In the years preceding world war i, europe was divided into two groups of nation-states united by treaty. germany, austriaâhungary, and italy were opposed by russia, france, and great britain, who were known collectively as the:

on this day in 1833, president andrew jackson announces that the government will no longer use the second bank of the united states, the country's national bank. a national bank had first been created by george washington and alexander hamilton in 1791 to serve as a central repository for federal fund