Article: Lead Up to World War I

Germany’s Increased Arms Budget and the Albanian Rebellion

The following link is to an article on the lead up to WWI in 1912. This article looks at the German arms build up and the Albanian rebellion.

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http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/127399

Article: US Civil War Dead

The Estimated Number of Dead Revised Up by 20%

The following article reports on a revision of the estimated number of dead in the US Civil War and the figure has increased by 20%.

For more, visit:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/03/science/civil-war-toll-up-by-20-percent-in-new-estimate.html