It lasted until November of 1799 when it was overthrown by Napoleon Bonaparte. The Directory was controlled by five ‘directors’ who oversaw the economic and political aspects of French society. In general, it was an important time in the French Revolution for several reasons. In its lifetime, the government of…
Originally Portugal, but it also has the distinction of being the only country to technically have a colony in Europe. The Portuguese Royal Family fled to Rio in Brazil during the Napoleonic wars. So technically Brazil ruled Portugal which was defended by Portuguese and British troops. Colonial Brazil. This article…
Reign of Terror. Written By: Reign of Terror, also called The Terror, French La Terreur, the period of the French Revolution from September 5, 1793, to July 27, 1794 (9 Thermidor, year II). It came into power after the “Reign of Terror” when the country was ruled by the Committee…
The Air Force F-111s didn’t have an auspicious debut in combat. After a detachment of six F-111As was deployed to Vietnam in 1968, three of them crashed in just fifty-five missions, all of the accidents linked to defective wing stabilizers. The F-111 first was tested in combat in Vietnam during…
Domesday is our most famous and earliest surviving public record. It is a highly detailed survey and valuation of land holding and resources in late 11th century England. The survey was a massive enterprise, and the record of that survey, Domesday Book, was a remarkable achievement. Domesday Counties showing Little…
Farmers’ Alliance. Written By: Farmers’ Alliance, an American agrarian movement during the 1870s and ’80s that sought to improve the economic conditions for farmers through the creation of cooperatives and political advocacy. The movement was made up of numerous local organizations that coalesced into three large groupings. Leaders of the…
The colonists felt that King George III had failed them in legislation, judicial rule, military conflict, and lack of protection. They were angry that the colonies were forced to follow British rule but were not allowed representation in Parliament. What was the response to the Declaration of Independence? In the…
Federal Emergency Relief Administration From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) was a program established by President Franklin Roosevelt in 1933, building on the Hoover administration’s Emergency Relief and Construction Act. It was replaced in 1935 by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Federal Emergency Relief Administration.…
The Draft and the Vietnam War During the Vietnam War, about two-thirds of American troops volunteered, the rest were selected for military service through the draft. In the beginning of the war, names of all American men of draft-age were collected by the Selective Service System. The Draft in Context…
The flaws in the Federal Reserve’s structure became apparent during the initial years of the Great Depression. Congress responded by reforming the Federal Reserve and the entire financial system. Under the Hoover administration, congressional reforms culminated in the Reconstruction Finance Corporation Act and the Banking Act of 1932. Here is…