Was the Hundred Years' War fought mainly in England? What caused the Hundred Years' War? What made the Hundred Years' War different from previous wars? Who sparked the Second Hundred Years' War? How many battles took place in the Napoloeonic Wars?
Persian Wars Revolutionary War Trojan War War of 1812 Helen of Troy, described as "the face that launched a thousand ships,” is blamed for inadvertently starting the Trojan War. Read More: The Curse of Beauty: How Helen of Troy Was Blamed for Sparking the Trojan War 4. True or false: ...
The Red Cross was founded on the belief that all soldiers, regardless of which army they belong to, should receive medical treatment. That first treaty was amended and built upon in subsequent meetings, culminating in 1949 when nations gathered to address the horrors of WWII. The 1949 assembly...
The severe destruction of cultural property -- artwork, literature, artifacts -- that occurred during World Wars I and II revealed holes in the existing laws. In 1954, the Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict was signed into effect. This third...
from Chapter 5/ Lesson 8 5.9K Historically, religion has been the cause of the majority of wars, but many have been fought for other reasons, primarily money. Learn about the economic motivations for war, such as disputes over land, weaponizing economics, and the economic impacts of wars....
It's Not Enough to Be Right—You Also Have to Be Kind- “It's harder to be kind than clever”, or put another way by Abraham Joshua Heschel: “When I was young, I used to admire intelligent people; as I grow older, I admire kind people.” ...
It was a very different process which is exactly why I wanted to do it. Credit to [director] Sam Gold who really let me fly out to left field and back. I'm about 50 percent through it and I'm going to finish it when I'm home from this tour. It's been ...
[2] The Manhattan connection explains why, for a long time, according to Melvin First of the Harvard School of Public Health: "Everything about these filters was classified 'secret' during WWII and for a number of years after the end of the war." The technology was eventually declassified ...
Since that first exposure to the 1911, I had always wanted my own. However, I was a college student at the time and had no money to buy one, so that plan went on the back burner. Over the years after purchasing several revolvers and hunting rifles, I thought it was time to get on...
The most expensive Lincoln wheat penny was a bronze coin struck in 1943. Unlike other pieces made of steel struck during WWII to let use copper for war purposes, a few first pieces were minted on the planchet with some copper residue. ...