Before 1914, the Middle East was dominated by the Turkish Ottoman Empire ... The peace treaties at the end of WWI have a long afterlife, and nowhere is this more visible than in Central and ...

Military occupations, postwar mandates, and plebiscites created numerous new governments. From the disintegration of the Russian, Ottoman, and Austro-Hungarian empires emerged newly-independent ...

A Russian soldier laughing at an Ottoman Turk. Before being pitted against each other in WWI, bad blood between Russia and Turkey dated back to the 16th century. This illustration portrays the ...

which lies just across the strait), and played a key role during the height of the Ottoman Empire and the Balkan Wars. In the early months of WWI, the Allies consisted of the United Kingdom ...

The United States flag has served as a symbol of pride and freedom in America since its adoption in 1777. It’s such an iconic symbol (just look at all the American flag pictures out there!) ...

Protesters also sprayed-painted "Free Gaza" and burned an American flag at the site ... the rights of all to be free and to help bring WWI to an end." A spokesperson for the American Legion ...

The first celebration of the U.S. Flag's birthday was held in 1877, on the 100th anniversary of the Flag Resolution of 1777. However, it is believed that the first annual recognition of the flag's ...

It's red, white and blue—and a proud symbol of African American history. Meet the Juneteenth flag. Every country has a flag to represent it. In the United States, Old Glory’s familiar red ...

In the battlefield conditions of WW1 this meant an average of 500 rounds a minute with a range of over 3,000 yards or 2,743m. Compare this to the best riflemen and their bolt action, single fire ...

Shaun Grant Four war correspondents accompany troops during WWI and narrate the story of the Gallipoli campaign, an attempt by British and French troops to attack the Ottoman Empire. Advertisement ...

Jam said discussions with KU ended after the group refused to remove flags and fliers in the ... established after the fall of the Ottoman Empire in WWI and prior to the Israeli occupation that ...