The convention, the first elected Assembly of the First Republic under the leadership of Maximilien Robespierre on 4 February 1794. It was... View Article
Napoleon was defeated at the battle of Waterloo on June 18, 1815. He was defeated by a coalition of nations consisting of Prussia, Britain and... View Article
Following the defeat of Napoleon in 1814, the Bourbon Monarchy was restored in France. The brothers of the executed Louis XVI, namely Louis... View Article
The main causes of the French Revolution were as follows: Social inequality that was in place between the nobility, the clergy and the peasants... View Article
The French Revolution completely changed the social and political structure of France. The revolution saw to it that feudalism was ended, along... View Article
The following are the three facts about the Renaissance: The Renaissance is considered to have begun in Florence in the 14th century before... View Article
The Kalki Avatar is the final incarnation of Lord Vishnu according to the Puranas. The Kalki Avatar is prophesied end the Kali Yuga, one of the... View Article
The most important work of Dayananda Saraswati was the founding of the Arya Samaj and promotion of the equal rights for women, such as the right... View Article
Swami Dayanand was a subject of many assasination attempts over the years when he founded the Arya Samaj. It was in 1883 one such attempt was... View Article
The first education commission in India was the Hunter Commission. It was set up on February 3, 1882 under the Chairmanship of Sir William... View Article
The Khalistan issue refers to a Sikh separatist movement that seeks to establish a Sikh homeland within the Punjab region. The proposed state... View Article
The basic difference between Devendranath Tagore and Keshab Chandra Sen was their views. Devendranath Tagore wanted the Brahmo Samaj to be more... View Article
As an island nation Japan faced shortages in oil and natural resources. Its imperial expansions in China had resulted in an oil embargo imposed... View Article
America was able to win World War 2 because of its massive production capabilities. The American war industry had the ability to churn out... View Article
In terms of sheer civilian casualties, the Soviet Union lost the most. The Soviet Union lost around 27 million people during the war, including... View Article
The Kol revolt, also known as the Kol rebellion or Kol uprising, was the result of a reaction to economic exploitation brought on by the systems... View Article