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• How did the Fall of Constantinople change the Renaissance in Italy
  The Byzantine Empire, also known as New Rome, was influential in Europe's history and culture during the Middle Ages. By the 15th century, the Empire was in Byzantium and Italy had a long and complicated history. In the 6th century, Emperor Justinian reconquered much of the peninsulas f
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• Media History Top Ten Booklist
  ...n offered his provocative entry into the little-known canon of campanarian history, considering how bells resonated across the “auditory landscape” of rur ...ch and complicated place of media within cultural, political, and economic history. Works such as Elena Razlogova’s The Listener’s Voice (on radio), Fred
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• How did the Boxer Rebellion unite Imperial Powers and create Chinese Nationalism
  The Boxer Uprising (1899-1901) was a key event in the history of China, as it reflected the colonial powers increasing influence in Chine ...foreign presence in the 19th century, Duara, Prasenjit. 1995. <i>Rescuing History from the Nation: Questioning Narratives of Modern China</i>. Chicago: Unive
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• What was the Albany Plan of Union of 1754
  ...s also met to discuss intercolonial cooperation on other matters. With the French and Indian War looming, the need for cooperation was urgent, especially for {{#dpl:category=Colonial American History|ordermethod=firstedit|order=descending|count=7}}
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• How did Great Britain win the French Indian War (Seven Years War)
  ...0c-20&linkId=c9905deca9b71f6591a40aad858247bf the Seven Years’ War]. The French and Indian War began in 1754 and ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. Th ...issippi Valley and Great Lakes to Canada. (See Incidents Leading up to the French and Indian War and Albany Plan)
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• Why did Westward Expansion Lead to the American Revolution
  ...ts to their Indian allies. When British forces arrived to take over former French forts, they halted the gift-giving practice, not realizing that doing so un ====Passage of Quebec Act of 1874 to pacify French Canadians====
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• How Historically Accurate is the Outlaw King
  ...family had noble heritage from the time of the Norman conquest and was of French origin.<ref>See earlier reference to Aymer de Valence</ref> [[Category: Historically Accurate]][[Category:Wikis]][[Category:British History]]
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• How accurate is the movie The Favourite
  ...of 2018. It is a historical drama set in one of the key periods of British history. It focuses on the relationship of Queen Anne of Great Britain with two of ...o be a key turning point in the history of Europe. As it marked the end of French expansion under Louis IV and the rise of the British Empire. <ref>Coward, B
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• What are the "Six Flags" that have Flown over Texas
  ...origin of the fun centers. But the Six Flags name is grounded in very real history, which when dissected, encapsulates about 400 years of early American settl ...sections, a la Disneyland, with each representing a period of the state's history which came alive with miniature towns, shows, and attractions.
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• What was George Washington's military experience before the American Revolution
  ...n, made as Emissary from the Governor of Virginia to the Commandant of the French Forces on the Ohio, October 1753-January 1754'', Dominion Books, 1959, page ...ulon de Jumonville. When word of the attack leaked out of the frontier the French claimed that Washington had opened fire on a diplomatic mission, similar to
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• Was Elizabeth I Justified in having her Cousin Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland Executed
  Mary’s early years were spent in France where she was betrothed to the French Dauphin in response to England’s advances on Scotland throughout the Roug *[[British Criminal and Legal History Top Ten Booklist]]
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• What are the Lasting Legacies of the Roman Empire on Modern Governments
  ...pted and codified later. See: Stein, Peter. 1999. ''Roman Law in European History.'' New York: Cambridge University Press, pg. 31.</ref> ...385.</ref> The Napoleonic code in France is still influential today in the French government and even around the world, as it asserted individual rights abou
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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 ...trol 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 colo
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• How did climate change influence Medieval and Early Modern Europe
  Our changing climate shows many examples where it altered and shaped history. Climate is not a deterministic process, but it does create the conditions ...ts, see: Lieberman, B. D., & Gordon, E. (2018). <i>Climate change in human history: prehistory to the present</i>. London ; New York: Bloomsbury Academic, a
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• Portal:Booklists
  ====[[Origins of the French Revolution - Top Ten Booklist]]==== ...as possible to change society, using reason, for the better and worse. The French Revolution inspired many to agitate for democracy and equality around the w
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• Causes of World War II Top Ten Booklist
  The second world war was the most catastrophic war in human history. The origins of the second world war in Europe are complex and controversia ...n 1930s Europe for their own national self-interests. At first British and French opinion accepted this, but as Hitler became more ambitious, it was no longe
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• What was the impact of the Paris Commune of 1871 on Revolutionaries
  ...ution was known, sought to implement some of the most radical ideas of the French Revolution. The revolutionaries were much influenced by anarchism and were ...n north-eastern France. The Prussians and their German allies defeated the French at the Battle of Sedan and captured the Emperor, and they then proceeded to
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• What was the contribution of Venice to the Italian Renaissance
  ...Adriatic Sea, sometime in the 5th century AD.<ref>Norwich, John Julius. A History of Venice (New York: A.A. Knopf, 1982), p 13</ref> Over time, several settl ...me republic and the Greek Orthodox Empire.<ref> Ferraro, Joanne M. Venice: History of the Floating City (Cambridge University Press; 2012), p 145</ref>
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• What did Prussia’s victory in the Franco-Prussian War mean for Europe
  ...horitarian Emperor Napoleon III ruled it. He had actively sought to expand French influence in Europe and around the world. Napoleon III, inspired by his gra ...ame known as the Ems telegram. When Bismarck made public the telegram, the French public was enraged, and the government in Paris declared war on Prussia.<r
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• What steps did Germany take to start the Second World War in Europe
  ...ations, but ultimately the primary cause of the greatest conflict in human history was National Socialist Party's ideology and Germany's aggressive policies. ...ded the first world war, is perhaps the most controversial peace treaty in history; ‘many have judged it to be too harsh and others have judged it to be not
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• What started World War One
  ...storiography of the First World War-Part I." <i>Journal of Modern European History 121</I> pp: 5-27</ref> Germany was by far the most powerful military count ...rful country in Continental Europe, it lacked a large colonial Empire. The French and British Empires extended over large areas of the globe. Europe strategi
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• Why did the Congress of Vienna fail to stop future European wars
  ...their power. They formed a coalition and they jointly invaded France. The French Revolutionaries fought off the invasion and even went on the offensive.<ref ...ade himself the first leader of the government and in 1801, Emperor of the French. Napoleon, one of the most brilliant military strategists of all time, conq
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• Why did the Baroque Style develop
  ...ace of Versailles built in the 1680s exemplifies the Baroque style used in French architecture. On the one hand, the palace was extremely large and ornate, b ...Culture of the Baroque: Analysis of a Historical Structure</i>. Theory and History of Literature, v. 25. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.</ref>
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• Origins of the French Revolution - Top Ten Booklist
  ...oleon's takeover of France. Many historians (not all) have argued that the French Revolution can be seen as the start of the modern world. ...tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=be7246ce65a158034b7c09eefe8cc944 The Origins of the French Revolution]''. (1990).
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• How has the Roman Lex Mercatoria evolved to play a role in modern International Trade and Commerce Codification
  ...odified framework of its own domestic trade law. And it was a principle of French law that agreements entered into in good faith should be respected by the p ...space: since Internet traders are the fastest-growing body of merchants in history as a whole. In a virtual court documents are filed and examined online, arg
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• Why has the French Civil Code had a lasting influence on contemporary European law
  ...were introduced later, the Napoleonic code is still very applicable in the French Republic and Law today. ...e French society. Its long-lasting effect is closely connected to the very history of its creation.
