imperialism

Content about imperialism – states attempting to assert their power and influence over other states – and struggles against imperialism.

Bombing of Vietnam, 1965, public domain

A very brief history of racism - Workers Solidarity Movement

A quick look at the origins of racism in modern society from its roots in the justification of…

1904-2003: History of Iraq

A short history of Iraq, focusing on foreign intervention, imperialism and attempts by Western powers to control oil and other resources in the…

1948-1991: US intervention and war in South East Asia

Noam Chomsky's very brief account of US military, economic and "diplomatic" action in Indochina in…

Vietminh forces

A short history of Vietnam, 1945-1957 - Howard Zinn

Howard Zinn's brief history of Vietnam from the defeat of Japan in 1945 through the installation of the US puppet government in Saigon to the…

1900-2000: Iraq timeline

A timeline of key events in Iraqi history and class struggle in the 20th century.

The genocide and war in Rwanda, 1990-1994 - Tony Sullivan

Between half a million and a million people out of Rwanda's total population of 8 million, died in a…

King of Rwanda with Belgian general

A history of Rwanda and Burundi, 1894-1990 - Tony Sullivan

A history of Rwanda and Burundi, two African nations run by Western Imperial powers until…

21. Carter-Reagan-Bush: The Bipartisan Consensus

12. The Empire and the People

Iraq: New government, maximum force

After more than five months of negotiations, Deputy Leader of the Islamic Dawa Party Nouri Al-Maliki was named as the new Iraqi Prime Minister last month, immediatedly promising to end the insurgency

0400-2000: Northern Ireland - Is it a religious conflict?

A Brief History of Liberia 1822-1991

A short history of Liberia written by a visitor to the country during the 1991 civil war.