http://www.mylot.com/w/keywords/ww1.aspx MyLot Discussions About ww1 en-gb http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/1786652.aspx hello all mylotters. Today is november 11,and in China, we called it the single festival for the one who don't marry.of course, i am one of them.lol. But I also know it is a very important day to foreigners all over the world.Because it is aslo the memorial day for the ones who died in the WWI AND WW2.just show honor to them. [em]happy[/em] [em]happy[/em] [em]thumbup[/em] Tue, 11 Nov 2008 03:45:13 GMT successlog http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/1155579.aspx Its always been a sort of mixed feelings for parents who have their son or daughter in the armed forces. Times of grief, pain, but deep down there exists pride and honour. But nowadays is this pride and honour worth it, when people are more into money, business, and what not. Has patriotism become just another profession? If in a crisis situation or not would you admit your ONLY SON or DAUGHTER into the armed forces in any of the two situations? Ofcourse he/she is willing to go for it. Tue, 19 Jun 2007 15:51:10 GMT raptor47 http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/1152336.aspx I wonder becouse in the second it was hitler right so who was "before" him? Mon, 18 Jun 2007 05:01:21 GMT omega123 http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/1109279.aspx Today is Memorial Day here in the United States. It's a day to rembember the brave troops who have served our country. I think we should never forget their acheivements during World War One and especially World War Two. Many of us throughout the world could now be speaking Japaneese or German if our brave soldiers didn't make the ultimate sacrifice. I don't know how many people know this, but Japan was so sure that they would conquere the United States, they began printing a new currancy that was to be used. I know that there are many here and throughout the world who disagree with our involvement in Vietnam and Iraq. I am one of them. But we should never place the blame on the troops. They are following orders and doing their jobs. We must always show them our love and support. Now this is what I've done so far today. It's pretty hot and humid in New Jersey, so I filled my bird bath with water and put ice cubes in it. The birds are loving it. So far this morning I've seen Robins, Doves, Finches, Black Birds, Crows and a Cardinal splashing in the water. I wish they could smile so I could see how happy they are. I bought two frozen pizzas for a dollar each. I put one in the oven and it was awful. I only ate one slice. So I put the rest of it outside by the birdbath and I also put the other frozen one there. My yard now looks like a bird sanctuary. They are all over the place. I guess birds like pizza with sausage. The house squirrel is also out there eating the crust. I have a squirrel that is pretty tame who basically lives in my yard. I haven't given him a name. Can you think of one for me? I also bought a watermelon plant and put it in the yard. It looks like it's going to survive. It's standing up straight and is enjoying it's new home. I watered my tomato, sunflower, herb, peppers and my six rose bushes. The roses are so beautiful. It seemed as if they all opened up over night. I'm not going to do the traditional Memorial Day BBQ because I have so much left over food in the refrigerator. But I am really liking this day off. Are you having a good day? I hope you are. Tell me what you are doing and I hope everyone is having a great day. Your friend. Lloyd Mon, 28 May 2007 11:45:41 GMT lloydanthony111 http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/784651.aspx the beginning of ww1 is universally recognized as the declaration of war, via ultimatum, upon the independent nation of serbia, by austria-hungary, nearly one month after the assassination of franz ferdinand, the heir to the austrian throne, by gavrilo princip, a bosnian serb nationalist. this ignited the powderkeg that was the european continent. but looking at the europe at 1914 at merely face value does us nothing - in all, the assassination of ferdinand could've resulted in a battle between the serbs and austrians. the winner would be the winner and all would be settled. however, that isn't how history played out. in 1909, russia pledged to defend serbia's independence. there were many diplomatic reasons to do this - serbia could, with proper backing, become a strong slavic ally in the balkans, situated between both the ottoman empire and austria-hungary, two of russia's immenent enemies. also, by becoming the "savior of the slavs", russia could expect backing from the slavic populace throughout southern austria-hungary, through which, given time, a massive revolution could be planned. it was important for russia to prove to the slavic populace of southeastern europe that