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“History is always written by the winners. When two cultures clash, the loser is obliterated, and the winner writes the history books books which glorify their own cause and disparage the conquered foe. As Napoleon once said, ‘What is history, but a fable agreed upon? ‘” Professor Robert Langdon The Decline of an Empire Why did World War One happen? The conventional fable agreed upon begins on June 28, 1914 with the assassination of Austria’s Archduke Ferdinand in Sarajevo. The aftermath of the assassination spiraled out of control. It was like an unstoppable train speeding down the tracks. Suddenly all of the Western powers were at war. When the armistice was signed on November 11, 1918 forty million people lay dead. Exactly five years to the day after the assassination of the Archduke, the Treaty of Versailles was signed. Germany alone accepted all the guilt for the war. The end. ....
By David William Pear ASSOCIATE EDITOR “History is always written by the winners. When two cultures clash, the loser is obliterated, and the winner writes the history books books which glorify their own cause and disparage the conquered foe. As Napoleon once said, What is history, but a fable agreed upon? ” Professor Robert Langdon The Decline of an Empire Why did World War One happen? The conventional fable agreed upon begins on June 28, 1914 with the assassination of Austria’s Archduke Ferdinand in Sarajevo. The aftermath of the assassination spiraled out of control. It was like an unstoppable train speeding down the tracks. Suddenly all of the Western powers were at war. When the armistice was signed on November 11, 1918 forty million people lay dead. Exactly five years to the day after the assassination of the Archduke, the Treaty of Versailles was signed. Germany alone accepts all the guilt for the war. The end. ....
As India returns to positive growth, it must think why it canât remove poverty like China has India must be concerned about loss of economic momentum, and because it isnât outpacing countries that are nowhere near China in growth & development. TN Ninan 27 February, 2021 8:32 am IST Text Size: A+ Whichever way one looks at it, Xi Jinpingâs announcement that China has abolished absolute poverty is an epochal event. From being one of the poorest societies on earth, and accounting, along with India, for the overwhelming bulk of the worldâs absolute poor, China has now reached a level of per capita income that is close to the global average (measured using purchasing power parity, or PPP). And it has raised a claimed 850 million people out of poverty. ....