Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Before World War II, the events of 1914–1918 were generally known as the Great War or simply the World War. [1] In August 1914, the magazine The Independent wrote "This is the Great War. It names itself". [2] In October 1914, the Canadian magazine Maclean's similarly wrote, "Some wars name themselves. This is the Great War."
In return, the Germans would send Mexico money and help it recover the territories of Texas, New Mexico and Arizona that Mexico lost during the Mexican–American War 70 years earlier. [30] British intelligence intercepted the telegram and passed the information on to Washington.
Among the major subjects that historians have long debated regarding the war include: Why the war began; why the Allies won; whether generals were responsible for high casualty rates; how soldiers endured the poor conditions of trench warfare; and to what extent the civilian home front accepted and endorsed the war effort. [3] [4]
The Allied Great Retreat to the River Marne. August 25 Politics: Japan declares war on Austria-Hungary. [24] African, Kamerun: Battle of Tepe: The Kamerun campaign begins. August 26 African, Togoland: British and French forces conquer Togoland, a German protectorate in West Africa. [32] Western: Rearguard Affair of Le Grand Fayt: August 26 Western
Logan Co., Ohio, 1834. With Ohio's population reaching 45,000 in December 1801, Congress determined that the population was growing rapidly and Ohio could begin the path to statehood. The assumption was the territory would have in excess of the required 60,000 residents by the time it became a state.
In fact, many did not remain "down on the farm"; there was a great migration of youth from farms to nearby towns and smaller cities. [16] The average distance moved was only 10 miles (16 km). Few went to the cities with over 100,000 people.
no change to map: November 21, 1789 North Carolina became the twelfth state to ratify the Constitution. [74] April 2, 1790 North Carolina ceded its western half to the federal government. [j] [75] [55] May 26, 1790 The land recently ceded by North Carolina was organized as the Territory South of the River Ohio, commonly known as the Southwest ...
The Ohio Country (Ohio Territory, [a] Ohio Valley [b]) was a name used for a loosely defined region of colonial North America west of the Appalachian Mountains and south of Lake Erie. Control of the territory and the region's fur trade was disputed in the 17th century by the Iroquois, Huron, Algonquin, other Native American tribes, and France .