@NationalGallery This will forever be one of my favorite Renaissance-era paintings. During one stay in London, I woke up each morning, grabbed a coffee, and walked over to the Gallery to see the Arnolfini portrait for four days straight.
On this day in 1808, The Portuguese royal family arrived in Brazil under British naval protection. They had been cast into exile following Napoleon's invasion the previous year.
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On this day in 1899, a drug was patented in Germany that would go on to become one of the most commonly kept in households around the world. Originally named after a German pharmaceutical company, this drug would be forced to change its name after WW I, from "Bayer" to "Aspirin"
The economic competition between European nations for colonial control in Asia and Africa eventually contributed to which of the following causes of World War I?
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Which of the following causes of World War I was a result of massive spending by industrialized nations on their defense systems and troops?
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The correct response is Alliance Systems. Germany knew that attacking either Russia or France would result in a war on two fronts, which they wanted to avoid. Both Russia and France were members of the Triple Entente.
The Schlieffen Plan, which involved Germany attacking France and Russia simultaneously, is a direct result of which cause of World War I?
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What country did Germany invade in an attempt to surprise the French on their border? This invasion would prompt Britain to declare war on Germany.
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Today in 1861, Russian tsar Alexander II finally frees the serfs in an attempt to make social reform to compete with Europe.
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