The Christmas Truce 1. The first Christmas Truce occurred on Christmas Eve or Christmas day in 1914 during World War 1‚ along the Western Front (Ypres). About 100.000 British and German troops were involved. They stopped fighting for one day to celebrate Christmas‚ some even stopped until New Year’s Day. Both sides sang christmas carols of their own and they exchanged small gifts like alcohol on No Man’s Land. There was a second one on Christmas Eve in 1915 between French and German troops
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Kelsey Johnson Mr. Long World History May‚ 17‚ 2018 Crusades The crusades‚ or so called holy wars. But were they really? Or were they wars based upon greed and desire? The reason for them has be argued by many historians for many years. They took place between 1095 and 1207‚ during this time a feudal system was established. This means lots of poor people and people in debt. The crusades were a great way to disguise a way to make fast money and get away from powerful lords. Which is exactly what
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The United States entered World War I due to a series of events. These events sparked public outrage‚ causing President Wilson to move towards war. The U.S. remained neutral until 1917‚ when it officially declared war on Germany. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand caused conflict between alliances‚ ultimately leading towards Germany’s implementation of unrestricted submarine warfare. Although the Unites States had a strict policy imposed on interfering with foreign affairs‚ the homefront
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How did Medical Care change during the First World War? First World War presented medicine with many challenges. The number of wounded men was increasing every day and the need of medical specialists and innovations as well. Millions of people who could have been saved died. The war had effects on people and their minds that lasted till the end of their lives. Medicine and medical care had to be improved in order to save lives and live further. There were different problems and solutions to them
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Violence. Disagreements. The Civil War was the worst war that America had to face and it had all those things. The Civil War is the worst war in America ever because it was Americans vs. Americans. Families were split apart and friendships were ended. Some historians believe that the Civil War was inevitable. However‚ through further evaluation‚ the Civil War was caused by extremism from both sides and compromise was not an option for either side. The Civil War started because their were too many
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The Japanese Internment camps were a way for our government to make us feel safe during World War 2. The reason as to why they locked up Japanese Americans was because during World War 2‚ Japanese were the enemies and the U.S. predicted that there would be spies in the U.S. that could give away valuable information‚ such as the routine of naval ships. To avoid any type of spies‚ the U.S put anyone of Japanese ancestry into some camps. Some of the public were skeptical about how they were being locked
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World War II was a very brutal and terrible war led by Adolf Hitler. During this war‚ Jews were discriminated by Hitler and his followers. Most of these European Jews were eventually sent to concentration camps. The purposes of the concentration camps were to concentrate Jews‚ to get free slave labor‚ and to kill them. First of all‚ the primary purpose was to concentrate Jews‚ hence the name. The Jews were concentrated in small areas and most importantly‚ away from the rest of the population. Anti-semitism
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The Cold War The Cold War‚ which occurred from 1947 to 1991‚ was a time of considerable political tension and competition. The cause of the Cold War has long been a discussion without a singular conclusion. While the exact cause of the war is not universally acknowledged‚ there were many factors that contributed to its development. Due to the overall distrust between the two superpowers‚ their conflict of ideologies‚ and the fear that that was created because of these‚ the period of conflict
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Facts about World War 1 World War 1 invokes impressions of a horrific slaughtering that took place in the trenches of the Western Front. While this gruesome picture surely leaves many with nausea‚ there are many World War 1 facts that most of us have no knowledge of. The spark that initiated the war was the assassination of Austria’s Archduke Ferdinand on 28 June 1914. Austria-Hungary blamed Serbia for the assassination and threatened war unless Serbia followed a harsh set of demands. Germany backed
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World War I Soldier Paper HIS/120 U.S. HISTORY 1865 TO 1945 * * Analysis of the role played by American troops in the Second Battle of the Marne and subsequent engagements with the Germans * Although US troops assumed mainly a support role in this action‚ the battle came to be known as the beginning of the end for Germany. 85‚000 US troops participated‚ with 12‚000 casualties‚ gaining the praise of not only their own officers‚ but the French and British commanders as well
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