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• Did the Congress of Berlin create a more unstable Europe
  ...breakup of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in particular. The British and the French were also alarmed by the growing power of the Russians in the Balkans. The ...Russian navy access to the Mediterranean and this was seen as a threat to French and British interests. Britain in particular believed that if Russia was to
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• Why did the Italian Renaissance End
  ...f the Renaissance and the end of one of the most creative periods in human history. ...dde8856871bdd69f392194f543 The Renaissance in Italy: A Social and Cultural History of the Rinascimento]'' (Cambridge University Press, 2015), p. 648.</ref> Th
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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 ...ell 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.<ref> Davies,
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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. ...uss the terms of the peace, followed by the treaty's signing at the former French royal palace of Versailles. Led by the "Big Four," the U.S., France, Italy,
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• 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). <i>Pol
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• What were the goals of the Axis powers and the Soviet Union during World War Two
  ...the First World War. When France surrendered to Germany Hitler forced the French delegation to sign the peace terms in the same railway car that Germany sig ...untainous border suffered many defeats. Italy gained just tiny portions of French territory before the armistice of June 22nd. When Italy asked for its full
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• Hodges' Scout: Interview with Len Travers
  ...trol 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 colo Len Travers is professor of history at the Univesity of Massachusetts Dartmouth and he is also the author of [h
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• How did Joseph Stalin react to the German invasion during WWII
  In 1939, London and Paris invited Moscow to co-sign an Anglo-French guarantee to protect Poland and Romania from possible German aggression. Th ...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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• How did Winston Churchill become Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in World War Two
  ...d he lamented what he saw as the weakness and cowardice of the British and French governments.<ref>''The Times of London'', 13 June 1936</ref> He argued that ...ent the British Expeditionary Force to France. Both the Allied British and French adopted a defensive posture and waited for a German attack. This action was
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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 ...862 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 days to cross
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• Why was France defeated in 1940
  [[File:French Prisoners 1940.jpg|thumbnail|300px|left|French Prisoners,1940]] The fall of France in 1940 was sudden and shocking. French leaders believed that they had prepared for a potential war with Germany an
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• The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798: Interview with Terri Halperin
  Terri Halperin is a member of the University of Richmond History Department and an adjunct professor of the James Madison Memorial Foundatio ...e think about how Congress worked at its beginnings. My dissertation was a history of the United States Senate from 1789 to 1821.
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• Was Leni Riefenstahl a War Criminal
  ...d not denounce the invasion of another country or express any sympathy for French civilians. By remaining silent, she was giving her tacit approval for Germa ...world and was emotionally intimate with one of the most horrific dictators history has ever known. Leni Riefenstahl was not a war criminal. She was an arrogan
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• Thomas Jefferson, the Founding Fathers and Christianity: Interview with Sam Haselby
  ...opment nor the philosophical idea of the secular is uniquely American. The French revolutionary model of secularization, which follows the secular’s Americ ...nd child in the country. If the British are a people of the novel, and the French a people of the philosophical tract, Americans are a people of the Protesta
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• Why Were the Philistines and Israelites Enemies
  It was during the late nineteenth century when two French Egyptologists, François Chabas and Gaston Maspero, decided to use their ne [[Category:Religious History]] [[Category:Ancient History]] [[Category:History of the Middle East]][[Category: Wikis]]
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• Why was Rommel defeated at El Alamein
  ...pire and he sought to control North Africa, in the wake of the British and French defeats in 1940. This led him to order his army to attack British controlle ...ref> The first major problem was that it is recognized throughout military history that an attacker may need a numerical advantage of up to three to one, in o
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• Origins of World War One - Top Ten Booklist
  [[File:French_soldiers.jpg|thumbnail|left|250px|French soldiers flaming German trenches in Flanders]] ...in the declaration of war. The book is a work of diplomatic and political history and Tuchman outlines the series of errors that according to her led to the
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• Why did the Battle of the Somme largely fail to achieve its objectives
  ...hat occurred during the Summer and Autumn of 1916. It involved British and French forces launching a massive offensive on the German lines to break the Weste ...gued whether the Somme was a failure or a partial success. The British and French did not secure their main objectives during the battle. Why did the Somme
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• Did the Sack of Rome in 1527 end the Renaissance in Italy
  ...ed much of Rome, and it is widely seen as ushering in a new era in Italy's history. This article will discuss the impact that the Sack had on Italy and its de ...sance in Italy. The Sack of Rome in 1527 was of critical importance in the history of Italy. It guaranteed Spanish supremacy in Italy, led to increasingly rel
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• Why did Germany not achieve victory at Verdun in 1916
  [[File: River Crossing NGM-v31-p338.jpg|thumbnail|left|300px|French troops at Verdun]] ...ese factors included the Somme offensive, German overconfidence and dogged French defence under their commander Petain.
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• Why did the Gallipoli Landings fail in WWI
  ...e German advance at the First Battle of the Marne. The entire might of the French army was required to beat back the German advance.<ref> Keegan, John, <i>[h [[File:Landing_French-Gallipoli.jpg|thumbnail|305px|left|Landing of French troops in Moudros]]
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• What Are the Origins of the Kingdom of Hungary
  ...Hungary played an extremely important role in the development of European history and geopolitics. During the Medieval Period, Hungary served as an important ...n the first century BC. <ref> Engel, Pál. <i> The Realm of St. Stephen: A History of Medieval Hungary.</i> Translated by Tamás Pálosfalvi. Edited by Andrew
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• Privateering during the War of 1812: Interview with Faye M. Kert
  Faye M. Kert has finally written a comprehensive history on the privateers of the War of 1812. <i>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product ...arships available to protect Britain’s Caribbean possessions against the French and Canada against the Americans.
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• Why was Napoleon defeated at Waterloo
  ...ly seen as the end of the series of wars that had ravaged Europe since the French Revolution (1789). ...etreated into Europe and in the process lost the majority of his army. The French Empire was severely weakened after the Russian Invasion, and eventually, th
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• Why was Germany defeated at the First Battle of the Marne (1914)
  [[File:Marne 1.jpg|thumbnail|350px|left|French troops 1914]] ...the very edge of Paris and its hinterland and was a counter-attack by the French field army and the British Expeditionary Force leading to the German withdr
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• What caused the Hungarian Revolution of 1956
  ...history: War and renewed defeat -https://www.britannica.com/place/Hungary/History#ref411390</ref> Furthermore, like many of its neighboring countries in the ...of response by force in Hungary. <ref><i>The 1956 Hungarian Revolution: A History in Documents</i> - http://nsarchive.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB76/</ref>
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• Why did the Italians lose the Battle of Caporetto in WWI
  ...Italians.<ref> Morselli, M. <i>Caporetto 1917: Victory or Defeat? Military History and Policy</i>. London: Frank Cass, 2001), p. 17</ref> Furthermore, they be Cadorna was planning another offensive in the Isonzo. The British and the French informed Rome that the Germans had begun to deploy in the area. This is wha
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• How did the modern tennis emerge
  ...f>For more information, see: Gillmeister, H. (1998). <i>Tennis: a cultural history</i>. London: Leicester University Press, pg. 3.</ref> ...on of this game by the clergy. The term tennis appears to originate from a French word meaning "take heed," suggesting the origin of the game is from France.
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• Why did the Germans win the Battle of Tannenberg in 1914
  ...ussia, they suffered a defeat in the west. At the Battle of the Marne, the French and British defeated the Germans and halted their advance on Paris.<ref> Ha {{#dpl:category=World War One History|ordermethod=firstedit|order=descending|count=20}}
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• Why did the German Spring Offensive of 1918 fail
  ...Spring Offensive had succeeded in the outcome of the war and the course of history in the Twentieth Century would have been very different. The German Spring ...that they would seek peace terms with Germany and after capitulating, the French would be forced to negotiate with Berlin. Also, this outcome would persuade
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• How Was Hitler Responsible for the German Defeat in World War II
  ...he two conquering countries.<ref>Michael J. Lyons, ''World War II: A Short History'', 5th ed. (Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2010), 57-58.</ref>This ...er during the interwar years known as the Maginot Line; so named after the French Minister of War, Andre Maginot. This line consisted of steel and concrete f
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• How Did Slavery Develop
  ...as been used as a form of punishment or to deal with prisoners of war. The history of this institution has, however, evolved over the millennia. ...he origins of slavery, see: Heuman, G. J. (Ed.). (2012). <i>The Routledge History of Slavery</i> (1. publ. in paperback). London: Routledge.</ref>. Initially
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• Ancient Egypt’s Third Intermediate and Late Periods Top Ten Booklist
  ...rstand ancient Egypt’s Late Period – or any period in ancient Egyptian history for that matter – will fall short if the textual/historiographical eviden ...as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=1e608e192bb2c217541ca0684680dcb0 The Writing of History in Ancient Egypt during the First Millennium BC (ca. 1070-180 BC): Trends a
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• Why did Napoleon win the Battle of Austerlitz
  ...e Three Emperors' Battle, was one of the most critical battles in European History. It was also Napoleon's most significant victory. At the battle, Napoleon's ...for the French victory. This will include Napoleon's military genius, the French army's superiority, and poor Allied decision-making.
