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World History and Geography

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

The Italian Economic Miracle: Luigi Einaudi

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The amazing recovery, reconstruction, and rebirth of Italy after 1945 shows both the flourishing of a free-market economy and the expansion ...
Monday, June 27, 2022

Reviving Italy: A Nation Emerges after Suffering under Fascist Domination

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In late 1943, the King of Italy led a movement to free Italy from the oppression of Benito Mussolini and his Fascist Party. Mussolini was im...
Sunday, June 26, 2022

The Mayerling Incident: Personal Scandal, Geopolitical Effects

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For most of the nineteenth century, Europe was organized by the so-called ‘Metternich System’ — a series of diplomatic arrangements worked o...
Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Tragedy in Vienna: A Private Habsburg Scandal, A World-Historical Impact

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In January 1889, a scandal jolted the ruling class of Europe. Although a strictly personal incident, it would twenty-five years later arguab...
Tuesday, June 21, 2022

North Korea: Persistent Military Threat, Persistent Human Rights Violations

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The response to North Korea’s inhumanity and cruelty over the last 75 years has not been the response of any one nation, but rather a global...
Monday, June 20, 2022

North Korea: A Horrifying Singularity

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Historians and diplomats know that every country is unique, and must be examined in its uniqueness. A few countries are, beyond being unique...
Wednesday, June 8, 2022

Democracy — An Idea Makes a Career for Itself

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The ugly reality of Nazi dictatorship, which oppressed the German people from 1933 to 1945, often overshadows the advancements made in centr...
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