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The Cuban Missile Crisis was a 13 day period in October 1962, where nuclear war seemed imminent. It was important as it demonstrated the problems that could be caused by nuclear weapons and introduced the co...

(intro) The Great Depression was an important reason why Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in January 1933. However, his rise to power could not have happened without other reasons. Other necessary factors...

Firstly, the Native American tribes were heavily blamed in the aftermath of the war for their involvement and subsequent alliance with the British forces by the new government. Therefore, they had large area...

Bandits: Being in a largely lawless region of the country, settlers had to fend for themselves most of the time. A mixture of Indian and American raiders meant that the settlers were never truly safe, and th...

During the interwar period (1919-39) there were a series of factors that led to the start of the Second World War (WWII), such as the Treaty of Versailles, the rise of fascism and economic instability. The T...