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… 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 …

… ill fed," with tangible programs to protect trade unions, establish minimum wages, subsidize school lunches, … children. At the same time, they advocated such policies as National Health Insurance, guaranteed annual incomes, and a … much harder to mobilize their core constituencies — trade unionists, low income and minority voters, and those …

… 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 … International Organizations …

… presidential campaign, which brought rural America into the national spotlight. While urban areas tended to be … on issues like the economy, gun control, abortion and international trade -- issues which helped to launch Donald Trump … said that even while, you know, we were creating a kind of national mythos of Yeomen farms and agricultural production, …

… for tax dollars. Apollo was a political triumph for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the United … believe, the early 1960s saw the United States and the then Soviet Union fiercely engaged in the Space Race as part of the Cold …

… Statistics on Muslim populations in the European Union . In Britain, for instance, the Foreign and … French government posts a consul in Jeddah to help French nationals making the hajj. The most recent consul, a convert … continent. At the same time, the disintegration of the Soviet Union in the 1990s—hailed by many as the belated …

… Supreme Judicial Court decision legalizing same-sex unions threatens hallowed traditions, firmly established in … are mute about gay marriage. Males in a homosexual union are at least less likely than straight husbands to … when couples decided to seek recognition for their union, it was from the clergy, not the government’s fee …

… in the news cycle. The outgoing president vetoed the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act over a provision that … vote —the first of his presidency—to provide funding to the national defense establishment and with it long overdue name … what a society reveres. In the attempt to destroy the Union, Confederates stood as enemies of the United States. …

… Although Wilson wanted to create a peaceful international political order based on the rule of law, he … Agreement, which significantly lessened tensions with the Soviet Union, and holding together NATO while blunting French … Diplomacy/International Relations …

… elections in American history that came at a moment of national crisis, 2008 will likely be a referendum on what … of this punishment function at work during moments of national crisis. In the election of 1932, the electorate … FDR did, however, brilliantly capture the shift in the national mood. His personality, and the personality of the …

… Tyler’s pandering to this faction helped widen the national divide that led to civil war. Abraham Lincoln made … arts. These three men were all accomplished politicians, nationally well known before being named vice president. …

… Bush’s widely publicized reference in his State of the Union address to an “axis of evil” has frightened and … balloon for a much bigger war in the name of fighting international terrorism. If that is true, Americans must examine … Britain, France and the United States, destroy the Soviet Union and “international Communism” and establish a …

… rigs deployed globally, and it is the third largest international foreign exchange (FOREX) hub. Commentators have … region as part of its grand strategy in confronting the Soviet Union. After 1949,  China  grew increasingly insular. This … Diplomacy/International Relations …

… is the only disaster to share the worst rating on the International Nuclear Events scale, best estimates place the … of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, fallout from the testing of Soviet nuclear weapons, and the Lucky Dragon Incident of … and trust between the United States and the Soviet Union. Eventually, the demand for nuclear materials for …

… violation of civil liberties in the name of national security. In the administration’s proposed … indefinitely if the government regards them as a risk to national security or wants to question them. The government … must know as surely as they can that the life of the union is at risk. The Mobilization Against Terrorism Act has …

… significant. On July 1, 1863, advanced elements of the Union Army of the Potomac and the Confederate Army of … the Northern states were embracing a policy of both national union and the emancipation of nearly four million enslaved …

… the summit’s composition best resembles a hodgepodge of national-or what in the United States are called … invention. It was applied bilaterally: the leaders of the Soviet Union and the United States would parley from their … Global/Transnational … International Organizations …

… Kamala Harris accepted the nomination at the Democratic National Convention, she said, “In the enduring struggle … Constitutional Convention debated the structure of the new national government, they were concerned with creating a … about democracy.  War Democrats saw the preservation of the Union as the key to protecting democracy, and Peace …

… been presented. Some believe the number is too low. In the National Defense Authorization Act for 2010, the Department …