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… Europe . The United States military begins preparing for war against Russia again, unveiling plans to quadruple … and dangerous, amplifying the sense of tension and competition across Europe and strengthening the sense of … the former communist territory. One of the main sticking points of re-unification, however, was that if East Germany …

… history.”  The phrase “ global polycrisis ” captures the complexity of events driving up world hunger over the past … “the challenges to ending hunger, food insecurity, and all forms of malnutrition keep growing.” Nowhere are those … current hunger crisis and population growth is indirect and complicated, but the situation in Africa looks more direct. …

… of the rooftop and its turret exemplify a medieval military fortification. Its image illustrates postcards, coffee mugs and magnets commemorating this relaxed, yet urbane port on the Aegean … Aegean Sea. There is nothing in Thessaloniki that allows visitors to know that a cluster of cylindrical drums much …

… Historical analogies, comparing something in the present with what appears to be … inappropriate use of historical analogies can point toward foreign policy disaster. “Thirteen Days” recounts that when … Briar College in Virginia and is a writer for the History News Service. …

… Delaware Senatorial candidate Christine O'Donnell's recent comment–wondering whether “separation of church and state” … O'Donnell even more. It's true, of course, as many commentators have pointed out, that the words "separation," …

… has already abandoned a strategy that called on American forces to fight and win two regional wars simultaneously. … and means to maintain its present overseas positions and commitments, it will fail, as did Great Britain in the late … War Europe" (2006), he is also a writer for the History News Service. …

… to explore key events and track the changes over time by visiting four stations around the classroom that are made up … from the Origins article and primary sources. After visiting each station and answering the corresponding …

… has stolen space used traditionally by children for unstructured, unsupervised play, adults' efforts to provide protective spaces indoor (community centers, YMCA) and outdoor (playgrounds, sports … themes; and now the internet offers children a virtually unlimited alternative play world, but exposes them to new …

… talking about Martin Luther King, one of the questions most commonly asked is: “What would Dr. King say about…?” The … Charles M. Sheldon: “What Would Jesus Do?” Its most recent form is the Evangelical Environmental Network’s critique of … hold that would bridle our consumerism?” Such a question points to our need of a moral authority in perilous times. …

… can make in a presidential primary campaign! Seven days before the Iowa caucuses, Howard Dean led the Democratic pack by at least 12 percentage points in polls. But his campaign has been in a tailspin … Barry Goldwater of 1964. Dean should have taken the comparison seriously. Glaring parallels exist between the …

… drawing to a close, the ghosts of Southern history have become important players in national politics. The fallout … the wrath of his neo-Confederate supporters. Such ghostly visitations are hardly new in a region whose history is … has long had more to do with the living than with the dead. For nearly a century and a half, white southerners have …

… has fired another rhetorical shot across America’s bow. His latest tape, released last week through Al-Jazeera, blew … Cold War, Dean Acheson, one of the architects of American foreign policy, concluded that the United States should … today as American leaders assess Osama bin Laden’s latest communication. Bin Laden’s audio-taped message offered both …

… regulation over time, at the state and federal level, by visiting four stations around the classroom that are made up … excerpts from an Origins article and primary sources. After visiting each station and answering the corresponding … are aimed at protecting water or the environment, using information from the stations to understand what those …

… The Origin article that was chosen, provides valuable information on Canadian expansion into First Nation and Inuit territory.  In addition to providing information on Canadian Westward Expansion, it also provided a … from America, Canada, and Australia in which they will compare the three sources.  From here students will be …

… civilization is a myth. It does political and cultural work for those who cling to it, but it does not faithfully convey … story, the myth relegates that city’s more interesting, complicated history to the margins. Ian Worthington’s latest book, Athens After Empire: A History from Alexander …

… For anyone who follows the American media’s treatment of Asia, coverage of President Bush’s recent whirlwind visit to Vietnam was bound to trigger a sense of d vu. Why? … American press corps will find a better way of handling the complex cultural dimensions of Vietnam’s re-engagement with …

… “Socialism!” That’s the alarm many conservative commentators and legislators are sounding about the latest development in Washington’s bank bailout scheme. … Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson joined an international effort to help troubled banks by buying stock in them. Their …

… Republic of China and Chinese leader Jiang Zemin's recent visit to New York triggered a new rendition of a familiar … abysmal human rights record. Jiang and other Chinese Communist Party officials countered that Americans are too … of this should not stop concerned Americans from pushing for human rights and democracy there. It should just …

… on the other hand, are a very different matter. Unfortunately, bad analogies have come to dominate discussions of China in the American press. … University of California, Irvine, a writer for the History News Service and the author of "China's Brave New World -- …

… During the last four weeks, the Election Assistance Commission, the Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security have considered asking Congress for authority to delay this year’s election if a terrorist … Dissenting Tradition" (1998) and a writer for the History News Service. …

… a million people. South Dakota, the stories revealed, had become the “Cayman Islands of the Heartland.” As unlikely as … jobs.” Perhaps so, but the ability for lenders to charge unlimited interest hurt vulnerable South Dakotans too. Until … costs associated with the rally impacted local people and visitors alike. Sky-high rents, for example, meant that some …

… decided this month that the state’s constitution does not forbid same-sex civil marriages. It therefore paved the way … before all slaves in Massachusetts would be set free, the Commonwealth v. Jennison case of 1783 ensured that slaves … of Independence and the federal Constitution, citing the latest scientific and social research and making claims …

… The year 1917 went badly for the Entente powers ("Allies") on a variety of fronts. … of 1918, then nuanced chapters examining the major combatants in technology, logistics, and intelligence, … introduction and conclusion emphasizing Stevenson's salient points. That minor criticism aside, the author's is largely …