The French Revolution, though it seemed a failure in 1799 and appeared nullified by 1815, had far-reaching results.

Effects of the French Revolution

Introducing some of the Revolution's principal figures.

The French Revolution was not the first revolution of the modern era but it has become the measure against which other revolutions are weighed.

French Revolution for Kids Overview

The 64-year-old veteran oil executive has no government or diplomatic experience, although he has ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin. The pick would put to rest weeks-long speculation of who would earn the post as the U.S.'s top diplomat, and would place Tillerson fourth in line to the presidency.

President-elect Trump will have about 4,000 government positions to fill, including some of the most important posts in the US government. Cabinet positions require Senate confirmation, but other key posts are completely up to the discretion of the President.

Russian Hackers Acted to Aid Trump in Election, U.S. Says

Canada's immigration website has suffered an intermittent fault that has made it inaccessible to visitors during the US election vote.It has led to speculation that the problem is the result of increased traffic from US citizens in the wake of Donald Trump's victory.

"It could just be an extraordinary coincidence," commented Prof Alan Woodward from the University of Surrey.

“We probably did put on too many of his campaign rallies,” Jeff Zucker, CNN’s president, conceded during a talk at Harvard last month, a rare admission from a media mogul that saturated television coverage of Mr. Trump, while profitable, may have yielded unexpected repercussions.

The Sack of Constantinople, 1453 The Destruction of the Last Vestige of the Roman Empire

Islam was born in war and grew the same way. From the time of Mohammed, the means of Muslim expansion was always the sword.

The great period of discovery from the latter half of the fifteenth through the sixteenth centuries is generally referred to as the Age of Exploration. It is exemplified by the Genoese navigator, Christopher Columbus Essay Gold of the Indies (1451–1506), who undertook a voyage to the New World under the auspices of the Spanish monarchs, Isabella I of Castile (1451–1504) and Ferdinand II of Aragon (1452–1516).

Up to the eve of the explosion of European exploratory and colonizing activity, France had been embroiled in the enervating Hundred Years' War (1337-1453). That series of conflicts started in a quarrel over the succession to the French throne; Edward III of England had made a claim.

Explorer

the exploration of regions of the Earth for scientific, commercial, religious, military, and other purposes by Europeans beginning in the 15th century

Life was pretty difficult for a sailor in the age of exploration. Journeys could take years. Ships only covered about 100 miles a day. The pay was poor. Seamen on Columbus’ journeys made less than $10 a month in today’s money.

It was not until the union of Aragon and Castille and the completion of the reconquista that the large nation became fully committed to looking for new trade routes and colonies overseas. In 1492 the joint rulers of the nation decided to fund Christopher Columbus' expedition that they hoped would bypass Portugal's lock on Africa and the Indian Ocean reaching Asia by travelling west to reach the east.

The Crusades (1095–1291)

The word "crusade" literally means "going to the Cross." Hence the idea at the time was to urge Christian warriors to go to Palestine and free Jerusalem and other holy places from Muslim domination.