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 ...
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 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 …
Churchill War Rooms: Book Tickets Online - IWM
WEBOpen daily 9:30am to 6pm, last entry at 5pm. Members enjoy free admission -why not join today?. We recommend booking in advance for Churchill War Rooms to minimise wait time. However, tickets are also available on the day.
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 ...
10 Significant Battles Of The First World War
WEBThe Battle of Jutland (31 May - 1 June 1916) was the largest naval battle of the First World War. It was the only time that the British and German fleets of 'dreadnought' battleships actually came to blows. The German High Seas Fleet hoped to weaken the Royal Navy by launching an ambush on the British Grand Fleet in the North Sea.
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.
What Was Operation Barbarossa? WW2 1941 - Imperial War …
WEBOn 22 June 1941 Hitler launched Operation 'Barbarossa', the invasion of the Soviet Union. It was the beginning of a campaign that would ultimately decide the Second World War. Hitler regarded the Soviet Union as his natural enemy. He aimed to destroy its armies, capture its vast economic resources and enslave its populations, providing the ...
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 ...