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Why did the Battle of the Somme largely fail to achieve its objectives
...men their lives. The first day on the Somme was also the worst day in the history of the British army, it suffered almost 60,000 casualties, mainly on the fr ...d planned accordingly. This meant that the Allies did not secure all their stated objectives.<ref> Wilson, p. 221</ref>

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Who Was Responsible for the Extreme Violence During the Reconstruction Era
...Abraham Lincoln. Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln as President of the United States, held none of Lincoln’s compassion or his innate ability to forgiv ...incoln spoke of the “elective franchise” with regard to black men, and stated that it was his preference that it be “conferred on the very intelligent,

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How did modern boxing emerge
...odriguez, Robert G., and George Kimball. 2009. The Regulation of Boxing: A History and Comparative Analysis of Policies among American States. Jefferson, N.C: ...the rise of boxing in Europe, see: Boddy, Kasia. 2009. Boxing: A Cultural History. First paperback pr. London: Reaktion.</ref> In particular, swords became l

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How Did the 1967 War Shape the Middle East
...ty experienced vast transformations. Those transformations, in addition to United States involvement, would significantly impact foreign affairs for years to ...lyh0c-20&linkId=a348102b182443dc162caeeffedfb623 The Modern Middle East: A History]</i> (Oxford University Press, 2008), 273</ref>

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How Was Hitler Responsible for the German Defeat in World War II
...uch as the United States and the Soviet Union. The industrial might of the United States was unmatched and Russia was the largest state in the world. Germany ...he two conquering countries.<ref>Michael J. Lyons, ''World War II: A Short History'', 5th ed. (Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2010), 57-58.</ref>This

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How did illegal abortions spur the push for medical licensing in the 19th Century
In 1872, American physicians were not licensed anywhere in the United States. Medicine was completely unregulated, and anyone could claim to be ...ead an advertisement in the newspaper for a Dr. Ascher. The advertisement stated that Dr. Ascher could help “[l]adies in trouble, guaranteed immediate rel

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The Red River War, 1874-1875: What Were the Events that Led to the Uprising
The tribes which inhabited the southern plains of the United States, aptly called the “Buffalo Indians,” all originated in another r ...ions supplied by the Federal Government and a guarantee from Polk that the United States, which had annexed Texas in 1845, would not interfere with the triba

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How Did Firefighting Develop
...rtments and respondent to events. As with other institutions, however, the history of firefighting is complicated and influenced by the major technical and so ====Early History====

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What was the Significance of the 1874 Second Battle of Adobe Walls in Texas
...s vary greatly as to the number of Comanche and Kiowa killed; some reports stated the casualty number as low as nine, while others showed one hundred-fifteen ...tes History]] [[Category:19th Century History]] [[Category:Native American History]]

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What was the impact of Charles VIIIs invasion of Italy (1494) on the Renaissance
...with the Papacy. The Pope excommunicated Ferdinand and thus he effectively stated that Ferdinand was no longer the legitimate ruler. Pope Innocent who had a ...27e6d9c39b90407eb7a3485ffe The Renaissance in Italy: A Social and Cultural History of the Rinascimento]</i> (Cambridge University Press, 2015), p. 648 </ref>

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The Rabbi's Atheist Daughter: Interview with Bonnie S. Anderson
...ate the contributions of this remarkable women. Historian Pamela S. Nadell stated that "Bonnie Anderson uncovers, in this deeply researched work, the astonis ...389&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=ae4748818883cd06daf0f4930762dd6b A History of Their Own: Women in Europe from Prehistory to the Present Volume 1] and

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What was the Fatty Arbuckle Scandal and how did it influence Hollywood
Historian Lois Banner stated that performers’ private lives became public—and publicized—as “fre ...l," Smithsonian Magazine, November 8, 2011, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-skinny-on-the-fatty-arbuckle-trial-131228859/.</ref>

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Why did Medical Licensing Boards prosecute Christian Scientists for practicing medicine during the 19th Century
In the United States during the second half of the Nineteenth Century, states passed a se ...tian Science movement and created a unique example of faith healing in the United States. While Christian Science initially was perceived as simply another

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What Were the Circumstances Surrounding the Battle of the Washita River
...against the Native Americans who lived on the vast expanses of the western United States. In order to affect a formidable frontier military presence, the U.S ...ts. These new troops were to be utilized almost exclusively in the western United States to form a defense against Native American attacks on pioneers and hu

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Great Gifts for History Lovers 2017
...r spouse. Hopefully, we can help. This is our 2017 list of great gifts for history lovers. ...st history lovers should enjoy. Here are some releases that are worth your history lovers attention. In addition to the standard paper format, some of these b

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When did Western Medicine expand into Japan
...mation about “the country, the government, the court, their religion and history of past ages.”<ref>Kaempfer, <i>Kaempfer’s Japan: Tokugawa Culture Obse ...publication of this book as “a major turning point in Japanese cultural history.”<ref>Kuriyama, “Between Mind and Eye: Japanese Anatomy in the Eighteen

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The Abraham Lincoln Brigade: the Historiography of the American soldiers in the Spanish American War
...coln Brigade]</i>, stated that there had already been three generations of history written about the Lincoln Brigade by 1994. The first generation consisted o ...re typically not military or Spanish historians. Instead, they are Modern United States historian and have typically focused solely on the Lincoln Brigade.

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When did Americans begin to get obsessed with weight loss
...om the period suggested that Adoree had been working too hard. Journalists stated that her first hospitalization, in March 1930, was due to a bronchial cold. [[Category:Medical History]]

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Is Oliver Stone's movie 'Nixon' historically accurate
...er U.S. President Richard Nixon, one of the most infamous Presidents in US history. The movie narrates the Watergate Scandal that led to Nixon’s downfall, h ...after his death, Richard Nixon has remained a very divisive figure in the United States. Some conservatives still admire the man and his achievements, inclu

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How have immigration and citizenship changed in the U.S.
The very first census and naturalization law emerged in the United States in the same year: 1790. Moreover, they both shared a commonality: th ...ter who had resided in the U.S. for two years could become citizens of the United States.<ref name="Library of Congress"> [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampa

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