As Japan and Germany face defeat in WWII, their survival hinges on oil. Woefully short on oil, Japan resorts to kamikaze and Germany uses Concentration Camps for labor to produce Synthetic Oil. The US meanwhile, lays out the Big Inch to transport oil from Texas to the East Coast.

After a massive discovery of oil in East Texas in 1930, while the US is looking to expand in the Middle East, Oil ends up being recognized as a National Resource. Japan and Germany start aggressively pursuing self-sufficiency in Oil. Japan eyes the East Indies and Germany eyes the oil fields of Russia to gain access to the strategic economic asset.

After Drake's Oil Well strike in 1859, Petroleum became a commercial raw material for Kerosene to be used in Oil Lamps. However, with the advent of the Internal Combustion Engine, Petroleum became a prized economic and strategic asset of the 20th century, even influencing the outcome of World War I.

Tracing some of the deadliest pandemics in history including the Spanish Flu of 1918 and evaluating what we learnt or did not learn from the Spanish Flu.

In 1953, the US intervenes in Iran at the behest of the UK when PM Mossadegh nationalizes the Oil industry. 3 years later, in 1956, the Soviet Union intervenes in Hungary when PM Imre Nagy withdraws from the Warsaw Pact.

In 1956, Egypt's President Nasser nationalizes the Suez Canal and Britain launches an all-out invasion to recover control of the Canal.

In November 1947, the UN votes in favor of creation of a new nation of Israel for the Jews. But Israel faces a fight for survival immediately after the British leave Palestine and it declares its birth in May 1948.

Post World War II, Germany and Berlin get divided into 4 administrative zones each run by the US, UK, Soviet Union and France. The Allies soon start bickering leading to the Berlin Blockade which will result in the US getting established as the new leader of the free world.

The events leading to military takeover of Burma/Myanmar and intolerance for minorities.

The political and strategic designs behind the division of Korea