World War I: From Stalemate to Armistice
Western Front: Stalemate
By early 1915, opposing armies on the Western Front had dug miles of parallel trenches to protect themselves from enemy fire, creating a new form of combat known as trench warfare. The space between the opposing trenches was called “no man’s land”. When the officers ordered an attack, the soldiers went to the top of the trench and there they had to face rounds of machine-gun fire and shells of all calibers. Most of the offensives, most of the attacks to the enemy trenches,
Read MoreTimeline of American, French, and Spanish Revolutions (1776-1814)
The American Revolution (1776-1787)
- December 16, 1773: Boston Tea Party.
- July 4, 1776: The Declaration of Independence.
- October 17, 1777: First victory of the rebels at Saratoga. In November, the members of the Second Continental Congress approve the Articles of Confederation.
- 1778: The government of Louis XVI signs a treaty of Alliance with the rebels, represented by Benjamin Franklin.
- 1781: Surrender of England’s General Cornwallis at Yorktown.
- September 3, 1783: Signature of the Peace of Versailles.
Anglo-Saxon Britain: 5th to 11th Century History
Unit 2: Anglo-Saxon Britain
Anglo-Saxon England refers to the period of history of the part of Britain that became known as England, lasting from the end of Roman occupation and the establishment of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in the 5th century until the Norman Conquest of England in 1066 by William the Conqueror. Anglo-Saxon is referring to the Germanic peoples who came to Britain during the 5th and 6th centuries. Until the 9th century, Anglo-Saxon England was dominated by the Heptarchy: the kingdoms
Read MoreFrench Revolution: Causes, Events, and Napoleonic Era
The Beginning of the Modern Age
The outbreak of the French Revolution in 1789 marked the start of the Modern Age. From 1789, the enlightened changes were violently imposed by revolutionaries, against the wishes of monarchs. In Spain, the events of the French Revolution inspired the first steps towards a new political, economic, and social order. The French Revolution marked the arrival of a new era, which was symbolized by the famous slogan: “Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity.”
Causes of the French
Read MoreMedieval Europe and the Rise of Islam: A Historical Timeline
Where Did Germanic Tribes Live?
They lived to the north of the Roman Empire.
Why Did Theodosius Divide the Empire Between His Sons?
To make it easier to defend.
Who Was the Last Emperor of the Western Empire? When Was He Deposed?
He was Romulus Augustulus.
Name and Write About the Smaller Kingdoms
- Franks, in France.
- Visigoths, in Spain.
- Ostrogoths and Lombards in Italy.
- Angles and Saxons in Britain.
Who Were the Visigoths?
They entered the Roman Empire at the end of the 4th century to escape from the Huns.
Read MoreSir Arthur Conan Doyle, British Empire and Detective Fiction History
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh. He studied medicine but was also interested in politics, spiritualism, logic, and reason. He had great success in writing, and his books are widely known. He is famous for creating Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. The two characters first appeared in A Study in Scarlet, which was published in Beeton’s Christmas Annual. In 1890, the second Sherlock Holmes novel, The Sign of Four, was published, firmly establishing Holmes and Watson
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