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Indian bicycle troops are pictured at the Somme in 1916

The Amritsar Massacre

… at the Somme in 1916. The Rowlatt Acts outraged the Indian National Congress, the leading nationalist party whose members included Muhammad Ali … Jawaharlal Nehru were prominent members of the early Indian National Congress; the Amritsar Massacre radicalized …

Alawites and the Fate of Syria

… pursued by the Young Turks—a group of secularist and nationalist activists who organized a revolution against the … were the main allies of the French against the Arab nationalism rooted among the urban Sunni elite. Furthermore, … in 1936, when France entered into negotiations with Syrian nationalists about Syrian independence, some Alawites sent …

The Roots of Venezuela's Failing State

… 2016. Maduro has since tried attempted to dissolve the National Assembly, provoking international opprobrium, massive demonstrations, and … has reached unprecedented levels. Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) in Venezuela …
An 1889 lithograph of the Historic Capitol of Tallahassee, Florida

For History’s Sake, Preserve Florida’s Presidential Ballots

… boards. The records should then be turned over to the National Archives to ensure their preservation for … state of Florida to transfer the ballots voluntarily to the National Archives. This option is problematic because there … is likely to reflect a set political agenda. It is in the national interest to preserve the integrity of the …
Under Attlee's direction, the Labour Party's position on foreign affairs in the 1930s was somewhat inconsistent. A believer in the "collective security" represented by the League of Nations, Attlee opposed rearmament even as he pushed for firmer measures against Nazi aggression.

A Sheep in Sheep’s Clothing

Review of Clement Attlee: The Man Who Made Modern Britain, by John Bew (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2017).
… short of revolutionary, including the creation of the National Health Service and the granting of independence to … leader. He was neither a leftist ideologue nor a trade unionist. The Oxford-educated scion of a middle-class … as prime minister, Attlee was forced to respond to the international crises of the early Cold War years. He attempted to …
The front of the National Security Administration in Fort Meade, MD

America’s Big Brother

… In a nationally-televised speech on January 17, 2014, President Obama announced reforms to the National Security Agency (NSA). Ohio State University … Breyfogle and Steven Conn to discuss the NSA in the current national and global environment. Let us know what you think …
Indian troops in Burma, 1944.

A Forgotten Theater of War

Review of India’s War: World War II and the Making of Modern South Asia, by Srinath Raghavan New York, NY: Basic Books, 2016
Fidel Castro during a visit to Washington.

Why Economic Sanctions Often Fail

… completed a forty-two billion dollar agreement with the National Iranian Gas Export Company. Though European leaders … Diplomacy/International Relations …
A refrigerator advertisement in The Ladies Home Journal, 1948.

The Feminine Mystique

… for the working class, and subsequently with a left-wing union publication. In both positions, she reported on the … domestic obligations with freelance writing for many national publications, especially women’s magazines. Drawn … different aspects of the women’s movement, such as labor union women, the black freedom struggle, the New Left, and …
Herbert Hoover

We Could Use a Man like Herbert Hoover Again

… importance of unified command and control in response to national disasters. Unfortunately, no one has stepped … to find someone of the caliber of these two men to lead a national relief campaign. The consequence of poor crisis … to a wide range of disasters. In addition to finding a national leader for relief efforts, we also need leadership …
March on Washington

The Unfinished Struggle: Civil Rights and the March on Washington

… of the NAACP), and Whitney Young (president of the National Urban League) organized the 1963 march and it was … Executive Order 8802 banning racial discrimination in the national defense industry and establishing the short-lived … countercultural decade rather than as a labor-civil rights union. More than half a century later, African Americans are …
Jiang Zemin

Reframing the Debate on Human Rights in China

… the current regime's behavior and that of the despised Nationalist Party of Chiang Kai-shek? How can it be when it … used against Falun Gong members resemble the ones that the Nationalists employed in the 1940s against recent converts … complained that the regime made it too hard for laborers to unionize and fight for better working conditions. Then, as …
A COVID-19 antigen testing center in Warora, Maharashtra, India.

The Deep Roots of India’s COVID-19 Crisis

… After World War I , developments both in India and internationally sparked calls for changes to India’s public … to all Indians. Looking to continental Europe and the Soviet Union as models, they envisioned an India where healthcare …

The Ethiopian Civil War in Tigray

… the prime minister and the central government. Amnesty International released a report in April 2021 maintaining that … of Christians equals the number of Muslims there. Ethiopian nationalism has its foundations in cultural and political … 1930, including the first female head of state of an internationally known African country , the Empress Zewditu (r. …
Nationalist poster depicting Pakistani atrocities during the war

The Bangladesh Liberation War

… set of legacies for how we think about Cold War international relations, twentieth-century genocidal and sexual violence , and the limits of international law in post-conflict societies. Map of the 1947 … War. Fearing that an Indian victory would pave the way for Soviet domination in the region, the United States did what …
The Reception of Lord Byron at Missolonghi painting by Theodoros Vryzakis.

An Historic Question: Over There or Over Here?

… principal champion of freedom in a global struggle with the Soviet Union and its Communist allies. Both the Soviet Union and America’s European allies had already … Diplomacy/International Relations …
On the first day of the uprising, protesters assembled around the fountain outside the Jeollanam-do Provincial Office, a site that would become central to the struggle against military oppression. Courtesy of the 5.18 Foundation.

Gwangju Isn’t Over

… The next morning, small groups of students at Chonnam National University in Gwangju awoke to a severe military … widely available through major streaming platforms for international audiences.  Works like these reenact “what … to erase and distort Gwangju’s history in the name of national unity. Right-wing media and their powerful …
A COVID-19 anti-lockdown protestor in Vancouver, Canada, May 2020

Going Viral: COVID Conspiracies in Historical Perspective

… As national governments and the global scientific community … 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. …
Six founders of the Algerian FLN: Rabah Bitat, Mostefa Ben Boulaïd, Didouche Mourad, Mohammed Boudiaf, Krim Belkacem and Larbi Ben M'Hidi, 1954

The Evian Accords: An Uncertain Peace

… and sought terms with the Algerian Front de Libération Nationale (National Liberation Front [FLN]). In their eyes, peace was … of their ability to win support among the masses to a nationalist movement that had succeeded not only in gaining …

Media and Politics in the Age of Trump

… the broadcast industry was dominated by four networks: the National Broadcasting Company (NBC), the Columbia … model served as a cautionary tale of what not to do. The National Broadcasting Corporation's first logo in 1943 ( top … media reform movement as coalitions composed of labor unions, civil rights organizers, civil libertarians, …
Glass negative of Woodrow Wilson from the Library of Congress.

Television Biography: History Lite

… differences? By 1912, Roosevelt was delineating his New Nationalism. He called for aggressive government action, … figures responding not only to private, but to local, national and global influences. The "American Experience" …