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I honestly like how they both decided to have the truce , it really showed after all the war fare and all the sad deaths they just wanted it to be done . I also see a reacquiring thing that happens with the u.s we stay as “neutral” as possible in any possible way .

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I found it interesting how journalists during ww1 put their lives in danger to gain insight on the war.

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During WWI PTSD was called shell shocked

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I saw an exhibition on the devastated lands and it made me think of how terrible it would've been if that had all happened on U.S. soil. It was bad enough that all that destruction happened at all but I am really glad it didn't happen in the U.S.

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one thing i found interesting during the tour was when they showed a replica of how it was like to view the outside from inside a tank on the battlefield if you were the driver . Their only view of sight was from a small slit one on the left another one to its right and one in the middle.

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What I found interesting was that the influenza pandemic affected World War 1 movements. It reminded me of chess for some reason

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I find it interesting how Germany allowed for unrestricted submarine warfare against non aggressive targets. They would launch torpedoes at neutral ships from patrolling U-Boats in the hopes of starving Britain of resources.

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I found it interesting that the timeline showed the clothes that the Russians wore.

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I like how they had a truce between both sides for Christmas

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I thought it was really interesting how after the U.S. entered the war there were a lot of others that were eager to join the army and fight.

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It's interesting that Japan decided to capture Tsingtao, China after Germany had claimed it for 16 years.

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I found it interesting that during the American occupation of Germany women baseball teams were formed and played all over Germany.

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I found the roles of women in the war interesting. The war helped women gain equality as they helped as nurses on the front lines and at home as a part of the workforce. Many women also served as soldiers during the war.

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I was reading about the Zimmermann Telegraph, which was an intercepted message from Germany to Mexico, asking them to help by attacking America, whom hadn't even joined the war at the time, in exchange for the land lost during the Mexican War. The telegraph was deciphered by the British before it could reach Mexico. What I found interesting was the fact that Germany didn't claim that the telegraph was a fake, which would have caused distrust between Britain and America. Instead the German Foreign Minister, Arthur Zimmermann gave a speech, stating that the telegraph was sent by Germany. This was one of the major events that eventually led America to join the war.

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I found it interesting that we started collecting artifacts so soon after the war and that about 20 countries are represented in the museum and not just the U.S.

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I found the Christmas truce on the western front interesting. It says sounds of Christmas carols encouraged troops from both sides to exchange greetings.

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i thought the online exhibit about the trenches was interesting. It showed how they lived and what the trenches looked like from the inside.

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I think it is interesting how Woodrow Wilson was re-elected in 1916 on his slogan "He kept us out of war" but in early 1917 we went to war

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I was surprised that the museum/memorial has so much information to offer anyone willing to look for it, which means the 330,000 objects and documents in their archives.

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I thought it was interesting the US stayed neutral in the war so they could keep there contacts with both sides fighting. I also found it interesting that many African Americans joined the army in hopes of improving the social, economic and political conditions.

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What I found interesting in WW1 was the difference between the ration amounts of British and German soldiers in 1914. For example, British soldiers would receive twenty ounces of fresh/frozen meat per week, but German soldiers would only receive thirteen ounces of fresh meat a week. And as the war went on, the amount of rations available began to drop, and morale dropped as well. When they had more food, the soldiers were better fighters, with more energy, which comes out the phrase of "food wins a war".

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I found the fact that this is the first time the entire world gets to interact against a common enemy (the war itself) interesting. Regardless what side you're on everyone had to face the economic and physical hardships. AQWF definitely shows that given we often forget Paul and his friends are Germans.

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I thought it was interesting that many African Americans joined the war, in hopes to improve social, economic, and political conditions.

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I found it interesting that the US remained neutral and did not enter the war until 28 Americans were killed by a German U-boat.

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What I found interesting was that by July 1917, 4.7 million women worked in paid employment in Britain. Women also served in uniform, in the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force.

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I learned that over 92,000 prisoners where taken in the Battle of Tannenberg. All the prisoners were from the Russian army and that means a lot of lost troops.

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I thought that artillery was interesting in ww1 because in the 1916 battle of verdun, France, the Germans fired one million shells on just the first day at the French army. I also found that 60% of casualties were caused by artillery shells exploding.

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I learned that healthy young men could be hit with the Flu, causing for some people's lungs to become soggy.

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It was only in 1921, after World War 1, that all of the commanders of the Allied Powers were together in one place. This was at the site of the Liberty Memorial.

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i think it was interesting how on christmas eve, there was a spontaneous truce between both sides.

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I think it is interesting that the Liberty Memorial Association raised millions of dollars from years to date for the museum and memorial!

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I think it was interesting how hard some ways of travel became in heavily fought on lands/surrounding areas. Everything was destroyed so there wasn't any landmarks to tell you where you were or where you were going in that area.

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After the men left to fight in WWI, many women volunteered as medics in the fight. They were paid $20-$50, less than what they were being paid at home so it was "costly" to be a volunteer.

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What i found most interesting was the wall of propaganda posters, and the French vs. American cannons.

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its interesting how trenches were a safe place for the troops yet so dangerous at the same time.

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i found it interesting how the Russians were defeated by the Germans in the first year of the war.

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I thought it was interesting how even when America was neutral in the war there were many American volunteers that were willing to help out in the war and relief efforts.

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I found it interesting that even today people find live artillery shells and other bombs from WWI in the land. It is scary to think that if a farmer or other civilian isn't careful they could still be blown to smithereens.

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What I found to be the most interesting was that the German trenches, compared to the British and French trenches, were built with a lot of support and defensive strategy, yet it was a common theme throughout the war that life in the trenches was horrible for every soldier no matter what side they were on.

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I think it was interesting how a lot of people in Germany didn't want go to war and they tried to demonstrate peace in this time of war.

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I thought it was interesting how the Spanish Influenza compares to the current epidemic.

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I thought it was cool how they had a wall of the actual propaganda posters that you probably would’ve seen all over the place back then

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