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Zionism and the Creation of Israel

The Occupation of Alcatraz

Trajan: The Greatest Emperor You Have Never Heard Of

Robes of Red Brocade: Dressing for Death in The Tales of Heike

The Man Who Saved the World

The Cod Wars: When Iceland Defeated the British

“Like Shattered Jewels”: Shōwa Japan’s Creation of a Nationalist Wartime Mythology

Sorghagtani Beki and Toregene Khatun: Female Power in the Mongolian Empire

Celebrating 10 Years of Justice for the Mau Mau

The Warrior Mentality: The Transformation of the Samurai in the Edo Period

FDR: Master Politician

The Red Army Faction (RAF)

The Curious Life of Lee Miller

Core Issues Driving Feminism After Suffrage

Marie-Anne Paulze Lavoisier, Her Contributions to Chemistry, and the David Portrait

Turning Triumph into Tragedy: Dolley Madison, War of 1812, and the Creation of a National Identity

The Change in Societal Norms During the 1960s and the Push for a Fairer Society

Ranjit Singh’s Fauj-i-Khas:Western-Modeled Military Units in the Sikh Army

Rocky Horror

Gender in Celtic Britain: Boudicca’s Uprising Through the Eyes of Tacitus and Dio

The Power of Language: The Navajo Code Talkers of World War II

Fears of Communism: Social Pressures and Hollywood Propaganda

The Ghadar Revolt: How an Anarchist and a Potato Farmer Tried to Overthrow the British Empire

Great Falls: The Intersection of Industry, Transportation and Natural Wonder

Traitors to the Cause: Jeannette Rankin, Barbara Lee, and the Solo “No” Vote

German Resistance in World War II: The July Plot of 1944

Understanding Political Polarization

Bradley, Busing, and America’s Segregated School Systems

Discussing the Legacy of America's Violent Anti-Asian History

Inauthentic Authenticité: Mobutu between Belgians and Bantus

Napoléon's Forgotten Sons

Barriers to Voting

Why America Needs a New Tennessee Valley Authority

Election Fraud & the Supreme Court: How Presidential Elections Changed the Course of America

Maryland Oysters and the Issue with Technocrats

Operation Pike- When the Allies almost declared War on the Soviet Union in 1940

The History and Modernization of School Choice

Nigerian Lessons on Balancing the Civilian, Military, and Police

US Federal Emergency Response: A Testament to Failure

George Dantzig: UMD’s Own Real-Life Will Hunting

The Resurgence of Birtherism and the Fight for Birthright Citizenship

The Forgotten First Female Vice Presidential Nominee

Moral Watchdogs or Dirty Expansionists

What happened to political jingles?

Whodunit, How and Why? The Evolution of Japanese Detective Fiction Literature

Remote Learning, the Technology Gap, and Sesame Street

Mailing the State to the People

The Divisive Struggle to Form a National Identity

The Mystery of Black Death in Sub-Saharan Africa

Discussing the Legacy of America's Violent Anti-Asian History

Discussing the Legacy of America's Violent Anti-Asian History

Following the deadly shooting in Atlanta, Georgia on March 16, 2021, President Biden delivered remarks condemning the senseless violence,...

Inauthentic Authenticité: Mobutu between Belgians and Bantus

Inauthentic Authenticité: Mobutu between Belgians and Bantus

Out of the postcolonial world new nations rose, and upon their birth these new nations needed identities. While some referenced...

Napoléon's Forgotten Sons

Napoléon's Forgotten Sons

The Bonaparte family is as confusing as any European royal family, which is to say, it's incredibly confusing. From the Habsburgs...

Barriers to Voting

Barriers to Voting

Citizenship is not just about where someone is born, it is also about the rights and privileges one receives. Black people were...

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