How Soviet occupation policy in Austria took shape warrants more attention.

What transpired in Spain in 1936-37 was not only a civil war but a social revolution.

On April 19, 1946, the League of Nations dissolved, ending 26 years of the existence of an organization which had proven incapable of preventing World War II.

On January 20, 1942, a group of Nazi leaders met to coordinate a continent-wide genocide.

World War II transformed the United States from a midlevel global power to the leader of the “free world.” With this rapid rise in power and influence, the United States had to take on new responsibilities, signaling the beginning of the "American era."