U.S. History - to 1945

Tuesday, December 31, 2013

FDR's Policy Toward the Soviets

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The Czarist regime which dominated Russian during the nineteenth century, and during the first few years of the twentieth century, was a cru...
Thursday, November 21, 2013

George Washington and the Synagogue

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In Newport, Rhode Island, stands the nation’s oldest synagogue, built in 1763. Its age, and its symbolic significance for religious freedom,...
Tuesday, November 19, 2013

James Otis Discusses Taxes

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James Otis was born in Massachusetts in 1725. His father was also named James Otis, and sometimes he is listed as "James Otis, Jr....
Friday, November 15, 2013

The Tuscarora War: Lessons Learned

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The numerous small wars involving Indians - “Native American tribes” - prior to 1775 present a challenge to the historian. There is quite a ...
Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Sugar, Taxes, and Currency

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In the "long train of abuses and usurpations" which caused intolerable hardship in North America's thirteen colonies during th...
Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Civil Rights Hero: Calvin Coolidge

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The presidency of Calvin Coolidge began unexpectedly with the death of President Warren Harding in August 1923. As vice president, Coolidge ...
Thursday, August 29, 2013

Calvin Coolidge and Foreign Policy

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The diplomatic efforts of the Coolidge presidency, taking place as they did between the two world wars and during the prosperity of the 1920...
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