We’ve all heard of the American Civil War and the French Revolution. The Cold War and Cuba are old hat by now,…
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The saying goes that history is written by the winners, but what happens when none of the winners can agree on what…
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The world’s powers have to be ready for anything. After all, war could break out at any moment, and they have to…
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The world’s oldest countries take great pride in how long they have been successful nations, nation-states, or republics. Even if they aren’t…
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Beyond the stereotypes we have for the world, how do other countries see each other? Representing every continent but North America, here…
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The word “boondoggle,” meaning an extravagant and useless project, is derived from the Boy Scouts’ practice of “boondoggling,” or braiding and knotting…
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We know that the geography of a country has a huge role to play in its social and economic progress. Quite a…
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What makes a nation? Over the years, sovereign states have taken many forms and enjoyed widely disparate levels of international recognition. Some…
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In 1948, the United Nations created the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This document would serve as a guideline to all nations…
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The 19th and 20th centuries were a period of unprecedented change in human history. In 1807, the Napoleonic Wars were raging; in…