Politics

Blog posts about events or people associated with political agitation, political parties, and policies.

  • Book Review: In the Shadow of the Split

    In the excerpt, Foster examines how the Irish Civil War of 1922-23 has been written about by various historians and scholars over time. Foster contends that the dominant narratives of…

  • Book Review: Prohibition: Thirteen Years That Changed America by Edward Behr

    Summary “Prohibition: Thirteen Years That Changed America” by Edward Behr is a historical account of the period between 1920 and 1933 when the United Sates government implemented a nationwide ban…

  • The Treaty of Versailles Goes Into Effect

    January 10, 1920 – The Treaty of Versailles is now in Effect after The Great War After The Great War, now known as World War 1, the League of Nations…

  • The 1920s: The Epilogue of the Great War

    The 1920s began after the most devastating war in human history at the time had ended. World War I was so destructive, horrifying and bloody that it was called “The…

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    Lenin’s “Letter to the Congress”

    Letter to the Congress I I would urge strongly that at this Congress a number of changes be made in our political structure. I want to tell you of the…

  • Treaty of Lausanne Declaration of Amnesty

    Introduction Otherwise known as Annex VIII, part of the Treaty of Lausanne which ended the Greco-Turkish War, the Declaration of Amnesty addresses the atrocities committed by both sides during the…

  • Feed the World and Save the League, November 24, 1920

    Introduction Jane Addams (1860-1935) was a well-known social reformer, suffragist and the founder of the Hull-House settlement. During World War I, Addams became one of the United States’ best-known pacifists.…

  • Book Review: Jews and Booze: Becoming American in the Age of Prohibition

    The 1920s is a decade in which an enormous amount of historians have contributed to the ongoing discussions surrounding the time period. While some praise the decade as a time…

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    Book Review: Review of “Recasting Bourgeois Europe”

    Recasting Bourgeois Europe: Stabilization in France, Germany and Italy in the Decade After World War I was written by historian Charles S. Maier and was first published in 1975. This…

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    The Equal Rights Amendment

    Overview The battle over equality of the sexes is one that has permeated the 20th century. The 1920s were a turbulent and successful decade for women’s rights, signaling a dramatic…

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