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… subversive minority.” And the press described the 2014 Euromaidan Revolution in Ukraine as a CIA plot. Russian … It is impossible to imagine a Soviet citizen who lived and died without encountering at least one of Efimov’s images. … system until 1997. Although the three men disagreed on many points, Efimov drew them together, linked through American …

… to include many more citizens since 1776, these gains have come haltingly and unevenly. Even as women gained suffrage, … on voter disenfranchisement in the United States—Professors Daniel P. Tokaji and Pippa Holloway —to consider the … voter suppression continue to affect electoral outcomes today? Listen in to find out. To learn more about the …

… spread of COVID-19, 2020. There are plenty of immediate reasons for this heartbreaking tragedy, and chief among them is … patients’ access to lifesaving medical assistance, all compounded by the emergence of a new variant that may be … They were also concerned to protect the well-being of European civilians in India. A 1909 map of the British …

… and  Daniel Rivers  discuss the specific environmental and sovereignty concerns surrounding construction of the DAPL, … Rock protests, see Origins' article, " Treaties and Sovereign Performances, from Westphalia to Standing Rock ." ( Image Source ) …

… the country’s status as both a prize and a battleground for Euro-American imperialist powers. The conflict’s origins … of Qing laws prohibiting the drug. After one Chinese trade commissioner captured and publicly destroyed British opium … debate the relative harms of the drug from the standpoints of public health and fiscal stability, but there is …

… prevent, the next pandemic. The viruses that affect humans come in many types, and their impact on human communities … get sick each year with some form of flu, some of them will die—but only every so often does a pandemic occur. While it … a long history. In the 1600s, "Sweating sickness" panicked Europe, spreading in towns and royal courts across the …

… us as hosts Brenna Miller and Jessica (Blissit) Vinas-Nelson  discuss U.S.-Mexican relations with three experts: Dr. … , Dr. Mathew Coleman , and Dr. Lilia Fernández . ( Image Source ) … border, but it was really focused on Southern and Eastern European immigrants. Mexicans were not even counted, I …

… Ehrlich predicted that hundreds of millions of people would die in a global famine in the 1970s unless the rise in human … of a wartime reallocation of resources.  Conversely, he points out, the most dramatic famines of the modern era also … Venezuela in 1912, the Soviet Union in 1921, and Western Europe after World War II, though this aid often came with …

… over Confederate monuments. How do these two trends in commemorating our nation’s past relate to one anther? What … And what’s at stake in the battle over them? On this episode of History Talk , hosts Jessica Viñas-Nelson and Brenna Miller speak with Professors Hasan Jeffries , …

… States though it's only 90 miles away from the U.S.'s southernmost point. But U.S. - Cuba relations could be in … Fernandez , Hideaki Kami , and Jaime Suchlicki . ( Image Source ) … youth branch of the communist party, had been to Eastern Europe behind what they call, "The Iron Curtain." So there …

… the violence had already begun. But the worst was yet to come. Saturday’s rally was scheduled to start at noon, but … the Right rally ( top left ). Virginia National Guard soldiers and Virginia State Police in the aftermath of the … state loomed large as the Soviet Union expanded across Europe. The logic behind building that joint Jackson-Lee …

… or geography. The problem, of course, is that presidents do die. Thirty-seven men have been elected president, and eight … poor. Truman also oversaw the successful reconstruction of Europe after World War II. Lyndon Johnson ascended to the … and funding for the arts. These three men were all accomplished politicians, nationally well known before being …

… in the beginning of 2025, still working in the name of the commitment that President John F. Kennedy had made in 1961 … the Cold War had turned “from a military problem in Western Europe to a genuine contest for the underdeveloped … was a problem; others argued that the agricultural subsidies affluent nations paid their famers negated the value of …

… at … well, any number of things. Lumping them together, the commentariat called all these angry voters “populists” and … Party ( top right ). A sign supporting Britain leaving the European Union ( bottom left ). A 2016 London rally in favor … candidates that year split the remaining 60%. Lincoln embodied what Americans wanted to believe about their political …

… intellectuals” to get their thoughts on the issue. This episode of History Talk features Professors Stanley Fish , Thomas Sugrue , Peter Mansoor , and Jessica Adler . Each interview segment provides … with the public from teaching, to writing for a popular audience. We'll even question the value of public intellectual …

… I am become death, the shatterer of worlds. J. Robert Oppenheimer … Department of Sociology and interdisciplinary Science Studies at the University of California, San Diego and is … theoretical physics. Oppenheimer continued his studies in Europe before taking a position at UC Berkeley and helped …

… This years Veterans Day comes in the wake of fierce political campaigning over which policies best serve the interest of U.S. soldiers. Again and again, candidates in the campaign that …

… of most of what we do as humans. At the same time, water resources — the need for clean and accessible water supplies … power production — will likely represent one of the most complicated dilemmas of the twenty-first century. Speaker: Nicholas Breyfogle, Associate Professor of History and Director, Goldberg Center …

… and conquest the Spanish Habsburgs acquired territories in Europe, Africa, Asia, and the New World, making them the … most valuable colonial possessions in an era of uncertain communications and increased European competition. It also … trade routes to protect and only a handful of trained soldiers, ships, and funds to protect them with, even the most …