… of trench warfare on the Western Front? World War I had claimed many lives and was a great tragedy; the reason the war had started was because most of the other European countries had great empires consisting of many other countries. However Belgium…

… conflict that had not escalated into fighting and military conflict, that is, had not escalated into a hot war. Between 1945 and 1991, the United States and the Soviet Union saw each other as potential enemies, threatening each other's larger global…

… the 1700s, but the French and Indian war had a huge contribution to the American sense of individualism and liberty that led to its break from England. The French and Indian war taught the divided colonials many things that would help them…

… spark that ignited the American Civil War. He was truly the factor that ended discussions and compromises, making his war against slavery the nations war. Having his preference of company being black, he was a radical abolitionist nearly his entire life,…

… of the Soviet Union on December 25, 1991, a period of turmoil and conflict dominated the planet known as the Cold War. During that time, this clash was the center of global politics, threatened international peace, and caused a buildup of nuclear…

… the history of the United States. The war lasted four years, from 1861 to 1865, and was marked by some of the most intense military campaigns in modern history. There were tremendous changes in the U.S. politically, economically, technologically, and…

… power of intellect, imagination or invention." Few people in history can complete this definition and be given the title of 'genius'. Among this cadre of intellectuals, visionaries and innovators, we discover a figure most unexpectedly. A small…

… to evaluate, a 1929 play called "Journey's End". It was composed by a British author R.C. Sherriff who joined the war at age eighteen. He served as a captain in the East Surrey regiment from 1914 until the end of the war. This makes the play a first…

… who look back now at the techniques of Civil War doctors and hospitals are often found to be appalled. In our current eyes, medical professionals were untrained, uneducated, and frankly, stupid. The common medicines of the Civil War are now viewed…

… fighting for your country? As an army nurse we were not required to fight for our country, however, to be in uniform and part of the wartime effort was of enormous importance to me. 2.) What effect did your going off to war have on your family? My…