The Order of the White Feather was one of the movements that created an opportunity for women to contribute to the War. But did you know they were not as helpful as an organization? The Order of the White Feather was created to recruit for the British Army in World War I. Women would give […]
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The First World War had four leading causes; nationalism, imperialism, militarism, and alliances. It was the war that most were not entirely prepared for. In fact, the recruitment of soldiers to fight in the war was quite tricky. What strategies did the British Army have to encourage men to join? In order to improve recruitment
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World War I started on June 28, 1914, in Sarajevo. A young Serbian patriot assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Archduke’s assassination catapulted the War into existence. Trébuchon was the unfortunate French soldier whose life was the last to perish in World War I. He was killed by the war 15 minutes before the ceasefire took place
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2,4-Dinitrophenol (DNP): A Weight Loss Agent with Significant Acute Toxicity and Risk of Death Go to: History of Dinitrophenol The French used DNP in the manufacture of munitions during the First World War [6, 7]. Since then, it has also been used as a dye, wood preserver, herbicide and photographic developer. It was Maurice Tainter
How Humble Moss Healed the Wounds of Thousands in World War I The First World War had just begun, and already the wounds were rotting on the battlefield. In the last months of 1914, doctors like Sir. W. Watson Cheyne of the Royal College of Surgeons of England noted with horror the “great prevalence of
