McCarthyism – 1940-1950

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If ever there was a blot on the USA’s political escutcheon, it was paranoid anti-communist activity as the Cold War…

Partition of India – 1947

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The vast subcontinent of India was the prized jewel in Britain’s imperial crown, but controlling British India was never straightforward.…

Vichy Government – 1940-1944

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Any head of state convicted of treason and sentenced to death by firing squad is entitled to feel overwhelmed by…

‘Peace for our time’ – the Munich agreement – 1938

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When British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain arrived home from Munich at the end of September 1938 flourishing the text of…

The German Reichstag Election of 1933

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The Weimar Republic that followed German defeat in World War I proved a switchback of political fortunes. In the 14…

Seed of Disaster, the Spanish Constitution of 1931

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Over the centuries, the Spanish monarchy learned very well how to use religion as an instrument of social control. Catholicism…

Teapot Dome – 1921-1924

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Near Casper in Wyoming, a strangely shaped butte soars out of the prairie. It is known by its shape as…

The League of Nations – 1920-1946

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Best known today for being the precursor body to the United Nations, the ill-fated League of Nations emerged from the…

Ellis Park Stadium Stampede – 2011

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During the apartheid era, sport in South Africa played a central role both for those who wished to punish the…

Zimbabwe Cholera Epidemic – 2008-2009

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In 2008, Zimbabwe’s suffering people had a glimmer of hope to lighten the dark decades during which Robert Mugabe and…