American Revolution

The American Revolution was the political and military struggle in which the thirteen American colonies broke free from British rule and established the United States of America as an independent nation. Fought between 1775 and 1783, it was driven by ideas of liberty, self-government, and the rights of citizens that changed the course of world history.

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World War II: Overview

World War II: A Detailed Overview
- A detailed article that covers the major causes, events and history of World War II.

Lend-Lease Act World War II — Machine guns arrive in England in 1941 under the terms of the Lend-Lease Act. (Colorized by historycrunch.com)

Blitzkrieg in World War II — Tanks and mechanized infantry of the 24th Panzer Division advancing through Ukraine in June of 1942. (Colorized by historycrunch.com)

Adolf Hitler World War II — Hitler in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris in June of 1940. (Colorized by historycrunch.com)

Battle of Stalingrad in World War II — Soviets defend a position during the Battle of Stalingrad. (Colorized by historycrunch.com)

Nazi German troops crossing the Soviet state border marker on June 22nd, 1941 during the events of Operation Barbarossa in World War II. (Colorized by historycrunch.com)

Causes of World War II

Long-term Causes of World War I
- Militarism as a Cause of World War I
  - Dreadnought of World War I
  - Naval Race Before World War I

- Alliance Systems Before World War I
  - Triple Alliance & World War I
  - Triple Entente & World War I

- Imperialism as a Cause of World War I
  - First Moroccan Crisis
  - Second Moroccan Crisis
  - Scramble for Africa

- Nationalism as a Cause of World War I
  - Balkan Crisis Before World War I
  - Balkan Powder Keg & World War I
  - Bosnian Crisis of 1908
  - First Balkan War
  - Second Balkan War
  - Black Hand & World War I
  - Pan-Slavism in World War I

Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
- Austria-Hungary Delivers Ultimatum to Serbia
- July Crisis of World War I

Trenches of World War I

Trenches of World War I
- Christmas Truce of 1914
- Daily Routine in the Trenches of World War I
- Life in the Trenches of World War I
- Main Parts of the World War I Trenches
- No Man’s Land in World War I
- Shell Shock in World War I
- Trench Foot in World War I

Nations of World War I

Allied Powers of World War I
- Australia in World War I
- Britain in World War I
- Canada in World War I
- France in World War I
- Italy in World War I
- Russia in World War I
- United States in World War I

Central Powers of World War I
- Austria-Hungary in World War I
- Bulgaria in World War I
- Germany in World War I
- Ottoman Empire in World War I

United States in World War II

United States in World War I
- American Battles in World War I
- American Home Front of World War I
- American Women in World War I
- Harlem Hellfighters in World War I
- United States Home Front in World War I
- Treaty of Versailles
- Woodrow Wilson
- Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points
- Why did the USA Join World War I
- Zimmerman Telegram & USA Entry into World War I

Battles of World War I

Western Front in World War I
- Schlieffen Plan
- Battle of the Frontiers
- First Battle of the Marne
- Race to the Sea
- First Battle of Ypres
- Second Battle of Ypres
- Battle of the Somme
- Battle of Verdun
- Battle of Vimy Ridge
- Battle of Passchendaele
- Battle of Château-Thierry
- Battle of Belleau Wood
- Battle of Saint-Mihiel
- Meuse-Argonne Offensive
- Hundreds Day Offensive

Eastern Front in World War I
- Battle of Tannenberg
- Battle of Galicia

Italian Front (Alpine Front) in World War I
- Battle of Caporetto

Gallipoli Campaign in World War I

Weapons of World War I

Weapons of World War I
- Ace Pilots of World War I
- Airplanes in World War I
- Airships in World War I
- Machineguns in World War I
- Poison Gas in World War I
- Rifles in World War I
- Submarines in World War I
- Tanks in World War I