Above: Map of Europe during World War I (click map to enlarge) The United States did not enter World War I until April 1917, although the conflict had begun in August 1914. After an intense period of military buildup and imperial competition, war broke out in Europe between Germany and Austria-Hungary (the Central Powers) and Britain, France, and Russia (the Allies). Turkey quickly joined the Central Powers and Italy joined the Allies in 1915. Above: Picture of German U-Boats moored in the ... Read More

Above: Map during the Civil War of Russia A division arose between the Bolsheviks or Communists and the Left Socialist Revolutionaries over the terms of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, in which Russia had made sizeable land concessions to Germany. The LSR left the coalition. There were two main groups opposed to Lenin. Above: Picture of the White Army The non-Bolshevik left was annoyed with Lenin for having dissolved the Constituent Assembly and the White Rightists had their own grievances to grudge. ... Read More

Above: Picture of Gen. Jozef Pilsudski In Russia there was a change of guard. Tsarist rule came to an end and the Bolsheviks came to power. The Communist now wanted to spread their ideals and influence westwards and thus came into clash with Poland. The conflict between the two nations of Russia and Poland was also due to the federalist policy perused by Pilsudski. Above: Map showing the Curzon Line (click map to enlarge) The great western powers were not clear-cut ... Read More

Above: Map showing the Partition of Anatolia by Treaty of Sevres 1920 (click map to enlarge) After the end of World War I, by the Treaty of Sevres in August 1920, certain regions beyond eastern Thrace and the district of Smyrna in Anatolia had been given to Greece. The treaty had been forced upon a weak Turkey. Taking advantage of the situation Greece tried to push beyond these areas. Above: Picture of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk The Greeks were disorganized ... Read More

India's role in World War - II. {mosimage}Hitler and his Nazi Germany forced the war on the world with ethenic cleansing and use of brutal force on the European countries with the combined powers of nations like Japan and Italy. The European nations put their act together in face of this and started to repulse the advacning war machine of Hitler. United Kingdom then had a tight grip on the colonies in Asia. Indian subcontinent (what is now a days known as ... Read More

World War II took place among Allies and Enemies alike. It began in 1939 and finally reached its end in 1945. It was said to be the biggest and most devastating war in world’s history. Allies included the United Kingdom, the United States, Soviet Union, Australia, New Zealand and others. Enemies included Germany, Italy, Japan and others. The chief leaders of World War II were Winston Churchill, Adolf Hitler, Josef Stalin, Franklin Roosevelt, Hideki Tojo and Benito ... Read More