The Treaty of Versailles by Elizabeth Casto
World War One was a turning point in the process of world politics and warfare, the Treaty of Versailles signifying the end of the conflict. Signed between Germany and the Allied Forces at the Palace of Versailles outside of Paris, this treaty is considered one of the leading causes for the events that lead to the Second World War while at the same time creating the League of Nations, the first international organization dedicated to peace.
The Day Treason Became Legal by Mark Krause
What is the punishment for treason? Execution? Perhaps, nothing? The case of Lt. Colonel Oliver North and the Iran-Contra Affair creates a circumstance in which a man committed high treason, yet he was convicted of nothing after his appeals, and even now, he works in a major broadcasting company. To what degree was North inaccurately persecuted by the committees investigating Iran Contra and his trial? North was intimately connected to the Iran-Contra Affair. Despite his close tie, he received virtually no punishment for actions that could properly be defined as treason. The court system failed to accurately administer justice in the case of Lt. Col. Oliver North regarding his involvement in the Iran-Contra Affair.
Thermopylae by John Clement
Thermopylae. This name resonates throughout Western civilization as the site of one of the most heroic last stands ever recounted on the field of battle. There at the hot gates, Spartans and other Greek soldiers stood their ground against insurmountable Persian forces. This battle has captured the imagination of Western civilization as a brave defense against the barbarian eastern hordes King Leonidas of Sparta and the remaining Greeks fought to the death against King Xerxes’ Persian army, after the Greeks held the pass at Thermopylae for several days. This battle cost the Persians many lives, and allowed the Greeks a symbol upon which they could rally. Popular culture today lionizes this battle, most recently seen in the film 300, where bare-chested chiseled Spartans fought against a monstrous Persian army. This battle represents a paradigm shift because even though it ended in a Persian victory, the Greeks were able to rally and eventually defeat the Persians at the battle of Plataea.
The Ascension of Elizabeth I by Erin Johnson
When Elizabeth ascended the throne, she inherited a country in a massive amount of debt and a country that had been more forcibly torn apart over religion by her sister, Mary I. Mary had returned to the Roman Catholic fold and was in the process of a religious cleansing of England when she died in 1558. She was doing what she believed was God’s work in her cruel persecution of Protestants, although she did allow her sister to “convert.” Although Elizabeth was only 25 when she came to the throne, she had experienced for her entire life periods of being in high favor and others when she was housed in the Tower of London and was nearly certain that her sister was going to have her executed.
How the Spanish American War Changed the Face of World Politics by Greg Burleson
For the better part of the past century, many citizens of the world have looked at the United States in scorn believing it to be a new world imperialist. While these claims are not always fair or relevant, they are also not completely unfounded. For over one-hundred years, the United States has taken up a practice of involving itself in foreign affairs. The United States was not founded on this principle, but did instead adopted it as it grew. At the turn of the twentieth century, both the Spanish-American War and Theodore Roosevelt’s Presidency acted as watersheds in U.S. Foreign Policy, and as a result, the United States began to develop its status as a true world super power.
Martin Luther and the Establishment of Evangelical Doctrine by Brad Corfman
Martin Luther’s bold challenge beginning with his 95 Theses marked the start of successful reformation, paving the way for the establishment of additional denominations of Christendom and the opposition to various teachings of the papacy which seemed to contradict the scriptural message of salvation. For this reason, the start of Luther’s Reformation should be considered a paradigm-shifting event in Christian History.
The Cave 