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Our country and the world is changing fast, and a knowledge of history helps us understand the hows, whats, and whys of modern civilization. Fully revised and updated, this new edition of The Handy History Answer Book answers over 1,000 how-what-why questions. A concise guide to all things historical, this feast of facts and compelling stories recounts the revolutionary ideas, acts, and inventions that have changed the world from the Stone Age through the 21st century. Open the pages of this historical guide and get ready for an exciting journey. From Neanderthal Man to sports, from the Trojan War to the Arab Spring, from the Hippocratic Oath to the Internet, this is the perfect companion for history buffs of any age and a resource for learning—and brushing up on—the events, terms, and history makers. A concise guide to all things historical, this feast of facts and compelling stories recounts the revolutionary ideas, acts, and inventions that have changed the world. Beginning with a section on historical eras, this popular reference source tracks history and organizes information in 13 specific subject sections, ranging from politics and war to science and religion. It tackles exploration and settlement, technological advances, legal fireworks, financial and business events, social movements, natural and man-made disasters, medicine and disease, and art and culture. From the Stone Age to sports, from the Trojan War to the Arab Spring, and from the Hippocratic Oath to the internet, this is the perfect companion for history buffs of any age.

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Publié par	Visible Ink Press
Date de parution	26 septembre 2012
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781578594313
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	1 Mo

