Background: Les Miserables takes place around the June Rebellion and while much of the novel/musical focuses on the individual struggles of Valjean vs Javert and the love story of Cosette and Marius, the main historical plot line of revolution still plays a role. The song, Do You Hear the People Sing?, is arguably the political... Continue Reading →
Twilight Struggle Card Analysis Episode 3–“U-2 Incident”
Actual Cold War Impact- 8 (out of 10): The U-2 incident was a major event in the Cold War as it definitively exacerbated tensions between the US and Soviet Union. The backstory to the crash is as follows. The US was concerned with the USSR's improvements in military technology and so in order to learn... Continue Reading →