France and Great Britain declared war on Germany. In the summer of 1941, Germany turned its attention to the East and invaded the Soviet Union. At this point the United States was neutral, but that would change following the surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii in December of 194...
New France: New France, a geographically vast colony in North America, dated back to the 16th century. The main purpose of France's colonies in the New World was trade, especially the valuable fur trade. Jesuit Missionaries also brought Catholicism to Native groups. ...
Well, things are really heating up. Firstly, the margins in Georgia have tightened up considerably. I’d frankly thought this was gone. But it turns out there’s still a good 30% of postal votes to be counted in VERY blue counties, especially around Atlanta, and Biden might just pull it...
Firstly, I interviewed someone very experienced for a HoD role this week who felt she needed to explain, in the interview, why she wanted to move sideways, and I felt compelled to tell her that she was preaching to the choir; secondly, because I have, this term, accepted a promotion ...
In June I reread The Spare Room by Helen Garner. It’s a beautiful thoughtful novel – Garner is particularly good at not presenting either of the two female protagonists as a hero or villain, there’s no sentimentality, just raw honesty. Our July read was The Wren, the Wren by Anne ...
He faced (what he thought) was death around every corner and lived in an extreme situation for 30 years, fighting for his country. That should be respected. It’s a rare person who could do something like that and never quite or s...
in Religion, attended Jewish synagogue, and has relatives involved in Talmudism, Cabala, B’nai Brith and Masonry. In 1976, Walter White, Jr., “a concerned patriot,” conducted an interview with a young Jew named Harold Rosenthal who was the assistant to Sen. Javits of New York. In ...
Who was the Cold War fought between? What did the Crimean War change in Europe? What role did geopolitics play in the Crimean War? What European country or countries controlled Vietnam before World War II? Who was involved in the Persian Wars?
What was Serbia's role in WW1? What were the three biggest causes of World War I? What caused the Third Punic War? Who was involved in the Baptist War? What caused the Anglo-Zulu War? What caused the Wars of the Roses? Who started the Thirty Years' War? Who, in your opinion, ...
What was the Sino-Japanese War fought over? Where was the Second Sino-Japanese War fought? What happened in the Second Sino-Japanese War? Who declared war first in the Sino-Japanese War? Who lost the Korean War? Who won the war between Japan and the USA? Who was involved in the Sino...