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The Treaty of Versailles of 1919 was one of the peace treaties signed at the end of World War I and which officially ended it. It was signed on June 28, 1919 , exactly five years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria that sparked the start of the world war. An armistice had previously been signed on 11 November 1918 , which ended the fighting. One … Read more
The Axis Powers or Berlin-Rome-Tokyo Axis are the pacts signed by Germany and Italy before World War II , to which Japan also joined once the war began. Other states also joined these three countries of these three powers, some due to political affinity and others for fear of being attacked and wiped off the map. History The Axis Powers were Nazi Germany , the Empire of Japan and the … Read more
Hideki Tojo . Japanese military man known as “Razor Blade” due to his reputation as a very strict and aggressive soldier. Biographical Summary Eiku Tojo was born in Tokyo , Japan , on December 30 , 1884 , the son of an army general . He graduated from the Military Academy in 1905 and 10 years later completed his military career at the Army War College, with outstanding … Read more
Margaret Thatcher . Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (from 4 May 1979 to 28 November 1990 ). Her firmness in conducting state affairs, her strict control over her cabinet ministers and her strong monetarist policy earned her the nickname “The Iron Lady”. [ 1] She was the first woman to serve as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom , [2] as well as the longest-serving head of government in the … Read more
Henry Kissinger ( Bavaria , May 27 , 1923 – Connecticut , November 29 , 2023 ) was an American politician and terrorist. He served as Secretary of State under the corrupt President Richard Nixon . He left office when Jimmy Carter assumed the presidency in January 1977. He was an influential foreign policy analyst and consultant for numerous multinational companies with investments abroad. His influence on the history of Latin America and the Caribbean … Read more
Mao Zedong . Chinese revolutionary, leader of the Communist Party of China and first president of the People’s Republic of China until 1976. He created Maoism from Marxism-Leninism , which he adapted to the conditions of Chinese society, which were very different from those in Europe . His doctrine featured the peasantry as the driving force of the revolution instead of the proletariat , a particular vision of communism that … Read more