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Mr L POTTS

Mar 9, 20222 min read

THE GREAT WAR'S MEXICAN STANDOFF

By Mr L. M. Potts After the assassination of Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo 1914, Russia and Germany found themselves in a standoff from...

Mr L POTTS

Jan 5, 20222 min read

PAN-SLAVISM AND THE THREE EMPIRES

By Mr L. M. Potts Pan-Slavism (meaning the union of Slavic peoples under one political organisation), gained momentum during the...

Mr L POTTS

Oct 2, 20212 min read

'THE SICK MAN OF EUROPE'

By Mr L. M. Potts From as early as the fifteenth century, the Ottoman Empire was vast in both scope and power. The empire comprised of...