History of present-day nations and states - History of present-day nations and states This is a list of articles on the history of the countries that still exist today. See List of extinct countries, empires, etc for articles about countries that are no longer in existence. See List of countries for other articles and lists on countries. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A Afghanistan - Albania - Algeria - Andorra - Angola - Anguilla - Antigua and Barbuda - Argentina - Armenia - Aruba - Ashmore and Cartier Islands - Australia - Austria - Azerbaijan B Bahamas - Bahrain - Baker Island - Bangladesh - Barbados - Bassas da India - Belarus.
History of the United States (1980-present) - History of the United States (1980-present) This article is part of the History of the United States series. Colonial America History of the United States (1776-1865) The coming of the Civil War The Civil War History of the United States (1865-1918) History of the United States (1918-1945) History of the United States (1945-1964) History of the United States (1964-1980) History of the United States (1980-present) Demographic history of the United States Military history of the United States Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 The Reagan Revolution 1.1 Changing demographics and the growth of the Sunbelt 1.2 The growth of conservatism, the assault on Détente, and the elections of 1980 1.3 Supply-side economics and the fiscal crisis 1.4 Reagan and the world 2 The post-Cold War era 2.5.
History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Early Mormon History 1.1 First Vision 1.2 Translation of The Book of Mormon 2 Founding of the Church and Early Hostility 3 The Church in Ohio 4 The Church in Missouri 5 The Church in Illinois 5.3 The Assassination of Joseph and Hyrum Smith 5.4 Succession of Leadership Crisis in 1844 6 Migration to Utah and Colonization of the West (1846 to c. 1878) 7 Polygamy and Utah Statehood (c. 1878 to c. 1898) 8 Modernization and Americanization (c. 1898 to c. 1945) 8.5 The Codification of Mormon Doctrine 8.6 The Church and Evolution 8.7 The Church and Prohibition 8.8 The Church Welfare System 9 Global Growth and Internationalism (c. 1945.
History of the United States National Security Council 1961-1963 - History of the United States National Security Council 1961-1963 History of the United States National Security Council Kennedy Administration, 1961-1963 President Kennedy, who was strongly influenced by the report of the Jackson Subcommittee and its severe critique of the Eisenhower NSC system, moved quickly at the beginning of his administration to deconstruct the NSC process and simplify the foreign policy-making process and make it more intimate. In a very short period after taking office, the new President moved to reduce the NSC staff from 74 to 49, limit the substantive officers to 12, and hold NSC meetings much less frequently while sharply curtailing the number of officers attending. The Operation Coordination Board was abolished, and the NSC was, at the President's insistence, pulled back from monitoring.
History of the Jews in the United States (Colonial Era-1906) - History of the Jews in the United States (Colonial Era-1906) Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Coming to the Americas 2 Arrival in North America 3 First Jewish settlers from Spain and Portugal 4 German Jewish settlers 5 Russian Immigration 6 In the cities and states 6.1 First Settlement 6.2 Asser Levy 7 Under English Rule 8 Shearith Israel 9 In the American Revolution 10 Up-State New York Settlements 11 Rhode Island 12 In New England 13 Maryland 14 Philadelphia 15 Mickvé Israel and Rodeph Shalom 16 In the Revolution 17 Jewish Company 18 Jacob de Cordova 19 Solomon Heydenfeldt 20 Characteristics of Congregations 21 3. Relation to the Federal Government: 22 Damascus Affair 23 Swiss Disabilities 24 Servia and Palestine 25 Russian Passports 26 Kishinef Petition.
History of the United States (1918-1945) - History of the United States (1918-1945) This article is part of the History of the United States series. Colonial America History of the United States (1776-1865) The coming of the Civil War The Civil War History of the United States (1865-1918) History of the United States (1918-1945) History of the United States (1945-1964) History of the United States (1964-1980) History of the United States (1980-present) Demographic history of the United States Military history of the United States Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Aftermath of World War I 2 The Roaring 20s 2.1 Prohibition 2.2 The Federal Government in the 1920s 2.3 The Coolidge Years 3 Causes of the Great Depression 3.4 Introduction 3.5 A maldistribution of purchasing power 3.6 A lack of diversification 3.7 The credit.
