Profile: Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte, the military genius who eventually established a “dictatorship for life” in France, grew up in a setting that could...
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Jun 18, 20212 min read
A Cold War Prologue: Yalta, Potsdam, and the Iron Curtain
In February 1945, Churchill, FDR, and Stalin met up at Yalta to discuss postwar plans. Though it seemed friendly, that wouldn’t last.
Jun 18, 20212 min read
Bismarck's Germany: The Context Before World War I
Ever since the Holy Roman Empire dissolved from Napoleon’s conquest, the German region in Europe had never been truly unified until 1871.
Jun 18, 20213 min read
The CIA in the Cold War
The CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) was created by Truman in 1947, but Eisenhower expanded the CIA’s duties during the Cold War.
Jun 18, 20218 min read
The Wars of the Roses
The Wars of the Roses encapsulated the conflict between the major noble families (Lancasters and Yorks) vying for the English throne.
Dec 13, 20203 min read
The Revolutions of 1848
After Napoleon's downfall, conservatism hits the European mainland and the major European powers gather to stabilize the balance of power.
Sep 13, 20206 min read
The French Revolution of 1789
The French Revolution (1789-1799) was perhaps one of the greatest turning points in European history.
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