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• What was the role of the Popes in the Renaissance
  ...p. 211</ref> By 1378 the church was divided between Cardinals who were pro-French and who wanted to stay in Avignon and Italian Cardinals who wanted to retur ...56b05145ae9b0f3f47eee55fa1 The Renaissance in Italy: A Social and Cultural History of the Rinascimento]</i> (Cambridge University Press, 2015). 648 pp </ref>
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• How Did Hospitals Emerge
  ...nce of hospitals is not only ancient but it also evolved through a complex history. Hospitals were seen as a way to address healthcare in increasingly urban s ...on Achaemenid hospitals, see: Shoja, M. M., & Tubbs, R. S. (2007). <i>The History of Anatomy in Persia. Journal of Anatomy</i>, 210(4), 359–378.</ref> In t
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• What were the causes of the Northern Renaissance
  ..., Vito. "Ho, mo, Humanus, and the Meanings of Humanism," <i>Journal of the History of Ideas 46</i> (vol. 2, April – June 1985): 167 – 95</ref> This was th ...25</ref> They were de-facto independent of the German Holy Emperor and the French King. Successive Dukes were great patrons of the arts. They commissioned ma
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• How did the de Medici contribute to the Renaissance
  ...D8BXY&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=d7f7869357eb87e0ad2906fa13cffb47 History of Florence: From the Founding of the City Through the Renaissance]</i> (Lo ...ied while still quite young and was succeeded by his son Lorenzo, known to history as Lorenzo the Magnificent. He was an excellent ruler and brought peace and
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• What was the Borgias contribution to Renaissance Italy
  ...e that Charles VII would renege on his agreement and depose Alexander. The French army eventually occupied Naples but it was decimated by a plague and was fo ...loody era in the history of Italy. Spain, newly unified decided to contest French claims to Naples and this led to a series of bloody wars in Italy.<ref> Hal
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• How historically accurate is Braveheart
  ...kirk in Wallace's life, see: Hamilton, J. S. (2010). <i>The Plantagenets: History of a Dynasty</i>. London ; New York: Continuum, pg. 79.</ref> *[[British Criminal and Legal History Top Ten Booklist]]
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• How did police departments form
  ...ge that allowed cities to become safe enough to grow and prosper, but that history and its origin are complex. ...s developed its policing, see: Roth, M. P. (2011). Crime and punishment: a history of the criminal justice system (2nd ed). Australia ; Belmont, CA: Wadswor
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• What was the impact of Charles VIIIs invasion of Italy (1494) on the Renaissance
  The French invasion of Italy in 1494 is widely seen as the beginning of the end of the ...nd can be considered one of the primary reasons the Renaissance ended. The French Invasion was to lead to a series of wars that greatly weakened the Italian
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• What was the influence of Emperor Frederick II on the Italian Renaissance
  ...f the most remarkable monarchs of the Middle Ages and indeed in the entire history of Europe. He was the ruler of all Germany and all of Southern Italy. He w ...the Kingdom of Jerusalem by Frederick II in 1225." <i>Journal of Medieval History 41 #1</i> (2015): 41-59</ref>
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• How Historically Accurate is season 1 of Versailles
  Season 1 follows the French king Louis XIV, the so-called Sun King, during the early years of his reign ====History and Key Events====
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• D-Day: What Factors Were Considered When Planning Operation Overlord
  ...y patrol the Atlantic Ocean.<ref>Michael J. Lyons,'' World War II: A Short History,'' 5th ed. (Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 2010), 246. For an excel ...d to drop behind the German lines before the invasion. With the aid of the French underground network, their mission was to secure roads and bridges and cut
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• What was Pope Julius IIs contribution to Renaissance Italy
  ...e Venice's, ended the role of the Borgias in Rome, but failed to drive the French from Italy. Julius II's policies and actions delayed foreign domination of ...nprecedented situation - how to limit Venice's growing power and expel the French empire from Italy. Like every other Pope, Julius II was determined to maint
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• Why did the Reformation fail in Renaissance Italy
  There was a long history in Italy of ‘heresy’. Many Italians especially, in the Northern Cities ...netto, p. 134</ref> It appears that many foreign Protestants, especially French Huguenots fled to the cities of Italy to escape persecution at home. Accord
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• What was the impact of the St Bartholomew's Day Massacre (1572) on France
  ...re began as a series of events that changed the Huguenots and weakened the French monarchy. The massacre also failed to end the war and instead prolonged it. ...d-16th Century. The massacre can only be understood, within the context of French politics and the deep religious hatreds of the times. France had been weake
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• When did Men Start Wearing Pants
  ...s limited construction and materials. <ref>Douglas A. Russell, <i>Costume history and style</i> (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1983), 2</ref> ...from the 6th centuries BCE.<ref>Susan Brown, <i> Fashion: the definitive history of costume and style </i> (New York, NY: DK Publishing, 2012), 15.</ref> S
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• What Mistakes did the Allies make during Operation Overlord on D-Day
  ...d, the men of the 101st and 82nd were scattered haphazardly throughout the French countryside. In the dark, these men had to blindly navigate the terrain aft ...Pointe du Hoc at 0710 hours.<ref>Michael J. Lyons, ''World War II: A Short History,'' 5th ed. (Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 2010), 250.</ref>
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• How Did Wine Develop
  ...with religion, cooking, feasting, and our forms of social gatherings. The history of wine also shows it has long been associated with human societies since t ...<ref>For more on rice and palm wine, see: Cyrus Redding, Redding. 2008. <i>History and Description of Modern Wines.</i> Place of publication not identified: A
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• What textiles were British women bringing with them to India
  ...Kashmir (or Cashmere) shawl. Introduced into the European fashion world by French noblewomen in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, they became a crucial ...ngland. This was for two reasons - firstly, despite India’s long textile history, by the middle and end of the 19th century the textile quality was better i
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• Scratching the Surface of “Everyday Forms of State Formation”
  *[[19th Century Overview of United States History Top Ten Booklist]] *[[Origins of the French Revolution - Top Ten Booklist]]
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• Lynn Hunt’s Politics, Culture, and Class in the French Revolution
  ..._Revolution.jpg|thumbnail|250px|left|<i>Politics, Culture and Class in the French Revolution</i>]] ...tury. In Part I of her book, Hunt argued that the origin and legacy of the French Revolution are fundamentally political because the failed political culture
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• Fool's Crow by James Welch - Book Review
  *[[19th Century Overview of United States History Top Ten Booklist]] *[[Origins of the French Revolution - Top Ten Booklist]]
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• Jochen Hellbeck’s Revolution on My Mind, Writing a Diary under Stalin
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• Southwest to Whom - An Analysis of the Historiography of the American West
  The American Southwest – the title hints at the meaning, history and mental imagry attached to the region by inhabitants and observers. The ...d the field. Once seen as a cultural artifact or a Hollywood backdrop, the history of the Southwest has become a dynamic exploration of continuity and variety
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• Was Joel Poinsett an Agent of Empire and a Patron of Science
  ...his Unpublished Report on the Present Political State of Mexico. A Social History of Anthropology in the United States, by Thomas C. Patterson provides the b ...ented language of equality and fraternity prevalent during the time of the French Revolution. These Rousseauian terms are evident in Commerson’s account of
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• Cult of the Virgin Mary by Michael Carroll
  ...ll investigates the aspects of Marian devotion that make it exceptional in history, and claims that this process will lead to a more complete understanding of Ultimately contributing the observation that the French visionaries of the nineteenth century were most likely “prompted by uncon
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• David Blackbourn's Marpingen: Apparitions of the Virgin Mary in a Nineteenth-Century German Village
  ...413113 The Cult of the Virgin Mary]</I> and the solid background of social history provided by Jonathon Sperber from his classic book <I>[https://www.amazon.c ...by faith and repentance was a source of hope.” The secular legacy of the French Revolution and the state-building reaction to the Napoleonic Wars had disru
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• 2016 American Historical Association Book Awards
  ...rehensive history society in the United States. Basically, every flavor of history is represented in the AHA. Unsurprisingly, the AHA awards a massive number While the list is long, it is a great place to find great new history books on a lot of different topics. The breadth of subject of the books on
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• Wartime by Paul Fussell - Book Review
  The Americans did not have a tangible goal for which to fight. The Free French were fighting for the land as were Russia and Britain. German soldiers may ...of the military foul-ups that never made the news. They were aware of the French civilians who had died on D-Day as a result of U.S. airstrikes too far inla
