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What was the impact of the Irish Famine on Ireland and the world
...impact of the famine on Irish society and how it ‘decisively shaped its history and the nature of its society and economy.<ref>Donnelly, James S (2005), '' ...2002).</ref> The country was part of the United Kingdom and was ruled by a British appointed administration in Dublin Castle, who were under the London govern

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How does The Magna Carta influence the Modern Perceptions of Civil Rights
...considered and recognized to be one of the most important documents in the history of democracy itself, as well as civil rights and obligations and common law ...uck: http://www.historyextra.com/feature/magna-carta-turning-point-english-history</ref> An official version of this very document was released soon afterword

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Did the Congress of Berlin create a more unstable Europe
...lity or even the breakup of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in particular. The British and the French were also alarmed by the growing power of the Russians in th ...s ‘sphere of influence’ in the Mediterranean.<ref>Glenny, 78</ref> The British made clear that they would not allow the Russians access to the Bosporus. L

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Did multi-cultural societies become widely accepted in ancient history
===Early History=== ...y in World History: Multidisciplinary Approaches. Studies in Global Social History, v. 3. Leiden ; Boston: Brill.</ref> In many cases, these migrations or c

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The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact- Stalin’s greatest mistake
...785&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=ef7d32545f1ecdddb1c073906b750f1b A History of Germany: 1919–1945]'' (Rowman & Littlefield, London, 2000), p. 78.</re ...itler very well it had allowed him to attack first the west and defeat the British and French. When he was completed he was able to invade the Soviet Union.<r

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How did the Versailles Treaty lead to World War Two
...sponse to those terms would lead to the most destructive conflict in world history - World War Two. ...presented at the treaty conference came out with some disappointments. The British goal of stability was largely subverted by revolutions across Europe and Fr

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Why did museums develop
...e think of museums as areas that display the past, our culture, or natural history of our world. This certainly has developed to be the modern norm; however, ...abylon. The Schweich Lectures 1983. Oxford ; New York: Published for the British Academy by the Oxford University Press.

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What were the goals of the Axis powers and the Soviet Union during World War Two
...Suez Canal in Egypt from the Italian colony Libya were largely repelled by British forces. Italy desired a string of colonies along the Adriatic coast in Yugo ...:World War Two History]] [[Category:European History]] [[Category:European History]]

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Hodges' Scout: Interview with Len Travers
Len Travers is professor of history at the Univesity of Massachusetts Dartmouth and he is also the author of [h [[File:A_Battle_of_the_French-Indian_War.jpg|thumbnail|250px|Ambush British soldiers during the French and Indian War]]

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How did Joseph Stalin react to the German invasion during WWII
...German army conquered France without suffering appreciable losses, and the British withdrew from the continent. The Germans were astonished at how badly the S ...ews was true. The Soviet leader had also ignored all warnings from the US, British governments, and even his own intelligence officers. Economic and diplomati

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How did Winston Churchill become Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in World War Two
...failed invasion of Gallipoli. Churchill later served as an officer in the British army on the western front. After the war, he joined the British Liberal Party and was to serve as the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he

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Why Was the Battle of Antietam a Pivotal event in the American Civil War
...an, in Sharpsburg, Maryland. In this one poignant moment in time, American history was forever altered. If Gettysburg was the most significant battle in terms ...summer of 1862 proved to be the most hopeful for the South with regard to British and French intervention on the behalf of the CSA. Although news took ten da

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Shantytown, USA: Interview with Lisa Goff
...ican Studies Program. She is also the director of the Institute for Public History. Before becoming a professor, Goff had a distinguished career as a business ...adding the evidence of the landscape to the historiography of labor, urban history, and material culture. Shantytowns are especially intriguing because they w

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Why was France defeated in 1940
In September 1939, the French with the British declared war on Germany after Hitler invaded Poland. For several months, th ...360,000 casualties. A further two million men were captured. Some 300,000 British and French troops escaped the Germans after being evacuated by naval forces

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What were Joseph Stalin's goals as World War Two ended
...Franklin Roosevelt). Each brought his agenda to the Yalta Conference. The British wanted to maintain their empire, the Soviets wished to secure and obtain mo

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Why did the Germans suffer a defeat at Kursk in 1943
...he Eastern Front during World War II. Kursk was the largest tank battle in history, and it was the last attempt by the German army to slow down the Soviet Mil ...ir western Allies<ref> George, p. 167</ref>. Despite constant demands, the British and the Americans had failed to open a ‘second front’ in western Europe

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Engineering Victory during the Civil War: Interview with Thomas F. Army, Jr.
...rs win through logistics." Logistics is a fairly unsexy aspect of military history, but without good logistics armies cannot function. Are you trying to refoc ...ze its importance. The quote I use in the book succinctly states the case. British Field Marshall Archibald Percival Wavell, a veteran of the Boer War, World

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Why did Operation Market Garden in 1944 fail
...hat time. The operation was a daring one, and it was the brainchild of the British General Bernard Montgomery. This operation was even the subject of the 1977 ...he Allies' supply lines were overstretched, slowing down the Americans and British in particular. The shortage of oil meant that Patton’s armored divisions

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Thomas Jefferson, the Founding Fathers and Christianity: Interview with Sam Haselby
...Protestant pamphlet for every man, woman and child in the country. If the British are a people of the novel, and the French a people of the philosophical tra ...od. No divine revelation. No resurrection. Interested in science, natural history, and philosophy as substitutes and superior alternatives to religion and th

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What Were the Motives of the Irish in the American Civil War
...temperate, and barbarian.’”<ref>Jay P. Dolan, ''The Irish Americans: A History'' (New York: Bloomsbury Press, 2008), 62.</ref>Most Irishmen in the U.S. we ...> This exacerbated the feelings of animosity held by the Irish towards the British Empire and also to the strong feelings of advocacy they had regarding slave

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