History Matters and Little Facts

  The term fascist has been thrown around for a while now, while most never understand that fascism had a strong economic component. While at first, bowing to the demands of the people and business owners, they tried true capitalism, they moved toward more government control . This is the push that most historians see as the real impact of fascism in Italy. People need to understand how this tyrannical form of government really operated. Here are a few of the ways they changed the Italian nation. Trade Unions Most people today are polarized on the issue of unions, but the fascists saw it as the first step in gaining the power they needed to make changes. 1925 and 1926 saw the government taking control of all trade unions and forcing all people to be part of them. At the same time, they banned the ability of workers to strike, because Mussolini saw that the government was now their voice. It also forced businesses to bow to the demands of these unions, which meant they had to follo...

  There are many reasons to learn about how the Soviets infiltrated all levels of the Roosevelt government , as it can happen again. People believe in many things in this nation, so willingly working with governments that are not after the US or their own best interests seems to be a common theme in world history. Stalin was a monster among monsters, with his killing of millions seemed to not be a bad thing to his past and current supporters. It worked so well in Russia because they were undereducated and used to tyranny via the previous style of government. Cold Hard Facts Recently, there was a supporter of Ukraine who claimed that the US, British, and others of the more democratic allies could have beaten Germany. Considering what the Germans had already done to the British, French, and every other European nation, it would have taken far longer and was not a guarantee. During the war, there were 400 Soviet rifle divisions, 129 Soviet Guards divisions, and more than 50 tank divi...

  If you have seen the show, Downton Abbey, there was a little scene where Atticus Aldridge, played by Matt Barber, visited Lady Rose McClare, played by Lily James at her volunteer work at a church. She is helping refugee Russian aristocrats fleeing the Russian Revolution. One of the men, who would turn out important, was told that Aldridge's family was of Russian descent. When the aristocrat heard when the family left, in the 1850s, he said the family was not Russian. They were, but not to the government's wish, as they were Jewish. They were run out because of what was known as the pogroms , the same as in Poland and Ukraine. Russian Killing The Jews were constantly under attack by the Russians , trying to take all they had, including their lives. They were not as sadistic as the Germans, but not far off. It became ingrained in their culture, to the point they considered the Jews subhuman. The sad part is, that there were many Jews who were of Russian heritage that did great ...

  The college football community is well aware of the way that the NCAA has become a way for them to make money while fighting everyone else's ability to do the same. They made immense profits off of video games and video footage of players, while not allowing these players to even make a dime until they left college. People can say that these men and women are amateurs, but that should never mean that they are cash cows for greedy executives who throw them to the wolves as soon as they are hurt. Value to Colleges One of the things that happens when a college even has a moderately successful team is that they have a larger audience to show off the school to. While this sometimes also means that there is money headed to academics, usually it just means more money spent on coaches and facilities. Most of the college programs people watch are state schools, which means the academics are usually hampered by what money the state is willing to send, and the money made from tuition. This ...