Visit Churchill War Rooms - Plan Your Visit - Imperial War Museums
WEBThis year, join IWM in marking the 150th anniversary since Sir Winston Churchill’s birth. Mark the occasion with tours, special events, afternoon teas and a screening of The Darkest Hour at Churchill War Rooms. At IWM London, a new exhibition, Churchill in Cartoons, will offer visitors a snapshot of Churchill’s representation in cartoons through a unique display of 24 original framed ...
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WEBDonate Now. Make a donation to IWM and help us to tell the stories of those affected by conflict, launch our ground-breaking exhibitions and deliver our world-class learning programmes. Imperial War Museums explores conflict from WW1 to the present day. Visit one of our five sites or explore our archives to discover real stories of modern war.
What You Need to Know About The Troubles - Imperial War …
WEBThe Troubles. The Troubles is a term used to describe a period of conflict in Northern Ireland that lasted about 30 years, from the late 1960s until the Good Friday Agreement in 1998. However, the origins of the Troubles can be traced back hundreds of years. The Plantation of Ulster at the beginning of the 17th century settled Protestants from ...
What Were the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks? | Imperial War Museums
WEBThe broader impact of 9/11 meant that the perceived threat of international terrorism dominated governments and their foreign policies. Two years after 9/11 a decision was made to invade Iraq. The Bush administration claimed that Iraq’s ruler, Saddam Hussein, was developing weapons of mass destruction (WMD) that …
The Causes Of The First World War - Imperial War Museums
WEBBy the summer of 1914, Europe was in a crisis. Just weeks before Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, had been assassinated in Sarajevo by a Serbian-backed terrorist. Now just a few weeks later, the continent's largest armies were mobilizing against each other with new nations joining the fight seemingly every week.
What Was The Holocaust? - Holocaust History | IWM - Imperial …
WEBThe Holocaust was the systematic murder of Europe's Jews by the Nazis and their collaborators during the Second World War. This programme of targeted mass murder was a central part of the Nazis’ broader plans to create a new world order based on their ideology. The Nazis’ programme of anti-Jewish persecution began …
What Was the Battle of the Somme? - Imperial War Museums
WEBThe Battle of the Somme (1 July - 18 November 1916) was a joint operation between British and French forces intended to achieve a decisive victory over the Germans on the Western Front. For many in Britain, the resulting battle remains the most painful and infamous episode of the First World War.
Concentration Camp Survivors Share Their Stories - Imperial War …
WEBShare Their Stories. The Holocaust was the systematic murder of Europe’s Jews by the Nazis and their collaborators during the Second World War. The Nazis also enslaved and killed other groups who they perceived as racially, biologically or ideologically inferior or dangerous. Jews, Roma and Sinti (Gypsies), Poles, Slavs, Soviet prisoners of ...
Pre-First World War Alliances | Imperial War Museums
WEBPre-First World War Alliances. Europe in 1914 was an armed camp; its politics dominated by two rival alliances. The creation of a unified Germany in 1871 had disturbed the old 'balance of power' in Europe. Fear of Germany encouraged France and Russia to form an alliance in 1894.
Did World War One Transform Women's Lives? - Imperial War …
WEBImage: IWM (Q 30860) Three women coke workers at the South Metropolitan Gas Works, Old Kent Road, London. The First World War brought significant changes to the lives of British women, who served the country in a variety of ways throughout the conflict. Discover more photographs of women at work during the First World War by exploring IWM's ...