Submitted by Jason McDonald on Mon, 2014-07-28 01:13
Submitted by Jason McDonald on Mon, 2014-07-28 01:12
As Japan was opened by the Admiral Matthew C. Perry in 1854, the United States was a nation of contradictions. As Perry's black ships were landing in Edo Bay, his nation was growing bitterly divided over the issue of state's rights versus national interests. Japan seemed very far off, especially to a nation that was centered on the Atlantic.
Submitted by Jason McDonald on Mon, 2014-07-28 00:38
Submitted by Jason McDonald on Sat, 2014-07-19 23:41
The end of the Second World War brought many photo opportunities for the victors. The Soviets and the Western Allies had promoted the concept of an antifascist brotherhood during the war, and photos were taken all over the world of the Allies embracing and celebrating their victory.
Submitted by Jason McDonald on Sat, 2014-07-19 20:52
With the attack on the United States Pacific Fleet on December 7, 1941, Japan had brought the most powerful nation on earth into the war on the side of the Allies.
Submitted by Jason McDonald on Thu, 2014-07-03 21:53
The battle raging in Berlin signaled the end of the Third Reich. Soviet Red Army Forces and the western Allies pressed the Wehrmacht so far into Germany that neither Western commands nor Eastern commands had room to maneuver.
Submitted by Jason McDonald on Wed, 2014-05-28 22:03