Copyright 2010 by Alan Dale Daniel, BA, MBA, JD.
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Contents
Top Events in History (my opinion)
Prehistory 150,000 BC to 3,500 BC (approximate)
Ten Human Traits
Neolithic RevolutionAgriculture 8,500 BC
Differing Views of History
Books and References:
Ancient History 8000 BC to AD 455
Geography
Security
Sumer and UR
Abraham
Egypt
Mesopotamia
The Bronze Age Collapse
Harappan CivilizationsIndus Valley
The Aryans and Iron Age Civilizations In India
Greece and Rome
The Greeks
Individual Greater than the State
Of Gods and Governments
The Persians Invade Greece
After the PersiansThe Peloponnesian War
Alexander the Great
Rome
The Punic Wars
Cannae
The Army, the Republic, and the Empire
Discussion of the Fall of the Western Roman Empire
The Need for Protection
Invaders from the Center of the World
Greek Philosophy
Sophists
Of Gods and Men
The Role of Food, Disease, and Administration in Ancient Times
Books and Resources
Books and References on Philosophy
The Dark Ages 455 to 1400
Total Loss Of Roman Culture
Events of the Dark Ages
The Catholic Church
Feudalism
The Guild System
Government During The Dark Ages
The FranksFrance
England
The Viking Raids
The Mongols
Europe Battles Toward the Renaissance
Books and Resources
The Renaissance 1300 to 1500
New Thoughts and New Assumptions
Science and Pseudoscience
The Art of Oil Painting
Books and Resources
The Age of Discovery 1463 to 1522
Native Empires in the Americas
Spanish and English Empires in the Americas
Books and Resources
The EAST
China
The Dynasties (this can get very dull)
Japan
Korea
India
Books and Resources
Africa
Books and Resources
The Middle East and the Fall of Byzantium (The Eastern Roman Empire) 500 to 1453
Islam Turned Back at Tours
Byzantium
The Crusades
Books and Resources
The New World and the Rise of America
Columbus and 1492
Native Americans
The American Revolution 1775 to 1782
Background
Lexington and Concordthe War begins
The Declaration of Independence
Early Defeats and Trentonthe Last Chance
Saratoga
The American Frontier
The Constitution of the United States of America
ProblemsDiscussing the Constitution
Books and Resources
Europe from the Renaissance to 1900
Nation States, Religion, War, and The Armada
Europe Undergoes Vast Change
Science and the Printing Press (The Road to Tomorrow)
The ArtsPainting
Speed of Change
The French Revolution 1789 to 1799
The Impact of Empires
The Industrial Revolution
Art and the Future of Europe
Rise of New Nations in Central Europe
America and the Americas
Latin America
United States of America
The War of 1812
American Growth and Problems
Mexican-American War
The American Civil War 1861 to 1865
Causes
The time line to war:
Casualties
Strategythe North
Strategythe South
The War Begins
Antietam and Emancipation
Gettysburg
Grant and Sherman Destroy the South
Grant
Sherman
Reconstruction of the South
Aftermaththe Impacts of the Civil War
Books and Resources
From the Civil War to 1900
Industrial Expansion
America Becomes an Imperial Power1898
Copying Britain
Books and Resources
1900: The Dividing Line to the Modern World
Industrialism and the Machine Age
Machines
Politics
America
Power of Women
Power of the Press
Power of Religion
Power of Science
Art and Literature
The Power of Change
The First World War 1914 to 1918
Casualties
Financial Costs
Other Costs
Causes of the Great War
The von Schlieffen Plan
Mobilization
Deciding Factors (in order of importance)
The War Begins
Stalemate in the West
the Western Front
The Russian Front
The War at Sea
New Technology
The Eastern Front and Revolution
Other Fronts
Turning Point: The United States of America Enters the War
Aftermath
Some Thoughts on the Great War and the Aftermath
Books and Resources on the Great War
The Interwar Years 1919 to 1939
The Great Depression 1929-1942?
Background
Causes
The Contraction Starts
Hoover and RooseveltThe Twins of Economic Failure
Economic Theories
European Governments under Stress: Fascist and Communist
Japan Taken Over By Militarists
The Future Goes Dark
Books and Resources on the Great Depression and the Rise of the Third Reich
World War II 1939 to 1945
How Many Dead?
Compare 1914 and 1939
Deciding Factors
World War II Begins
The Battle of France
Battle of Britain
Invasion?
The Battle of the Atlantic
Industrial Production
The Crucial Years
North Africa
El Alamein
The USSR
Barbarossa
Japan Enters the War December 7, 1941
Background
Deciding Factors In the Pacific
Pearl Harbor A nd the Japanese Centrifical Offensive
Pearl Harbor
Japans Southern Offensive
Singapore
The Philippines
The Battle of Midway
The South Pacific and Indochina
Guadalcanal
Midpoint in the Second World War Europe: Key Decisions
Axis (mis) Management
Hitler Attacks in the East
War In The Atlantic
North Africa
Sicily and Italy
Planning D-Day
Midpoint in the Second World WarPacific
Tarawa
Marianas and New Guinea
The PhilippinesThe Return of the USA
Hammering Toward VictoryThe Pacific
Battle of Leyte Gulfthe Philippines
Submarine EffortsAxis and the Allies
Hammering Toward VictoryEurope
D-Day and Beyond
Background to D-Day
The Atlantic Wall Breached
The Battle of the Bulge
The Air War Over Europe
The Eastern FrontAfter Stalingrad
The End in Europe
The End in Asia
Battle of Okinawa
Operation Olympic
Truman Uses the A-Bomb
Books and References
The Cold War 1945 to 1989
Truman: Neophyte Cold Warrior
Eisenhower: Careful Cold Warrior
Kennedy: Risk-Taking Cold Warrior
Lyndon B. Johnson: Worthless Cold Warrior
Nixon: Winning Cold Warrior
Carter: Incompetent Cold Warrior
Reagan: Ultimate Cold Warrior
Books and Resources
The Korean War
Background to Invasion
The Red Empires Strike!
Inchon The UN Allies Strike Back
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