History

Introduction The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day political and military standoff between the United States and the Soviet Union in October 1962. Triggered by the discovery of Soviet …

Introduction On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union stunned the world by launching Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth. This small, spherical object—about the size of …

Introduction Rosa Parks is widely known as the woman who refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus in 1955. Her quiet act of defiance became a …

Introduction The Korean War (1950–1953) was one of the most significant conflicts of the 20th century, occurring just five years after the end of World War II and becoming the …

Introduction The Chinese Communist Revolution, culminating in 1949, was one of the most transformative events of the 20th century. It not only brought an end to millennia of imperial rule …

Introduction The creation of the modern state of Israel in 1948 was a pivotal event in 20th-century history. It marked the culmination of Jewish aspirations for a homeland, centuries of …

Introduction The Independence of India on August 15, 1947, was a watershed moment in world history. It marked the end of nearly 200 years of British colonial rule and the …

Introduction In August 1945, two atomic bombs were dropped by the United States on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, marking the first and only time nuclear weapons have …

Introduction The founding of the United Nations (UN) in 1945 marked one of the most significant turning points in modern international history. Born out of the devastation of two world …

Introduction The Holocaust, also known as the Shoah, was the systematic, state-sponsored genocide of six million Jews by Nazi Germany and its collaborators during World War II. From 1941 to …

Introduction On January 30, 1933, Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany by President Paul von Hindenburg. This event marked the beginning of one of the darkest chapters in modern …

Introduction The women’s suffrage movement was one of the most significant and hard-fought civil rights battles in modern history. It centered on the right of women to vote and participate …