Otto von Bismarck is one of the key figures who is discussed concerning the formation of a modern Germany. Few people are so central to the story of a nation’s formation as this man, and his contributions as a statesman and diplomat are hard to overstate when looking at the formation of Germany as we […]
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Leading up to the first World War, many major world powers increased their colonial holdings worldwide. Then, in the late 1800s, many major world powers began to move into areas they had not colonized during the Age of Expansion. This was partly fueled by the rise of the factory and the possibility of selling products
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Many people are familiar only with the bare facts about the Civil War. The average person that you ask about this topic on the street will tell you that the war was between the North and the South and that the North won. They might also be able to tell you that Abraham Lincoln was
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