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====Colonial History====
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====American Colonial History====
*[[Hodges' Scout: Interview with Len Travers]]
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====American Revolution====
 
====American Revolution====
*[[What was George Washington's military experience before the American Revolution?]]
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{{#dpl:category=American Revolution|ordermethod=firstedit|order=descending|count=25}}
*[[Why Did American Colonists Become United Against England?]]
 
*[[Why did African Americans join the British Army during the American Revolution?]]
 
 
 
====American Revolution Booklists====
 
*[[American Revolution Top Ten Booklist]]
 
  
 
====History of the Early Republic====
 
====History of the Early Republic====
*[[Was the Constitution Pro-Slavery]]
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*[[Were Members of the Underground Railroad Criminals?]]
 
*[[What was the Second Great Awakening?]]
 
  
 
====History of the Early Republic Book Reviews, Author Interviews and Booklists====
 
====History of the Early Republic Book Reviews, Author Interviews and Booklists====
*[[Revolutionary Deists: Early America's Rational Infidels by Kerry Walter]]
 
 
*[[The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798: Interview with Terri Halperin]]
 
*[[The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798: Interview with Terri Halperin]]
 
*[[Privateering during the War of 1812: Interview with Faye M. Kert]]
 
*[[Privateering during the War of 1812: Interview with Faye M. Kert]]
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*[[Shantytown, USA: Interview with Lisa Goff]]
 
*[[Shantytown, USA: Interview with Lisa Goff]]
 
*[[Gender in Early America Top Ten Booklist]]
 
*[[Gender in Early America Top Ten Booklist]]
*[[Revolutionary Deists: Early America's Rational Infidels by Kerry Walter]]
 
  
 
====Jacksonian America====
 
====Jacksonian America====
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*[[Was Joel Poinsett an Agent of Empire and a Patron of Science?]]
 
*[[Was Joel Poinsett an Agent of Empire and a Patron of Science?]]
 
*[[What are the Origins of the Abolitionist Movement?]]
 
*[[What are the Origins of the Abolitionist Movement?]]
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*[[How did the Second Great Awakening change the United States?]]
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*[[Why did Indian Removal cause the Trail of Tears?]]
  
 
====Civil War====
 
====Civil War====
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*[[What Was the Role of Hood's Texas Brigade at the Battle of Gaines's Mill?]]
 
*[[What Was the Role of Hood's Texas Brigade at the Battle of Gaines's Mill?]]
 
*[[What Was the Significance of the Southwest in the Outcome of the Civil War]]
 
*[[What Was the Significance of the Southwest in the Outcome of the Civil War]]
*[[What Were the Circumstances Surrounding the Death of "Stonewall" Jackson?]]
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*[[How did "Stonewall" Jackson die?]]
 
*[[What Were the Motives of the Irish in the American Civil War?]]
 
*[[What Were the Motives of the Irish in the American Civil War?]]
 
*[[Why Did Scandinavians Volunteer for the Union Army during the Civil War?]]
 
*[[Why Did Scandinavians Volunteer for the Union Army during the Civil War?]]
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====Civil War Book Reviews, Author Interviews and Booklists====
 
====Civil War Book Reviews, Author Interviews and Booklists====
*[[Book Review: "The Assassin's Accomplice."]]
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*[[The Assassin's Accomplice by Kate Clifford Larson - Book Review]]
 
*[[Interview:African American Soldiers During the Civil War: Interview with Author Bob Luke]]
 
*[[Interview:African American Soldiers During the Civil War: Interview with Author Bob Luke]]
 
*[[Engineering Victory during the Civil War: Interview with Thomas F. Army, Jr.]]
 
*[[Engineering Victory during the Civil War: Interview with Thomas F. Army, Jr.]]
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====Reconstruction====
 
====Reconstruction====
*[[Interview:Voodoo, Kidnapping and Race in New Orleans during Reconstruction: Interview with Michael A. Ross]]
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{{#dpl:category=Reconstruction|ordermethod=firstedit|order=descending|count=15}}
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====Gilded Age====
 
====Gilded Age====
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{{#dpl:category=Gilded Age|ordermethod=firstedit|order=descending|count=6}}
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*[[Why has it been difficult to punish the police for brutality?]]
 
*[[Why are there so many Monuments to the Confederacy across the United States?]]
 
*[[Why are there so many Monuments to the Confederacy across the United States?]]
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*[[What was the dominant medical sect in the United States during the 19th Century?]]
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*[[How did illegal abortions spur the push for medical licensing in the 19th Century?]]
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*[[How did Oregon pass Medical Licensing Laws in the 19th Century?]]
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*[[Why did Medical Licensing Boards prosecute Christian Scientists for practicing medicine during the 19th Century?]]
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*[[When were doctors first licensed in California?]]
  
