Why did the Great Depression force the U.S to choose isolationism at the start of WWII? Why did Russia enter WW1? Why did the United States join World War 1? Why was President Wilson unable to persuade America to join the League of Nations?
Why Did Truman Enter The American War While Truman and the world were focusing their efforts on eastern Europe, unbeknownst to them, one of the many ramifications of China’s recent civil war was the rise of communist party leader Mao Zedong. When the Chinese had “fallen victim to” the...
Why did Italy join WW2? Why did Russia pull out of WWI? Why did Serbia want Bosnia and Herzegovina? Why did the United States invade Iraq in 2003? Why was Serbia upset with Austria-Hungary? After World War II, why did the USSR want to control countries in Eastern Europe?
It was no slip of the tongue.Biden repeated himself in Brussels on Thursday: “Let’s get something straight … I did not say that in fact the sanctions would deter him. Sanctions never deter. You keep talking about that. Sanctions never deter. The maintenance of sanctions — the maintenanc...
were Italian, and more than 4 million Italian immigrants had come to the United States. Italians were the biggest group of immigrants to enter the U.S., and vibrant Italian American enclaves sprang up around the country. As the number of Italian immigrants grew, so did anti-Italian ...
[00:14:30]Jordan Harbinger:I would love to talk about that offer because I think I would take a pretty lowball if I was going to die in a Russian prison or spend the next decade in there. Because prison in the United States, notoriously terrible. Prison in Russia has got to be even...
German immigrants who came to the United States in the late 18th century brought along their Easter traditions including, the rabbit, the eggs, and the basket to put it all in. But it wasn't until the 19th century when chocolate molds paved the way for chocolate rabbits or bunnies at East...
“To criticize SDI as being ‘Star Wars’ is like criticizing the Manhattan Project as being ‘Star Wars,’” Pinsker says. “The whole point of both projects was to take theoretical ideas and make them a reality, which eventually both did. It didn't happen overnight with either, and bot...
But the drive to sacralize indigenous “ways of knowing” is strong, and has spread from New Zealand across the Pacific, where it is growing in both Canada and the United States. Although it’s one thing—and still a bad thing—to prevent scientists from examining bones and artifacts found...
Before the Missouri State Fair, Mike and I went to Menards to get some new chairs to take to our tents. I chuckled a bit at having to go through turnstiles to enter the store. That's so pre-digital age. I mean, where else today do you go through turnstiles? So, what gives? Do...