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

An attorney and author who works as First Amendment Scholar for the First Amendment Center at Vanderbilt University, David L. Hudson Jr . writes regularly on the Supreme Court as a contributing editor to the American Bar Association’s Preview of U.S. Supreme Court Cases. He also teaches several classes at the Nashville School of Law. He is the author of more than 25 books, including The Rehnquist Court: Understanding Its Impact and Legacy (Praeger, 2006), and Visible Ink Press’s The Handy Supreme Court Answer Book, The Handy Law Answer Book, and The Handy Presidents Answer Book. He is a graduate of Duke University and Vanderbilt Law School.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I would like to thank Roger Jänecke of Visible Ink Press for his vision and for giving me another writing opportunity in the "Handy" series. I have enjoyed immensely working on this book, as well as The Handy Supreme Court Answer Book, The Handy Law Answer Book, and The Handy Presidents Answer Book. Once again, I had the privilege of working with expert editor Kevin Hile, who improved the manuscript. I also would like to thank my beautiful wife, Carla Hudson, for her excellent research skills and her unwavering support. I would also like to thank my students at Nashville School of Law and Vanderbilt Law School.
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CONTENTS
I NTRODUCTION
P HOTO C REDITS
I NDEX
ERAS AND THEIR HIGHLIGHTS
The Classical Age: 2000 B.C.E to 500 C.E. … The Middle Ages: 500 to 1350 … The Renaissance: 1350 to 1600 … The Enlightenment and the Scientific Revolution: 1600s to 1700s … The Industrial Revolution: 1700s to 1800s … The Twentieth Century … Early Twenty-first Century
RELIGION
EXPLORATION AND SETTLEMENT
West Meets East … Discovery of the New World … Circumnavigation of the Globe … Colonial America … The Early Republic of the United States … American Immigration … Exploration in the Twentieth Century … Space: The Final Frontier
WAR AND CONFLICT
The Peloponnesian War … Pan-Hellenism … The Roman Conquest … The Sacking of Rome … Attila the Hun … The Middle Ages … Renaissance and the Enlightenment … Colonialism … American Revolution … French Revolution … War of 1812 … Greek War of Independence … Texas War of Independence … Mexican War … Crimean War … War of Reform … American Civil War … Indian Wars … Boer Wars … Spanish-American War … Mexican Revolution … Wars in Asia … Russian Revolution … World War I … The Era between the World Wars … Sino-Japanese War … Spanish Civil War … World War II … The War in Europe … The War in the Pacific … World War II Ends … Cold War … Wars in Southeast Asia … Korean War … Vietnam War … The Middle East … Latin America and the Caribbean … Grenada … Persian Gulf War … War in the Baltics … Kosovo … Chechnya … Ireland … Africa … Terrorism … 9/11 … The War on Terror
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
Empires, Royalty, and Dynasties … The Roman Republic … The Roman Empire … The Byzantine Empire … China … Europe … Great Britain … The Birth of Modern Government: Britain … American Democracy … The U.S. Constitution … The American Party System … Reconstruction … The American Presidency … Absolutism … The Postwar Era … India … The Middle East … The Soviet Bloc … Other Regions … The Post 9/11 Era in the United States
LAW
International Law … U.S. Law and Justice … Famous U.S. Trials
ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS
Money … Trade and Commerce … Natural Resources … Industrial Revolution … Modern Industry … U.S. Economic Legislation … U.S. Economy Today
POLITICAL AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
The Antislavery Movement … The Civil Rights Movement … Temperance … Women’s Rights … The Birth Control Movement … Populism, Progressivism, and the Labor Movement … Counterculture, Consumerism, and the Environment
DISASTERS
Fires … Accidents and Technological Failures … Industrial Accidents
MEDICINE AND DISEASE
The Development of Modern Medicine and Surgery … Epidemics … Behaviorism, Psychology, and Mental Health
PHILOSOPHY
Philosophy and Government
SCIENCE AND INVENTION
Natural History … Invention … Transportation … Communications
CULTURE AND RECREATION
Written Language … Education … Folktales … Literature … Fine Art … Photography … Architecture … Theater … Music … Dance … Movies … Radio and Television … Games
SPORTS
INTRODUCTION
My favorite subject throughout my schooling was history American history, modern European history, Russian history, ancient history. The name of the course didn’t matter as long as it was history. I couldn’t absorb enough information. Little did I know as a middle-school student or high-school student that I would be fortunate enough to work on a history book for the "Handy" series.
I am a big believer in Roger Jänecke’s "Handy" series. I love the format, the accessible FAQs with enough depth to satisfy neophytes and the more learned. This book was a change for me. I wrote from scratch The Handy Supreme Court Answer Book and The Handy Law Answer Book. I incorporated an entirely different format for the second edition of The Handy Presidents Answer Book and wrote much of that book, though much of Roger Matuz’s great first edition was retained. This book was different, as Rebecca Ferguson wrote an exceptional Handy History Answer Book. The format was not changed for the book. My task was more updating than revising. I sincerely hope I have done my part to ameliorate what, in my mind, was already an exceptional work.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes once wrote that a "page of history is worth a volume of logic." In The Handy History Answer Book you will find hundreds of pages of history on nearly every human endeavor for thousands of years. There are chapters on wars, politics, sports, music, art, inventions, disasters, and much more.
I truly hope you enjoy this book as much as I enjoyed updating and adding to Ferguson’s great work.
PHOTO CREDITS
Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection: 500
Harper’s Weekly: 366
International Monetary Fund: 284
Library of Congress: 133 , 252 , 298 , 450 , 503 (left), 524
Mikhail Evstafiev: 172
National Archives and Records Administration: 219 , 238 , 278 , 335
National Library of Ireland: 177
New York Times: 369
New York World-Telegram and the Sun: 273
Published before 1923 and public domain in the US: 64 , 137 , 406 , 519
Revista Argentina: 146
Shutterstock: 5 , 8 , 11 , 16 , 28 , 34 , 36 , 38 , 40 , 44 , 48 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 56 , 60 , 67 , 68 , 70 , 71 , 79 , 80 , 83 , 85 , 87 , 89 , 91 , 95 , 101 , 106 , 117 , 122 , 127 , 181 , 185 , 191 , 204 , 207 , 211 , 216 , 224 , 247 , 249 , 265 , 288 , 294 , 303 , 308 , 311 , 318 , 324 , 326 , 331 , 339 , 342 , 352 , 354 , 358 , 361 , 363 , 376 , 381 , 382 , 389 , 390 , 394 , 397 , 400 , 411 , 414 , 427 , 429 , 439 , 442 , 444 , 445 , 446 , 456 , 462 , 469 , 472 , 476 , 488 , 491 , 494 , 497 , 512 , 514 , 522 , 526