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Yesterday marked the 100th anniversary of NZ's declaration of war on Germany and entry into World War One. See: Gallipoli invasion: a dirty and bloody business <http://rdln.wordpress.com/2012/04/24/gallipoli-invasion-a-dirty-and-bloody-business/> Stevan Eldred-Grigg's 'The Great Wrong War: NZ society and WWI' <http://rdln.wordpress.com/2013/08/02/stevan-eldred-griggs-the-great-wrong-war-nz-society-and-ww1/> Empty Garden: Wellington's National War Memorial Park <http://rdln.wordpress.com/2012/08/07/empty-garden-wellingtons-national-war-memorial-park/> New Zeaalnd's ruling elite had long cast covetous eyes over chunks of the South Pacific, but they usually lost out to bigger imperialist fish. WW1, however, allowed them to invade German-ruled Samoa and take it over for nearly 50 years. See: Samoa: what New Zealand did: http://rdln.wordpress.com/2011/08/28/samoa-what-new-zealand-did/ Phil ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: Marxism@lists.csbs.utah.edu Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
