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A Second Industrial Revolution after 1850
What makes the Second Industrial Revolution so different from its predecessor? Learn why the United States (thanks...
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Gorbachev, Yeltsin, and the Soviet Decline
Ultimately, the communist system of the Soviet Union (despite the best efforts of leaders like Gorbachev and...
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Self-Interest, Human Survival, and History
How is economic history different from a history of economics? What are the primary concerns of today's economic...
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European Urbanization and Emigration
By 1910, the population of Europe had tripled-and this expanding population provided manufacturers with a growing base of consumers...
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Russia's Marxist-Leninist Experiment
Professor Harreld explains the socialist ideology of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, which became the widely accepted variety of socialism...