it could defend them in a war. after the creation of austria-hungary, following austria's loss to prussia in 1867, prussia, and later bismark's germany, treated the hapsburg nation as a puppet, granting protection in return for subordination. thus, with russia's immediate entry into war following the expiration of the austro-hungarian ultimatum to serbia, germany followed suit, declaring war on russia after a crucial telegraphical breakdown between tsar nicholas II and kaiser willhelm. france, despite popular belief, did not drop the olive branch. instead, it was germany who declared war on france first, hoping to knock out what could quickly become an enemy, forcing germany into a two-front war. enacting the schlieffen plan, germany intended to knock france out of the war by invading through belgium and straight across the north coast of france. the germans would then drive south, cutting off the majority of the french army, which was located near alasce-lorraine, where the majority of the conflict was expected - by the french, at least - to happen. france and great britain were not necessarily diplomatically tied to one another. even if france capitulated to germany, the british felt that the costs to the germans would be so high that they would be long forestalled to attack britain. and even if the germans won a sweeping victory, great britain still had what was by far the strongest navy in the world, with the best sailors and naval tacticians in the world. indeed, the british, almost to a fault, believed the german navy was not a threat. so then, it was not france that caused the british to enter the war, but instead, the belgians, whose independence britain had fostered after the dutch-flemish civil war in the 1830s. after the london accord was signed, the netherlands was cut in half, much where the borders lie today, with belgium protected by the british. when the germans invaded, great britain came to belgium's defense. the war was on. Sat, 17 Feb 2007 14:25:30 GMT redrose12 http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/1512023.aspx Finally this WW1 veteran get to be a citizen of a country... >>>John Babcock, 107, was born in Canada but became a U.S. citizen in 1946 and had to give up his status as a British subject - as Canadians were designated before Canada's own citizenship act came into force a year later. >>>Canadian officials recently visited Babcock at his home in Spokane, Washington, to give him an award, and he told them he was interested in being granted citizenship in his birth country. I am glad that they give him this honor even though it has taken them a long time to do so. What do you think? Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080509/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_veteran;_ylt=AjDkO1maKN6QW2ymJ.VZWc3tiBIF Sun, 11 May 2008 10:52:18 GMT shakeroo http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/1068345.aspx Dwight Wilson, 106, died Wednesday, May 9, 2007. He was one of two surviving Canadian veterans of World War I. That leaves John Babcock, also 106, as the "winner" of the state funeral lottery. I'm ambivalent about this "honor". Neither one of these men saw active duty, being underage when they enlisted. Roughly 60,000 Canadians died on the battlefields of Europe and another 170,000 were wounded -- some horrifically. And then, Mr Babcock has been living in the states for the past 80 or so years. I don't know if he formally gave up his Canadian citizenship, but in my view, he did virtually. Thu, 10 May 2007 10:01:18 GMT BarBaraPrz http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/967956.aspx Countless men gave their lives so that we could be free. The battle of Vimy Ridge that took place 90 years ago (April 9th, 1917). http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/remembers/sub.cfm?source=feature/vimy90&CFID=8359240&CFTOKEN=42010572 Sat, 07 Apr 2007 17:03:25 GMT cher913 http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/630563.aspx The photo below is a photo of Adolf Hitler as a baby. Can you spot any glints of malice, cruelty or evil in his eyes? I think it's interesting to see how people were as children, then compare it to how they turned out as grown-ups. Can you do some self-assessment here? Myself, I was pretty much the same as I was as a child, except life has made me very cynical and a bit bitter about most things. I guess I could've turned out a lot worse. One of my favorite stories is "The Lord of the Flies", because I've always thought that children are seen as innocent, when they are vicious little creatures when left to their own devices. William Golding agreed with me. How do you turn an evil child into a kind and compassionate one? Is evil behaviour learned or is it something you're born with? How does someone go from a chubby wide-eyed baby to a drug-addicted genocidal maniac? Fri, 19 Jan 2007 18:56:58 GMT SplitZip