What event caused Great Britain to enter WW1? What problems did the U.S. face after WWI? Who were the U.S. allies in World War 2? What caused the Cold War? What was one reason for the German surrender in 1918? Who were Germany's allies in WW2?
What happened to Germany after the Cold War? What happened in Poland during the Cold War? What happened in 1950 during the Cold War? What was the significance of the Battle of Petersburg? How did the Battle of Britain impact WWII?
The bombing of Pearl Harbor prompted the United States to finally enter World War II. On December 7th, 1941, Japan launched a surprise attack on the... Learn more about this topic: Bombing of Pearl Harbor | Cause, Effects & Significance ...
What happened with the Olympics in WW2? Olympics in WW2 The 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin were were notable for the triumph of American runner Jesse Owens, who was black. This embarrassed Hitler and the Nazis, who believed in the racial supremacy of 'Aryans' over all other races. As thes...
(early Sept 1793, or the 1790s-early 1800s) New York City. The genre enables the historian to deconstruct what was claimed to have happened and maybe what really did. Then we’ll turn to another 18th century real life example of the abduction, assault (not rape this time), robbery and...
* Burhan al Din Al-Abbushi in 1940-1942 wrote ‘poems in praise of Hitler, wishing him victory over Britain and France. Victory of the Axis, he explained, would serve as punishment to the Allies for their support of Zionism.’*
tells them to be so. They are considered polite, but maybe a bit two-faced (hence “Janus Britain”) and snobby. The Scots and Welsh are tolerated and liked, inasmuch as that no one really knows too much about them outside the UK, but the English are those that bear the brunt of ...
In the same way the intelligence services both domestic and foreign have been overhauled and put on a realistic footing, in contrast to what happened IOTL. Unlike IOTL were training for stay behind forces was only implemented after the Japanese invasion, ITTL the British have established and ...
The Committee, starring Paul Jones of Manfred Mann fame, is a unique document of Britain in the 1960s. After a very successful run in Londonâs West End in 1968, viewings of this controversial movie have been few and far between. Stunning black and white camera work by Ian Wilso...
and about a quarter of the total land area at the time. By the Second World War, the British Empire was virtually bankrupt. The US provided funding to Britain at the time as they were now the largest creditor nation in the world. However, it was only after the Bretton Woo...