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April 25, 2025
The Long and Short-Term Causes of WW2
The causes of World War II can be categorized into long-term and short-term factors. Long-term causes include unresolved issues from World War I, the Treaty of Versailles, economic instability, and the rise of totalitarian regimes. Short-term causes involve aggressive expansion by Germany, Italy, and Japan, along with events like the invasion of Poland in 1939, which directly triggered the war.
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May 2, 2022
Fall of the Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire was Constantine I’s extension of the Roman Empire until its overzealous military exhausted resources and economic conditions weakened the political environment, leading to the fall of the Byzantine Empire.
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April 29, 2022
Easter Island: Location, Statues, and Fate of Rapa Nui People
Located 2,300 miles west of South America, Easter Island is the most remote inhabited island on earth and where the Rapa Nui people built 887 statues before mysteriously disappearing.
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April 28, 2022
The Siege of Boston
The Siege of Boston was an early victory in the American Revolutionary War after self-government sentiment peaked in response to British Parliament’s taxation.
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April 27, 2022
Imperialism in China: Trade, War, Nationalism and Rebellion
In response to tensions between China and global trade partners during the Age of Imperialism, China would go through a period of war, nationalism and rebellion in response to outside oppression.
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April 26, 2022
First Battle of the Marne
The First Battle of the Marne escalated World War I as the German advance on Paris forced French and British forces to defend the French capital, leading to an early allied victory against German aggression.
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April 25, 2022
Navajo Treaty of 1868
After years of violence between the Navajo and the U.S. Army, the Navajo People were ordered to relocate from Arizona to New Mexico, only to find barren land and death, which led to the Navajo Treaty of 1868, allowing the tribe to move back home under conditions of peace.
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April 22, 2022
Medieval Christianity
Medieval Christianity was marred by the Crusades and beliefs in sacerdotalism, which gave priests unilateral power to extort peasants and nobles alike for high fees to buy passage into heaven.
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