The Tanganyika expeditionary force in Belgian Congo (now Democratic Republic of Congo) during East African campaign of the first world war.
Imperial War Museum.
The West’s new approach to Russia – bar it from international organizations, restrict international trade, prevent further military moves – looks just like how it treated Russia in the 20th century.
India remains neutral on the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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There are unconfirmed reports that Russia has used chemical weapons in Ukraine. Syria’s recent chemical weapons use offers context for understanding this tactic. Chemical weapons terrify civilians.
Canadian parliamentarians and guests give Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a standing ovation as he.
addresses Parliament on March 15, 2022 in Ottawa.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Canada is arming and supporting Ukraine in the face of the Russian invasion. At various points in its history, it’s been everything from an invader to an arms supplier to invaders, not defenders.
Russian soldiers celebrating the annual Victory Day parade in Moscow in June 2020.
EPA-EFE/Dumitru Doru
It’s a nice story but the picture used to illustrate the Christmas truce football match isn’t of it at all.
French President Emmanuel Macron talks to U.S. President Joe Biden at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization headquarters in Brussels on June 14, 2021.
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Despite a ‘major breach of trust,’ the recent spat between France and the US corresponds to a long cycle of conflict and rapprochement between the two countries.
A caricaturist for The Bystander captures the captain of the Oxford men’s hockey team during a match in Kent, in 1923
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Post-war government support saw ex-servicemen head to university by the tens of thousands. Their distinct perspective – and their numbers – shaped 1920s student life
The U.S. military is handing the keys over to Afghan forces.
Joe Marek/U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
For much of the country’s history, Americans won their wars decisively, with the complete surrender of enemy forces and the home front’s perception of total victory.
British runner Albert Hill winning the 800-meter run at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics.
Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Estampes et photographie, EI-13 (727)
The IOC was under considerable pressure to host the 1920 games. While a noble goal, it resulted in significant hardships for war-torn Belgium and the athletes themselves.
Eugene Debs, at center with flowers, who was serving a prison sentence for violating the Espionage Act, on the day he was notified of his nomination for the presidency on the socialist ticket by a delegation of leading socialists.
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Free speech is a long American tradition – but so are attempts to restrict free speech. A First Amendment scholar writes about measures a century ago to silence those criticizing government.