World War 1

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• SOURCE: Made By History at the Washington Post
  11/11/2021
  

  Black Veterans of the First World War are Often Overlooked

  by Michelle Moyd

  Nearly 638,000 African men fought in Africa and Europe. Some were conscripted by colonial powers and forced to fight or labor, and others hoped through service to stake claims to political rights. More global attention to their service and its relationship to colonialism is needed.

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• SOURCE: The Guardian
  11/01/2021
  

  Records of 320,000 Punjab Soldiers from Great War Uncovered`

  The records have the potential to fill gaps in understanding and even dispel popular myths and misunderstandings about the participation of South Asian troops in the British military in World War 1. 

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• 10/24/2021
  

  How the Great War Helped the Drive for Prohibition

  by Kathryn Smith

  Hatred of Germans (and their beer) was essential to dry propaganda.

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  8/20/2021
  

  Finally, the Medal of Honor for the Harlem Hellfighters of World War I

  "Unlike many Black soldiers who were limited to manual labor and custodial duties, the Harlem Hellfighters made it to the front lines. There were celebrated for their bravery, helping to change the perception of Black soldiers as inferior."

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• 7/4/2021
  

  Could Wilson have Ended the Great War Two Years Earlier? Zelikow's "Road Less Traveled" Reviewed

  by James Thornton Harris

  Philip Zelikow's book is a provocative and contrarian argument that Woodrow Wilson missed a chance to end the first world war in 1916. 

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• 6/13/2021
  

  Valor Roll: American Newsies in the Great War and the Flu Pandemic

  by Vincent DiGirolamo

  Newsies were a critical labor force in the early 20th century, connecting Americans to information. The author of a history of Newsies shows that their service drew praise in the First World War but suspicion in the ensuing influenza pandemic.

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• SOURCE: Science
  5/17/2021
  

  Human Tissue Preserved since World War I Yields New Clues about 1918 Pandemic

  "The partial genomes hold some tantalizing clues that the infamous flu strain may have adapted to humans between the pandemic’s first and second waves."

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• SOURCE: History.com
  5/17/2021
  

  How the Shocking Use of Gas in World War I Led Nations to Ban It

  "In 1925, the League of Nations adopted the Geneva Protocol, which prohibited the use of chemical and biological agents in war, but did not stop nations from continuing to develop and stockpile such weapons."

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  5/8/2021
  

  Melting Glaciers Have Exposed Frozen Relics of World War I

  Melting glaciers have allowed access to a mountain barracks used by Austro-Hungarian soldiers fighting the "White War" in the Italian Alps. 

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• SOURCE: Keeping Democracy Alive
  5/10/2021
  

  Peace Was on the Floor in 1916-17, but Wilson Failed to Pick it Up

  by Burt Cohen

  Burt Cohen discusses Philip Zelikow's book which argues that diplomatic failures by the great powers extended the first world war by two years and contributed to the catastrophes of fascism and Stalinism. 

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• SOURCE: History.com
  4/28/2021
  

  How World War I Fueled the Russian Revolution

  Stephen Miner of Ohio University says that while the collapse of Czarist Russia was likely without the first world war, the conflict made it virtually inevitable. Lynne Hartnett of Villanova says war exposed the weaknesses of the regime. 

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• 4/25/2021
  

  The "Doughboys" Made their Biggest Contribution Fighting Postwar Hunger

  by William Lambers

  At the anniversary of American entry into the first World War, we should remember the role of American troops in distributing food as part of the American Relief Administration. 

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• 3/14/2021
  

  Peace, Waiting to Be Picked Up: The Secret Diplomacy Failure of 1916 that Changed the World

  by Philip Zelikow

  In 1916, the major warring powers of Europe secretly pursued an American-brokered, face-saving peace. Confined to the shadows, the negotiations came close, but failed, with grave consequences for the world. 

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  2/28/2021
  

  African-American Sacrifice in the Killing Fields of France

  For their bravery in capturing Séchault from the Germans on Sept. 29, 1918, and for other combat action, the regiment known as the "Harlem Hellfighters" was awarded France’s highest military honor, the Croix de Guerre, soon after the war. 

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• SOURCE: Public Books
  1/25/2021
  

  J. M. Keynes and the Visible Hands

  by Kent Puckett

  John Maynard Keynes's disgust at the outcome of the peace negotiations at the end of the Great War led him to write a scathing and influential book about the economic impact of the Treaty of Versailles. Unfortunately, the account, which overstated the economic devastation imposed on Germany, fueled Hitler's propaganda and made the rest of Europe unable to perceive the threat of German rearmament. 

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• SOURCE: Public Books
  1/25/2021
  

  How Versailles Still Haunts the World

  by Joanne Randa Nucho

  Anthropologist Joanne Randa Nucho and Public Books present a virtual forum on the ongoing legacies and impacts of the Treaty of Versailles. 

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• 11/8/2020
  

  There is Nothing Sacred About the Military Vote

  by Rachel Gunter

  After a patient count, Joe Biden has claimed victory, and fears that late-arriving military absentee ballots could be subject to litigation that might decide the election have receded. This is fortunate, because history shows parties won't hesitate to interfere with the military vote for political advantage.

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• SOURCE: Deseret News
  7/22/2020
  

  From Strikes To World Wars To Pandemics — The History Of Shutting Down America’s Sports

  To bring American games to a stop requires apocalyptic events.

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• 5/31/2020
  

  When the President’s Son-In-Law Truly Was a Great Success

  by Gail Radford

  Treasury Secretary William McAdoo was a presidential son-in-law whose knowledge, experience, and belief in the role of government made him an effective public servant.

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• 5/17/2020
  

  What Happened to My Future: The Pivotal Years of 1914, 1929, and 2020

  by Walter G. Moss

  There aren't many comparisons to 2020 as a year when illusions of normalcy and prosperity were shattered.