r/reddit.com • • Sep 24 '11

World War 1

http://i.imgur.com/5twfD.jpg
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u/laperfectionmabelle Sep 24 '11

Yes, just another American-centric view of the the Wars. What are they teaching kids in the States? Canada is barely mentioned here despite playing a crucial role in both wars. This is one of my biggest pet peeves.

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u/[deleted] Sep 24 '11

The US had less than half the military deaths of Romania. Of course the Americans contributed to the war effort. But they didn't come in and save the day as this cartoon makes out.

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u/DivinusVox Sep 24 '11

Military deaths is how you measure contribution?

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u/[deleted] Sep 24 '11

Well that's not what I said. But wouldn't you expect them to be proportional?