The Long and Short-Term Causes of WW2

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Portuguese turned Spanish explorer, Ferdinand Magellan set sail with funding from the King of Spain to find a quick and lucrative route to the Spice Islands. After traversing the Atlantic Ocean and discovering the Pacific Ocean, Magellan died suddenly, leaving his crew to finish the circumnavigation.

Marcus Garvey studied law and philosophy in London before sailing to New York City where he became one of the early civil rights voices for black equality.

Wilbur and Orville Wright had early interests in flight and using money from their bicycle shop, funded early explorations in gas-powered airplanes. In 1903, Wilbur took the first flight in a powered airplane, a major stepping stone in aviation history.

Galileo Galilei was a mathematician, physicist, and early cosmologist who discovered the moons of Jupiter, details of Earth’s moon, and more. Galileo’s support for a heliocentric solar system placed him at odds with the Catholic Church, which would ultimately place him on house arrest for the remainder of his life.

Born into nobility in 1892, Baron von Richthofen would become the most feared German fighter pilot in the early aerial combat days of WWI. Flying his blood-red bi-plane, he was given the nickname “The Red Baron,” and ultimately achieved 80 confirmed aerial victories before his death at age 25.

Trained as a hoplite warrior himself, King Leonidas fought in two Persian invasion attempts during his reign over Sparta. During the Second Persian War, Persian King Xerxes faced Leonidas in the Battle of Thermopylae, where Leonidas and the Spartan 300 fought to the death after King Xerxes outmaneuvered Leonidas’ high-ground advantage.

The Mayflower Compact was a governing document created by the Mayflower passengers and Pilgrims once their contract with the Virginia Company was believed to be nullified. It was signed on November 11th, 1620, the day the Mayflower made landfall.