History 1
Tell me about Charlemahne.
1800, during the medieval period, Pop Leo III crowned Charlemagne Holy Roman Emperor of Europe
Tell me about William the Conqueror.
In 1054, the church split into Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox. William the Conqueror defeated King Harold of England in 1066 and started feudalism.
Tell me about the Crusades.
Richard the Lion-Hearted, son of Eleanor of Aquitaine, fought the Turks for Jerusalem during the time of the Crusades, from 1095 to 1291.
Tell me about the Magna Carta.
English King John signed the Magna Carta in 1215, limiting the king's power. Later, England's King Edward III claimed to be king of France and began the Hundred Years' War in 1337.
Tell me about the Hundred Years' War.
During the Hundred Year' War, Joan of Arc and King Charles VII led the French to defeat the English at the Siege of Orleans. In the late 1340s, fleas on rats carried the plague, which killed on out of three Europeans.
Tell me about the Renaissance.
During the Renaissance period, from 1350 to 1600, Leonardo da Vinci was a famous inventor, Shakespeare was a famous playwright, Michelangelo was a famous artist, and Copernicus was a famous scientist.
Tell me about the Reformation.
In 1517, Martin Luther began the Protestant Reformation by printing the Ninety-five Theses that made Pope Leo X excommunicate him. Later, John Calvin joined the Reformation.
Tell me about the European Explorers.
Between the late 1400s and the mid-1500s, Dias rounded the Cape of Good Hope, America Vespucci sailed to the Americas, Balboa crossed Central America to the Pacific, Magellan's crew sailed around the globe, and Coronado explored the American Southwest.
Tell me about some Absolute Monarchs.
Between the 1500s and 1800s, Henry the VIII of England, Louis XIV of France, Fillip II of Spain, Peter the Great of Russia, and Frederick the great of Prussia ruled during the age of absolute monarchs.
Tell me about the History of Russia.
Vladimir I brought Christianity to Russia in the 900s. In the 1500s, Czar Ivan the Terrible unified Russia. Peter the Great and Catherine the Great expanded and Westernize Russia in the 1700s.
Tell me about the French Revolution.
In 1789, the French Revolution began when citizens stormed the Bastille and fought for the Declaration of the Rights of Man. Later, during the Reign of Terror, the aristocrats' heads were removed by the guillotine.
Tell me about the Battle of Waterloo.
Napoleon Bonaparte of the French Empire was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo by British General Wellington and his allies soon after teh War of 1812 in the United States.
Tell me about the Industrial Revolution.
Watt's steam engine, Cartwright's power loom, and Whitney's cotton gin spurred the Industrial Revolution that began in teh 1760s.
Tell me about World War I leaders.
Clemenceau of France, Lloyd George of England, Nicholas II of Russia, Wilhelm II of Germany, and Wilson of the United states were leaders during World War I, which started in 1914 and ended in 1918.
Tell me about World War I countries.
During World War I, Great Britain, France, and Russia were allies and fought against Austria-Hungry and Germany, which were called the Central Powers. In 1917, the United Stated entered the was, assisting the Allies.
Tell me about how World War II began.
World War II began in 1939 when Hitler invaded Poland. Two engagements that helped the United States win the Pacific Front were defeating Japan at the Battle of Midway and dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.
Tell me about World War II leaders.
World War II AXIS leaders, were: Hitler of Germany, Tojo of Japan, and Mussolini of Italy. World War II Allied leaders were: Churchill of England, Roosevelt, Eisenhower, and MacArthur of the United States, and Stalin of the USSR.
Tell me about the United Nations.
In 1945, after the League of Nations failed to prevent World War II, American President Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Churchill, and Soviet Premier Stalin began the United Nations.
Tell me about the Korean War.
In 1950, General Douglas MacArtur led the United Nations forces to stop communist North Korea from capturing all of South Korea during the Korean War.
Tell me about the Vietnam War.
In 1965, President Johnson sent U.S. troops to stop communist North troops to stop communist Nort Vietnam from capturing all of South Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
Tell me about the end of the Cold War.
In the 1980s, British Minister Margaret Thatcher and American President Ronald Reagan worked together to end the Cold War, lessen big government, and strengthen the conservative movement.
Tell me about the fall of Communism.
Tell me about the Gulf War.
In 1990, President George H. W. Bush sent troops to the Persian Gulf to expel Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein from Kuwait during the Gulf War.
Tell me about the end of the Apartheid.
In 1994, South African President de Klerk allowed free elections. Nelson Mandela became South Africa's first black president, demonstrating apartheid was ending.