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Treaty of Versailles

The rejection of the Treaty of Versailles by the Senate and its relation to Woodrow Wilson's health.

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Jan 26, 2026
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How have scholars and historians assessed the risk of fascism in contemporary America?

Scholars and historians are divided but converging: many warn that contains real, measurable affinities with historical fascisms—especially around nativism, violent organized vanguards, and anti-democ...

Jan 21, 2026
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How did Patton express his views on postwar occupation and denazification?

publicly and privately attacked after World War II as excessive and counterproductive, likening the purge of former Nazis to routine partisan politics and arguing for pragmatic compromises to restore ...

Jan 21, 2026
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What evidence suggests Woodrow Wilson had cognitive issues?

A body of contemporaneous medical observations, later archival research, and modern medical analysis point to cerebrovascular disease and at least one crippling stroke that impaired ’s cognition; hist...

Jan 19, 2026

How do experts distinguish between a ceasefire, an armistice, and a formally ended war?

Experts distinguish a truce/ceasefire, an armistice, and a formally ended war by reference to formality, legal effect, and what remains to be negotiated: a truce or ceasefire suspends fighting (often ...

Jan 7, 2026

How did the Twenty‑Five Point Program of 1920 compare with Hitler’s account of National Socialism in Mein Kampf?

The Twenty‑Five Point Program of 1920 was a short, public party manifesto launched at a Munich mass meeting to give the nascent movement a simple, action‑oriented platform, while Mein Kampf — written ...