The seaside city of Varosha Cyprus was a luxury destination for celebrities and the wealthy of the 60s and early 70s, until Turkish forces seized control in 1974, driving out residents and tourists and effectively turning Varosha into a maximum-security ghost town.

In the wake of WWI, the Big Four western nations met at the Paris Peace Conference to discuss war reparations and sanctions against Germany. The Treaty of Versailles would drive Germans to extremism with the rise of Adolf Hitler.

Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels were ideological refugees in 19th century Europe and co-authors of the Communist Manifesto, where they advocated for the end of capitalism.

The French Revolution was caused by civil unrest on behalf of the impoverished majority versus the aristocratic minority. Rumors of a military coup led citizens to storm the bastille as various groups vied for political control.

LARPing or “live-action role-playing” is an event where participants portray characters in a fictional yet physical setting, interacting with other characters participating in the LARP.

Stockholm Syndrome is a condition in which innocent hostages develop a psychological bond with their captors, forming intense emotional sympathies with otherwise total criminal strangers.

Operation Paperclip was a covert program to recruit and relocate German scientists and engineers to strengthen American scientific and technical abilities, particularly in the emerging field of rocketry.