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What is the history of wildfires in California?
...where the weather is often dry in many parts of the state. Looking at the history of wildfires, reasons as to why they have become more destructive become cl ==Early Record of California Wildfires==

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19th Century American Intellectual History Top Ten Booklist
...eply concerned with the history of ideas. Intellectual history is not the history of old, white philosophers stroking their beards behind mahogany desks. ...contained important intellectual ideas that changed the course of American history. Each of these books, in their own way, accomplish this delicate balancing

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Social History of American Medicine Top Ten Booklist
...t is an essential reference. Pretty much anyone who has written about the history of American medicine has cited it. Should you read it? Yes. Check it out ...s: Mothers, Disabilities, and Abortion in Modern America]'' (University of California Press 2012)

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How did the Boxer Rebellion unite Imperial Powers and create Chinese Nationalism
The Boxer Uprising (1899-1901) was a key event in the history of China, as it reflected the colonial powers increasing influence in Chine ...W. 1987. The Origins of the Boxer Uprising. Berkeley: University of California Press, Pg. 5-7, 39.</ref> While it is often believed the Boxers were not s

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When were Electric Cars Invented
...hat has some ways to go before they become common. However, electric cars' history goes back to the 19th century, as people experimented with electricity and ==The Early History of Electric Cars==

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How did ancient Professional Armies develop
...orld History: From Antiquity to the Nuclear Age''. Berkeley: University of California Press.</ref> This also paved the way for early states and empires to compet ...early professional armies in Mesopotamia, see Bauer, S. Wise. 2007. ''The History of the Ancient World: From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome''. 1st

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Did Theodore Roosevelt really save Football
.... <ref>Klein, Christopher, ”How Teddy Roosevelt helped save football,” history.com, September 6, 2012</ref> ...<ref>Klein, Christopher, ”How Teddy Roosevelt helped save football,” ''History.com'', September 6, 2012</ref> That belief apparently extended to his own s

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What are the "Six Flags" that have Flown over Texas
...origin of the fun centers. But the Six Flags name is grounded in very real history, which when dissected, encapsulates about 400 years of early American settl ...ifted into real estate development. On a trip to see the new Disneyland in California in 1957 Wynne became convinced that his Lone Star State needed a "Disneylan

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How did the concept of paradise develop
...g=dailyh0c-20&linkId=6f56d7a26bd2ff61646352141eaed877 The Sumerians: Their History, Culture, and Character]''. 12. [pr.]. Chicago: The Univ. of Chicago Press. ...97b0beeb1c7b0c02" Tree of Life: An Archaeological Study]''. Studies in the History of Religion. Brill.</ref>

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How did Manufactured Glass Develop in the Bronze Age
...duction, see: Macfarlane, Alan, and Gerry Martin. 2002. Glass: A World History. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.</ref> Perhaps the earliest glas ...on, Dominique. 1995. ''Ancient Near Eastern Art''. Berkeley: University of California Press, pg. 110.</ref> Faience forms as a vitrification along the surface of

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What Caused the Rise of Agriculture?
The history of agriculture in the Fertile Crescent region of the Near Eastt, spanning m ...New Genetic and Archaeological Paradigms''. Berkeley, Calif: University of California Press.</ref>

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What has been the Role of Horses in Human Societies
...eological Paradigms'', Melinda Zeder (Ed.). Berkeley, Calif: University of California Press, pg. 245-269.</ref> Most likely, the horse was domesticated by 4000-3 [[Category:History of Science and Technology]] [[Category:Ancient History]]

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How did eugenics develop and why did it persist into the late 20th Century
As modern students of history, we must divorce scientific theories of the past from the unavoidable socie ...ern and Platt, “Sterilization Abuse in State Prisons: Time to Break With California’s Long Eugenic Patterns | HuffPost.”</ref> These examples are only in

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Top 10 Books on the origins of the Italian Renaissance
The Renaissance was one of the greatest flowerings of artistic works in history. Artists such as Michelangelo and Raphael, to mention just two. The reasons ...nkId=38294e59d2ab480741ccd5dfbcfca3bc Renaissance Italy]''. (University of California Press, 1983).

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Did multi-cultural societies become widely accepted in ancient history
===Early History=== ...y in World History: Multidisciplinary Approaches. Studies in Global Social History, v. 3. Leiden ; Boston: Brill.</ref> In many cases, these migrations or c

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What Was the Significance of the Southwest in the Outcome of the Civil War
...ew Mexico and Arizona territories as they were the gateway to the ports of California. ...different. The natural resources found in the region, the Pacific ports of California, and openness to slavery were factors that had the ability to drastically c

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Why did museums develop
...e think of museums as areas that display the past, our culture, or natural history of our world. This certainly has developed to be the modern norm; however, ...past that connected Babylonian civilization to the past, showing its long history, and bringing objects of the gods back to the world. The uncovered objects

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Why did the United States and Soviet Union Reach Detente During the Cold War
...not to run for re-election. <ref>Gaddis, John Lewis, ''The Cold War: a New History.''' New York: Penguin Books, 2006. pgs. 79-80.</ref> ...White House against Kennedy in 1960. Nixon also launched a failed bid for California governor in 1964 and declared that his political life was over. Nixon had d

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When Did Jackie Robinson Integrate Baseball and Why Is It Important
...After his two years there, he accepted a scholarship to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Robinson was a star in many sports, including track, f The color line was receding to history, but racial intolerance and discrimination were not. During that 1947 seaso

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How did the 'Malaise' Period of Struggle in the 1970s Occur in the United States
...nistration became embroiled with the largest scandal in American political history. Questions swirled about how much President Nixon knew about the break in a ...tion season. Carter was faced in the general election by Republican former California Governor Ronald Reagan and independent John Anderson. Carter hoped that Rea

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Why was Alexander the Great So Successful In His Conquests
In the public's mind, few well-known conquerors in history match the exploits of Alexander the Great. In just a few years, from 334-33 ...65867&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=f94cfc51938674926b5abff31bc432d5 History of the Art of War]. Lincoln, Neb: University of Nebraska Press/ Bison B

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