How did the Treaty of Versailles, and its aftermath, help lead directly to World War II? How did Austria-Hungary start WW1? How did the First Moroccan Crisis cause WWI? How did the Second Moroccan Crisis cause WWI? How did WWI help to bring about the Russian revolution?
Why was the Crimean War significant during the French Revolution? Why did Russia enter WW1? Why didn't the Crimeans help with the Battle of Vienna? Why did Russia pull out of WWI? Why did the Russians invade Ukraine? Why did the Russian Civil War begin?
Why did the Russian Revolution of 1917 fail? Why was the Treaty of Verdun a failure? Why did Stalin blockade Berlin? Why did a stalemate develop on the Western Front during WW2? Why did the 1683 Siege of Vienna fail? Why did the first Siege of Vienna fail?
Under the leadership of Russian communist Vladimir Lenin, the Bolshevik Party seized power in the Russian Republic during a coup known as the October Revolution. How long was Lenin in exile for? Lenin was jailed for a year and then exiled to Siberia for a term of three years. After his ex...
The Russian Revolution, The Scarecrows, The Search for Mad Jack’s Crown, The Silver Sword, The Third Class Genie, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Watch House, The Witch and The Wardrobe, Theseus and the Minotaur, Thunder and Lightnings, tintin, Treasure Island, TV, Uderzo, Victor, Voice...
In 2017 there seemed to be – as I suppose there always must be – an ever-increasing number of warring nostalgias and counter-nostalgias, the latest being for the Russian Revolution in 1917 – a violent event, with vast and oppressive consequences and therefore definitely negative, but like...
Why did the War of the Triple Alliance happen? Why did the Russian Empire ally with France? Why did Britain join WW1? Why did the Ottoman Empire ally with Germany? Why wasn't there a Warring States Period in Europe? Why did Germany join WW1?
Who did the U.S. support in the Soviet-Afghan War? Who did the Soviet Union ally with during World War II? Who made up the Red Army in the Russian Civil War? What Russian revolution stopped Russia from participating in WWI? Who was China allied with in WW1? Who were the Russian lea...
Why did the French Revolution happen? Why is it called the Hundred Years' War? Why did France no longer need the Louisiana territory? Why did the Ten Years' War start? Why did the French Empire fall? Why did the Vietnamese fight the French in Indochina?
How was propaganda used as a tool by both the East and the West in the Cold War? How did Otto Von Bismarck view militarism? How did Rasputin contribute to the Russian revolution? How did the Franco-Prussian war lead to WW1? How was fascism created? How did Otto Von Bismarck control no...