hawaii become a US State Why was the Embargo Act of 1807 a failure for President Thomas Jefferson What Were the Origins of Ancient Macedon (aka Macedonia) What issues divided the United States in the 1920 election When Did the Nubian Kingdom of Meroe Rise to Prominence What was the Spartan Training called the Agoge Why Was Gordian Knot Important to Alexander the Great’s Conquests What is the history of contested presidential elections in the United States What were the Klu Klux Klan and the Enforcement Acts of 1870-71 Who was the Roman God Janus Who was Asclepius: Greek god of medicine What did Achilles do in the Trojan War and how important was he in Greek culture How did World War II Lead to the Cold War How did the Allies try war criminals in Germany and Japan after World War II What was the Geneva Naval Conference of 1927 How did Europe pay off their debts to the United States after World War I Why was the Treaty of Versailles signed after World War I a failure Why was the Berlin Airlift of 1948-49 successful Why did Five Arab states attack Israel after its creation in 1948 What did Commodore Robert W. Shufeldt accomplish during his worldwide trip between 1878-1880 What was Atomic Diplomacy Why was Britain able to establish an Empire in India What caused Bacon's Rebellion What was the Second Wave Feminist Movement How did Florida become a State How did Alaska become a State How did Oklahoma become a State How Did the Seleucid Empire Collapse Who was Thanatos the God of Death in Greek mythology How Did the Ancient Egyptian State Form Why was the God of Wine, Dionysus so feared and influential What Are the Origins of Medieval Kyiv What is the History of Mass Protests in the United States How Did the Mauryan Dynasty Come to Power What is the History of Movie Posters What is the History of Contact Tracing What is the myth of Sisyphus What is the History of Public Debt How Historically Accurate is Season 4 of The Last Kingdom What was the Comstock Act What was the legend of the Minotaur How Did the Hyksos Conquer the Egyptian Delta How Did the Plague of Justinian Change History Who were the Amazons the warrior women in Greek mythology How did the United States Reconstruct Japan after World War II How Did the Term “Pyrrhic Victory” Originate How did the Burlingame-Seward Treaty of 1868 change the relationship between China and the United States Why did Romulus kill Remus How Did the Cumans Influence the Fourth Crusade What is the History of Pandemics Why did the Allies struggle to resolve any meaningful issues at the Potsdam Conference in 1945 How historically accurate is the movie Hurricane (aka Mission of Honor) What was the Venezuela Boundary Dispute What Are the Origins of the Kingdom of Hungary How did the Second Great Awakening change the United States How did Zeus become king of the gods in Greek mythology Why was the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) created in 1968 What is the history of how gods ruled over humanity Why Were there Multiple Ancient Mesopotamian Creation Myths What did the China Ambassadorial talks of 1955 accomplish What is the history of apocalyptic mythologies News over the Wires - Book Review Why are American states referred to as Red and Blue states Why did Hera hate Zeus What is the history of creation mythologies Did the Ancient Egyptians’ Gods and Goddesses Have Personalities How did the Sepoy Rebellion (Indian Mutiny) change India How Historically Accurate is the Rise of Empires: Ottoman Series What Were the Ancient Egyptian Creation Myths What happened to the ark of the covenant How Did the Vikings Convert to Christianity Why do Countries have National Anthems How Did Writing Evolve in Ancient Egypt What was Raphael's contribution to the Renaissance What is the history of New Year Resolutions What Was the Purpose of the Mesoamerican Ballgame How did the Phoenicians contribute to western civilization Why Were the Ancient Israelites and Edomites Enemies Why were women put into Twilight Sleep during childbirth What has been the influence of the historian Thucydides How Did the Elamites Become a Powerful Bronze Age People How Did the Merovingian Dynasty Impact European History How Did Black Friday Develop How historically accurate is Martin Scorsese's movie Silence Was Atlantis based on a real place How Historically Accurate Is Victoria and Abdul How Did the Ur III Dynasty Impact Ancient Mesopotamian History How Historically Accurate Is The King Was the story of Jekyll and Hyde based on real-life characters Top Ten Books on Napoleon Bonaparte What is Zoroastrianism How did Brunelleschi influence the Italian Renaissance How Did Historiography Evolve in the Hellenic World Did Woodrow Wilson state that the film The Birth of Nation was "like writing history with lightning' Who was Pericles? How Did Lullabies Develop Why did the Kellogg-Briand Pact of 1928 which outlawed war fail How Did Modern Monetary Theory Develop Why did the Carter Administration establish official diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China in 1979 Why did the Angola Civil War of 1974-75 turn into a Cold War battleground Why did the United States support Mobutu Sese Seko's coup in Congo in 1960 How Did Government Propaganda Develop Why did Apartheid end in South Africa in the 1990s Who was the first American diplomat to meet with Lenin How did the Reagan Administration react to the Falklands War What did the Open Door policy with China Accomplish