Portugal hung onto its colonial empire longer than most European powers. In 1975 a military coup weakened its grip and Angola ...

It was a stepping-stone to creating a multi-ethnic and multi-national empire, the USSR, and for the expansion of Communism to Europe and then the Third World. Just as Iranian nationalism was not ...

Although President Ronald Reagan did not actually use the phrase "evil empire" in this June 8, 1982 speech, he described the collapse of global communism as inevitable. We're approaching the end ...

Why was making a deal with Russia’s communist leaders preferable to making ... when Reagan called the Soviet Union an “evil empire.” Reagan’s policies and bellige... No hoodwinking or ...

amidst the ensuing chaos which determines whether the country remains independent or becomes a minor province in the Communist Empire.