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…in the barren western lands of Greenland and discovered America five hundred years before Columbus. They served as mercenaries at the court of Byzatium. They ravaged Christian Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, and they penetrated the very heart of the Carolingian Empire…

…were major crisis's that led to the war. The competition for colonies was another source of international hostility. The great powers sectioned off Africa among them, established areas of influence in China and wanted protectorates somewhere else. Sooner…

…Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the earth's…

…due to the reason that he was under pressure from the leaders of the Soviet empire not to show any signs of weakness. Khrushchev and Mao Tse-Tung, leader of Communist China, a country that did not have good relations with the Soviets due to differences…

…provinces. For the first time a permanent standing army was created there. A new threat to all of Europe was also arising as the Ottoman Turks came out of Anatolia (now Turkey) and under Suleiman. They ruled the most powerful empire in the world (from west…

…and union between Greek and barbarian..."1 Alexander indicated that he wanted to be a man of action like his father. Philip had a great view of uniting the Greek city-states and engaging in battle with the Persian Empire. Philip fought his way through Greece…

…were colonized and taken for the Spanish king. They also conquered the Philippines for Spain. His strong ties to the Holy Roman Empire, through his father Emperor Charles V, kept strong throughout his reign. His true downfall in the area of foreign…

…Empire of the Turks, who replaced those murdered and massacred Serbs, with Turk Muslims in that area. This has gone on for hundreds of years. Just recently there were around 90% of Serbs that were killed in Kosovo, by the Muslims. After being tired…

…Coke the early bird in many of the major foreign markets. At the height of World War II, Woodruff proclaimed that "Wherever American boys were fighting, they'd be able to get a Coke. By the time Pepsi tried to make its first international pitch in the 50s…

…, customs, and trade goods. The arrival of Europeans in force in the early 16th century (others had made visits earlier, beginning with Marco Polo in 1292) caused neither wonderment nor fear. Long-distance travel by then was no novelty, and already…