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• How Did the Activities of the Ancient Vandals Lead to the Creation of the Modern Term ‘Vandalism’
  ...ermed “vandals.” A historical examination of the term reveals that its history is much more interesting and important than some broken windows or graffiti For a brief period in world history, the Vandals were one of the most important peoples in late antiquity as th
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• What if the Vikings Never Invaded England
  ...triumph over the Vikings, see: Dougherty, M.J. (2014) <i>Vikings: a dark history of the Norse people.</i> New Holland Publishers.</ref> ...e: Stafford, P. (1989) <i>Unification and conquest: a political and social history of England in the tenth and eleventh centuries.</i> London ; New York :
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• Archive Stories edited by Antoinette Burton
  ...says comprising <i>Archive Stories – Facts, Fictions, and the Writing of History</i>, (Duke University Press, 2005) effectively challenges the claims of obj ...e historian’s personal relationships with archives, its curators and the history of those archives. Archive Stories seeks to create “a more accountable b
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• Great Gifts for History Lovers 2017
  ...r spouse. Hopefully, we can help. This is our 2017 list of great gifts for history lovers. ...st history lovers should enjoy. Here are some releases that are worth your history lovers attention. In addition to the standard paper format, some of these b
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• When were Spy Services created in the United States
  ...nded across the West, and its experiences in the Civil War and World Wars, history has shaped what spying means to the US. ...m many other powers that developed spying services is the relatively short history of the US. The experiences, therefore, are different in how they have influ
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• What Were the Financial Benefits of the Crusades
  ...“those who sign the cross.” <ref> Madden, Thomas F. <i>The New Concise History of the Crusades.</i> Updated Edition. (New York: Roman and Littlefield, 200 ...march north into the House of War of Europe was checked by the Carolingian French, who were led by Charles Martel in 732. Although western Europeans put a ha
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• Was there an Ancient Suez Canal
  ...would save an immense amount of time and money. Under a joint British and French effort, construction of the modern Suez Canal began in the mid-1800s and wa ...Gae. “The Middle Kingdom Renaissance (c. 2055-1650 BC). In <i>The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt.</i> Edited by Ian Shaw. (Oxford: Oxford University Press,
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• How did the Peace of Augsburg (1555) lead to the Thirty Years War (1618-1648)
  ...Thirty Years War, the most brutal conflict, according to some, in European history. ...ly and the Ottoman’s to intervene. Only after Charles V had defeated the French king could he turn his attention to Germany affairs. He formed a League tha
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• What Were the Causes of Germany's Hyperinflation of 1921-1923
  ...the Ruhr Valley by French and Belgian military forces in January 1923. The French and Belgian governments hoped that by occupying the mineral and industriall The period after World War I was an extremely critical juncture in world history where the stage was set for World War II. Among the most important factors
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• What are the Origins of the Abolitionist Movement
  ...has been remembered as one of the great humanitarian initiatives in modern history. Occurring as it did in a world that was rent by the slaveholding republics ...ut of those movements came many of the first abolitionist organizations in history. The second factor has to do with political economy. Slaveholding republics
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• How accurate is the movie Patton
  ...r fame and Edward Hill. <ref>Cousins, Mark. The Story of Film: A Worldwide History (New York: Thunder's Mouth Press, 2006), p. 213</ref> Twentieth Century Fox The movie has one of the most memorable opening scenes in Hollywood history. George C. Scott emerges as Patton and gives a remarkable speech in front o
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• How historically accurate is the movie The Longest Day
  ...on June 6th, 1944. These landings were the largest amphibious operation in history when some 100,000 Allied troops landed on the coasts of Normandy in German- ...s. <ref> Solomon, Aubrey, Twentieth Century Fox: a corporate and financial History (Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989). p. 253</ref> ''The Longest Day'
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• How Historically Accurate is Season 2 of Versailles
  ...IV and the origins of the Dutch War.</i> Cambridge studies in early modern history. Cambridge [England] ; New York, Cambridge University Press.</ref> ...(2009) <i>The state in early modern France.</i> New approaches to European history ; 42. 2nd ed. Cambridge, UK ; New York, Cambridge University Press.</re
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• How Did Howard Carter Discover Tutankhamun’s Tomb
  The history of Egyptology is filled with the names of many influential scholars, who no ...t, with one being to hire Carter. <ref> Montserrat, Dominic. <i>Akhenaten: History, Fantasy, and Ancient Egypt.</i> (London: Routledge, 2003), p. 67</ref> Pet
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• What is the Long Term Impact of the War of the Spanish Succession on Europe
  ...lborough and Prince Eugene, decisive victories were achieved that reversed French gains. They were forced to retreat from Germany, the Netherlands, and Italy ...e New World, such as Newfoundland, and access to trade and areas where the French had once dominated. Additionally, they controlled Gibraltar, taking it from
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• How have immigration and citizenship changed in the U.S.
  ...grandfather was an Englishman, whose wife was Dutch, whose son married a French woman, and whose present four sons have now four wives of different nations ...President John Adams supported these laws because of concerns he had about French radicalism penetrating the United States. Under the assumption that foreign
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• How historically accurate is the movie 'Tora, Tora, Tora'
  ...0 US service personnel were killed. The attack on Pearl Harbor changed the history of the world. ...nese army had occupied most Indochina, then a French colony with the Vichy French governor's agreement. In response to this, the Americans had placed economi
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• How did the Enlightenment Philosophers View Race
  [[File:Hegel.jpg|left|thumbnail|200px|Hegel's Lectures on the Philosophy of History (1837)]]__NOTOC__ ..., for democracy. In this reading, the American Revolution, rather than the French, was Enlightenment’s crowning achievement.
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• How Did the Battle of Culloden Change British and American History
  ...lorious Revolution, see: </ref> Massie, A. (2013) <i>The Royal Stuarts: A History of the Family that Shaped Britain</i>. New York, St. Martin’s Griffin. ...generally more professional, although the Jacobites also did have regular French and Irish troops, they made only a minority of the forces. The government f
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• How did Vatican II change the Catholic Church
  ...53962&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=e2c0001c899f9e94c69afd85c315b12c History of the World Christian Movement]</i>. (Maryknoll, New York: Orbis, 2008).</ ...ear the Mass in English. If you were in Paris, France you would hear it in French, etc. Other changes included affording women the ability to take a more act
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• How Did Finland Survive the Winter War of 1939-1940
  ...Finns and Russians has been relatively peaceful. For most of early modern history, Finland was a colony of Imperial Tsarist Russia. Finns were allowed to ser ...ng democratic Finland from the communist Soviet Union. Despite many in the French military openly advocating for Avonmouth, such as general Audet, the Britis
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• What Are the Origins of Egyptology
  ...de but are not limited to some of the following: archaeology, art history, history/chronology, and philology. Essentially, Egyptology is a modern study that c ...nd decipherment of the Rosetta Stone represented a watershed moment in the history of Egyptology, the march toward understanding the pharaohs began hundreds o
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• Evolutionary Science before Charles Darwin
  ...his 1809 publication ''Philosophie Zooloqique''. In this work, Lamarck, a French naturalist, held that evolution occurred due to the utility of certain biol ...y of natural selection, in 1844, a book entitled ''Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation'' was published in London.<ref> For an excellent study of this
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• Is the movie Dunkirk historically accurate
  ...and French troops into an area around Dunkirk's port. The British and the French, numbering over 300,000, 're surrounded and under constant aerial bombardme ...as the ‘miracle of Dunkirk.’<ref>Taylor, A.J.P. and S.L. Mayer, Eds. A History of World War Two. London: Octopus Books, 1974, p. 57</ref> It was widely be
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• What Was the Importance of Alcohol Consumption in Ancient Egypt
  ...Kingdom, and Second Intermediate Period.” In <i>Ancient Egypt: A Social History.</i> Edited by Bruce G. Trigger, Barry J. Kemp, David O’Connor, and Alan Religious festivals were important during all periods of pharaonic history, but they had become public spectacles by the New Kingdom. During these fes
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• How did Cardinal Richelieu change France
  ...hy. He was chief minister to Louis XIII, and he changed the nature of the French government and society. Today, he is best known as a character in Alexander ...owever, these achievements, while significant, were a catastrophe for most French citizens.
