World history

World history

Contributors in World history

World history

(1881-1938) Nationalist leader of Turkey who is responsible for modernising and westernising his country after World War I. This enabled Turkey to resist imperialist attempts at takeover by various ...

Osama bin Laden

History; World history

(1957- ) Saudi Arabian multimillionaire and leader of the terrorist organisation al-Qaeda. He is responsible for numerous terrorist attacks on the United States including the destruction of the World ...

Saddam Hussein

History; World history

(1937-2006) President of Iraq since 1979. He has led his control into two devastating wars, one against Iran in 1980 to 1988, and the Persian Gulf War in 1990 1991 which started as a result of his ...

European Community/European Union

History; World history

Economic union between countries in Europe for mutual gain. Originally formed in 1951 as the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), it later became the European Community in 1967, then the ...

Age of Exploration

History; World history

Time period during the 15th and 16th centuries when Europeans searched for new sources of wealth and for easier trade routes to China and India. Resulted in the discovery of North and South America ...

Karl Marx

History; World history

(1818-1883), German political philosopher and writer. Coauthor with Friedrich Engels of The Communist Manifesto which described the new philosophy of scientific socialism, which is the basis for ...

Mali

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One of the west African Trading Kingdoms. They were rich in gold and established a vast trading network across the Sahara desert. Greatest ruler was Mansa Musa, who converted to Islam and made a ...