
Matt Whittaker
Natural Resources Journalist at Freelance
Freelance natural resources journalist. Americas LNG correspondent @montelnews. Commodities investing contributor @USNews.
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3 weeks ago |
thecollector.com | Matt Whittaker
The man history knows as Genghis Khan was called initially Temujin. Born near Lake Baikal, Mongolia, around 1162, Temujin faced a difficult childhood. Yet he possessed cunning and determination, rising to power through alliances, military victories, and uniting the Mongol clans. For that, the tribes proclaimed Temujin as Genghis Khan in 1206. Genghis Khan led the Mongols from Asia to Europe’s borders, often bloodily, during his reign, to establish the Mongol Empire.
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3 weeks ago |
thecollector.com | Matt Whittaker
In mid-1944, the Western Allied advance stalled due to acute supply problems. Thus, they created the Red Ball Express, a truck convoy system utilizing thousands of stalwart drivers. And 75% of these drivers were African American. How Did the Supply Problem Happen? The Allied supply issues resulted from a bittersweet mixture of success and failure. The success came from the massive pre-D-Day Allied bombing effort.
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1 month ago |
thecollector.com | Matt Whittaker
By 1940, Mussolini’s Fascists had governed for almost two decades. Mussolini and Hitler’s close bonds only tightened once the Tripartite Pact got signed on September 27, 1940. They had much in common – a belief in their own ability, political ambition, and zero tolerance for dissent. But the paper tiger that Italy under Mussolini projected only roared with a little bite. Italy’s empire by 1940 consisted of Albania, Libya, and Ethiopia, all taken by force.
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1 month ago |
thecollector.com | Matt Whittaker
By the 1260s, the Mongols controlled most of China, except for the Song Dynasty in southern China. Korea (Goryeo) remained independent but as a vassal state. Now Kublai Khan looked to Imperial Japan which lay not far. Kublai sent six diplomatic missions between 1268 and 1273, demanding a relationship but threatening war. The Kamakura shogunate rebuffed each effort, even beheading several Mongols.
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1 month ago |
thecollector.com | Matt Whittaker
Intersection. Junction. Link. These words aptly describe Sicily’s crossroad role in the Mediterranean Sea. Given Sicily’s location, empires, cultures, and trade routes crisscrossed this strategically located island. Why Was Sicily a Strategic Hub in the Mediterranean? Sicily’s importance derives from these two reasons: physical location and maritime significance. As the Mediterranean’s largest island, Sicily sits only eighty-one miles from Tunisia (North Africa).
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