Britain was almost bankrupt after the Seven Years War, 1756-1763, which was called in America the French and Indian War. This led Parliament to tax the colonies. Resistance to taxes…
In the decades prior to the Revolutionary War, tensions arose between the two largest global powers: BRITAIN, led by King George II, and FRANCE, led by King Louis XV. Because…
England and France had fought from the time of Richard the Lionheart and Philip II after the 3rd Crusade in the 12th century, up to the 19th century between the…
During America's colonial era, the French cultivated trade and friendly relations with Indians by assimilating with various aspects of their culture, giving them gifts, and even intermarrying. British, on the…
England and France had fought from the time of Richard the Lionheart and Philip II after the 3rd Crusade in the 12th century, up to the 19th century between the…
Plato was a Greek philosopher who lived in the city-state of Athens. In 380 BC, Plato wrote The Republic, where he described in Books 8 and 9: "States are as…
The Spanish Empire was the first empire on which "the sun never set," spanning over 5 million square miles around the globe. Beginning in 1492, with Columbus' attempt to reach…
One of the oldest civilizations is that of the Armenians. According to ancient tradition, Noah's Ark rested on Mount Ararat in the Armenian Mountain Range. Noah's Ark on Mount…
President Nixon, in his last official address, August 8, 1974, left a cryptic warning of the Middle East "... so that the cradle of civilization will not become its grave."…
Jews in Europe suffered major persecutions, such as: Black Death persecution, 1348–1350; Toulon, 1348; Massacre in Barcelona and Catalan cities, 1391; Erfurt Massacre, 1349; Basel, Aragon and Flanders Massacres; "Valentine's…
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