The History of the Twentieth Century

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219 The Victorian Holocausts Dec 06, 2020

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Britain's control over India was not the main reason the UK rose to become the superpower of the 19th century, but the wealth extracted from India preserved British supremacy for decades longer than otherwise would have been possible, but at a terrible cost to the Indians.

218 By Themselves Are Nations Made Nov 29, 2020

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In 1858, the British government took direct control over India. This was supposed to cure the injustices of Company administration, but life in India grew worse, not better.

217 The Unending Quest Nov 22, 2020

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India is one of the world's oldest nations. In the early 18th century, it was the world's largest economy. By the end of that century, it was entirely under the control of a foreign multinational corporation.

216 A Return to Normalcy Nov 08, 2020

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In the two years since the Armistice, virtually nothing had gone right in the United States. In 1920, voters chose the candidate who promised a return to normalcy.

215 1919 - Germany VI Nov 01, 2020

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By 1923, inflation was raging in Germany, and so was the right wing.

214 1919 - Germany V Oct 25, 2020

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When reparations payments first came due in 1921, the German economy was in bad shape and the government resisted payment, while the German right opposed paying them at all.

213 1919 - Germany IV Oct 18, 2020

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Germany receives the Treaty of Versailles and is given the choice of accepting the treaty as it stands, or restarting the war.

212 1919 - Germany III Oct 04, 2020

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Imposing an indemnity on the defeated enemy after a war was a longstanding practice. At the Paris Peace Conference, reparations were supposed to be something more just and civilized: a charge for losses to civilians during the German occupation of Belgium and France.

211 1919 - Germany II Sep 27, 2020

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The new democratic German government believed they could get a generous peace deal from the Allies. They were wrong.

210 1919 - Germany I Sep 20, 2020

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After the abdication/removal of Kaiser Wilhelm II, Germany was declared a republic. But what kind of republic?