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April 25, 2025
The Long and Short-Term Causes of WW2
The causes of World War II can be categorized into long-term and short-term factors. Long-term causes include unresolved issues from World War I, the Treaty of Versailles, economic instability, and the rise of totalitarian regimes. Short-term causes involve aggressive expansion by Germany, Italy, and Japan, along with events like the invasion of Poland in 1939, which directly triggered the war.
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September 26, 2022
Battle of Inchon (Inch’ŏn) of the Korean War
The battle of Inchon, or Inch’on, was a decisive engagement during the Korean War where allied forces led by General Douglas MacArthur successfully neutralized North Korean troops and liberated Seoul, South Korea.
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September 23, 2022
Rosh Hashanah: Meaning, Beliefs, Customs and More
Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year and translates to the “head of the year.” For the next ten days leading up to Yom Kippur, practicing Jews believe God judges all living creatures and decides whether they are righteous or condemned to death.
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September 22, 2022
Rise and Fall of Fascism: Mussolini, Hitler, and More
Fascism was a far-right, authoritarian ultranationalist ideology that emerged from Europe in WWI and ended with WWII. The regimes and results of Mussolini and Hitler sealed the fate of another failed experiment in governance.
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September 21, 2022
Big Bang Theory: Sudden Cosmic Inflation and Expansion
Big Bang Theory is the widely adopted belief that our universe was born from an infinitely dense and hot point the size of a softball that exploded outward at the speed of light and continues to expand.
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September 20, 2022
Mein Kampf: Hitler’s Forewarning Autobiography
Adolf Hitler wrote Mein Kampf while imprisoned after a failed coup d’é·tat of the Bavarian government. The autobiography espouses his racial views and clearly references extermination, indicating future plans for a “final solution.”
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September 19, 2022
Battle of Fort Sumter: First Engagement of the American Civil War
Fort Sumter was the first military engagement of the American Civil War when South Carolina rebels made the fall of the fort a priority in their push for sovereignty and independence.
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September 16, 2022
Houdini: Vaudeville, Escape Artist, Life and Death
Harry Houdini was a captivating performer who used his sheer physical strength and abilities to pick conventional locks to escape harrowing situations.
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