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… with his nutty words: the way the Bush administration has compromised American foreign policy and jeopardized world … Caribbean. The Navy claims it is resuscitating the fleet to combat terrorism, keep the economic sea lanes of trade free … the reactivation of the Fourth Fleet brings back uncomfortable memories of U.S. aircraft carriers, destroyers …

… One hundred years ago this month, American movie-going audiences experienced a cinematic spectacular : D. W. … “helpless whites look on,” frozen in horror. Even Union soldiers in the film are shown recognizing the threat of the …

… foreign observers predicted that the days of the Chinese Communist Party were numbered. And yet, as we mark the 18th … and Yugoslavia's free-fall into chaos benefited the Chinese Communists. These phenomena allowed the party to say to the Chinese people, in effect: "You may be sick of Communism, but there seems to be something worse out there — …

… in the quality of American presidential leadership than comparison of John F. Kennedy’s handling of the Cuban … succeeded, Bush has failed. To avert nuclear exchanges, JFK compromised and limited their likelihood. To eliminate … might take a divided stand on the crisis. To avoid these outcomes, he sought support from prominent American and foreign …

… an uprising at New York’s Stonewall Inn. The event has become iconic in popular memory as the spark for a new radical … Stonewall’s wake, a Gay Liberation movement galvanized gay communities nationwide and its anniversary has become a cultural touchstone, as LGBT communities across the …

… of “a general association of nations,” what would become the League of Nations, to adjudicate international … Cold War — but only recently have we abandoned a broader commitment to a world governed by law instead of force. … the opportunity to revive the best in our tradition and recommit ourselves to those principles and ideals that once …

… some ten thousand years ago to the seventh century of the common era. They tell the stories of successive … known to us) with nearly 1,900 characters utilized for communication. Here, too, the first art-historical … 883-859) provides the first evidence we have for the pork dietary proscription in this region of the world. Among its …

… in the Cold War — it drove decision-making within the communist bloc through the 1950s.  For Lüthi, alternative … war in Vietnam, the military partnership between the two communist giants was irreparably broken.      Lüthi frames … for each other and shows how they projected their vision of communism at the international level.  On the surface their …

… role in the mobilization of the population. Indeed,  some commentators noted  that it had more in common with “democratic movements in Latin America [in the … for corruption and the rise of oligarchs . Armenian soldiers in Karabakh in 1994 using Russian AK-74 assault …

… with Christian missionaries following the arrival of oil companies in the early 20th century. The article continues … and Iraqi governments. For this lesson, students will complete a document-based question activity in small groups. … assess their learning with a check for understanding. Once completed with the assessment, the students will continue …

… Places, backyards, and basements filled with televisions, computers, and Playstations. Riney-Kehrberg describes how … of newspapers, periodicals, television programs, films, websites, and published works to tell her story, but she … War Two. Fear is also a significant topic in cultural studies, sociology, and psychology. For the historian of modern …

… weapon. Any potential United States-Iran dialogue would complement European efforts to persuade the Iranians to … the two countries, negotiations of course will not be easy. During the Cold War, mutual distrust was a hallmark of …

… in Polish-Jewish history. After years of controversies and compromises, the final product represents the dedicated … Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, a professor of performance studies at New York University, who was appointed to as the … flourished for centuries and that it did not completely die after 1945. The Museum is part of the larger, historical …

… fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that – much like Origins – seek to bring history … the section is to show what historians do. The page aims to combat the tendency to use history as "a tool to advance … . You can find contributions to Made by History on their website and learn about the project on their welcome page . …

… husband when he was nine) declared that her son “may have committed a sin, but never committed a crime,” she unknowingly evoked the flexible … the courtroom after Dixon’s conviction: “We Shall Overcome.” But it only takes a couple of well-chosen words by a …

… Ehrlich predicted that hundreds of millions of people would die in a global famine in the 1970s unless the rise in human … visions of Malthus, Ehrlich, and other doomsayers have not come to pass.  Drawing on a rich variety of government … organizations, anthropological and archaeological studies, medical histories, philosophical writings, oral …

… religious aura of rivers enhanced the status of riverine communities” (31). Rivers were ascribed human qualities and … the “cleansing force of running water” and this was “combined with [the] recognition of aquatic healing power … lamented for their destruction. The study of Roman rivers comes with difficulties, however. There are only so many …

… this new generation of Israeli scholars. This controversy – combined with his scholarship, popular writings, and … the war, ethnic cleansing became a matter of military expediency according to Morris. Morris thus disagrees with his … preceding pages. In addition to the arguments regarding the comparative military advantages of the Jewish population …

… policy debate on Oct. 22, nuclear weapons are sure to come up, especially Iran’s ambitions for the bomb. But the … to end testing first. As Reagan wrote at the time, “I am committed to the ultimate attainment of a total ban on … first requirement on the road to a nuclear test ban was complete.   Reagan’s second requirement for ending nuclear …

… seemed to me, foreshadows what the United States would become more than the Puritan outpost of Boston. After all, … Winthrop Fleet, which was funded by the  Massachusetts  Bay Company, came ashore in 1630. Ditto across the 19th century, … Mind , Miller took Puritanism seriously as a set of ideas—complicated, complex, and in many ways distant from us …

… they should be careful what they wish for. In order to become president of the United States, the Constitution … Hamilton never became president; his clause essentially died with him when he was shot in a duel in 1803. But the … National Philadelphia” and director of American Culture Studies at Bowling Green State University. …

… future political ambitions, work behind the scenes, and become an extension of his president. Ryan’s power will be …

… believed, the U.S. military services had to become flexible and mobile enough to meet smaller and more … has been slow to see how pervasive that intrusion has become. Although his belated recognition has impaired his … centuries. It is believed in Army circles that only a soldier on the ground can take and hold land. High technology …