The History of the Twentieth Century

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119 The Minister without Portfolio Jun 17, 2018

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Venustiano Carranza is gaining momentum in the struggle over the future of Mexico, but Pancho Villa is not ready to give up. The Germans hope to lure the US into intervening, then Pancho Villa decides provoking the US is also in his interests.

118 The Lunatics Have Taken Charge of the Asylum Jun 10, 2018

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In the neutral United States, the economy is booming and so is the motion picture business. And the most famous name in pictures is Charles Chaplin.

117 What Are the French Doing? Jun 03, 2018

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Allied commanders on the Western Front spent 1915 developing new strategies for the Great War, and attempted to implement them in their autumn offensive.

116 What Did You Do in the Great War? May 20, 2018

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With numbers of new volunteers declining every month, the British government wrestles with the issue of conscription. Across Europe, all the Great Powers are feeling the manpower and other shortages created by the war.

115 Let Them Raise Hell May 13, 2018

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After the overthrow of Victoriano Huerta, the revolutionary forces in Mexico begin fighting among themselves, and Huerta himself conspires with the Germans to return to power.

114 Beautiful Tightropes of Logic May 06, 2018

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Albert Einstein needed ten years to flesh out his special theory of relativity into a general theory of relativity, but when he finished, he changed our understanding of the nature of reality itself.

113 Simpson's Circus Apr 22, 2018

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German East Africa stood strong against British attempts to capture the territory. The key to capturing the German colony was to contest German control of Lake Tanganyika.

112 The Banana Wars II Apr 15, 2018

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Political instability and mounting foreign debts lead to US military intervention on the island of Hispaniola.

111 The Bulgarian Summer Apr 08, 2018

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By the summer of 1915, both the Central Powers and the Allies were keen to get Bulgaria to join the war on their side. The Central Powers won the bidding war, and Bulgaria became the fourth (and last) member of the Central Powers.

110 The Shell Shortage Mar 25, 2018

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By the spring of 1915, it was clear that the war would last for a long time and that it would be taking an economic toll on all the nations involved, and there would likely be political consequences as well. In Britain, the debate centered on whether the government was doing enough to support the French, and in particular, whether British soldiers were being supplied with enough artillery shells to get the job done.

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