Causes Of World War 1
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World War I took place primarily in Europe from 1914 to 1918 and resulted in over 40 million casualties, including 20 million military and civilian deaths. The cause of World War I is primarily the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. On June 28, 1914, a Bosnian Serb student, Gavrilo Princip, shot and killed the Archduke, who was the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne.More...
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World War 2 Timeline
Although officially World War 2 started in September 1939 with the invasion of Poland by Germany, there were many other incidents that led to the actual war. Here is a timeline highlighting some of those incidents until the war finally came to an end in 1945 in August with the surrender of Imperial Japan.More...
What Happened At Pearl Harbor ?
On seventh December 1941, 7:55 am, as per Hawaii timing, a dive bomber from Japan appeared from the clouds covering Oahu Island. It bore on the wings the insignia of a red rising sun, the symbol of Japan and was followed by a fleet of three hundred and sixty Japanese warplanes. These planes brutally attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor. This surprise attack came as a critical setback on the Pacific navy of US and drew the Americans irreversibly into the Second World War. More...
Summary Of Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was the longest battle to have been fought ever by the United States. During the Cold War between America and the Soviet Union, there were several problems within Vietnam. However, these problems had nothing to do with the Cold War, they were internal strives and struggles in the country.More...
Pros Cons To Going To War With Iraq
What are the pros and cons of going to war with Iraq? Today, weapons of mass destruction can be easily acquired and if the army can make them, so can the terrorists. Sometimes we wonder if there can be any advantages of a war.More...
How Many People Did Hitler Kill ?
It is difficult to say how many people Hitler might have actually killed and it could be many millions worldwide. If he did not die, today there would not have been even one Jew who was spared. Hitler hated the Jewish community and wanted to erase them from the face of the Earth. A rough estimate points that around 11 million people died during the terror reign of Hitler.More...
What Are The Reasons Why The Cold War Started ?
The Cold War actually started soon after the World War II. Several countries were involved in the Second World War including the Soviet Union and after that America were extremely insecure because of the seemingly Russian might and power. In addition, the American government was against communism.More...
History Of Crusades The Holy Wars
Pope Urban II called a meeting of important clergymen in the year 1905. The meeting took place in the town of Clermont located in France. The meeting was in response to the plea of Alexius Comnenus, the emperor of Byzantine, asking for soldiers to fight the Turkish Muslims. It was during this meeting that the pope requested that the Holy Land be freed from the hands of the Muslims, and the attendees were in favor of this. As a result, this lead to the first crusade, which was the most successful out of the eight major ones. More...
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When America was deeply involved in World War II, baseball was at risk as the Americans did not want to see handsomely paid athletes hitting balls while their loved one were dying in foreign countries. Interest in baseball started declining, especially when young baseball players were being drafted for combat.