Although relations between the Soviet Union and the United States had been strained in the years before World War II, the U.S.-Soviet alliance of 1941–1945 was marked by a great degree of cooperation and was essential to securing the defeat of Nazi Germany. Why did Russia and U.S. work together…
In the 19th Century, when Cuba was still a colony of Spain, many southern Americans wanted to annex the island as a state to increase American slave territory. While the Soviet Union continued to back Castro, Cuban relations with the United States remained cold but not warlike. In 1979, faced…
The Soviet Union and the People’s Republic of China supported the north, while the United States was determined to maintain an independent, non-communist South Vietnam. One, in the north, was under Communist rule and the other, in the south, was not. While the Geneva Conference was being held, the United…
During the anti-Soviet war Bin Laden and his fighters received American and Saudi funding. Some analysts believe Bin Laden himself had security training from the CIA. Who originally funded the Taliban? Saudi-based charities, such as the International Islamic Relief Organization, gave funding to the Taliban during its rise. Was Osama…
The 1936 Summer Olympics ( German: Olympische Sommerspiele 1936 ), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad ( German: Spiele der XI. Olympiade) and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, Germany.…
The United States forgave all $2.8 billion in debt from the First World War, and gave France a new loan of $650 million. In return French negotiator Jean Monnet set out the French five-year plan for recovery and development. Though France supported American revolutionaries against the British Red Coats; but…
Provision of over $4 billion in humanitarian, peacekeeping, and development assistance to the people of Sudan and Eastern Chad since 2005. Funding of 25% of the cost of the hybrid UN-AU Darfur peacekeeping operation. What did the US do for the Darfur genocide? On 22 July 2004, the United States…
The world’s largest empire. The British empire spanned the globe. This led to the saying that the sun never set on it, since it was always daytime somewhere in the empire. It’s hard to figure out exactly when this long daylight began. The saying “The Empire on which the sun…
The Supreme Court sided with Filburn in the case. Why did the government have restrictions on how much could be grown on land owned by a farmer? Filburn was a farmer in Ohio growing _____ on his farm. Wickard v. Filburn, 317 U.S. 111 (1942), was a United States Supreme…
During the Sack of Rome, the entire Swiss Guard of the Pope was nearly eliminated during a confrontation with troops belonging to Emperor Charles V. 147 Swiss Guards died from a total of almost 190. The event became known as the last stand of the Swiss Guard 1527. Their efforts…