 
====Gilded Age Book Reviews, Author Interviews and Booklists====
 
====Gilded Age Book Reviews, Author Interviews and Booklists====
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*[[Gilded Age/Progressive Era History Top Ten Booklist]]
 
*[[Gilded Age/Progressive Era History Top Ten Booklist]]
  
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====Prelude to the Great War====
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*[[Did the Congress of Berlin create a more unstable Europe?]]
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*[[What started World War One?]]
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====In the Trenches====
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*[[Why did the German Spring Offensive of 1918 fail?]]
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====Booklists and Booklists====
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*[[Origins of World War One - Top Ten Booklist]]
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*[[Good-Bye to All That by Robert Graves - Book Review]]
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*[[The Treaty of Versailles: A Concise History by Michael S. Neiberg - Book Review]]
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====Prelude to World War II====
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*[[How did the Versailles Treaty lead to World War Two?]]
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====World at War====
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*[[D-Day: What Factors Were Considered When Planning Operation Overlord?]]
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*[[What Mistakes did the Allies make during Operation Overlord on D-Day?]]
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*[[Why did Operation Market Garden in 1944 fail?]]
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====Consequences World War II====
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*[[How did World War II Lead to the Cold War?]]
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====Cold War====
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{{#dpl:category=Cold War History|ordermethod=firstedit|order=descending|count=30}}
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====Booklists, Author Interviews and Book Reviews====
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*[[Causes of World War II Top Ten Booklist]]
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*[[Ten Essential Books Pertaining to the Holocaust]]
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*[[Angels of the Underground: Interview with Theresa Kaminski]]
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*[[Wartime by Paul Fussell - Book Review]]
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*[[With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa by E.B. Sledge - Book Review]]
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====United States history in Pop Culture====
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*[[How accurate is the movie Patton?]]
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*[[How historically accurate is the movie 'A Bridge Too Far'?]]
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*[[How accurate is the movie J. Edgar?]]
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*[[How historically accurate is the movie 'The Battle of the Bulge'?]]
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*[[How historically accurate is the movie 'Tora, Tora, Tora'?]]
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*[[How Historically Accurate is the movie Gangs of New York?]]
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*[[How historically accurate is the movie The Longest Day?]]
  
 
====American Medical History====
 
====American Medical History====
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*[[What was "Twilight Sleep"?]]
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*[[When did abortion become legal in the United States?]]
 
*[[What was the dominant medical sect in the United States during the 19th Century?]]
 
*[[What was the dominant medical sect in the United States during the 19th Century?]]
 
*[[How did illegal abortions spur the push for medical licensing in the 19th Century?]]
 
*[[How did illegal abortions spur the push for medical licensing in the 19th Century?]]
*[[How did Oregon pass Medical Licensing Laws?]]
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*[[How did Oregon pass Medical Licensing Laws in the 19th Century?]]
 
*[[Why did Medical Licensing Boards prosecute Christian Scientists for practicing medicine during the 19th Century?]]
 
*[[Why did Medical Licensing Boards prosecute Christian Scientists for practicing medicine during the 19th Century?]]
 
*[[When were doctors first licensed in California?]]
 
*[[When were doctors first licensed in California?]]
*[[When did the First Heart Transplant take place?]]
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*[[Why was the First Heart Transplant a Failure?]]
 
*[[Public Health and the Risk Factor by William Rothstein]]
 
*[[Public Health and the Risk Factor by William Rothstein]]
 
*[[Social History of American Medicine Top Ten Booklist]]
 
*[[Social History of American Medicine Top Ten Booklist]]
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*[[The Cold War, Sexuality, and American Medicine: Interview with Carolyn Herbst Lewis]]
  
 
====American Legal History====
 
====American Legal History====

Latest revision as of 21:11, 20 February 2021

American Colonial History

American Revolution

History of the Early Republic

History of the Early Republic Book Reviews, Author Interviews and Booklists

Jacksonian America

Civil War

Civil War Book Reviews, Author Interviews and Booklists

Reconstruction

Gilded Age

Gilded Age Book Reviews, Author Interviews and Booklists

Prelude to the Great War

In the Trenches

Booklists and Booklists

Prelude to World War II

World at War

Consequences World War II

Cold War

Booklists, Author Interviews and Book Reviews

United States history in Pop Culture

American Medical History

American Legal History

American Sports History