About Veterans Day
Great Britain, France, and other countries celebrate November 11th as Armistice Day to commemorate the ending of World War I on November 11, 1918. Canada celebrates Remembrance Day on this same date.
The history of the Veterans Day in the United States is as follows:
1919 - President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed November 11th as Armistice Day to remind Americans of the tragedies of war.
1938 - The day becomes a federal holiday.
1954 - Congress changes the name of the holiday from Armistice Day to Veterans Day to honor all United States Veterans.
Today, in the United States, Veterans Day commemorates the courage and patriotism of all the men and women who have served in the United States military.
US Air Force US Army US Marines US Navy US Coast Guard
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World War I (World War One) was a huge war fought from 1914 until 1918. It was called the Great War while it was being
(1)____________________. America entered the war in (2)_______________________. 32 countries fought in this war: the Allies (Great Britain, Russia, Japan, Serbia, (3)____________________, and others) battled the Central Powers (Germany, Bulgaria, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, and others).
Almost 9 million people were (4)_______________________ during WWI, and 21 (5)_______________________ were
(6)_______________________. This was the first war in which (7)_______________________ were used.
The (8)_______________________ won the war; it ended with an armistice (a (9)_______________________) signed at 11 AM on Nov. 11, 1918 (the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th (10)_______________________) and the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in June, 1919.
This war resulted in many changes in European country (11)_______________________, the end of the (12)_______________________ of the monarchies in Europe and the formation of the League of of (13)_______________________ (an international peace-keeping organization that was (14)_______________________ after failing to prevent World War II).
Although World War I was called "The war to (15)_______________________ all wars," it did not have that effect at all - there were many major
(16)_______________________ to come.
Veteran's Day honors US war veterans. It began as a celebration of the peace after (17)_______________________ War I ended, and was originally called Armistice Day; the armistice (peace treaty) ending WWI was signed on November 11, 1918. Armistice Day became an official federal
(18)_______________________ in 1938. The holiday was renamed (19)_______________________ Day in 1954, and became an official holiday honoring all US veterans. Veteran's Day is observed on (20)_______________________ 11 each year.
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Related Internet Sites
Along with the sites given above, the following sites contain information related to veterans and Veterans Day. Look at these sites and find out some incredible information about what this day means to our country and the people who have fought to defend it.
Major US Wars and Military Involvement: Webquests and Activities
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
United States Department of Veterans Affairs--Veterans Day
Honoring Our Veterans--A Scavenger Hunt by Cathy Schroepfer
Vicki Blackwell's Veterans Day and Memorial Day Links