Holocaust was a mass killing of over six million Jews during the Second World War (1939-1945) by the Nazi Government of Germany under Adolf Hitler. During the Holocaust genocide almost two-thirds of the Jews in Europe were killed. Background Before the Holocaust, there were at least nine million Jews living in Europe. Most of these …
The Silk Road was a number of different trade routes that link east (specifically China and India) with the western world (specifically Europe). The routes were used by both Asian and European traders since around 130 BC to the conquest of Constantinople in 1453 AD that led to the closure of the routes. Origin The …
The Crusades were a series of religious wars waged by the Christendom against the Muslims over the issue of controlling the Holy Land which was of great importance to the both of the religions. The most important part of the Holy Land was the Jerusalem which attracted much of the Crusades. The Crusades started in …
The United Nations or United Nations Organization abbreviated as U.N. or U.N.O is an international organisation of nations founded since 1945 in order to promote peace and mutual understanding in the world. The Organization have succeeded its predecessor the League of Nations after the World War 2 after a failure to maintained peace and security …
World War 2 or the Second World War was a global war fought in most continent of the world and involved most countries in one way or the other, between 1939 to 1945. World War 2 have started and fought more specifically between the world’s two group of alliances. The first group called the ‘Allied …
The Great Depression was a worldwide economic crisis that brought depression to the economy of many countries during the 1930s. Before the Great Depression, after the World War I, the world economy seems to prosper, but as a result of many economic stagnation, the depression started to set in. But the US Stock Market Crash …
The League of Nations was an international voluntary organization of nations founded in 1920, after the World War 1 in order to maintained peace and provide a conducive atmosphere that would ensure cordial relationship among nations in the international sphere. The establishment of the League was made possible by the provision of the Treaty of …
The Treaty of Versailles also known as the Paris Peace Conference was an international peace agreement signed by the delegates of 27 countries at the Palace of Versailles, Paris, France, on 28 June, 1919, after the World War 1. The Treaty of Versailles emerged as the most significant among other peace agreements made during the …
World War 1 also known as the ‘Great War’ was a war fought between the powerful nations of Europe and effected the whole world from 1914 to 1918. Before the World War 1 Western nations have already attained a high development in terms of economic, political, and military dominance over the world. This made it …
Atlantic slave trade or Trans-Atlantic slave trade was a period in the history of the world from about 1500 to 1800, in which black Africans were purchased by the European slave traders and transported them to Americas and Europe where they worked as a slave laborers in farms and homes. Atlantic slave trade was possible …