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How Armand Hammer Became The Most Powerful Person in Cold War Politics!

27Dec

By Regina SamuelsNo Comments

History

How Armand Hammer Became The Most Powerful Person in Cold War Politics!

Known in international circles as "Lenin's chosen capitalist" and "The Doctor" by his employees, Armand Hammer was not only one of the richest men on his time, but arguably the greatest diplomat the US has ever produced...despite never holding any official position. A pioneer of so-called "citizen diplomacy" long before Robert W. Fuller came along, Hammer had a strong relationship with both US presidents and Soviet Premiers stretching the entire Cold War and helped to pull the world back from nuclear Armageddon more times than anyone else. If his name seems familiar, it might be because actor Armie Hammer is his great-grandson, not that it has anything to do with Armand's diplomatic efforts. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Early Life Travels...

15 Absolutely Awesome Facts About The Cold War!

31May

By Regina SamuelsNo Comments

History

15 Absolutely Awesome Facts About The Cold War!

The Cold War is remembered for being one of the most turbulent times in world politics ever. Even by 21st century standards. This got me thinking, what are some cool facts about the Cold War everybody should know? Spanning from the mid-to-late 1940's (either 1946, 1947 or 1948 depending on who you ask) to 1989 (when the Berlin Wall - pictured above - came down) or 1991 (when the USSR collapsed) chances are that you lived through at least part of the Cold War! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 15. Anglo-American Relations Today, the UK and US are the closest of allies. However, before WWI, both countries had quite a bit of animosity towards one another. WWI would see the two countries unite against their common enemy: Imperial Germany - which ...

15 Facts About The Soviet Union History Tends to Forget!

24May

By Simon BlaugNo Comments

History

15 Facts About The Soviet Union History Tends to Forget!

During the Cold War, the USSR was the quintessential boogeyman, used by politicians the world over to pass legislation. Yet, even thirty years after its demise, we still know very little about the country. So, what are some cool facts about the Soviet Union? Going from a backwater country ravaged by war in the early 1920's, leaders like Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin would soon turn the USSR into one of the world's two main superpowers - alongside the US - leading to the Cold War. Disclaimer: This article is for educational purposes only. It isn't meant to glorify or demonize the USSR or communism as a whole, whilst they did do many things right, they also did just as many things wrong. Please, no political rhetoric. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({...

15 Interesting Facts About Joseph Stalin Everyone Should Know!

3May

By Simon BlaugNo Comments

History

15 Interesting Facts About Joseph Stalin Everyone Should Know!

Today, Joseph Stalin is famous for being the USSR's de facto dictator from 1927 until his death in 1953. This got me thinking, what are some interesting facts about Joseph Stalin? During WWII, Stalin would prove to be an invaluable ally for the West, helping to defeat Nazi Germany. Following the war, however, Stalin would become the West's main antagonist, through his attempts to expand communism into Western Europe. Stalin would also help to promote pre-existing concepts like anti-capitalism in the West, a concept that is still around today (partly due to Stalin)! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 15. A Proud Georgian Despite growing up to be the head of a country often referred to as "Russia" by the West, Russians were by no means the only e...

What is Anti-Socialism? A History of The Criticism of Socialism

14Dec

By Leonard BurgessNo Comments

Explainer

What is Anti-Socialism? A History of The Criticism of Socialism

If you've ever studied 20th century history, you'll probably be familiar with anti-socialism. Over the course of the century, even when almost everything else changed, the vast majority of people still hated socialists. In recent weeks, we have covered the concepts of both anti-capitalism and anti-communism. The latter of which, shares a large portion of their history and criticisms, especially in the West. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); What is Anti-Socialism? Over the course of the past 150 years, anti-socialism has morphed beyond anything we could've ever imagined. On the most basic level, anti-socialism is any form of opposition to socialism and socialist ideals. Most commonly, this is associated with the right of the political spectru...

30Nov

By Regina Samuels1 Comment

Explainer

What is Anti-Communism? Is it Right?

Anyone who's looked at a history textbook about the twentieth century can tell you one thing: People hated communists. This belief is known as anti-communism, but why did/do people still support it? You'd expect that many of these people would be the elderly- those who remember the threat the USSR and other communist countries posed. And whilst that is true, many young people are also anti-communist too! Albeit not as many! We recently covered the concept of anti-capitalism, which shares many things with anti-communism, mostly that they are extremely polarizing concepts! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); What is Anti-Communism? Although the term "Anti-communism" has existed for a little over 100 years, the concept of it has been around for muc...

What is Anti-Capitalism? Why do so Many People Support it?

28Sep

By Matthew Booten6 Comments

Explainer

What is Anti-Capitalism? Why do so Many People Support it?

In recent years, anti-capitalism has become quite prevalent in the west. Just last week, anti-capitalist rallies were held all around the world, and they aren't the first, not this century and certainly not this decade! Recently, we covered the theory of the corporatocracy. Many of the people who believe that we are indeed in a corporatocracy also believe that in order to stop it, the government needs to adopt an anti-capitalist stance. Naturally, this has caused many to wonder what exactly is anti-capitalism? And, more importantly is it right or wrong? (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); What is Anti-Capitalism? Anti-capitalism has existed in some form or another for well over 150 years. It is highly likely that it existed in some crude form b...

“Socialism or Communism will take over Britain after Brexit or in the next 10 years”- My thoughts

28Oct

By Matthew Booten1 Comment

Opinion

“Socialism or Communism will take over Britain after Brexit or in the next 10 years”- My thoughts

Brexit is less than 3 months away, we have spoken often on it, but now, I want to reveal my opinions on the British political system post-Brexit. I believe firmly that the post-Brexit United Kingdom will lead to either a socialist or communist uprising/revolt/revolution. Why do I believe that Socialism or Communism will take over? Many people’s initial reaction to this is “Yeah right!” or “This is just some old timer who doesn’t understand the world.” First of all, I’m only in my mid-thirties, so not that old (although my kids would disagree). Secondly, this article was written because I was recently in a secondary school near to where I live. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); At the aforementioned school, I was asked to sit in a Year 10 (Americ...