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• Who exactly was Sacagawea
  ...mission without Sacagawea's assistance. She is a common figure in Western history and the subject of countless articles and books. ...is likely the only thing that stopped her from being lost to the annals of history.
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• How Did Charlemagne's Economic Ideas Save Europe
  ...and laypeople alike as the greatest Europeans in history. Today, both the French and Germans claim him as one of their earliest known and most revered monar ...ode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=e0459f2de47255b440690db378011ced The Oxford History of Medieval Europe].</i> Edited by George Holmes. (Oxford: Oxford Universit
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• How have Historians' perceptions of Native Americans changed
  ...wholesale change had occurred in how historians portrayed Native American history. Previously, historians and ethnographers had focused on “the tragedy of ====New Approaches to Native American History====
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• How Did Spy Services Develop in France
  ...ds after the French Revolution. World War II also set the stage for modern French Espionage. ...g. Using her liaison with the king, she passed on vital information to the French regarding English intentions and alliances. Louis also send emissaries and
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• Top Ten War Books that were turned into Movies
  ...cture is an adaptation of a work of history. Here is a list of the top ten history books, in no particular order that have inspired some of the most popular h ...interested in the Anglo-American actions on that historic day but also the French and German roles on D-Day. The Longest Day is divided into three parts, and
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• What was the impact of the Balfour Declaration (1917) on the Middle East
  ...lyh0c-20&linkId=77d49366f857a0897f3fbd76f0809035 The Modern Middle East: A History]</i> (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008), p. 114</ref>. The declaration There was a problem, previously the British and their French allies had entered an alliance with the Arabs. The western allies had promi
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• Why Did Scandinavians Volunteer for the Union Army during the Civil War
  ...ted States. For instance, the Civil War was one of the first wars in world history where rifles were used extensively. The telegraph was used to relay message ...asons were ones that can be seen in previous and later periods of American history. Scandinavians believed in the Republic, were ardent supporters of Presiden
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• How Did Easter Become an Important Celebration
  ...and sex in relation to the spring equinox, see: Armstrong, K. (1998) <i>A History of God: the 4000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam</i>. New Yor ...ebrations, see: Stewart, C. (2008) <i>The Catholic Church: a brief popular history</i>. Winona, MN, Saint Mary’s Press, pg. 73.</ref>
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• What was the impact of John Knox, on Scotland and on religion
  ...argely forgotten. However, he was one of the most important figures in the history of Scotland and he changed that nation and his influence is still felt to t ...tish defeat at the Battle of Flodden. Scotland was closely allied with the French monarchy, in a bid to preserve her independence. The Scottish kingdom was o
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• The Treaty of Versailles: A Concise History by Michael S. Neiberg - Book Review
  ...inkId=9187758485abe727318e423b124b3f79 The Treaty of Versailles: A Concise History]</i> by Michael S. Neiberg (New York: Oxford University Press, 2017) offers ...itain, of equal importance, however; is the reinforcement of the idea that history cannot escape itself. The Paris Peace Conference was, in part, an event by
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• Why did the United States blockade the Confederacy during the Civil War
  ...d on Southern cotton entered periods of high unemployment. Simultaneously, French producers of wine, brandy, and silk also suffered when their markets in the * Article: [https://history.state.gov/milestones/1861-1865/blockade| The Blockade of Confederate Ports,
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• How has our understanding of Democracy changed
  ...rather democracies – owes its origin more specially to the American and French Revolutions and their respective aftermaths. The remarkable Englishman Thom ...itical History]][[Category:Ancient Greek History]][[Category:United States History]][[Category:Special Comment]][[Category:Wikis]]
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• Who helped Lawrence of Arabia shape the Arab Revolt
  ...at has stayed below the radar. While Lawrence and other British, Arab, and French officers were blowing up the Hejaz Railway, a forgotten band of British off ...commemorated, a century after their vital work fell through the cracks of history. It is not unreasonable to believe that Lawrence—complex and unfathomable
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• New Kingdom Ancient Egypt Top Ten Booklist
  ...ode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=d583c6f6dbc6c6ef67a14d5f648085ad The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt].</i> Oxford: Oxford University Press. This title is actually a historical survey of all ancient Egyptian history, beginning with the Pre-Dynastic Period and ending with the Roman Period. T
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• How did the workweek develop
  ...ncient work weeks, see: Zerubavel, E. (1989). <i>The seven-day circle: the history and meaning of the week</i>. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. </ref> ...nal fixtures, see: Ehrenreich, J. (2014).<i> The altruistic imagination: a history of social work and social policy in the United States</i>. Cornell Univers
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• When was Mesothelioma Discovered
  ...erious, because it is an incurable and typically fatal type of cancer. The history of mesothelioma is complicated. Medicine struggled to establish its existen ====What is the History of Mesothelioma?====
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• What was the First Wave Feminist Movement
  ...e late 18th century (Figure 1). She was heavily influenced by Rousseau and French political thinkers who began to advocate that societies, and individuals sp ...on, see: Roediger, D. R., Blatt, M. H., & Lowell Conference on Industrial History (Eds.). (1999). <i>The Meaning of slavery in the North</i>. New York: Garla
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• Why was the United States the first country to establish National Parks
  ...what might be described as “nature recreation” has a long and storied history in many of the ancient civilizations of the world. Royal forests, sacred g ...umans. First used as a Middle English word, “park” drew on German and French words related to pens, pen folds, and paddocks. The Oxford English Dictio
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• What were the historical events that led to the United States involvement in the Vietnam War
  [[File:Dien_Bien_Phu_1954_French_prisoners.jpg|left|200px|thumbnail|French Troops captured at Dien Bien Phu by Vietnamese troops in 1954]] ...n was Vietnam, or as it was referred to as a colony, French Indochina. The French had been coming to the region for close to two hundred years, but officiall
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• Why was Britain able to establish an Empire in India
  ...t power in India. Soon Clive and other Company commanders defeated Indian, French, and other forces contesting India's British influence.<ref> Bence-Jones, M ...708&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=07c32f76563db8e57e3d1bc8a2ada3c8 A History of India, Volume 2]'', New Delhi and London: Penguin Books.1990) p. 298.</r
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• How did William the Conqueror and the Normans win at the Battle of Hastings in 1066
  ...famous in Medieval Britain, if not Europe. This bloody day changed British history and had a profound impact on the development of the modern world. It led no ...had been given land in northern France and were largely independent of the French King. The Anglo-Saxon had been the brother-in-law of Edmund the Confessor.
