The Franquism or Franquist Regime (1939-1975) was a dictatorial political system established in Spain between the years 1939 to 1976, following the fascist molds and led by Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo...
Spain, whose official name is the Kingdom of Spain, is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula. After a 20th century marked by a Civil War and a forty-year dictatorship, democracy has returned...
Punic Wars is the name given to three wars fought between Carthage – a city located in North Africa and Rome, between the years 264 a. C and 146 a. Ç.. Carthage held the commercial monopoly...
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, better known simply as the United Kingdom, is made up of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Understand,...
The beginning of World War II occurred on September 1, 1939 with the invasion of Poland by the German army. Germany demanded that Poland return the zone called “corridor...
War of the Peloponnese was a civil war between Athens and Sparta, that happened in Old Greece between 431 and 404 a. Ç. This military conflict lasted 27 years and ended with the victory of...
Imperialism in Asia occurred throughout the 19th century when European powers, Japan and the United States occupied Asian regions. The expansion to Asia was due to factors...
Alexander the Great (or Alexander, the Great), was born in 356 a. C., in Macedonia, north of Greece, was prince and king of Macedonia. He conquered one of the greatest empires in the world, with territory...
In 2010 the Arab Spring began, a movement of protest in Muslim countries that started in Tunisia and continues to this day. The movement is characterized by the struggle for...
The Magna Carta or Magna Carta was a document that guaranteed certain limitations on the king's power in relation to the English nobles. It is considered the first constitutional document in the western world...
The proclamation of the National Constituent Assembly in France took place on July 9, 1789. Two years later, on September 3, 1791, a Constitution was adopted that ended the Old...
Industry is the concentration of productive activities aimed at transforming raw materials into goods for the most different types of consumption. Its importance is so great nowadays that...
Fidel Castro (1926-2016) was a Cuban revolutionary and communist leader. President of the Council of State of the Republic of Cuba (1976-2008), First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Party...
European imperialism in Africa took place throughout the 19th century. Until 1876, 10.8% of the African territory was in the possession of settlers. As early as 1900, the European domain corresponded to 90.4%. THE...
The American Constitution was enacted in 1787 and ratified two years later by the 13 American states. In 1791, the American Magna Carta would receive the addition of the Bill of Rights (Bill of...
The Fall of the Bastille or Taking of the Bastille was the overthrow of the Bastille prison-fortress by the people of Paris on July 14, 1789. This prison symbolized the absolutism and arbitrariness of...
Charlemagne or Charles I the Great was an important medieval emperor and conqueror of the Carolingian Dynasty. A great defender of Catholic dogmas, he was crowned Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire...
Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) was an Austrian-born politician and dictator who ruled Germany from 1933 to 1945. He seized power by democratic means and led the process that culminated in the...
The Boxer War (or Revolt) was a popular anti-Christian and anti-Western uprising of a xenophobic and traditionalist character, which took place in virtually every province in northern China between the...
The Templars or Order of the Temple was founded in 1128 during the Council of Troyes by Hugo Peyens and Geoffrey de Saint-Omer. The Order's aim was to protect pilgrims going to Jerusalem. More...
The English colonization process in the Americas started late, compared to the Spanish and Portuguese. Colonial exploitation began with small villages that formed,...
Utopia is a Greek word meaning "nowhere" and was used as the title of the book by writer, humanist and statesman Thomas More (1478-1535). The work was published in 1516, almost three...
The Victorian Era, which took place between 1837 and 1901, marks the reign of Queen Victoria in the United Kingdom and a period of great economic, political and cultural transformations. Also known as...
The First World War (1914-1918) recorded numerous battles that caused huge numbers of casualties. As it is a global conflict, soldiers from the five took part in some battles...
The Celts are a people of Antiquity who inhabited regions of Europe between the II and III centuries; Ç. There were several peoples who shared the Celtic language and culture, and so, they didn't...