How Did Trade Tariffs Develop How did the World React to the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan in 1978 according to the CIA Why did the Treaty of Wangxia negotiated with the United States ultimately alienate China How did the United States end the Vietnam War How did the United States respond to the creation of Bangladesh in 1971 Why did the Tet Offensive (1968) weaken American support for the Vietnam War Why did the Soviet Union create the Warsaw Pact in 1955 What was the Red Line Agreement that carved up the Ottoman Empire's oil resources after World War I How did the United States react to the Arab-Israeli War of 1973 How did the United States react to the decolonization of Africa between 1945-1960 Why was NATO (the North Atlantic Treaty Organization) created in 1949 How did the United States react to the Chinese Revolution of 1949 What was the East German Uprising in 1953 and how did the United States react to it How did the French defeat at Dien Bien Phu change the diplomatic approach of the United States to Vietnam How did Richard Nixon normalize diplomatic relations with China in 1972 How did Theodore Roosevelt help resolve the Russo-Japanese War with the Treaty of Portsmouth How did the United States resolve its dispute with Great Britain over the Oregon Territory How did Leonardo Da Vinci influence the Renaissance Why did the United States establish a strong maritime presence in the Pacific during the 19th Century Why did the Soviet Union invade Czechoslovakia in 1968 Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor in 1941 How did the United States react to the 1967 Arab-Israeli War How did the United States react to the Indo-Pakistan War of 1965 How historically accurate is the movie 'The Revenant' Why did Daniel Webster negotiate the Webster-Ashburton Treaty with Britain Why did the United States free the African captives on the Spanish schooner Amistad What caused the War of 1812 When was the controversial Export-Import Bank Created What was the 1930 London Naval Conference and was it so important When was the Southeast Asian Trade Organization (SEATO) created What is the history behind Frankenstein What Were the LA Water Wars How Did Artificial Intelligence Develop How did governments develop the idea of Prime Minister How Did the Romans Conquer the Etruscans Why did the Republican administrations during the interwar period support high tariffs on international trade How did the Great Depression change American Foreign Policy Top Ten Books on Los Angeles History How Did the Scythians Influence the Achaemenid Empire What was the Third Wave Feminist Movement What is the history of going to the beach What is the history of the playground Why did diplomatic relations between the United States and Japan worsen at the beginning of the 20th Century How Extensive Was the Indus Valley Civilization’s Influence Why did the United States escalate its involvement in the Vietnam War in 1964 Why did the Kennedy and Johnson Administrations increase Foreign Aid How was the United Nations formed after World War Two Why did the Mukden Incident lead to the creation of the Stimson Doctrine in 1932 by the United States Was Moby Dick based on real historical events Why did the United States refuse to join the League of Nations after World War I Why did the United States declare war on Germany during World War I in 1917 How did the United States respond to the Taiwan Straits Crises in the 1950s Why did the United States invade and occupy Haiti from 1915-34 Why did the Qing Dynasty Collapse in 1911 How did Charles Mahan's "The Influence of Sea Power" shape American Foreign Policy Why did the United States pass the Chinese Exclusion Acts How did American Filibusterers try to acquire territory for the United States in Latin America How did the United States and Great Britain eliminate their dueling navies on the Great Lakes and establish their borders in 1818 What is the history of cooling a home in summer What Happened to the Volga German Colonies in Russia Was Robinson Crusoe based on a real person What is the history of music festivals Was Sherlock Holmes a real person What is the history of summer camps in the United States Did the Carthaginians Really Practice Human Child Sacrifice What happened at the "Big Three" conferences between the Allies during World War II How did the United States acquire Florida Why did the United States Repeal the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1943 What is the history of vacations in the United States How did the telegraph change American Diplomacy in the 19th Century How Did Pergamon Become a Great City Why was the Limited Test Ban Treaty of 1963 created during the Cold War Why did the Philippine American War of 1899-1902 start How Accurate is the Movie Peterloo How accurate is the movie The Favourite How did the Civil Rights Movement Begin Why did the United States ally with the Soviet Union during World War II Why was the Jay Treaty so unpopular in the United States What was Lend-Lease and how did it provide Aid to US Allies at the start of World War II Why did the American public favor isolationism during the Great Depression of the 1930s What were the Neutrality Acts and why did the Roosevelt Administration favor them How Did St. Clair’s Defeat Happen How did the Kennedy Administration avoid war with the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis How did the Kennedy Administration respond