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• How Did the God Baal Become Popular
  [[File: Motte_Baal.jpg|300px|thumbnail|left|French Artist Henri-Paul Motte’s (1846-1922) Theatrical, Yet Not Historical, Dep ...cient History]] [[Category: History of the Levant]] [[Category: Religious History]][[Category:Wikis]]
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• Who was Theseus the great Athenian king and hero
  ...vilization. His cycle of myths offers unique insights into Athens and its history. ==Myth as history==
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• How Did the Ancient City of Sais Rise to Prominence
  ...e most overlooked. Memphis was the political capital for most of pharaonic history, Thebes was an important religious center in the Middle and New kingdoms, a For most of pharaonic history, Sais was little more than an obscure religious outpost in the Western Delt
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• What Events Led to the Vietnam War - From Partition to the Viet Cong
  After the French defeat at the battle of Dien Bien Phu in 1954, a peace conference was held ...t the north for the south. Many of those that evacuated had sided with the French in the Indonesian War. As many as 85% of the refugees were Catholic, which
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• What did Commodore Robert W. Shufeldt accomplish during his worldwide trip between 1878-1880
  ...ufeldt expressed a general concern about what seemed to be the joint Anglo-French division of Africa that might interfere with future U.S. trade in the Afric ...tan Abdallah, on October 4, 1879. Abdallah was concerned about British and French encroachments upon his rule and hoped to cultivate the United States as a p
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• What was the impact of Andronicus I on the Byzantine Empire
  ...of countless noblewomen, including his niece. <ref>Norwich, John Julius, A history of Byzantium (volume iii, London, Penguin, 1996), p 116</ref> ...ver, his fortunes changed with the death of his cousin Emperor Manuel. His French wife became regent to his son and heir Alexios II. Manuel had been seen as
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• How did the hamburger develop into a popular food
  ...e history of the 'sandwich' see: Wilson, B. (2010).<i> Sandwich: a global history</i>. London: Reaktion.</ref> ...rg, in the United States, see: mith, A. F. (2008). <i>Hamburger: a global history</i>. London: Reaktion Books, pg. 8.</ref>
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• When did political parties emerge
  ...largely true for most democracies today, this was not the case earlier in history when elections and democratic systems developed. Political parties likely d ...nal Center for Scholars (Eds.). (2002).<i> The global ramifications of the French Revolution </i>. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. </ref>
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• Why did surnames emerge
  ...e: Redmonds, G., King, T., & Hey, D. (2011). <i>Surnames, DNA, and family history</i>. Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press.</ref> ...nations such as 'de' to identify their land ownership.<ref>For more on the history of English surnames, see: Fiennes, J. (2015). <i>The origins of English sur
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• Great Gifts for History Lovers 2018
  ...friends and family can be tough, but if your friend or family member loves history these suggestions may be helpful. ...t to. <i>Custer's Trials</i> was the winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for history.The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery, by Eric Foner (W.W.
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• How did Savonarola influence the Reformation and Counter-Reformation
  ...ety <ref> Ruggiero, Guido. The Renaissance in Italy: A Social and Cultural History of the Rinascimento (Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2015), p. 648 < ...the respect and many people in Florence regarded him as a prophet. As the French king approached the de Medici fled and the government of the city-state fel
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• The Middle Ground: Indians, Empires, and Republics in the Great Lakes Region, 1650-1815 - Book Review
  ...and conducted both their formal and informal affairs using this amalgam of French and Indian ways. ...itou" (Christ) to benevolent fathers (represented mainly by "Onontio," the French Governor.)
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• Where Was the Viking Colony of Vinland
  ...there are no wild grape vines found in Nova Scotia today, but early modern French explorers mentioned them in their observations, and it should be noted that The Norse exploration and colonization was an amazing chapter in European history, but it ultimately proved to be ephemeral. It would be hundreds of years be
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• Why was the Treaty of Versailles signed after World War I a failure
  According to French and British wishes, the Treaty of Versailles subjected Germany to strict pu * Republished from [https://history.state.gov/| Office of the Historian, United States Department of State]
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• The Vietnam Wars 1945-1990 - Book Review
  ...nd historians alike to take into account the process her writing narrative history when much of it was still considered current events. ...Young goes back even further to 1885 and describes resistance against the French in the name of emperor Ham Nghi who called “for those with intelligence t
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• Understanding Reconstruction - A Historiography
  ...Bois’s indictment served as a precursor for the explosion of revisionist history of the 1960s, which would latch onto the argument of Du Bois and refocus th ...this way, the Civil War and Reconstruction can be viewed as similar to the French Revolution stages. Each with its own unique experience and results, yet bot
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• The Radicalism of the American Revolution - Book Review
  ...s Hannah Arendt’s ''On Revolution'' as one example) have argued that the French and other “modern revolutions” arose out of “internal violence, class [[File:Gordon_Wood_historian_2006.jpg|thumbnail|left|300px|Brown Univesity History Professor Gordon S. Wood, 2006]]
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• How did Petrarch influence the Renaissance
  ...and of course, the Black Death, the most lethal pandemic known in European history. However, despite these disasters, there were dramatic changes in European ...recognize that the study of the past by the humanists was a new period in history and one that would revive the glory of Rome and Greece. He portrayed it as
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• Indians, Settlers, and Slaves in a Frontier Exchange Economy: The Lower Mississippi Valley Before 1783 - Book Review
  ...rates that the idea of the Old South of both postwar and colonial southern history should not obscure historians views of the Deep South before Americans colo ...sionaires," who wanted a large labor force for plantation agriculture, but French importation of slaves in the 20s eased this problem. 43
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• Top Ten Books from the Oxford Battle Series
  ...es themselves but how they were commemorated and their long term impact on history. The books try to understand not just how the battle took place, but why th Why is Agincourt one of the best known and celebrated battles in history? What made it remarkable? Like many of the battles in the series, the legen
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• The Italian Wars, 1494-1559: War, State and Society in Early Modern Europe - Book Review
  ...s accounts which blame Italian political and diplomatic failures for the French invasion in 1494; instead, Mallet and Shaw point to a series of complex pol ...ded with the others involved in the Italian Wars particularly those of the French.
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• How Has the Mexico-US Border Changed in History
  ...r itself has changed as the two countries evolved. The border reflects the history between the two countries, that has sometimes been hostile while other time ...hting the United Kingdom and other states. His need for money prompted the French to sell the territory to the United States in 1802. This effectively create
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• How historically accurate is the movie the Kingdom of Heaven
  ...ee religious: Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.<ref> Runciman, Steve. <i>A History of the Crusades, vol. II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem</i> (Cambridge, Cambridg ...While the Battle of Hattin is one of the most significant battles in world history, it was a one-sided slaughter. Scott does not spend much time on the Hattin
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• Was the story of the Man in the Iron Mask based on a real person
  The Man in the Iron Mask was confined in the French penal system between 1669 and 1703, the year in which he died. At this time ...the theory, it seems highly unlikely that the prisoner was related to the French monarch.
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• Was Camelot based on a real place
  ...ry, Thomas Malory composed ‘Morte d’Arthur, which was largely based on French and Welsh sources. This was one of the first printed books in England and w Camelot was first mentioned in the ''Romance of Lancelot'' written by the French author Chretien de Troyes in the 1200s. The first mention of the location
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• What was Blitzkrieg and Who Created it
  ...ns, bolt-action rifles, and—especially—quick-firing artillery like the French 75mm or the British 18-pounder favored the defensive over the offensive. Th ...es to massed attacks in close order.<ref>With the notable exception of the French. See Robert A. Doughty, ''Pyrrhic Victory''. USA and UK: The Belknap Press
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• Were the Knights of the Round Table real figures
  ...against the Anglo-Saxons. His story was well-known and became popular and French writers later took it up. These added to the Welsh tales and added many of ...he greatest castles in England, and it played an essential part in English history. It was originally built by William the Conqueror and later rebuilt by Henr
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• Why was George Washington's Farewell Address in 1796 Significant
  ...ic flowing from the pro-English Federalists, led by Alexander Hamilton pro-French, personified by Thomas Jefferson. ...itizens) the jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly awake, since history and experience prove that foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes
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• Why did the United States Continental Congress approve The Model Treaty of 1776
  ...raft, the United States was to accept no troops from France, nor submit to French authority, but only to present commercial terms. ...e Treaty encouraged other countries to join the alliance, but only if both French and American negotiators were present. The 1778 treaty also included a secr
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• Why did the Continental Congress adopt the Articles of Confederation
  ...vernment wrote to the French minister Anne-César De la Luzerne asking for French naval assistance. Luzerne wrote back, urging the government of Maryland to {{#dpl:category=Colonial American History|ordermethod=firstedit|order=descending|count=15}}
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• How did the Treaty of Paris of 1783 end the American Revolution
  ...were only effective when Britain and France signed a similar treaty, which French Foreign Minister Vergennes quickly negotiated. France signed preliminary ar {{#dpl:category=Colonial American History|ordermethod=firstedit|order=descending|count=9}}
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• Why did the Continental Congress draft and sign the Declaration of Independence
  ...e to confirm an official alliance with the Government of France and obtain French assistance in the war against Great Britain. ...y the colonists with aid. Independence would be necessary, however, before French officials would consider the possibility of an alliance.