History of the United States (1945-1964) - History of the United States (1945-1964) This article is part of the History of the United States series. Colonial America History of the United States (1776-1865) The coming of the Civil War The Civil War History of the United States (1865-1918) History of the United States (1918-1945) History of the United States (1945-1964) History of the United States (1964-1980) History of the United States (1980-present) Demographic history of the United States Military history of the United States Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 The breakdown of postwar peace 1.1 Introduction: 1.2 The origins of the Cold War 1.3 Two visions of the world 1.4 The collapse of postwar peace 1.5 Containment and the escalation of the Cold War 1.6 The Korean War 2 The "Affluent Society" and.
History of the United States (1964-1980) - History of the United States (1964-1980) This article is part of the History of the United States series. Colonial America History of the United States (1776-1865) The coming of the Civil War The Civil War History of the United States (1865-1918) History of the United States (1918-1945) History of the United States (1945-1964) History of the United States (1964-1980) History of the United States (1980-present) Demographic history of the United States Military history of the United States Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Civil rights 2 Election of 1964 3 The War on Poverty and the Great Society 4 The Vietnam quagmire 4.1 Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and the Tet Offensive 4.2 The antiwar movement 4.3 The crises of 1968 and the rise of Richard Nixon 4.4.
History of the PRC (1976-present) - History of the PRC (1976-present) This article is part of the History of China series. Shang Dynasty Zhou Dynasty Qin Dynasty Han Dynasty Three Kingdoms Jin Dynasty Southern and Northern Dynasties Sui Dynasty Tang Dynasty Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period Song Dynasty Yuan Dynasty Ming Dynasty Qing Dynasty History of the Republic of China History of the PRC (1949-1976) History of the PRC (1976-present) Timeline of Chinese History Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 China after Mao 1.1 Deng Xiaoping consolidates power 1.2 "Reform and Opening-up" 1.3 "Socialism with Chinese Characteristics" 1.4 1989 Student Movement and Tiananmen Square 1.5 Political aftermath 1.6 Deng's Legacy 1.7 Third Generation of Leaders 1.7.1 Economic developments 1.8 The Fourth Generation of Leaders and the 16th Party Congress 1.8.2 SARS 1.8.3.
History of Cambodia - History of Cambodia This article is the top of the History of Cambodia series. Early history of Cambodia Dark ages of Cambodia Colonial Cambodia Cambodia under Sihanouk (1954-1970) Cambodian Civil War Democratic Kampuchea History of Cambodia (1979-present) This is the History of Cambodia series. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Early Kingdoms 2 The Dark Ages 3 The French Colonial Period 4 First administration of Sihanouk 5 The Khmer Republic and the War 6 Democratic Kampuchea (1975-1979) 7 Modern Cambodia 8 Related articles 9 References Early Kingdoms Main article: Early history of Cambodia The Khmer people were among the first in Southeast Asia to adopt religious ideas and political institutions from India and to establish centralized kingdoms encompassing large territories. The earliest known kingdom in the area,.
History of Croatia - History of Croatia This is the history of Croatia. See also history of Europe, and history of present-day nations and states. The area known as Croatia today was first inhabited in the early Neolithic period. In recorded history, it was colonized first by the Celts and later by the Illyrians. Illyria was a sovereign state until the Romans conquered it in 168 BC. Forebears of Croatia's current Slav population settled there in the 7th century. The inscription of duke Branimir, ca. 880 Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Medieval Croatian state 2 Union with Hungary 3 Habsburg Empire 4 First Yugoslavia 5 Independent State of Croatia 6 Second Yugoslavia 7 Modern Croatia 8 Related articles 9.
History of the Levant - History of the Levant This is the history of the Levant. See also: Israel and the history of Israel, Palestine, history of Palestine, Jordan, history of Jordan, Egypt, history of Egypt, Syria, history of Syria, Lebanon, history of Lebanon, the history of the Middle East, and the history of present-day nations and states. The Stone age The earliest known permanent settlements in the Levant were established by the Natufian culture. The Bronze age The first cities started developing in southern Mesopotamia during the 4th millennium BC. With these ties of religion began to replace ties of kinship as the basis for society. Each city had a patron god, worshipped in a massive central temple called a ziggurat, and was ruled by a priest-king (ishakku). Society became.
History of Europe - History of Europe For links to the history of individual countries in Europe see the end of this article. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 The origins 2 The Greeks 3 Rome 4 Early Middle Ages 5 Later Middle Ages 6 Renaissance and Reformation 7 Colonial expansion 8 The 16th, 17th and 18th century 9 The French Revolution and Napoleon 10 The 19th century 11 Early 20th century: the World Wars 12 Late 20th century: the Cold War 13 Early 21st century: the European Union 14 Histories of present-day territories The origins Neanderthals settled Europe long before the emergence of modern humans, Homo sapiens. The earliest appearance of modern people in Europe has been dated to 35,000 B.C. Evidence of permanent settlement dates from 7,000 B.C The.
