World History
Explore the history of the Americas, the Middle East, Africa, the Pacific and the East. From Chinese revolutions to Indian emancipation to American independence to African nationhood, there is so much to discover. Meet intriguing people like Castro, Ghandi and Mandela, witness the bloody battles that changed nations like the Vietnam War, the American Civil War and Rwandan Genocide; and examine major turning points like the atomic bomb, the Suez and Panama Canals and landing on the moon.
Richard III - Victim or Villain?
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<p>There are more books about Richard III than any other English king and he is the only monarch to have a worldwide Society devoted to the study of his reign. Why? Was he a good and effective king
...<p>There are more books about Richard III than any other English king and he is the only monarch to have a worldwide Society devoted to the study of his reign. Why? Was he a good and effective king
...Britain on the Brink in 1974
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<p>The OPEC Oil Crisis of 1973 disrupted economies throughout the world. By 1974 inflation was 15 %. Edward Heath’s decision to call a snap election in February 1974 failed to alleviate the dire
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The Napoleonic Wars
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<p>The Napoleonic Wars, fought between 1803 and 1815, changed European and world history forever. Nation states were destroyed and created, monarchies came and went and the stage was set for the
...<p>The Napoleonic Wars, fought between 1803 and 1815, changed European and world history forever. Nation states were destroyed and created, monarchies came and went and the stage was set for the
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The Path to the Indonesian Declaration of Independence
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<p>The Indonesian Independence movement began with the anti-colonialist student groups that formed in the 1900s in both the Netherlands and in Indonesia, and the formation of the Indonesian National
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<p>The Indonesian Independence movement began with the anti-colonialist student groups that formed in the 1900s in both the Netherlands and in Indonesia, and the formation of the Indonesian National
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In the Footsteps of Dictators
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<p>Twentieth century dictators left a trail of destruction in their wake. Pol Pot, Hitler, Ceausescu, Milosevic and Hoxha created physical footprints of their regimes of terror. Whether it be gigantic
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The Conquest of the New World - Cultural and Historical Legacy
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<p>In 1492, Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas, unaware he had discovered a new continent. This event marked the beginning of the Conquest of the New World. The conquest led to profound
...<p>In 1492, Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas, unaware he had discovered a new continent. This event marked the beginning of the Conquest of the New World. The conquest led to profound
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Unfit to Govern
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<p>Some monarchs, Presidents and Prime Ministers have been dangerously incompetent. President James Buchanan, 1857-1861, lacked the skills to govern in the national interest as Civil War loomed. Tsar
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Origins and Development of the Chinese Peoples
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Threads of Identity - Traditional Persian Fashion Across Ethnic Regions
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"Discovering" The Americas - The End of the World as They Knew It
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