Contesting the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands the Argentines launched an invasion leading to a 74 day conflict with the British and even longer tensions that still exist to this day. Want to know what yomping means? Brush up to find out!
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🥖 🇫🇷 🗡️ Napoleonic Wars
Threatened by the French Revolution, European monarchies coalesced against Napoleon’s growing French Empire with little success until France’s defeat in Russia, which led to the restoration of the French monarchy. Want to hear about dental practices at the time? Brush up to find out!
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✝️ 🔎 ⚖️ Inquisition
To try non-Catholic Christians in the 12th century, the Pope set up the Inquisition, which split into various branches across Europe, leading to cruel practices but ending at Napoleon’s request in the early 19th century. Want to know about the infamous rack method of torture? Brush up to find out!
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🌎 🗿 🇵🇪 Incas
The Inca civilization, born in the 12th century, became a rapidly growing empire in the 15th century, but was defeated completely in 1572 after the arrival of the Spanish to the region. Want to know about the Incas’ extravagant calculator? Brush up to find out!
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🇬🇧 🇮🇳 🇵🇰 India’s Independence
India’s independence movement grew in the late 19th century, flourished under Gandhi's peaceful leadership and resulted in the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947. Want to know how many times Gandhi was arrested during the independence movement? Brush up to find out!
History has taken up a lot of time already so Brush Up gives you the rundown on what stands out. The past doesn’t need to be daunting. History enthusiasts, Judy Riviere and Roberto Lopez, serve you the big picture with a sprinkle of fun facts. Fearing history is a thing of the past. On Brush Up, history is fun, digestible and very much alive. #history #quickhistory #learning
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