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Long-Term Effects of Crimean War Still Not Being Felt |
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by Angie, IMC Reporter AKA DAN "IMC Spammer" Disinfo
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21 Jun 2004
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Long-Term Effects of Crimean War Still Not Being Felt
Despite the concerns of history professors since its conclusion in 1856, the long-term effects of the Crimean War are still not being felt in this middle-class community. "Huh?" said Bill Wyatt, a 36-year-old refrigeration technician, in a typical reaction. In all, more than 99 percent of residents here were completely unaware of the geopolitical consequences of this mid-19th-century conflict. "Didn't Florence Nightingale die in that war?" asked Anne Harrison, a local nurse and the only person interviewed who had anything even vaguely relevant to say about the Crimean War. "Or am I thinking of Korea?" |
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