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• What was the purpose of the Committee of Secret Correspondence during the American Revolution
  ...n Europe and sounding out the possibility of an alliance with America. The French soon dispatched Julien Alexandre Achard de Bonvouloir to America to examine ...Beaumarchais with information about American successes that influenced the French Foreign Minister Charles Gravier, Comte de Vergennes, to provide the coloni
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• What caused the French and Indian War
  ...onies. To increase their political and economic power, the British and the French competed to acquire a better share of the available land and control over t == What Triggered the French and Indian War? ==
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• Why did France side with the American Colonies during the American Revolution
  ...decided to ally with the Colonies against Britain. Representatives of the French and American governments signed the Treaty of Alliance and the Treaty of Am ...colonies to take advantage of British troubles. Through secret agents, the French Government began to provide clandestine assistance to the United States, mu
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• The Federalist Papers - Number 6
  ...a flame, it is well known that the antipathies of the English against the French, seconding the ambition, or rather the avarice, of a favorite leader,<ref> [[Category: US History Documents]] [[Category: Historical Documents]] [[Category: Federalist Pap
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• Why did the United States fail to support the Haitian Revolution of 1801 against France
  ====Impact of the French Revolution on St. Domingue==== Prior to its independence, Haiti was a French colony known as St. Domingue. St. Domingue’s slave-based sugar and coffee
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• How did the Citizen Genet Affair derail relations between the United States and France
  Edmond Charles Genêt served as French minister to the United States from 1793 to 1794. His activities in that cap ====The Impact of the French Revolution on US Foreign Policy====
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• How did the United States react to the French Revolution
  ...trality in order to avoid being embroiled in these European conflicts. The French Revolution also influenced U.S. politics, as pro- and anti- Revolutionary f ====Americans Initially supported the French Revolution====
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• How did the XYZ Affair lead to the Quasi-War between France and the United States
  ...concluded the Jay Treaty with Great Britain in 1794. Consequently, in 1796 French leaders decided to issue an order allowing for the seizure of American merc ====US diplomats respond to French Piracy====
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• How Accurate is the Movie Peterloo
  ...hile, has seen the French Napoleonic wars beginning with the period of the French Revolution, was fearful that protestors could try to overthrow the governme ...orically Accurate]] [[Category:19th Century History]] [[Category:Political History]]
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• Why was the French Foreign Legion Created
  [[File: Free French Foreign Legionnairs.jpg|250px|thumbnail|left|French Legionnaires in WWII]] ...orces in the world alongside the Gurkha regiments in the British army. The French Foreign Legion has been portrayed in countless movies and books and as a re
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• Why did the United States go to war against the Barbary States in 1815
  ...trade, and Barbary leaders chose not to challenge the superior British or French navies. ...espite punitive British bombardments did not end their practices until the French conquest of Algeria in 1830.
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• Why did the war between Britain and Napoleon's France led to the War of 1812?
  The Napoleonic Wars continued the Wars of the French Revolution. Great Britain and France fought for European supremacy, and tre ...erthrowing the French revolutionary government. During this time, U.S. and French negotiators were concluding negotiations to end the Quasi-War with France.
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• The Federalist Papers - Number 29
  ...to Kentucky, and of Kentucky to Lake Champlain. Nay, the debts due to the French and Dutch are to be paid in militiamen instead of louis d'ors and ducats. A {{#dpl:category=Colonial American History|ordermethod=firstedit|order=descending|count=6}}
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• How did the Napoleonic Wars in Europe cause the War of 1812
  The Napoleonic Wars continued the Wars of the French Revolution. Great Britain and France fought for European supremacy and trea ...erthrowing the French revolutionary government. During this time, U.S. and French negotiators were concluding negotiations to end the Quasi-War with France.
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• Why did France sell the Louisiana Purchase to the United States
  ==Napoleon wanted to expand the French Empire in North America== This situation was threatened by Napoleon Bonaparte’s plans to revive the French empire in the New World. He planned to recapture the valuable sugar colony
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• What was the United States role in founding Liberia
  ...cy. Commerce was the first economic sector to grow in the colony. However, French and British traders continually encroached upon Liberian territory. As it w * Republished from [https://history.state.gov/| Office of the Historian, United States Department of State]
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• How did the North prevent the Diplomatic Recognition of the South during the Civil War
  ...likely that they could gain recognition from Britain and Louis Napoleon's French government. These victories were accompanied by a charm offensive by the Al * Republished in part from [https://history.state.gov/| Office of the Historian, United States Department of State]
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• What was the Trent Affair and why did it disrupt relations between the United States and Britain during the Civil War
  ...e and John Slidell, a prominent New Orleans lawyer—to secure British and French recognition of the Confederate States as a sovereign nation. Great Britain ...ederate victories against Union troops would favorably dispose British and French officials to receive his envoys.
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• What were the diplomatic consequences of the US victory in the Civil War
  ...ivil War. The renewed strength of the U.S. Government led to the defeat of French intervention in Mexico, and hastened the confederation of Canada in 1867. ...tment and military success against Emperor Maximilian ultimately compelled French Emperor Napoleon III to end his imperial venture in Mexico.
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• How did the United States react to France's takeover of Mexico during the Civil War
  ...nterhalter_Napoleon_III.jpg|thumbnail|left|250px|Franz Xaver Winterhalter, French Emperor Napoleon III]]__NOTOC__ ...s Emperor of Mexico. Stiff Mexican resistance caused Napoleon III to order French withdrawal in 1867, a decision strongly encouraged by the United States as
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• How did the United States react to the Suez Crisis in 1956
  ...ke rises from oil tanks beside the Suez Canal hit during the initial Anglo-French assault on Port Said, 5 November 1956.]]__NOTOC__ ...announced the nationalization of the Suez Canal Company, the joint British-French enterprise which had owned and operated the Suez Canal since its constructi
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• Why did the United States diplomatically recognize the Soviet Union in 1933
  ...test mistake?|Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact]] with Germany after the British and French rejected Soviet offers to establish a military alliance against Germany. No ...ory:Political History]] [[Category:Diplomatic History]][[Category:Russian History]]
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• Was Merlin based on a real person
  ...o one fixed version of the story of Merlin. He is first mentioned in the ''History of the Kings of Britain'' by Geoffrey de Monmouth. The same author then wro ...of simply inventing the famous wizard and prophet. In the 13th century, a French poet, Robert de Boron, wrote an epic poem on the magician based on Monmouth
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• What were the International Consequences of the Union Victory in 1865
  ...d States. The renewed strength of the U.S. Government led to the defeat of French intervention in Mexico and hastened the confederation of Canada in 1867. ...=e0dff10dc69d4abe60632a7994abeb5a Emperor Maximilian] ultimately compelled French Emperor Napoleon III to end his imperial venture in Mexico.
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• How did the Spanish American War of 1898 turn the United States into a Pacific Power
  On July 26, at the behest of the Spanish government, the French ambassador in Washington, Jules Cambon, approached the McKinley Administrat * Republished from [https://history.state.gov/| Office of the Historian, United States Department of State]
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• How Did St. Clair’s Defeat Happen
  ...for the different western tribes. The Glaize was also home to British and French trading posts and became the headquarters of the Western Indian Confederacy ...Territory to the Aid of the Northwest Territory.” <i>Indiana Magazine of History</i> 37 (1941) p. 152</ref> which would eventually either lead to the total
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• Why was the Jay Treaty so unpopular in the United States
  ...93. Divisions emerged in the United States between those who supported the French, including Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, and those who supported the ...ound for France if they paid for them and could confiscate without payment French goods on American ships.
