Joshua Tree National Park
The extremely popular Joshua Tree National Park is located in the US state of California. Over 1.2 million visitors come to California to experience Joshua Tree National Park. The desert landscape extends over an...
Cuban Missile Crisis
The 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis was the most dangerous confrontation in the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union and was triggered by the stationing of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba....
Cities and Places in Chile
Chiloe Island This island is located on the northwest coast of Chiloé, about 30 minutes from Ancud. In addition to the numerous myths and legends, the island is mainly known for its wooden churches,...
Cold War
Cold War, a catchphrase for a non-military confrontation between two states or groups of states. Means, methods, objectives: The spectrum of means and methods used in a Cold War includes: the establishment and expansion...
North-South Conflict Part II
North-South conflict, term for the contrasts that arise from the economic-social and political-cultural development gap between the industrialized countries of the northern hemisphere and the developing countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America, which...
North-South Conflict Part I
North-South conflict, collective term for the difference in living conditions between the developing countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America and the developed industrial countries,which has been described as a contradiction since the 1960s....
East West Conflict
East-West conflict, term for the contrasts that broke out under the victorious powers after the Second World War and led to a global polarization in a western camp under the leadership of the USA...
The History of China Part II
Song and Border Dynasties Following the fall of the Tang Dynasty in 907, a period of wrestling known as the Five Dynasties and ten kingdoms followed. The Song Dynasty was established in 960, but...
The History of China Part I
It is not possible to set a geographical boundary for China that is valid for all the epochs in the country’s history. Looking at the historical development from 2000 BCE. to this day, one...
History of the Republic of China Part III
Guomindang’s relationship with the communists The relationship between the Nationalist Party / Guomindang and the Communists changed fundamentally from the early years to the Republic and to the establishment of the People’s Republic in...
History of the Republic of China Part II
The Communist Party is established In the anger of the Versailles peace and disappointment after the Washington conference, interest in the Russian revolution grew. A contributing factor was that in 1919 the Russians promised...
History of the Republic of China Part I
The history of the Republic of China covers the period from the fall of the Qing Dynasty in 1912 to the establishment of the People’s Republic of China in 1949. Revolution Towards the end...
The Prehistory of China
China’s prehistory became the subject of more extensive investigations only after World War II. In particular, the excavations of the rich first tombs of the Han and Zhou dynasties have attracted international attention. However,...
Early History Part VI
The adoption of the culture of antiquity by Europe seems to have resembled the Greco-Roman process of reception in that intellectual appropriation was preceded by a level of relatively dependent learning in relation to...
Early History Part V
The Christian literature of late antiquity Originally the Christians had harshly rejected the whole culture of their pagan environment as belonging to this world that had to be overcome. During this time, up to...
Early History Part IV
During the classical age the drama experienced ?its heyday – with the tragedians Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides as well as with the comedy poet Aristophanes; in addition, the prose now produced masterpieces, e. B....
Early History Part III
Hellenism With the age of Hellenism, opened by Alexander’s victory over the Persians, the autocracy of the Greek Poleis came to an end: Political power now emanated from the monarchically ruled empires of the...
Early History Part II
Antiquity [from Latin antiquus ?old?] die, -, term for Greco-Roman antiquity, the first major epoch in the three-part (ancient, medieval and modern comprehensive) scheme of European history. Depending on the definition, antiquity extended from...
Early History Part I
Classification of the epoch Epoch designation that roughly dates back to 2000 BC. Describes to 500 AD. However, since the early period of this epoch has hardly any written sources and is therefore difficult...
Modern History Part V
The introduction of work and drive machines forced the abolition of the guild system and thus led to a fundamental change in the labor constitution. It relieved the human workforce, but at the same...
Modern History Part IV
Nevertheless, the relatively strong economic power of the bourgeoisie did not mean the end of the political domination of the nobility and clergy that had existed since the Middle Ages. The economic power of...
Modern History Part III
A mechanistic view of the political situation, as it were later attempted by T. Hobbes, was suggested by the strong upswing in the natural sciences. The voyages of discovery confirmed the doctrine of the...
Modern History Part II
The development in Italy on the threshold of modern times In the battles over Italy, the modern European state system came to an initial conclusion. Italy was not only rich at that time, but...
Modern History Part I
Modern times, term for the epoch following the Middle Ages and extending to the present day. Term content: The term was used as early as the 15th century, has become common as a periodization...
November Revolution Part II
Proclamation of the Republic Chancellor Max von Baden resigned on November 9th. He had chosen Friedrich Ebert, head of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), to be his provisional successor. The SPD was divided at...
November Revolution Part I
The November Revolution is the revolution that broke out in both countries after the military defeat of Germany and Austria in World War I. In the German Reich it began at the end of...
Contemporary History
Contemporary history, generally the historical period that immediately precedes the present (“most recent phase of modern times”) and has been thesubject of interestamong historians since antiquity (e.g. Thucydides); formed as a sub-discipline of historical...
Middle Ages Part III
The demographic and economic growth phase that characterized the High Middle Ages extended into the second decade of the 14th century, when catastrophic crop failures combined with cattle epidemics triggered the first agricultural crisis....
Middle Ages Part II
Middle Ages In European history, the Middle Ages denotes the period between antiquity and modern times. The term ?Middle Ages? was coined by the humanists of the 15th and 16th centuries. Century for the...
Middle Ages Part I
Middle Ages, abbreviation MA., Latin Media Aetas, Medium Aevum, in European history term for the period between antiquity and modern times. Medieval studies is dedicated to his research. Conceptual content The idea of ??a...