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During the 20th century, Canada and the U.S. became close allies, with their soldiers fighting alongside each other in conflicts from World War I through the War on Terror.
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Lawrence B.a. Hatter / Made By History, TIME, 4 Feb. 2025
The international diplomatic event, aimed at ensuring naval disarmament and addressing tension in the Pacific region following World War I, came on the heels of Yardley’s team cracking key Japanese codes.
—Peter Zablocki, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Feb. 2025
Before that, the Wilson Rubber Factory used the original building and grounds to produce tires during World War I, with the facility closing in 1918.
—Susan Stapleton, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
Following World War I and the disintegration of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, both Italy and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, which later became Yugoslavia, laid claim to the city of Fiume, now known as Rijeka in Croatia.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Feb. 2025
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Lawrence B.a. Hatter / Made By History, TIME, 4 Feb. 2025
The international diplomatic event, aimed at ensuring naval disarmament and addressing tension in the Pacific region following World War I, came on the heels of Yardley’s team cracking key Japanese codes.
—Peter Zablocki, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Feb. 2025
Before that, the Wilson Rubber Factory used the original building and grounds to produce tires during World War I, with the facility closing in 1918.
—Susan Stapleton, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
Following World War I and the disintegration of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, both Italy and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, which later became Yugoslavia, laid claim to the city of Fiume, now known as Rijeka in Croatia.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Feb. 2025
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“World War I.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/World%20War%20I. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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