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… Just how has American society mobilized for a sense of common purpose in the past? And why have we seemed to lose that sense of common purpose today in the midst of the coronavirus … extensive American involvement in the war. Roosevelt could coin a phrase, as he did when he called on the nation to be …

… violence. By the end, a few thousand Spaniards under the command of Hernando Cortés fighting alongside many times … modern world, the seat of the Aztec Empire. Written by Diego Javier Luis. Narration by Dr. Nicholas B. … Diego Javier Luis … Indigenous Communities …

… La juxtaposition du rire et de la tragédie dans les fusillades de Charlie Hebdo a suscité une recherche profonde pour découvrir comment les hommes armés sont venus à être si irrités par … est sorti pour déjeuner avec une amie dans un restaurant du coin. Comme beaucoup d'autres journalistes encore en Algérie …

… and means to maintain its present overseas positions and commitments, it will fail, as did Great Britain in the late … cuts in defense might render the United States unwilling to commit forces to one region in fear of leaving other regions … Europe" (2006), he is also a writer for the History News Service. …

… American life, and in his farewell address to the nation he coined the phrase "military-industrial complex." Eisenhower used that address to issue a warning to … of economists like Seymour Melman and others who have studied the question. He juxtaposes the growth of military …

… of solving a problem facing the entire world, the summit’s composition best resembles a hodgepodge of national-or what … summits can’t bring results if those present don’t share a common language or a common tradition, no matter how … Century (2009) and is a writer for the History News Service. …

… major headlines. China-watchers, journalists, and academics commemorated June 4—as the event is called for short—with … an estimated 180,000 people turned out for a vigil. The commemoration is organized yearly by the Hong Kong Alliance … repeats, “but there is a dream, a dream that cannot die, remember this!/From the hearts of you and I, remember …

… foreign observers predicted that the days of the Chinese Communist Party were numbered. And yet, as we mark the 18th … and Yugoslavia's free-fall into chaos benefited the Chinese Communists. These phenomena allowed the party to say to the … of California, Irvine, a writer for the History News Service and the author of "China's Brave New World -- And …

… Carter. By giving him this honor at this time, the Nobel Committee seized the opportunity to express its concern over … initiated toward Iraq. Both the timing and the citation accompanying the prize hinted at more than Carter's undisputed … at this critical moment presents a different case. It is no coincidence that he won when the Bush administration was …

… policy debate on Oct. 22, nuclear weapons are sure to come up, especially Iran’s ambitions for the bomb. But the … to end testing first. As Reagan wrote at the time, “I am committed to the ultimate attainment of a total ban on … first requirement on the road to a nuclear test ban was complete.   Reagan’s second requirement for ending nuclear …

… reward for reasonable risk. We're talking about the dot-com industries of the '90s, aren't we? Not this time. We're … investors didn't know the difference. The crash, the "big die-off," came the winter of '86-87. A harsh winter after a …

… the term “New Cold War” has mushroomed among analysts and commentators seeking to define contemporary geopolitics. … the throes of an ideological “hot war” between the Chinese Communist Party (the CCP, backed by the USSR) and the … unceasing warfare from the very beginning: a decorated soldier returns to his village to begin life in the new China …

… "was somehow the cause of the war." Today, as the nation commemorates the war's sesquicentennial, the war's … a knock at your door this evening by someone who has come to take away your spouse, child, sibling, or … the sacrifices and hardships of millions of Confederate soldiers and households, too often those solemn intentions get …

… Anderson famously defined nationalism as an “imagined community” binding together a widespread group of people … Romanians under the Voivode Mihai the Brave. Bălcescu, a soldier, historian, and leader of the 1848 Wallachian … year, the territory that is today the Republic of Moldova—comprising the majority of the region known then as …

… United States is characterized by three great waves of newcomers. The first wave came primarily from Ireland, Germany, … century. The second wave arrived between 1882 and 1924, coming largely from eastern and southern Europe. This was … movies typically depicted Italian, Irish, and Jewish soldiers fighting alongside their WASP comrades. The stated …

… events of November 22, 1963, in Dallas. Conservative radio commentator Bill O’Reilly’s best-selling nonfiction book … The End of Camelot (authored with Martin Dugard, 2012) comes to life in a docudrama on the National Geographic … perspectives of those on the ground including the Secret Service agents and the doctors who attempted to save …

… children. What is different today is the often fatal outcomes of children's brutality towards one another, owing to … limitations of that perspective, too. Though the march's website invites "mothers, grandmothers, stepmothers, … of Wisconsin-La Crosse and a writer for the History News Service. …

… and nuclear disarmament were two sides of the same coin. As a result, the 1968 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty … The Republican-dominated U.S. Senate refused to ratify the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, a landmark measure negotiated … disarmament and other pledges made in the NPT. Ignoring the commitments made by his Democratic and Republican …

… Ohio State Newark Earthworks Center, American Indian Studies, and the Department of History. … Dr. Lucy Murphy  Welcome to Reclaiming My Family's Story: Cultural Trauma and … Indigenous Arts and Humanities grant and American Indian Studies at The Ohio State University. My name is Lucy Murphy. …

… global economy. Drawing on exclusive interviews with company executives, corporate archives and other records, … corporations. He then considers what each has become: an essential presence in the daily workings of the … Dr. Nicholas Breyfogle Welcome to Country Capitalism: How Corporations From the …