The Causes Of The First World War - Imperial War Museums
网页By the summer of 1914, Europe was in a crisis. Just weeks before Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, had been assassinated in Sarajevo by a Serbian-backed terrorist. Now just a few weeks later, the continent's largest armies were mobilizing against each other with new nations joining the fight seemingly every week.
Visit Churchill War Rooms - Plan Your Visit - Imperial War Museums
网页This year, join IWM in marking the 150th anniversary since Sir Winston Churchill’s birth. Mark the occasion with tours, special events, afternoon teas and a screening of The Darkest Hour at Churchill War Rooms. At IWM London, a new exhibition, Churchill in Cartoons, will offer visitors a snapshot of Churchill’s representation in cartoons through a unique …
What Were the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks? | Imperial War Museums
网页The broader impact of 9/11 meant that the perceived threat of international terrorism dominated governments and their foreign policies. Two years after 9/11 a decision was made to invade Iraq. The Bush administration claimed that Iraq’s ruler, Saddam Hussein, was developing weapons of mass destruction (WMD) that threatened the peace of the …
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How To Get To Churchill War Rooms London | IWM - Imperial War …
网页Address. Churchill War Rooms is located at Clive Steps, King Charles Street, London SW1A 2AQ. Book Tickets Online. Adults from £25.
10 Significant Battles Of The First World War
网页The Battle of Jutland (31 May - 1 June 1916) was the largest naval battle of the First World War. It was the only time that the British and German fleets of 'dreadnought' battleships actually came to blows. The German High Seas Fleet hoped to weaken the Royal Navy by launching an ambush on the British Grand Fleet in the North Sea.
Concentration Camp Survivors Share Their Stories - Imperial War …
网页Share Their Stories. The Holocaust was the systematic murder of Europe’s Jews by the Nazis and their collaborators during the Second World War. The Nazis also enslaved and killed other groups who they perceived as racially, biologically or ideologically inferior or dangerous. Jews, Roma and Sinti (Gypsies), Poles, Slavs, Soviet prisoners of ...
What Was The Holocaust? - Holocaust History | IWM - Imperial …
网页The Holocaust was the systematic murder of Europe's Jews by the Nazis and their collaborators during the Second World War. This programme of targeted mass murder was a central part of the Nazis’ broader plans to create a new world order based on their ideology. The Nazis’ programme of anti-Jewish persecution began as soon as Hitler came to ...
What You Need to Know About The Troubles - Imperial War …
网页The Troubles. The Troubles is a term used to describe a period of conflict in Northern Ireland that lasted about 30 years, from the late 1960s until the Good Friday Agreement in 1998. However, the origins of the Troubles can be traced back hundreds of years. The Plantation of Ulster at the beginning of the 17th century settled Protestants from ...
What Was Operation Barbarossa? WW2 1941 - Imperial War …
网页On 22 June 1941 Hitler launched Operation 'Barbarossa', the invasion of the Soviet Union. It was the beginning of a campaign that would ultimately decide the Second World War. Hitler regarded the Soviet Union as his natural enemy. He aimed to destroy its armies, capture its vast economic resources and enslave its populations, providing the ...