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How did Julius Caesar die? Julius Caesar died from being stabbed to death by a mob of conspirators in a place just next to the Theatre of Pompey, in 44 BC on the Roman Ides of March. At the time, Julius Caesar had been declared dictator by the Senate and…
The answer is not so much about what Rosa Parks did - it was what she didn't do that set a series of events in motion that finally led to the end of segregation on all busses in Alabama. Rosa Parks' Arrest Rosa Parks got arrested on a municipal Montgomery…
What caused the Cold War? A number of geopolitical factors that emerged in the wake of the Second World War, pitting Russia against the U.S. World War II ended with the Soviet Union and United States as allies that triumphed over Nazi Germany. But how did two countries that used…
The Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919 and was a peace treaty at the end of World War I between the Allies and Germany. It was signed precisely 5 years after Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated. The other Central powers signed separate treaties and although the actual…
Although the very first plastics, made from natural plastic materials such as rubber, chewing gum and shellac were already made and used as early as 1600 BC (by Mesoamericans) and the Middle Ages, the invention of modern, synthetic plastic only started in the 1800s. Some Important Dates in The Invention…
David Ben-Gurion, head of the Jewish Agency declared the State of Israel to be established on May 14, 1948. The new state was recognized by the U.S. and large amounts of Jews started migrating to Israel from the Muslim Countries and Europe. Today, 42% of the world’s Jewish population live…
The Korean War was fought between North and South Korea, between 25 June 1950 and 27 July 1953. The United Nations, with the U.S. at its lead was aligned with the South, while China fought on the North's side, with help from the Soviet Union. The war started because of…
Statistics on how many Russians died in World War Two vary widely. Some sources say that the Soviet Union had over 20,000,000 casualties, both military personnel and civilians, but these figures are under dispute. During Soviet rule, all information regarding casualties was kept secret, making it hard to find the…
The USSR and seven European countries signed the Warsaw Pact on May 14, 1955 as a response to NATO, to have a similar alliance on the opposition side. Members included Albania, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Bulgaria, Poland, Romania and the Soviet Union. Through the treaty, member states promised to defend any…
Is Russia Communist? With its national identity linked to communism for nearly a century, and its weak foundations of democracy in the 21st century, many will inevitably wonder: Is Russia communist? The answer is no, Russia can no longer be seen as a communist country. The communist Soviet Union ended…
