The appeasement policy of British towards Nazi Germany wasn’t actually appeasement

Appeasement Policy - or was it

We see the word appeasement being used in dealings of British government with Nazi Germany, and we are told that this was a ‘mistake’ which helped Nazis to eventually do what they did. But… When we look into the actual chronology of events, actual statements, dealings in between countries and resulting geopolitical changes, the picture … Read more

Why did USSR stagnate and collapse when it was prosperous in 1960s

USSR

“We choose to go to the Moon! …We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard” – John F Kennedy What Kennedy was not including in his list of things to do in his famous speech, was that he was starting an arms … Read more

Could World War II be won without United States?

A major question, a major discussion topic. Much contention. All kinds of approaches exist for this topic, as well as all kinds of counter arguments to all kinds of propositions. Many of the arguments are colored either by existing national or social biases, and many of them are colored by propaganda – be it World … Read more