News A Christmas V-Mail from World War II V-mail, or Victory Mail, was a WWII-era operation to expedite mail service for Americans serving overseas. V-mail was written on standardized stationery, photographed onto 16mm microfilm, transported to the US or other destination,...
Spotlight on: Primary Source Selling World War I: "Buy Liberty Bonds!" 1917-1919 Government and Civics When the United States declared war on Germany in April 1917, it needed funds to support the war effort. The Civil War had demonstrated that simply printing more currency would lead to inflation and economic trouble. During World War...
History Now Essay The United States and China during the Cold War Warren I. Cohen World History The Cold War Comes to Asia In the closing years of World War II, American military and diplomatic representatives in China recognized that civil war was likely to erupt between the Nationalist-controlled government headed by Chiang... Appears in: 27 | The Cold War Spring 2011