World War 1

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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. 

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  3/6/2020
  

  Zara Steiner, Historian Who Explored World War I’s Roots, Dies at 91

  Dr. Steiner dug into the letters and other papers of civil servants and interviewed prominent and not-so-prominent historical players to flesh out the picture of how momentous events were shaped.

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• 1/26/20
  

  The Film “1917” and the Allegory of the Wooden-Headed

  by James Ottavio Castagnera

  Viewed with one eye on this current context, “1917” can surmount its surface characterization as an exciting “war movie” to become an allegory.

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• 1/21/20
  

  1917: The War Movie at Its Very Best

  by Bruce Chadwick

  The movie is a story within a story – the two men within the greater war

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• 12/29/19
  

  Barbarous Hun: The Sinking of the Lusitania and the Rise of Propaganda

  by Albinko Hasic

  British and U.S. war advocates quickly turned the tragedy into pro-war propaganda and created everything from postcards, to medals, to posters.

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• SOURCE: NY Times
  11/21/19
  

  The Last Time America Turned Away From the World

  by John Milton Cooper

  The unknown story behind Henry Cabot Lodge’s campaign against the League of Nations.

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• SOURCE: Hyperallergic
  8/24/19
  

  Horace Pippin: From War to Peace Exhibit Showcases American History Through the Art of a Black WWI Soldier

  Horace Pippin was a self-taught artist out of necessity, as the society in which he lived had shut most of its doors on him.

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• SOURCE: A Correction: A Podcast
  7/26/19
  

  Historian David Carlin Discusses Teaching the Treaty of Versailles on Podcast

  The hosts speak with David Carlin about why we need to reexamine the legacy of the Treaty of Versailles on its 100th anniversary.

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• SOURCE: USA Today
  7/23/19
  

  Hundreds of black Americans were killed during 'Red Summer.' A century later, still ignored

  It was branded "Red Summer" because of the bloodshed and amounted to some of the worst white-on-black violence in U.S. history.

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• 6/23/19
  

  On the 100th Anniversary of the Treaty of Versailles, It's Time to Reexamine Its Legacy.

  by David Carlin

  Versailles did not destroy the German economy, make Germany into a permanent pariah, or inspire the German lust for revenge. Instead, the Nazis capitalized on a unique economic calamity (the Great Depression), German political instability, and deep seated radical nationalist currents.

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• 5/12/19
  

  Mothers and Food Aid from World War One to Today

  by William Lambers

  There are millions of mothers across the world right now desperate to save their children from malnutrition. On Mother’s Day, and every day, we should take action to help them. 

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• SOURCE: NY Times
  5/3/19
  

  May Fourth, the Day That Changed China

  by Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom

  Protests in 1919 propelled the country toward modernity. One hundred years later, the warlord spirit is back in Beijing.

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• SOURCE: St. Louis Today
  5/8/19
  

  The St. Louis roots of 'Make America Great Again'

  by Steven P. Miller and Warren Rosenblum

  In pronouncing this version of Americanism, the Legion drew upon the worst of the nation’s wartime tendencies: rising xenophobia.

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• 5/7/19
  

  How Chinese History Restarted 100 Years Ago

  by Peter Zarrow

  On Sunday, May 4, 1919, some 3,000 students assembled at Tiananmen Square in Beijing to protest the Versailles Treaty that ended World War I. 

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  5/3/19
  

  Deadly gases may be starting to leak from Europe’s World War weapons cemeteries

  Used as a potentially deadly chemical agent during World War I, mustard gas can burn victims’ skin, respiratory tract and eyes.

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• 5/5/19
  

  Grover Cleveland Bergdoll and the Long Reach of World War I’s Jingoism

  by Dirk Langeveld

  Although it presented an extreme case, the Bergdoll saga demonstrates how the sentiments that had brought about “liberty measles” in 1917 were still alive and well more than two decades later.

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• SOURCE: Politico
  4/18/19
  

  Medal of Honor review sought for minority World War I heroes

  Lawmakers want the Pentagon to take another look at scores of soldiers who may have been denied the nation's highest military honor due to their race or religion.

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  3/9/19
  

  Woodrow Wilson and ‘the Ugliest of Treacheries’

  by Erez Manela

  After World War I, America was supposed to lead the fight against colonialism. What happened?

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  3/4/19
  

  These women were denied veteran status for decades. Congress can’t overlook them again.

  by Elizabeth Cobbs

  Sens. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) now propose to honor the women of the Signal Corps with the Congressional Gold Medal.