The Russian Tsars
IVAN THE TERRIBLE was one of the most significant and controversial figures in Russian history, Ivan IV, or Ivan the Terrible as he is more commonly known, changed the face of Eastern Europe forever.
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WWII in Europe
The First World War had left much of Europe in an unstable tangle of ruins. Germany in particular felt aggrieved. Due to the Treaty of Versailles, its overseas territories were lost, and much of its land in Europe was ceded to create the Polish state.
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WWII in the Pacific
Raising the flag on Iwo Jima. Photograph by Joe Rosenthal Causes Japan in the decade preceding World War Two had
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Epidemics Throughout The Ages
In an increasingly interconnected and peaceful world, disease remains one of the greatest fears of the modern age, especially the
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American Titans: The Rust Belt
Today, the Rust Belt is the economic region of the United States concentrated in the formerly dominant industrial states of
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