to the Laos Crisis between 1960-1963 How did the Spanish American War of 1898 turn the United States into a Pacific Power What were the International Consequences of the Union Victory in 1865 What were the events that led to the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo of 1848 Why was Los Alamos created by the Manhattan Project Was Merlin based on a real person What were the major United States slave revolts How did the United States and USSR react to the Francis Gary Powers U2 incident Why was the United States concerned by the launch of Sputnik in 1957 Why did the United States diplomatically recognize the Soviet Union in 1933 Why did the Soviet Union build the Berlin Wall What was the Eisenhower Doctrine of 1957 How did the United States react to the Suez Crisis in 1956 What is the History of Civil Rights Legislation in the United States Was William Tell a real person How did the United States react to France's takeover of Mexico during the Civil War What were the diplomatic consequences of the US victory in the Civil War How did Yellow Journalism lead to the Spanish-American War What was the Trent Affair and why did it disrupt relations between the United States and Britain during the Civil War Why did the United States blockade the Confederacy during the Civil War How did the North prevent the Diplomatic Recognition of the South during the Civil War What was the United States role in founding Liberia What are the Monroe Doctrine and the Roosevelt Corollary Why did the United States buy the Gadsden Purchase in 1854 How did the United States open Japan to trade in 1853 Why did France sell the Louisiana Purchase to the United States How did the Napoleonic Wars in Europe cause the War of 1812 Why did the war between Britain and Napoleon's France led to the War of 1812? Why did the United States go to war against the Barbary States in 1815 Are the travels of Marco Polo fact or fiction Why was the French Foreign Legion Created How did the XYZ Affair lead to the Quasi-War between France and the United States How did the United States react to the French Revolution How did the Citizen Genet Affair derail relations between the United States and France Why did the United States fail to support the Haitian Revolution of 1801 against France Top Ten Books on the History of Reconstruction Why did France side with the American Colonies during the American Revolution What Did Black Politicians Accomplish during the Reconstruction Era When were Electric Cars Invented What caused the French and Indian War What was the purpose of the Committee of Secret Correspondence during the American Revolution Why did the Continental Congress draft and sign the Declaration of Independence How did the Treaty of Paris of 1783 end the American Revolution Why did the Continental Congress adopt the Articles of Confederation Why did the United States Continental Congress approve The Model Treaty of 1776 Why was George Washington's Farewell Address in 1796 Significant Were the Knights of the Round Table real figures Why did Westward Expansion Lead to the American Revolution How did Great Britain win the French Indian War (Seven Years War) What was the Albany Plan of Union of 1754 Who Was King Tut’s Father? Top Ten Books on the Bubonic Plague Top Ten Books on The Medici Family during the Renaissance What was Blitzkrieg and Who Created it Top Ten Books on Julius Caesar How Historically Accurate Is the Medici Season 2 Was Dracula based on a real person Why Did the Bretton Woods Economic System End Was Camelot based on a real place How Did Gladiatorial Games Evolve in Ancient Rome Was the story of the Man in the Iron Mask based on a real person How Did Ptolemy II Revitalize Ancient Egypt What is the History of US Presidential Scandals How did Boccaccio influence the Renaissance How did Dante influence the Renaissance How Did Alexander the Great Die How did the United States Escalate the Vietnam War How did higher education develop in the United States What Were the Results of the Second Seminole War How did Hitler become the Dictator and Fuhrer of Germany What is the history of socialism in the United States What was the contribution of Venice to the Italian Renaissance What is the history of impeachment in the United States Is the Film the Prince of Egypt Historically Accurate What is the history of government shutdowns in the United States Is the Film Exodus: Gods and Kings Historically Accurate Was Robin Hood a real person How have the relations between the United States of America and Russia changed since 1776 Conquest by Law: How the Discovery of America Dispossessed Indigenous Peoples of Their Lands - Book Review 51 Great Online Resources for History Teachers What Were the Impacts of the Maccabean Rebellion on the Ancient Near East How historically accurate is the movie the Kingdom of Heaven How Did the Nullification Crisis of 1832-1833 Impact American History How did the wars of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian, change history The Italian Wars, 1494-1559: War, State and Society in Early Modern Europe - Book Review The Many Faces of Weimar Cinema - Book Review How did Comedy develop overtime Top Ten Books from the Oxford Battle Series Top Ten Booklist on Joseph Stalin The Anatomy of Fascism – Book Review How did Petrarch influence the Renaissance Why was South Vietnam's President Ngo Dinh Diem assassinated in 1963 How historically accurate is the movie The King's Speech