World War-2 Adolf Hitler became the leader of the German fascists in 1933 and formed the Nazi Party. In 1938 Adolf Hitler brought Czechoslovakia and Austria under German control, he then attacked Poland. At this stage both France and Britain declared war upon Germany and thus began the Second World War. The Germans were well equipped and, in 1940, they swept through France, forcing the French and British armies to retreat...

World War-1 In 1914 the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand, the heir to the throne of Hungary and Austria, by a Serbian terrorist led Austria to declare war upon Serbia. Later in the month of August Germany invaded Belgium and also declared war on France and Russia. These events led to the most terrible war of that time, the First World War. There were two main groups who waged war against...

History of Russia It was in 882 that the Vikings established the first Russian state at Kiev which became an important trading centre. In those days Russia consisted of a large number of nomadic tribes scattered all over the countryside. In the last part of the 10th century the area was ruled by Vladimir-I who imposed the faith of the Russian Orthodox church upon t he people. In the beginning of...

History of Australia Some of the first people arrived, in the distant land of Australia, around 40,000 B.C. These people were called the Aborigines and they were the only inhabitants and it was not till 1606 that the first European explorer, a Dutchman called William Janz, landed in Australia. It was in the year 1770 that a British Explorer called Captain Jamcs Cook landed on the Eastern coast of Australia and...

The History of India One of the earliest civilisations of the world grew on the banks of the river Indus about. 5,000 years ago. Agriculture and crafts were the main occupations of the people of this civilisation. Thu entire area was divided into city states and the people of these city states constantly had differences with each other. The first outside invaders were the Aryans. Dynastic rule however started with the...

History of China One of the oldest remains of man, called the Peking man, were discovered in China. These remains are said to be 5,00,000 years old. The first human settlements or villages are said to have been founded in China around 5000 B.C. and the first Chinese city was built around 3500 B.C. Subsequent to the there were various dynasties or royal families, which ruled China, amongst the first was...

History of Africa One of the earliest civilisations, the Egyptians, was founded in Africa. Most of the people in Southern and Central Africa are the descendants of the ‘Bantu’ tribes. Amongst the first kingdoms in Africa was the Kingdom of Ghana, in West Africa, which flourished between 700 and 1200 A.D. The inhabitants of this kingdom were largely traders. Another great kingdom which existed in this period was the kingdom of...

History of Germany Around .the year 200 A.D. the Franks established the first settlements along the river Rhine. 600 years later Charlemagne created the Frankish kingdom which included modern Germany. Frank domination of Germany continued till the 14th century when the Austrians began to dominate this area. In the following years events like the Reformation and other religious conflicts took place here. It was in the year 1740 that Prussia emerged...