The Iroquois Confederacy (or Haudenosaunee) was a group of Five Nations (later Six) historically located in upstate New York. They consisted of (from west to east) the Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, and Mohawk. Combined the Five Nations were one of the most powerful entities in the northeast. The land size of the Iroquois Confederacy consisted …
The Nuremberg Trials are some of the most famous war crimes trials in history. The Allied powers recognized that when World War II was over, German leaders needed to be held accountable for their actions that led to the war and their conduct throughout it. The verdicts of the Nazi Nuremberg Trials are below. At …
The Reign of Terror is well known as a dark period during the French Revolution. Lasting from 1793-1794 the Reign of Terror swept through France as the revolutionaries attempted to consolidate their power and eliminate any threats to the Revolution. This chart shows the total Reign of Terror executions by social class. King Louis XVI …
Considered controversial at the time, the Louisiana Purchase added a vast amount of territory to the relatively new nation of the United States. The purchase itself had major impacts that rippled through American society. This chart shows the total amount of US territory expansion with the Louisiana Purchase. The Louisiana territory was a vast amount …
The signing of the Declaration of Independence was a defining moment in US history. Just who were these men though? By looking at the occupations of the Declaration of Independence signers, you can get a glimpse of just that. Before the Declaration of Independence the Americas were a colonial possession of England. This meant the …
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The British monarchy has experienced all kinds of rulers over its nearly 1,200 year history. The 5 longest reigning British monarchs come from a variety of different centuries. In total there have been 61 individual monarchs dating all the way back to the Saxon kings prior to the Norman invasion. These monarchs all have storied …
The first recorded empire in history was established roughly 4,300 years ago by Sargon the Great ago in ancient Mesopotamia. Historians now call this the Akkadian Empire, after the capital city of Akkad. This empire must have seemed enormous at the time, considering it encompassed much of the known world. However with historical data on …