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• What happened at the "Big Three" conferences between the Allies during World War II
  ...Conference took place just two months after the Anglo-American landings in French North Africa in November 1942. At this meeting, Roosevelt and Churchill foc {{#dpl:category=World War Two History|ordermethod=firstedit|order=descending|count=10}}
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• Was Sherlock Holmes a real person
  ...likely candidates for the original model for the most famous detective in history. ...hat he came from the English gentry and that his mother may have been part-French. It has been speculated that Holmes, who never married, had a cruel governe
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• How did American Filibusterers try to acquire territory for the United States in Latin America
  ...Government regarding a seized U.S. merchant ship. Soulé also wounded the French Ambassador in a duel and began to associate with Spanish revolutionaries pl * Republished from [https://history.state.gov/| Office of the Historian, United States Department of State]
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• How did Charles Mahan's "The Influence of Sea Power" shape American Foreign Policy
  ...inkId=0845bc003071ddd9422e048f7a0259f6 The Influence of Sea Power upon the French Revolution and Empire, 1793–1812]. ...3, “The Significance of the Frontier in American History.” An American history professor at the University of Wisconsin, Turner postulated that westward m
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• Why did the United States declare war on Germany during World War I in 1917
  Following the sinking of an unarmed French boat, the Sussex, in the English Channel in March 1916, Wilson threatened t * Republished from [https://history.state.gov/| Office of the Historian, United States Department of State]
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• Why did the United States escalate its involvement in the Vietnam War in 1964
  After the end of the First Indochina War and the Viet Minh defeat of the French at Dien Bien Phu in 1954, the countries meeting at the Geneva Conference di * Republished from [https://history.state.gov/| Office of the Historian, United States Department of State]
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• What is the history of going to the beach
  ...not exist outside of those for the very wealthy.<ref>For more on the early history of visiting beaches, see: Brodie, Allan, and Matthew Whitfield. 2014. <i>B ...ach for the masses, see: Jenkinson, Jo. 2015. <i>The Lure of the Beach: A History of Public Bathing in Brighton</i>. Brighton Historical Society (Vic.).</ref
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• What is the history behind Frankenstein
  Frankenstein is perhaps one of the best-known monsters in all of literary history and popular culture. The monster and the tale of his creation has been por ...ist. He creates an automaton or a robot. Nogret work is an allegory of the French Revolution and its attempt to transform humanity and human nature.<ref>Bald
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• Was Zorro based on a real figure
  ...a superstar at the time. <ref>Curtis, Sandra. Zorro Unmasked: The Official History (LA, Hyperion, 1998), p. 12</ref> ...European competitors would seize the area. <ref>Chapman, Charles Edward. A history of California: the Spanish period. (London, Macmillan, 1921), p. 114</ref>
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• When was the Southeast Asian Trade Organization (SEATO) created
  ...nally, the terms of the Geneva Agreements of 1954 signed after the fall of French Indochina prevented Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos from joining any internation * Republished from [https://history.state.gov/| Office of the Historian, United States Department of State]
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• How historically accurate is the movie 'The Revenant'
  ...ert V. Hine, and John Mack Faragher. The American West: A new interpretive history (Yale, Yale University Press, 2000), p 119</ref> ...did not try to seize the land of the Arikara and other tribes. Indeed, the French-speaking trappers were considered to be much more tolerant of Native Americ
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• What happened to the ark of the covenant
  [[File: Ark one.jpg|150px|thumb|left|The ark from a medieval French manuscript]]__NOTOC__ ====The history of the ark of the covenant====
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• The Coming of the French Revolution - Book Review
  ...7d134b32fc34514779d66a31dffd79%20by%20Georges%20Lefebvre The Coming of the French Revolution by Georges Lefebvre], translated by R.R. Palmer]] ...h century. While philosophical, Arendt’s discourse anchors itself in the history of the two of the most colossal political and social events of the Western
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• How did Leonardo Da Vinci influence the Renaissance
  ...he Rock. At this time, he produced one of the most famous works in all art history, the Last Supper. During his time in Milan, he also began to study dead bod In 1499, when the French invaded Italy, Leonardo fled the city and stayed in Venice. Here he was act
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• How did the French defeat at Dien Bien Phu change the diplomatic approach of the United States to Vietnam
  [[File:Dien_Bien_Phu_1954_French_prisoners.jpg|thumbnail|left|300px|French Soldiers captured after Dien Bien Phu. Of the 10,000+ prisoners taken capti ...y Vietnamese nationalist Ho Chi Minh. After the fall of Dien Bien Phu, the French pulled out of the region. Concerned about regional instability, the United
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• What was the East German Uprising in 1953 and how did the United States react to it
  ...ess of Western European military integration and weaken an already tenuous French resolve to ratify the European Defense Community (EDC) treaty. * Republished from [https://history.state.gov/| Office of the Historian, United States Department of State]
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• Why was NATO (the North Atlantic Treaty Organization) created in 1949
  ...lockade against West Berlin, which was then under joint U.S., British, and French control but surrounded by Soviet-controlled East Germany. This Berlin Crisi {{#dpl:category=Diplomatic History|ordermethod=firstedit|order=descending|count=10}}
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• How did the United States react to the decolonization of Africa between 1945-1960
  ...han a return to European colonial rule. In many cases, as in Indonesia and French Indochina, these nationalists had been guerrillas fighting the Japanese aft * Republished from [https://history.state.gov/| Office of the Historian, United States Department of State]
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• What was the Red Line Agreement that carved up the Ottoman Empire's oil resources after World War I
  ...ine” Agreement) was a deal struck between several American, British, and French oil companies concerning the oil resources within territories that formerly ...ide any such suggestions, since he was determined to create an independent French oil company that could compete with major British and American oil companie
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• How did the World React to the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan in 1978 according to the CIA
  ...ic probably believed it could not vote on this issue in view of the recent French operations in its territory. The new government of Chad is strongly opposed ...still see Afghanistan as an East-South rather than an East-West issue. The French Government issued a statement on 23 January that termed the Soviet invasion
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• What did the Open Door policy with China Accomplish
  ...nce followed the British and Japanese example. This British, Japanese, and French endorsement of Hay’s suggestion pressured Germany and Russia to adhere to * Republished from [https://history.state.gov/| Office of the Historian, United States Department of State]
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• Who was the first American diplomat to meet with Lenin
  ...U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, British Prime Minister David Lloyd George, French Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau, and Italian Prime Minister Vittorio Emma ...accepted Wilson’s proposal, the conference failed to materialize due to French resistance and the unwillingness of Russian anti-Bolsheviks to attend negot
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• How Did the Merovingian Dynasty Impact European History
  ===Early Frankish History=== ...d the Roman Frontier: The Case of Frankish Origins.” <i>Journal of World History.</i> 4 (1993) p. 277</ref> The Salians were the more dominant of the two tr
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• Why did the Kellogg-Briand Pact of 1928 which outlawed war fail
  With the influence and assistance of Shotwell and Butler, French Minister of Foreign Affairs Aristide Briand proposed a peace pact as a bila ====US and French Officials sought to expand peace to other countries====
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• Top Ten Books on Napoleon Bonaparte
  ...te twenties, Napoleon was already one of the greatest generals in European history. At thirty, he had become an absolute master of Europe's most powerful coun Bell emphasizes the importance of the French Revolution in understanding Napoleon's career. The revolution made possible
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• Was the story of Jekyll and Hyde based on real-life characters
  ====A French Jekyll==== ...author of Kidnapped and Treasure Island, apparently liked to practice his French with Chantrelle, over drinks.
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• How Historically Accurate Is The King
  ...ences. The plan devised works well and the English resoundingly defeat the French at the Battle of Agincourt, although Falstaff is killed. ...ching the war against France, as no conspirators were actually sent by the French king. Henry then kills Gascoigne. The king is then celebrated by his people
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• Why do Countries have National Anthems
  ...erge that would help raise affection for these states.<ref>For more on the history of patriotic works, particularly in antiquity, see: Sardoč M (2019) <i>Han ...se became the first true national anthem, which was developed by the first French Republic in 1792.]]
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• How Did the Cumans Influence the Fourth Crusade
  ...Northern Europe Invades the Mediterranean, 900-1200.” In <i>The Oxford History of Medieval Europe.</i> Edited by George Holmes. (Oxford: Oxford University ...eror; they would place themselves entirely in his hands, and kill all the French and Venetians in the empire.” <ref> Joinville, Jean de, and Geoffroy de V
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• What is the myth of Sisyphus
  ...s and philosophers have been drawn to the myth because of this. The modern French Existentialist philosopher Albert Camus wrote a celebrated essay entitled " ...way, he becomes reconciled to his life and even gave it some meaning. The French philosopher drew parallels between the Greek's's fate and that of modern me
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• What is the history of the United States Capitol Building
  Early in the United States' history, the Capitol Building, or United States Capitol, was authorized and built i ==Construction and Early History==
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• How did Hawaii become a US State
  ...lished, see Potter, N.W., Kasdon, L.M., Rayson, A., Potter, N.W., 2003. <i>History of the Hawaiian kingdom</i>. Bess Press, Honolulu. </ref> In 1849, there was an invasion by French troops over the issue of Catholics gaining religious rights. By this time,
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