The Space Race in the Context of the Cold War
The historic Apollo 11 Mission and the Space Race in the context of the Cold War and the greater arc of history.
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Modern World History
Witold Pilecki’s Heroism in the Face of Unspeakable Evil
****Author’s Note: This article is about the Holocaust. I have refrained from posting some of the more graphic photographs, but
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The Louisiana Purchase and Unintended Consequences of the Haitian Slave Revolt
How the slave uprising on Santo Domingo resulted in the Louisiana Purchase
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Spanish Flu: the Mother of all Pandemics
The Influenza Pandemic resulted I the deadliest month in US History and killed up to 5% of the world’s 1918 population.
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Reassessing the War of 1812
The War of 1812 is largely forgotten of ignored but given the long term implications deserves more emphasis
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Ancient History Hollywood Style and Other Influences from the Past
Western art has had a significant influence on Hollywood movies
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Blood, Iron and Diplomacy and the Unification of Germany
The arc of German history follows a unique path. Julius Caesar first named the region east of the Rhine River
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The Godfather: Soviet Style
The story of Josef Stalin’s rise would make a good plot for a mafia movie
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Understanding How World War I Caused World War II
World War I planted the seeds for World War II
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Revising the Perspective on Russia in the 20th Century
How the fall of the USSR changed historical interpretation
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