Afghan War (Part I)
Afghanistan has been a geographical area which is marked by strife and struggle in the form of battles, civil wars and terrorism. Afghanistan was a part of India then and….
Moroccan Crisis- both 1905 and 1911
Morocco was of strategic country that most European countries wanted to take control of. The crisis of 1905 and 1911 was a result of this tussle for control over Morocco…..
Analysis of ‘Cold Sassy Tree’, by Olive Ann Burns
Author Background Olive Ann Burns was born in Georgia. After graduating from the University of North Carolina, she worked on the staff of Atlanta Journal, authoring an advice column “Ask….
Russian Revolution
Russian Revolution is actually two revolutions which happened in Russia in 1917. The revolution took apart the Tsarist autocracy and finally led to the birth and rise of Soviet Union…..
Algiers War
The Algiers War was between France and the Algerian National Liberation Front and it happened between the years 1954 to 1962. The war led to Algeria gaining independence from France….
Analysis of ‘Ceremony’, by Leslie Marmon Silko
Author Background Leslie Marmon Silko is America’s leading Native American writer. Though she was of a mixed White American and Native Indian ancestry, she identified herself with the Laguna heritage…..
Analysis of ‘Call It Sleep’, by Henry Roth
Author background Henry Roth was born in what is now called Ukraine but moved to the US in 1908. Much of his early life was spent in the Jewish ghettos….
Germany – The Ruhr Crisis
After World War 1, when Germany was defeated, it had to pay compensation for the cost of the war under the Treaty of Versailles (1919). When Germany could not pay,….
Germany – The Right Wingers (origins, rebellions)
Right-wing politics considers that some social orders are preordained, normal, or desirable, on the basis of natural law, economics or tradition. It is held that hierarchy and social inequality are….
The Stresemann years in Germany (successes and failures)
The period between 1925 and 1929 was considered golden period in Germany when compared to the years preceding it because many economic and social reforms were brought about by Gustav….
Immediate cause of WWI – The assassination at Sarajevo
The immediate cause to World War I was the assassination at Sarajevo on 28th June 1914 where the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated. The enmity which was….
Causes of WWII – Italy’s invasion of Abyssinia
Italy was an ambitious nation under Benito Mussolini. It could make pacts with Germany and Japan only because of the common interest and that was expansion of the Kingdom. After….
Causes of WWII – Rise of militarism in Japan
Militarism in Japan saw many ups and downs. Empire of Japan followed an ideology for militarism called “Ninon gunkoku shugi” which propagated the theory that the political and social life….
Causes of WWII – Rise of a dictatorship in Germany
The Treaty of Versailles signed on June 28th 1919 brought about many changes in the geographical divisions of many nations especially in Europe, Africa and USSR. It had economic implications….
The League of Nations – Success of International Labour Organisation and Refugee Commission
The Permanent Court of International Justice and International Labour Organisation were two agencies that were as powerful as the League of Nations. Though it was formed after the provisions made for it in the Treaty of Versailles they functioned as independent bodies. There were many commissions and committees formed by the League of which the Refugee Commission was the most effective.
The League of Nations – membership and commissions/committees
The League of Nations was formed after the Paris Peace Pact on January 10th 1920. It had its headquarters in Geneva in Switzerland. There were three organs – the General….
The League of Nations – formation and structure
World War I saw mass destruction, loss of life and economic crunches which affected the victors of the war and more so the losers of the war. The heads of….
The Treaty of Saint Germain
The Central Powers faced a crushing defeat in World War I. Like many other treaties signed this treaty was made between Allied Powers and the German-Austria Republic. The treaty of….
