The Vietnam War: A War of Guerrilla Warfare and Global Politics
Reading Time: 19 minutes The Vietnam War raged from 1955 to 1975. It escalated from a civil war into one of the twentieth…
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Reading Time: 19 minutes The Haitian Revolution and the First Black Republic
Reading Time: 19 minutes The Haitian Revolution (1791–1804) was among the most radical and far-reaching revolts in modern times. What began as the…
25+ Best Books on China’s History
Reading Time: 11 minutes Our collection of 25+ of the best books on China’s history includes both fact and fiction, Pulitzer Prize winners,…
Easter Rising of 1916 and the Birth of Irish Independence
Reading Time: 24 minutes The Easter Rising of 1916 was an armed insurrection by Irish nationalists against British rule. Fewer than 2,000 Volunteers…
13 Causes of the French Revolution Explained
Reading Time: 14 minutes There was no one cause of the French Revolution. Multiple political, economic, social, and intellectual forces were at work,…
Mao Zedong’s China: A Journey from Hope to Havoc
Reading Time: 19 minutes When Mao Zedong stood atop Tiananmen Gate and announced the creation of the People’s Republic of China in 1949,…
Joaquin Murrieta: The Mexican Robin Hood of the Gold Rush
Reading Time: 15 minutes Joaquin Murrieta was one of California’s most notorious and controversial Gold Rush-era figures. He was reputedly either a cruel…
The War of 1812: Causes, Battles, and Lasting Impact
Reading Time: 24 minutes Buried in the shadow of the Revolution and the Civil War, the War of 1812 has often been labeled…
How Otto von Bismarck Shaped the Destiny of the German Empire
Reading Time: 19 minutes Otto von Bismarck, who rose to power in the middle of the 19th century, was one of the most…
Garibaldi and the Popular Unification of Italy
Reading Time: 25 minutes In the early 1800s, Italy was not a country, but a collection of kingdoms, duchies, and provinces ruled by…
