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Events and People of the Texas Revolution - The War That Made America
The Texas Revolution (1835-1836) is one of the most important events in American history as it established the Texas Republic, leading to the annexation of Texas as the 28th state in 1846...
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20 Battles of the American Revolution
The American Revolutionary War (1775-1783) was a long and bitter conflict fought between Great Britain and its rebellious thirteen colonies, which were struggling for independence as a new nation, the United States...
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The Difference Between the Mensheviks & Bolsheviks
The Mensheviks ('Minoritarians') and Bolsheviks ('Majoritarians') were two rival factions within the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (RSDLP), also known as the Russian Social Democratic Workers'...
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Map of the Russian Revolution & Collapse of Tsarism, 1917–18
The Russian Revolution of 1917 marked the collapse of imperial authority and the emergence of a radically new political order. Years of military defeat, economic strain, and social inequality...
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Introduction to the British Industrial Revolution
Did you know that the industrial revolution in Britain is referred to as the first industrial revolution, since that is where it happened first? The British Industrial Revolution was a period of both...
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Map of the Russian Revolution of 1905
This map illustrates the Russian Revolution of 1905, a wave of political and social unrest across the Russian Empire following defeat in the Russo-Japanese War (1904-5). The revolution was sparked by Bloody Sunday...
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Map of the French Revolution and Wars 1789-99
The French Revolution (1789–1799) also known The Revolution of 1789 to distinguish it from the ones of 1830 and 1848, was a transformative decade that reshaped France and reverberated across Europe. Sparked...
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The First Industrial Revolution, c. 1760 - 1840
The First Industrial Revolution refers to the profound economic and technological transformation that reshaped parts of Europe and North America between c. 1760 and 1840, first and most intensively in...
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An Allegory of the Revolution
Allégorie révolutionnaire ("Allegory of the revolution") by Nicolas Henri Jeaurat de Bertry, 1794. It was made in honor of Enlightenment philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778), whose portrait is seen at the top...
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The Scientific Revolution (c. 1500–1700) - From Tradition to Empiricism in Early Modern Europe
The Scientific Revolution (c. 1500–1700) marks a transformative phase in European intellectual history, during which long-standing medieval frameworks were increasingly...
