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… In all cases, the goal of statehood that late-developing nationalists embraced required outside intervention. In four … settler interests and conceded independence to the nationalists. Southern Rhodesia-Zimbabwe and South Africa … countries was wage guerrilla warfare and appeal to the international community. An international embargo on Southern …

… this manner? Simply put, the Declaration gradually became a national icon — the civic equivalent of stone tablets that … wanted to see the document and galvanize their sense of national identity. So for all to see the document, it was … copy — the one that tens of millions have seen at the National Archives in Washington — was ratified on July 4. A …

… to the United States that a country might be vulnerable to Soviet influence was the presence of a revolutionary … and extend their power as well as establish a positive international reputation by cooperating with anti-Communist and … political parties. They tried to organize independent unions that were not linked to the PRI and its structures of …

… political practice. It also helped to usher in modern nationalism and nation-states. And it became a model of … the French chose to make the Storming of the Bastille their national holiday. Through all the upheavals of France’s … memory of the first official celebration of 14 July as a national holiday. Finished in 1882, Roll's work depicted the …

… Nixon administration envisioned itself at a crossroads of national proportions. Having won the 1968 election in the … mind, this coming maelstrom is linked with the burgeoning union between oil politics, grassroots fundamentalism, and the financialization of the national economy. His book is broken into three sections …

… was advertised after World War II as an alternative to both Soviet style socialism and “free market” capitalism, was … fighting the Cold War. A social security style system of “national health insurance,” proposed by President Truman in … health insurance based on type of employment and unionization came to take its place. Federal aid to …

… in the war. Indeed, the slogan shouted at the Democratic National Convention that nominated Woodrow Wilson for a … in part, by Ohio Humanities, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, … in this content do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities. … Allan M. Winkler … …

… control to post-colonial state apparatuses, and attempts to nationalize major industries along socialist lines. The … on post-independence states and internal conflicts and nationalism, ethnicity, and identity stand out as … … Elizabeth Perego … Reviews … Africa … Diplomacy/International Relations … Decolonization … Global/Transnational … …

… constructing a road in what is now the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. In this time of crisis, no one understood the … in part, by Ohio Humanities, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, … in this content do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities. … Allan M. Winkler … …

… to subdue the Katanganese rebels, Lumumba turned to the Soviet Union. In the resulting Congo Crisis, Lumumba was overthrown … If Congo was controlled by a “real dyed-in-the-wool African nationalist,” Malcolm X argued in New York in December 1964, …

… first republic was ill-fated from its inception. The National Assembly founded the First Albanian Republic on … became independent on 28 November 1912 when leading national activists severed ties with the empire under the … completely independent Albania. In the summer of 1920, the National Defense Committee, a motley crew of armed …

… Broder had been impressed by her recent address to the National Tea Party Convention, one of the sundry right-wing … aggressively regulate—some Populists went so far as to say nationalize—the railroad and telegraph networks. They also sought direct election of Senators and a national income tax. In other words, these original …

… or other signs of ill-health were more likely to die. Union Army soldiers during the American Civil War suffered … infected with measles, twenty percent succumbed. The Union Army was no “virgin soil” for diseases. In other … in part, by Ohio Humanities, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, …

… examination and more than a little concern. Each year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) … ways. On a remote outpost in Svalbard lies an abandoned Soviet mining town called Pyramiden. Occupied from 1927 - … river ports, air routes, roads, and railways. In the Soviet Union it was accomplished by forced resettlement and …

… of State James A. Baker as co-chair, Carter will lead a national bipartisan commission on election reform. His … together would be likely to encourage solutions to complex national and international problems. Although the Carter … referred to former presidents as “that most exclusive trade union.” Exclusive, indeed. Our former presidents are a band …

… became concrete reality in institutions such as the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and the World Trade … Economics/Business/Trade … U.S. Laws and Legislation … International Organizations … Picking Up Where FDR Left Off …