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This conflict, ensnared in trench warfare, is reminiscent of the battlefields of Europe in World War I, where the machine gun and tank notably became revolutions in military affairs; the small drone is this generation’s change to modern warfare.
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Bill Edwards, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Trump’s budget proposal calls for eliminating the NEA, the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Institute of Museum and Library Services, which has provided funding to the World War I Museum, the Kansas City Public Library and other local cultural institutions.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2025
Getting back pay As more veterans returned in 1898 from fighting in the Spanish-American War, and with a huge influx of veterans 20 years later from World War I, veterans mobilized to streamline and expand pension and disability benefits.
—Jamie Rowen, The Conversation, 30 May 2025
When America chooses to join World War I, the government prosecutes dissidents and silences protests.
—Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
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Bill Edwards, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Trump’s budget proposal calls for eliminating the NEA, the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Institute of Museum and Library Services, which has provided funding to the World War I Museum, the Kansas City Public Library and other local cultural institutions.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2025
Getting back pay As more veterans returned in 1898 from fighting in the Spanish-American War, and with a huge influx of veterans 20 years later from World War I, veterans mobilized to streamline and expand pension and disability benefits.
—Jamie Rowen, The Conversation, 30 May 2025
When America chooses to join World War I, the government prosecutes dissidents and silences protests.
—Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
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“World War I.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/World%20War%20I. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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