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If World War One Was a Bar Fight
Eras Modern History 

If World War One Was a Bar Fight

July 15, 2017August 9, 2019 Mike Rogers 3 Comments Military history, WWI

Poor Germany always the gets the wrong blame for starting the First World War. However, the powder keg was already

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Cold War Kennedy
Modern History World History 

10 Stranger Than Fiction Facts About The Cold War

January 14, 2017January 14, 2017 Umer Asad 0 Comments Cold War, Facts

The Cold War is defined as a period of restrained hostility between the Soviet Union and the United States for nearly 4-decades (1945-1991).

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Propaganda Posters of 20th Century
History in Picture Modern History 

Top 10 Propaganda Posters of the 20th Century

January 1, 2017August 9, 2019 Umer Asad 0 Comments Lists, Top Tens, WWII

The primary purpose of propaganda is to emotionally manipulate the masses, especially during times of war. By using ethos and

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Modern History 

10 Failed Propaganda Campaigns In Modern History

December 3, 2016December 19, 2016 Umer Asad 0 Comments Top Tens

Propagandas are essentially smear campaigns to malign the opposition. They are analogous to infomercials, devised to stifle the competition. However,

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british empire
Eras Modern History 

10 Worst Atrocities Committed By The British Empire

November 22, 2016March 12, 2017 Umer Asad 5 Comments British Empire, Top Tens

At its zenith, the British Empire was the largest empire to have ever exist in history, stretching nearly 13,012,000 sq. miles and

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10-Shocking Facts about American Elections
America Modern History 

10 Most Shocking Moments In US Presidential Elections

October 24, 2016November 10, 2016 Umer Asad 3 Comments America, Facts

Admittedly, American presidential elections are a mishmash of mudslinging contests, orchestrated character assassination, pulling out age-old skeletons from the closet,

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Life in the Soviet Union
Eras Modern History 

What was it like to live in the Soviet Union?

October 8, 2016March 12, 2018 Mike Rogers 0 Comments Cold War, USSR

Just before its dissolution, the USSR was home to nearly 300 million people, making it the third largest country by

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10-Embarrasing Espionage Blunders to Remember
Eras Modern History 

10 Embarrasing Espionage Blunders to Remember

October 4, 2016October 5, 2016 Umer Asad 0 Comments

Contrary to how Ethan Hunt, Jason Bourne, James Bond, Napoleon Solo, Nikita  and Jack Ryan complete their missions with a

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Stains World Wars
Eras Modern History 

10 Stains World Wars Left on the World

September 20, 2016August 9, 2019 Umer Asad 0 Comments Lists, WWI, WWII

It could be reasonably assumed that history is more than an abstract set of facts; having no bearing on the

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Jews who fought alongside Nazi Germany
Eras Modern History 

The Jews who fought alongside Nazi Germany

September 18, 2016July 11, 2019 Mike Rogers 0 Comments Jewish history, Nazi, World War 2

The fought with them, they slept with them and they healed them, the story of Finnish Jews who fought alongside

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