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How did Medicine develop in the Ancient World
...ral regions around the world, which had early complex societies, have left us evidence or documents that describe some of the relatively sophisticated me ...d their involvement in medical practices, see Sigerist, Henry E. 1987. ''A History of Medicine''. Publication / Historical Library, Yale Medical Library, no.

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Why Was Vicksburg “The Gibraltar of the Confederacy”
...vid, Cohen, Lizabeth, Lemley, Piehl, Mel, The Brief American Pageant: A History of the Republic, Volume I: To 1877, Wadsworth Publishing, 2005, page 32 ...nd know what I am talking about, and as valuable as New Orleans will be to us, Vicksburg will be more so." <ref>De Togni, Elisa, “The Key in Lincoln’

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Portal:Interviews
...t famous and infamous security guard and detective agency in United States history. Pinkerton originally created the agency to help railroad companies investi ...a. The Century and In Search of America were mini-series that aired on the History Channel and ABC.

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Portal:Booklists
...tability. The First World War was one of the most important wars in human history. There has long been a debate about the exact cause of the First World War. ====[[Gilded Age/Progressive Era History Top Ten Booklist]]====

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How did eugenics develop and why did it persist into the late 20th Century
The answer is that studying such “failed” sciences of the past can give us incredible insight into the origins of scientific theories we now hold to b As modern students of history, we must divorce scientific theories of the past from the unavoidable socie

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Make It Rain: Interview with Kristine C. Harper
....html The University of Chicago Press] explores the bizarre and ridiculous history of state-funded attempts to control the weather. ...ddition to Make it Rain, Professor Harper also wrote the definitive history of meteorology [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0262517353/ref=as_li_t

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How has ancient Rome influenced European law
...Roman rules were implemented directly and even today they apply to all of us. For example the fact that we can return faulty purchases to the shop durin [[Category:Legal History]] [[Category:Roman History]] [[Category:European History]]

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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 Trojan War really happen
...te of the earliest known written copy of The Iliad. Thus, The Iliad tells us more about society, war, and culture in the 9th century BCE than it does ab ...hat the Trojan War was a historical event in the “Golden Age” of their history. <ref>Bryce, Trevor R. “The Trojan War: Is There Truth Behind the Legend?

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How Did Early Judicial Systems Evolve
...zens. The concept of justice, in fact, has evolved from very early written history, showing some similarities early on with modern ideas of law and justice fo ...laws of Urukagina, see: Kramer, Samuel Noah. 1995. ''The Sumerians: Their History, Culture, and Character''. 12. [pr.]. Chicago: The Univ. of Chicago Press.<

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How Did Gold Become Desired by Ancient Civilizations
...e finds at Nahal Qanah and Varna Necropolis show is that early from gold's history it had already become an object that differentiated wealth and status in so ...y Life in Ancient Mesopotamia''. The Greenwood Press “Daily Life through History” Series. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press, pg. 123.</ref> Gold, for privat

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Did the Battle of Fredericksburg Change the Identities of Irish Soldiers
...esidents between 1730 and 1754.<ref>Jay P. Dolan, ''The Irish Americans: A History'' (New York: Bloomsbury Press, 2008), 6-8.</ref> With vast expanses of fert

15 KB (2,308 words) - 18:51, 13 September 2021
What is the history of socialism in the United States
...tatorships or Marxist states. Nevertheless, socialism has a long political history in the United States and has been, at times, influential in American politi ...roved unprofitable, and the farm itself was sold (Figure 1).<ref>For early history of American socialism and Utopian socialism, see: Taylor, K. (2016). Pol

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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, The world's first museum known to us appears to be from Babylon, now in southern Iraq, found within the palace o

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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 ...or parts of them, are recovered in this book. Together their stories give us a “snapshot” of early American lives not commonly found in histories of

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How did Joseph Stalin react to the German invasion during WWII
...he news was true. The Soviet leader had also ignored all warnings from the US, British governments, and even his own intelligence officers. Economic and ...reach the Kremlin gates. <ref>Joseph Stalin and World War II - http://www.history.com/topics/joseph-stalin</ref> The German assault on the Soviet Union was w

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What was the Bracero Program
...bnail|left|300px|Mexican workers in Mexicali waiting for legal work in the US]] ...can farm laborers, "Braceros" in Spanish, to come to the US to augment the US farm labor force. Debates about immigration policy, including recent discus

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What is the history of government shutdowns in the United States
...nt shutdowns has not only emerged but has increasingly been as a weapon in US politics. Why has this happened? ...o furlough its workers. Initially, it was interpreted that agencies of the US government could continue working without sufficient funds, and fund employ

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Why did the United States and Soviet Union Reach Detente During the Cold War
====The Collapse of US/USSR relations after World War 2==== ...not to run for re-election. <ref>Gaddis, John Lewis, ''The Cold War: a New History.''' New York: Penguin Books, 2006. pgs. 79-80.</ref>

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When Did Jackie Robinson Integrate Baseball and Why Is It Important
...athlete was short-lived. After the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, and the US entry into World War Two, Robinson was drafted into the army in 1942. Like The color line was receding to history, but racial intolerance and discrimination were not. During that 1947 seaso

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