History of Germany - History of Germany This article is the top of the History of Germany series. Franks Holy Roman Empire German Confederation German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany Germany since 1945 The history of Germany is, in places, extremely complicated and depends much on how one defines "Germany". As a nation state, Germany did not exist until 1871. Before, Germany can only be looked at as a cultural region where many territories, with greatly varying independence, each had their own historical events and it was not entirely clear what area was part of Germany in the first place. This article briefly outlines each period of German history only; details are presented in separate articles (see the links in the box and below). Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Struggle.
History of the Netherlands - History of the Netherlands Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Prehistory 2 Roman Era 3 Holy Roman Empire 4 Struggle for Independence and the Golden Age 5 French rule 6 Monarchy 7 20th century 7.1 World War I 7.2 World War II 7.3 After World War II Prehistory The Netherlands have been inhabited since the last Ice Age. The most famous remnants from the early age in the Netherlands are the hunebedden (Dutch for dolmens), large stone grave monuments from the neolithic, which can be found in Drenthe. Roman Era In the first century BC, the Romans came to the Netherlands. For the majority of the Roman occupation, the boundary of the Roman Empire lay along the Rhine. Romans built the first cities in the Netherlands, most.
History of Spain - History of Spain This is the history of Spain. See also the history of Europe and history of present-day nations and states. It is traditional (only since 19th century) to start the history of modern Spain with the Visigoth kingdom. Although it is debatable whether there is continuity between it and the Kingdom of Castilla and Aragon after the 15th century, a discussion of modern Spain would be incomplete without a mention of the Visigoth Kingdom. Accordingly, Both it and Al Andalus have their own sections in this article, but should have full-blown articles of their own. The history of Spain just before the Visigoths belongs in the Roman Empire article. Before the Roman Empire, the Iberian Peninsula was never politically unified, see Preroman Iberia for.
History of Hungary - History of Hungary This is the history of Hungary. See also the history of Europe history of present-day nations and states List of Hungarian rulers Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Origins 2 The Hungarian State 3 Communist Takeover 4 1956 Revolution 5 Reform Under Kadar 6 Transition to Democracy 7 Free Elections and a Democratic Hungary 8.
History of Poland - History of Poland This article is the top of the History of Poland series. Early history of Poland (until 1385) The Jagiellon Era The Noble Republic Partitioned Poland (1795-1914) Independence of Poland Regained History of Poland (1939-1945) People's Republic of Poland History of Poland (1989-present) The people of Poland took pride in their long history, filled with the struggle to get, keep, and regain freedom—the main value for Poles. Poles founded one of the first parliamentary systems in the world, invented the idea that pagans share the same human rights as Christians, and implemented one of the first systems based on religious pluralism and tolerance. Over the past millennium, the name Poland has been applied to a shifting territorial base. At one time, in the 16th.
History of Israel - History of Israel The neutrality of this article is disputed. This article discusses the history of the State of Israel, from 1948 A.D. to the present. See also History of Palestine for history of the region from approximately 600 B.C to 1948 A.D., and History of ancient Israel and Judah for history prior to approximately 600 B.C. This article concerns controversial issues. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Zionism and Israel 2 Early History of Modern Israel 2.1 References 3 The Lavon Affair 4 1956 Suez War 5 Six-Day War 6 The Yom Kippur War 7 "Zionism is Racism" Resolution 8 Egyptian-Israeli Peace Process 9 Lebanon 10 First Intifada 11 Gulf War 12 Immigration from the former Soviet Union 13 Middle East Peace Process 14 Assassination of.
History of Asia - History of Asia History of Levant History of Babylonia History of Israel History of Jordan History of Lebanon History of Mesopotamia History of Palestine History of Persia History of Sumer History of Syria History of South Asia History of Afghanistan History of Bangladesh History of Bhutan History of India History of Nepal History of Pakistan History of Sri Lanka History of Tibet History of East Asia History of China History of the People's Republic of China History of the Republic of China History of Japan History of Korea History of North Korea History of South Korea History of Mongolia History of Southeast Asia History of Cambodia History of Indonesia History of Laos History of Malaysia History of Myanmar History of the Philippines History of Singapore History.
