Famous Historical Topics & Events Chapters

What are some of history's key stories and events which remain famous to this day? Check-out some of those topics.

South Carolina History Standard 8-5.5 Compare Industrial development in South Carolina to the rest of the United States

Hitler has plans to defeat Russia and control her oil fields, but he does not foresee the Russian resistance.

Hitler underestimates Stalin and the Russian people when he plans to conquer the Soviet Union.

Space rocks are natural space debris that float in space, but occasionally reach the Earth's surface.

Port Royal, a center of activity for pirates of the Caribbean, includes the famousHenry Morgan who spends time there.

Sparta is a Greece city-state which protects itself from enemies with its organized standing army.

Benedict Arnold, ageneral for the Continental Army, creates a plan to give up West Point to the British.

Even the North Korean invasion into the South does not force the UN to reunify Korea; the North and South take turns being in control.

Stalingrad, now known as Volgograd, is the scene of the deadliest battle in military history.

The battle for Stalingrad is the deadliest battle in military history.

The Germans send their best sniper, reputedly Major Konig, to Stalingrad to hunt and kill Vasily.

A German sharpshooter, Major Konings, is sent to take out Zaitsev.

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