The American government used Norman Rockwell’s Freedom From Want painting on millions of posters to sell war bonds during World War II.
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Fun Facts and Trivia About Piet Mondrian
Piet Mondrian was a Dutch artist of the 20th century, considered one of the greatest painters in history. Mondrian’s first career choice was teaching, not painting. A significant turning point in his art came when he decided to fuse his artistic ideas with his theological pursuits. During World War I, he was visiting his home…
(Not So) Fun Fact: Stalin’s Brutal Threat To Soviet POWs
The Soviet Union declared that any Russian soldier that surrendered during World War II would receive the death penalty. But even under Joseph Stalin, most of these cases saw the POWs avoid any real legal punishment and they reintegrated back into society. But almost all of them were deprived of a veteran status.
Fun Fact: Croatia’s Resistance Movement Against an Evil Germany
Croatia was occupied by Germany during World War II but a socialist resistance movement was active during the occupation and most of it surviving members were key in the founding of Yugoslavia later.
(Not So) Fun Fact: Hungary During World War II
Hungary allied with Germany in World War II, and after their loss, the Soviet Union was able to turn it into a communist nation.