The fall of the Russian Tsar in 1917 led to a futile, brief attempt at representative government: the Provisional Government.
The Marshall Plan and the Truman Doctrine were the United States’ foreign policy initiatives to rebuild and support post-World War II Europe. What made them different?
The Red Terror was a Soviet campaign to eliminate opponents and potential threats, but the Soviets arrested, deported, and killed hundreds of thousands of innocent people as well.
In August 1968, the city of Chicago was subject to the DNC Riots, which saw widespread violence and alleged police brutality. Months later, eight anti-war activists went on trial.
The Monroe Doctrine, initiated in 1823, represents the United States’ foreign policy course to reduce European influence in the Western hemisphere.
The Time of Troubles (1598-1613) was a lengthy period of anarchy and disorder in Russian history that continues to resonate in modern Russia.
An autogolpe, or “self-coup,” occurs when a leader who came to power legitimately overthrows their own government to perpetuate themselves in or consolidate power.
As Secretary of the Treasury in the Washington administration, Alexander Hamilton laid the foundations of the American financial system.
