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9 hours ago · In 1955, Michael Roberts theorized a European “Military Revolution” that stemmed from the widespread implementation of mobile gunpowder weaponry in Sweden during the century from 1560–1660. 16 Roberts argued that the introduction of improved muskets and other artillery led military commanders to devise new battlefield tactics and ...
9 hours ago · The world's population quadrupled to six billion during the 20th century, while world economic output increased by a factor of 20. In 1820, 75% of humanity lived on less than one dollar a day, while in 2001 only about 20% did. [552]
1 day ago · Tobacco smoking is the practice of burning tobacco and ingesting the resulting smoke. The smoke may be inhaled, as is done with cigarettes, or simply released from the mouth, as is generally done with pipes and cigars. The practice is believed to have begun as early as 5000–3000 BC in Mesoamerica and South America. [1]
9 hours ago · Unknown. Majority of 30,000 Spanish expeditionary forces dead [4] 600,000 total dead [5] The Spanish American wars of independence ( Spanish: Guerras de independencia hispanoamericanas) took place throughout Spanish America during the early 19th century, with the aim of political independence from Spanish rule. [6]
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