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Hundreds of years ago it was women who caused cultural traditions to spread – possibly through intermarriage – linking communities along Papua New Guinea’s south coast.
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The only extended campaign American soldiers fought as an independent force during the first world war was the Meuse-Argonne offensive. Launched in late September 1918 as part of the final allied offensive on the western front, it was the largest and most deadly campaign the US army had ever fought.
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From its mythical founding in 753 BCE, early Rome was no stranger to warfare.
In fact, it was forged in the flames of war and expansion. Minor feuds led to the incorporation of the Etruscans, the Latin Wars grew Rome’s territory across central Italy, and the Samnite Wars expanded Rome into a serious regional power.
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One of Earth’s oldest, and deadliest diseases. Malaria has been around since the dawn of civilisation, with evidence of Malaria antigens recently being discovered in Egyptian remains from 3200 BC. In the 20th Century alone, up to 300 million people died from Malaria – even in an era of advancing modern medicine and a vaccine explosion following WW2.
Reading time: 4 minutes Though first invented in the 19th century, submarines didn't really come into their own as a weapon of war until World War Two, when they saw widespread use by all parties in all theatres. Able to hide underwater and strike whenever they wanted, they were feared by friend and foe alike, but what was life like for the men that crewed these small underwater craft?
Reading time: 3 minutes On 16 December 1773, American colonists threw 340 chests of tea into Boston harbour in an event now known as the Boston Tea Party. This letter from the East India Company gives a breakdown of teas destroyed – and asks for reimbursement.
Reading time: 7 minutes Both bread and wine are products of settled society. They represent the power to control nature and create civilization, converting the wild into the tamed, the raw into the cooked – and their transformation cannot be easily done alone. The very act of transforming the wild into the civilized is a social one, requiring many people to work together.
1. What was the motto of the Women’s Social and Political Union (Suffragettes)?
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1. Which dynasty ruled Ethiopia from 1270 to 1974?
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1. When did France begin colonising Vietnam?
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1. Which Roman Emperor oversaw the destruction of the independent Jewish state in Judaea in 135CE?
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Who was an Official Australian Photographer during both WWI and WWII, as well as accompanying three Antarctic Expeditions?
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1. Which of these Naval commanders led an expedition around the world?
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1. Which line divides North and South Korea?
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History Guild would like to acknowledge the Boonwurrung people, the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we are based, and pay our respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging.