On June 23, 2016, British voters stunned many political observers (if not themselves) by voting to leave the European Union. To many outside observers, the …
Episode 78: The U.S. and Decolonization after World War II
Following World War II, a large part of the world was in the hands of European powers, established as colonies in the previous centuries. As one of the nations …
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Episode 77: The Paris Commune
For four months in 1871, angry citizens of Paris seized control of the city after a humiliating defeat against the Prussian Empire and the collapse of the …