Tag: world history

The Middle Ages Date: 2002 The Making Of Modern Britain Medieval Politics, Economics, Religion, And Learning Introduction Between 1000 and 1300, drastic political, economic, and social change occurred in Europe. Not only did trade revive, cities grow, and a new bourgeois social class emerge, but i...

The American Civil War, Abraham Lincoln American Civil War history with slideshows, photos, music, major battles like Gettysburg as well as personalities like Lincoln, Grant, Lee and the Black Regiments Edited by: Robert Guisepi 2002 He was an unusual man in many ways. One minute he would wrestle wi...

Africa And The Africans In The Age Of The Atlantic Slave TradeAuthor: Stearns, Peter N.;Adas, Michael;Schwartz, Stuart B.Date: 1992The African DiasporaThe slave trade was the means by which the history of the Americas andAfrica became linked and a principal way in which African societies were drawni...

Australian ConfederationAuthor: Grey, J. GrattanAustralian Confederation1901It has always been a question with geographers whether to class Australiaas an island or as a continent, some arguing that it is too small for the one,and others that it is too large for the other. However that may be, itsis...

On February 24, 1905, Congress passed a bill authorizing the War Department to return its stockpile of captured Confederate battle flags to their original owners. This poem was written by A former Union soldier at the height of the debate over the issue, which was considered quite controversial. Sho...

The Spread Of Chinese Civilization To JapanAuthor: Stearns, Peter N.Date: 2000The Spread Of Chinese Civilization To JapanAlthough its full impact on global history has not been felt until thelast century or so, the transmission of key elements in Chinese culture to theoffshore islands that came to m...

Abraham Lincoln, Farewell AddressSpringfield, IllinoisFebruary 11, 1861 When Lincoln left Springfield to start his inaugural journey to Washington, D.C., he paid an unforgettable tribute to his friends and neighbors in what is known today as the Farewell Address. Lincoln spoke these famous, emotion-...

Ancient Rome "Remember, Roman, that it is for thee to rule the nations. This shall be thy task, to impose the ways of peace, to spare the vanquished, and to tame the proud by war." Flavius JosephusAD 72When Bassus was dead in Judea, Flavius Silva succeeded him as procurator there; who when he saw t...

A History of England Canute Becomes King Of England Author: Hume, David 1017 Canute Becomes King Of England After the success of King Alfred over the Danes in the last quarter of the ninth century, England enjoyed a considerable respite from the invasions of the bold ravagers who had caused great ...

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The American Civil War, Gettysburg 1863 Edited by: Robert Guisepi 2002 On June 24, 1863, General Robert E. Lee led his Confederate Army across the Potomac River and headed towards Pennsylvania. In response to this threat President Lincoln replaced his army commander, General Joseph Hooker, with Gene...

A History Of France The emergence of France History Of Europe During The Middle AgesAuthor: Hallam, Henry While this page contains a general overview of the beginnings of France, the selections on the left provide a more detailed accountA General Overview From the 9th to the 11th century the peoples...