The Holy Roman Empire was a feudal monarchy that lasted from 800 to 1806 in Central Europe and part of Northern Europe. At its height, it included the current territories belonging...
Portuguese Africa comprises the territories that were colonized by the Portuguese during the 15th-16th century on the African continent. As a result of the overseas expansion, the...
The Slavs are a people who originated in Russia and spread across Eastern Europe. This appellation came from the Greeks and Romans who thought they were all equal to each other. Origin The...
Presidentialism is a system of government created in the United States in 1787 to be used as a model in Democratic Republics. In it, each of the powers (Executive Power, Power...
The Eiffel Tower is a large tower that is located on the Champ de Mars (Champ de Mars) in Paris, France. The monument has become an icon of the city, the country and Europe, which receives millions...
The "Arab Empire" or "Islamic Arab Empire" is closely linked to the expansion of Islam and constituted a State that dominated a large part of the Asian continent, from the north of...
Genghis Khan was a Mongolian warrior and politician who expanded his territory from Asia to Europe. Legend has made the sovereign synonymous with the bloodthirsty despot, the merciless murderer, but...
The Kurds are an ethnicity originating from the Middle East and it is estimated that there are around 30 million Kurds spread around the world. This people was part of the Turkish-Ottoman Empire and did not receive a...
The Carolingian Empire (800-888) has its name derived from Carolus (from the Latin, Charles) and designates the Frankish Kingdom that occupied the region of central Europe (coinciding with the former Roman Empire of...
The League of Nations was created by the Treaty of Versailles on July 28, 1919, at the end of World War I. Its main objective was to serve as a space for discussions between nations and...
The flag of France is made up of three vertical lines in blue, white and red. It was established as the official symbol of the French Republic and the only French pavilion since...
After World War II, during the Postdam Conference, Germany was divided between the Allied Powers and the Soviet Union. In 1949, the country was formally divided giving rise to...
World War II recorded 582 battles between the years 1939 and 1945. Some of these fights lasted for days, while others were fought for years. The most significant battles are...
The “Truman Doctrine” corresponds to the set of economic, diplomatic and military strategies with a global reach. They were carried out by the government of the United States of America from...
Parliamentarianism is a political system of English origin in which power is concentrated in Parliaments and which can be used both in Republics and Constitutional Monarchies; Yet,...
Monotheism is the belief in only one god. The three largest monotheistic religions in the world are Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Origin The word monotheism comes from the junction of...
The Franco-Prussian War took place between the French Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia in 1870-71. France was defeated and the empire fell, replaced by the Third French Republic. Also, the...
The History of Sculpture goes back to the Paleolithic Age, or the Lascada Stone, when it originated. At that time, statuettes of ivory and bones were already made, usually of female figures that...
The Battle of Poitiers or Battle of Tours, which took place in 732, was considered one of the most important conflicts between Christianity and Islam, that is, between the Franks led by Carlos...
Manifest Destiny was an expression coined by journalist John Louis O'Sullivan in 1845, when the Americans were occupying the West. The expression refers to the fact of the Anglo-Saxons...
Cleopatra, queen of Egypt from 51-30 BC, was the daughter of Ptolemy XII Auletes. He spoke six languages, was an admirable politician and knew how to use his seduction to secure a position favorable to...
Periplo Africano is the name of a series of voyages carried out by the Portuguese in the 15th century, initially through the Mediterranean Sea, but above all along the coast of Africa. The goal was to find a...
Medieval castles began to be built when Western Europe was invaded by the Nordic peoples. Faced with the danger, there was a need to increase the defense of the territory by building...
The Meiji Revolution or Restoration designates a period of profound political, religious, and social renewals that took place in Japan between 1868 and 1900. It is also called "Renewal"...
The Sphinx of Giza or Great Sphinx of Giza is a giant monument, erected in the time of Ancient Egypt, which is located near the Pyramids of Egypt, on the west bank of the Nile River, in the...
