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… Nicholas Breyfogle: Hello and welcome to "Postwar Decolonization and Its Discontents." … forced removal of tribes for the Indian removal Act of 1830. We want to honor the resiliency of these Tribal Nations, … Reverend Michael Scott of the UK, not the character in the office. But instead he is a quite prominent anti-apartheid …

… of criminal responsibility imposed by the international community for the commission of mass atrocities. Yet, … identified as ethnically Tutsi gathered near the mayor’s office for protection as mob violence against them … in genocide may now be subjected to the process of justice. Will Myanmar’s top generals stand trial for genocide? An …

… their salaries didn’t depend upon the pleasure of public officials. Meanwhile, their established colleagues refrained … Bauer has exulted that the Bush plan could “change the last 30 years of religion being kicked out of the public square,” … from religious life, because government money always comes with strings attached. Understanding that, in the late …

… Susan Hartmann A lot of the polls were set up in barber shops and even bars before women could vote and, after women … the polls were moved to schools and churches and community centers. There was some change in how candidates … of 1929 that ushered in the Great Depression during the 1930s. This social volatility made coalescing around any …

… shaky United States-Russia partnership founded on the war against terrorism is to lead to a more stable relationship, … wanted to emulate. Now that they had been freed from communist oppression, many supposed, it would not be long … disregard of democratic processes, particularly when U.S. officials encouraged President Boris Yeltsin’s violent …

… role in the mobilization of the population. Indeed,  some commentators noted  that it had more in common with … the Biblical Mount Ararat, Armenia was the first country to officially adopt Christianity in the year 301 CE (or 314 CE, depending on whom you ask). Its people …

… that day, Desmond became the target of a racist incident, a common event for Blacks in Canada. Her decision to challenge … the United States . Touted as the “Promised Land,” Canada offered freedom from U.S. enslavement and other oppressive … survey on the Bank of Canada website is indicative of a willingness to acknowledge a small down payment on a …

… of North Carolina, want to take the portrait of Grant off the $50 bill and replace it with one of Ronald Reagan. I … as a wedge issue to attract white voters. As late as the 1930s Republicans campaigned proudly on their history as the … to study photographs of official Soviet events to see which Communist Party members were visible and which had been …

… victory signals that the ERA has a renewed chance to become the 28 th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. To be … because “as healthy mothers are essential for vigorous offspring, the physical well-being of women becomes an … but women in labor and politics remained opposed. In the 1930s, New Deal legislation extended some protections to all …

… of unilateralist action is to invite lesser powers to combine to neutralize it.   Therefore, the United States … showed little regard for world opinion.  President Bush's unwillingness to work within today's globalized economic and … of Afghanistan or any other nation as having anything to offer Americans, who believe their supremacy to be cultural …

… farmed no longer exist. Four centuries later, we have come to depend increasingly on only a handful of commercial … today. More than nine out of ten of the varieties in the official U.S. Department of Agriculture seed list of 1903 … than 150 species are under commercial cultivation and only 30 species provide 95 percent of human food energy needs. In …

… global extinction event of our own making? And if so, what will this mean for humanity and what can we do about it? … Brenna Miller     Welcome to History Talk the podcast that brings together a … then did the threat of the sixth extinction really take off? And have we already witnessed any consequences of …

… little surprise to any knowledgeable government or military official from either nation. Joseph Grew, the American … product of the rising tide of Japanese Imperialism in the 1930s. While Japan had owned colonies for decades, by the late … the bay, devoid of protective torpedo nets, without combat watches on duty, and lacking accessible ammunition, …

… States, Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence will, once again, command center stage. It will be quoted and read in its … reading newspapers and frequenting the taverns and coffeehouses of Philadelphia, buttonholing anyone with an … William C. Kashatus … Common Sense: Salute Paine, Not Jefferson, on the Fourth …

… Anderson famously defined nationalism as an “imagined community” binding together a widespread group of people … Bessarabia—was annexed by the Russian Empire, splitting it off from the other Romanian-speaking provinces.  Over more … 2022 threat to cut natural gas shipments to Moldova by 30%. Before the Romanian assistance, Moldova lacked energy …

… a black president at the nation’s helm, even the most glib commentators can justify focusing on black history. But … all the ways that power works than people excluded from its official halls: people of color, and women of all classes … and how we should behave toward each other, within our borders and around the world. Perhaps this is the time we …

… A common response to the COVID-19 epidemic worldwide has been … past. In the decades following the Black Death in the mid-1300s, city-states such as Milan and Venice put in place … disparities in access to COVID tests . A view into a pizza shop during the coronavirus pandemic in NYC, April, 2020. …

… Open Skies missions would provide that Indian and Pakistani officials work together on observation flights. This type of … bin Laden himself, are in that area. For the international community to finish off al-Qaida, uninterrupted cooperation … The furthering of peace and economic prosperity worldwide will make terrorism less likely to prosper. There are other …

… the late 1960s. Although Kevin Phillips was not in the Oval Office to hear this particular lament, he played an … helped inspire. Like Nixon in late 1969, the author has become immensely disillusioned with America's leadership class … Bush administration has capitalized on them, and how events will likely unfold in the next several decades. His …

… met to plan Operation “Ikrit and Biram” under mission commander “Issa,” Arabic for Jesus. Ikrit and Biram were two … death. Nine hostages remained. As the Olympic Village woke, officials locked the gates and isolated the dorms. At 7:40 … and the plane, which would never take off, was carrying 8,300 liters of fuel. Even a single bullet could engulf the …

… as taking up arms against the government or giving aid and comfort to its enemies. The offense is extremely serious and carries the death penalty. … to fight in Spain during the Spanish Civil War of the 1930s enlisted in an divisive cause. They trooped to Spain in …

… president, characterized his job as “the most insignificant office that ever the invention of man contrived or his … to take over the presidency was John Tyler. Elected with William Henry Harrison on the Whig ticket in 1840, Tyler was … and funding for the arts. These three men were all accomplished politicians, nationally well known before being …