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… was a war of thousands of guns, tanks, and planes—a “gross national product war” according to one historian.  It was a … seep into the basements of unsuspecting families, causing a national scandal. The 1941 dumping of  toxic substances into Love Canal turned into a national scandal in the 1970s after unsuspecting citizens …

… are women facing extra threats during warfare and international conflicts? But again, looking at this internationally, how have definitions of violence against women … what is the relationship of the police in the US or internationally to this topic? And maybe Peggy, if you'd like to …

… election of 1948, and it had a profound impact on the national conversation about race. It seems obvious today …

… for maintaining society. The exiles led by the Iraqi National Congress simply do not have enough personnel at … 1067) as long as there was a very real threat from the Soviet Union. The United States did not want to see Saddam Hussein …

… failed to recognize that their assaults could ignite nationalist passions and create wider hostilities. … more likely to fan the flames of ethnic, religious, and national rivalries than to put them out. Clinton does have …

… the 1920s and 1930s. By allowing North Korea to flout international nuclear norms, permitting genocide in Darfur, and … proposed the League of Nations as a means to resolve international disputes. The UN was created in 1945 because the … the leadership of the United States created an international coalition that liberated Kuwait in 1991. Similarly, …

… Statement, Youth for Western Civilization, Tom Tancredo, national chair   Former Colorado Congressman Tom Tancredo … comparative politics at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver. … Lynn Holland … …

… Just a week after the terrorist attack on the United States, National Security Advisor Condoleeza Rice insisted that …

… bear on people’s lives in new and remarkable ways. When the Union Pacific met up with the Central Pacific at Promontory …

… and the inequality it produced, caused of the riots. The National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders (Kerner …

… the world have been falling as if stricken by an international disease. Some business leaders are now expressing fear that an international meltdown could create a Great Depression like the one that wrecked national economies in the 1930s. They observe that the …

… experiences, and to show how diary keeping became a way for Soviet citizens to understand their place in a society in … compared Cold War “nuclear cities” in the U.S. and Soviet Union), Brown focuses mainly on the everyday people effected … to ongoing weapons testing and nuclear programs, and international organizations, such as the World Health …

… joined together for bicycle safety.  One of the great national debates on the status of cycles and their place in … was useful in demonstrating how the “cycling city” was a national phenomenon, the addition of examples from other …

… 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.   … How do conspiracy …

… Security system in 20 years, the president addressed the National Association of Realtors, the largest political … He insists that private retirement accounts would increase national savings and, in turn, boost investment and economic … and programs that help people survive and ensure national progress are cut rather than strengthened. Were he …

… at the end of December. And in a move that provoked international condemnation, an Egyptian court sentenced 529 … them to take important positions in students’ and workers’ unions and professional organizations. Sadat had three main … the treaty with Israel the Sadat regime banned student unions, al-Jamāʻa ’smain power base. During his “autumn of …

… discussion of the price being paid by reservists and National Guard troops in Iraq. Observing that 40 percent of … connections to get appointments in . . . the reserves or National Guard. Consequently, when Richard Nixon took office … by all accounts, is slipping. According to one Illinois National Guard soldier in Iraq, the uncertainty of when …

… rival Britain. In April, the Japanese signed the Japan-Soviet Neutrality Pact, eliminating a potential enemy and … to prepare America for war and support Britain and the Soviet Union throughout 1940 and 1941. Fighting isolationist …

… begun. It was far easier to commit the nation to opposing Soviet communism if communist totalitarians were depicted as …