Fascism emerged between the First and Second World Wars. It was a political movement and also an ideology originating in Western Europe, normally associated with extreme nationalism originating in Italy with Benito Mussolini. 1. Causes. a. Political Causes. Italy, despite having contributed to the
Korea is a peninsula of the Asian Continent (Far East). It is located between the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea. For many years it was linked to mainland China, but around 1910 it was attacked by Japanese colonialism, developing national sentiment in Koreans, which allowed the formation of organ
The independence of Argentina in colonial times called viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata , begins when the English fleet occupies Buenos Aires (1806) and Viceroy Sobremonte takes refuge in Córdoba. The Creole Santiago de Liniers, in command of the citys militia, defeated the British sailors and was
In 1810, a governing board was created in the open council of Santiago de Chile to replace the power of the metropolis, broken by the Napoleonic occupation of the Peninsula . A national defense militia is instituted and, at the request of the Argentinian Martínez de Rozas, the ports of Valparaíso an
The Eastern Band of the Uruguay River (so called because of its location with respect to the Plata estuary) with its capital in Montevideo, refused to join, like Paraguay, in the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata . On February 28, 1811, the gauchos took up arms under the leadership of an enli
In French hands since 1795 by virtue of the Franco-Spanish treaty, the first Spanish colony in America had been occupied in 1800 by troops of freedmen from Toussaint LOuverture. A Napoleonic army recovered the eastern part of Santo Domingo (today the Dominican Republic ) until Juan Sánchez Ramírez h
Upper Peru was attached to the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata since 1776, when it separated from Peru. The Spanish command knew that it had the sympathy of the Creoles, fearful of a racial revolt of Quechuas and Aymaras. University students from Chuquisaca (present-day Sucre) led an uprising th
Gran Colombia included the Viceroyalty of New Granada (present-day Colombia), the Audiencia de Quito (now Ecuador) and the Captaincy General of Venezuela. In New Granada, Viceroy Antonio Amat y Borbón he refuses to obey Napoleons brother. In Quito, a sovereign Board deposes the president of the aud
The island of Cuba represented for Spain one of its richest territories in potential . During the 18th century, an economic policy had been developed based on massive investments in sugar, tobacco and coffee plantations, highly valued products in Europe. The economic boom had created a Creole lando
Under the Ryswick Treaty (1697) Spain had ceded to France the western part of the island of Santo Domingo, which thus became a coffee emporium inhabited by more than half a million slaves and some 50,000 whites, in whose territory the current Haiti . At the outbreak of the French Revolution, the sl
The Cuban Revolution began when Eduardo Chibás of the Orthodox Party, being the great winner of the 1952 elections, committed suicide, opening a political vacuum, which Fulgencio Batista would fill. , who had participated in the Peace Movement, close to the Communist Party, and who, to please the Un
The Battle of Normandy kicked off the spectacular success of the D-Day landings, thanks in no small part to an astonishing campaign of deception that completely misled German commanders. However, the penetration from Normandy was more problematic, and was only achieved after heavy and costly fightin
The turning point of World War II, the Battle of Stalingrad, was a bitter urban conflict, in which tens of thousands of German and Soviet soldiers were killed. This was where the Red Army proved that it could not only hold off the Wehrmacht, but also defeat the seemingly invincible German war machin
The Battle of the Somme it is today considered synonymous with military madness and pointless bloodshed, although, in reality, there were good reasons for attempting the massive assault. The military balance of the time favored the defender, but there seemed to be no other way to break the deadlock.
The Franco-Prussian War is the final stage of German unification is achieved through a third war, carefully prepared by Bismarck. Thus culminated the warmongering policy initiated by him after the defeat of Denmark. Napoleon III who was ill, and strongly influenced by his wife Eugenia de Montijo an
German Unification It is the union of 39 states. Until the mid-nineteenth century, Germany had not been constituted as a unified nation, but rather a group of 39 independent states that formed the so-called Germanic Confederation . Among these states, the kingdom of Prussia had excelled in an extrao
The German Empire It begins on January 18, 1871. The German monarchs gathered in Versailles recognized William I as Emperor of Germany. The new empire (Deustches-Reich also called Kaiserlich Deutsches Reich or simplyKaiserreich ), was formed by a Federal State of 28 states. During the 47 years of fo
The War of Secession or American Civil War was the war waged by the States of the South and the North, this war took place from 1861 to 1865. Since the Colonial Era, the United States of America presented a fundamental characteristic:the radical difference between the colonies of the North and those
Socialism It is the political, economic and social doctrine that aspires to the radical reform of society, through the priority solution of the problems that affect the great majority of the population , that is, to the working or proletarian class; prioritizing, by virtue of the working class, its
The Empire of Brazil occurred between 1822 and 1889, it began at the end of the Brazilian War of Independence, which separated the kingdom from Brazil. In this period of the history of Brazil it had 3 rulers which were Juan VI, Pedro I and Pedro II. Background of the Empire of Brazil Until the begi
Lan Xang , also Lan Chang , Laotian kingdom that flourished from the 14th century until in the 18th century divided into two separate kingdoms, Vien Chang and Luang Prabang . The conflict with its neighbors in Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand (Siamese) forced the rulers of the kingdom
Francis I is the monarch who most often embodies the model of the Renaissance prince . If the latter marks the transition between the Middle Ages and the so-called “modern” era, it is however more attached to the artistic field than to politics. However, it also marks an evolution between the prince
It was not necessary to wait for 1911 for the first revolution in China to take place , although the one that took place that year has retained that name (or that of Xinhai, corresponding to its equivalent date in the traditional calendar). Throughout the evolution of the eastern giant there were s
The English Admiralty knew that several hundred new submarines were in construction. The number already existing was therefore tiny compared to that of those who were to arrive. Before the war, in a book on submarine warfare, Admiral Donitz had estimated that 300 more submarines would be needed to w