The ice cold war?
Considering the territorial factors in the Cold War, does this week’s news about melting ice caps suggest the possibility of an imminent “ice cold war”? Roger Howard explains: The drastic climatic...
View ArticleCounterfactual: Slavery & the American Constitution
Counterfactual History – slavery by Jon Mandle on September 13, 2006 Although the U.S. Constitution of 1787 does not include the word “slavery”, there are five more-or-less direct references to it, and...
View ArticleCold War : Notes
The immediate and tangible causes of the cold war begin with World War Two itself. On July 25, 1945, two months after Germany had surrendered, the Big Three — Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin and Harry...
View ArticleCold War: A Level Bibliography
Reference Books Frankel, Benjamin, ed. The Cold War, 1945-1991 (Detroit: Gale Research, 1992), 3 volumes; v. 1 Leaders and Other Important Figures in the United States and Western Europe; v. 2 Leaders...
View ArticleCharles II: Accidental Architect of Empire?
It can be argued that Charles II was the real architect of the British Empire. Though perhaps, he wasn’t an intentional one Since 1640, Portugal had been fighting off Spanish control, relying heavily...
View ArticleCivil War Soldiers: Letter home
“Chattanooga July 27th, 1864 My dear wife, You will perceive from the heading of this that I am at Chattanooga. I obtained the position I have been seeking so long and am now with the Judge Advocate on...
View ArticleThe Consequences of the Great Depression
Though the U.S. economy had gone into depression six months earlier, the Great Depression may be said to have begun with a catastrophic collapse of stock-market prices on the New York Stock Exchange in...
View ArticleRoosevelt’s first war…on the Depression
Image via Wikipedia By late winter 1933, the nation had already endured more than three years of economic depression. Statistics revealing the depth of the Great Depression were staggering. More than...
View ArticleThe Cold War: Introduction
The Cold War was the most important political and diplomatic issue of the early postwar period. The main Cold War enemies were the United States and the Soviet Union. The Cold war got its name because...
View ArticleLusitania: A Hundred Years on…
The Lusitania Conspiracy? By Dr Ken Baker View this Author’s Spotlight Paperback, 46 Pages This item has not been rated yet Preview Price: €10.00 Ships in 3–5 business days For one brief shining...
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