BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20141102T010000 RDATE:20150308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20151101T010000 RDATE:20160313T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20161106T010000 RDATE:20170312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20171105T010000 RDATE:20180311T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20181104T010000 RDATE:20190310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20191103T010000 RDATE:20200308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20201101T010000 RDATE:20210314T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20140430T100000 RDATE:20141102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20150308T030000 RDATE:20151101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20160313T030000 RDATE:20161106T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20170312T030000 RDATE:20171105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20180311T030000 RDATE:20181104T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20190310T030000 RDATE:20191103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20200308T030000 RDATE:20201101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:CSVConvert3a196ae1b388226b8320ab62c5fd1f6d CATEGORIES:Performances & Creative Exhibition CREATED:19691231T190000 SUMMARY:Sand to Snow: Global War 1915 LOCATION:5 DESCRIPTION:The year 1915 was pivotal in terms of the world-wide involvement in the war . World War I was the first truly global war starting in Europe, then sprea ding to Africa, Asia and the Near East. The European powers mobilized their colonies and commonwealths around the world. Soldiers and laborers from So utheast Asia, India, Africa and the Caribbean were sent to Europe and the N ear East to fight. Particularly, the British Commonwealth nations of Canada , Australia, New Zealand and South Africa made a decisive impact.\n\nSand t o Snow: Global War 1915 illustrates the convergence of diverse military, po litical, economic and social forces of the combatant nations and neutral co untries. The faces, actions, voices and objects of the people, often from a n individual viewpoint, serve as our guides. Their contributions and sacrif ices are the central themes.\n\nThe exhibition showcases objects and docume nts from more than 20 countries across the world Ð the most encompassing sp ecial exhibition in the Museum's history Ð including Bulgaria, The Netherla nds, Russia, Switzerland, Australia, India, Germany, Montenegro, Poland and the United States. The vast majority of items are on exhibition for the fi rst time at the Museum.\n\nThe diversion of European factories to war produ ction disrupted the entire world economy. To fight a global war the combata nt nations incurred enormous debts to produce the weapons, ammunition and e quipment necessary. Soldiers and sailors fighting across the globe required uniforms, supplies and food.\n\nThe United States remained politically neu tral, not wanting to be drawn into a European war, but sold war material to both the Allies and Central Powers.\n\nOpen from May 1, 2015 through April 10, 2016 in Exhibit Hall, Sand to Snow: Global War 1915 is the latest in t he Museum's series of exhibitions commemorating the World War I Centennial. \n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The year 1915 was pivotal in terms of the world-wide involvement in the war. World War I was the first truly global war starting in Europe, then sp reading to Africa, Asia and the Near East. The European powers mobilized th eir colonies and commonwealths around the world. Soldiers and laborers from Southeast Asia, India, Africa and the Caribbean were sent to Europe and th e Near East to fight. Particularly, the British Commonwealth nations of Can ada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa made a decisive impact.
< br />Sand to Snow: Global War 1915 illustrates the convergence of diverse m ilitary, political, economic and social forces of the combatant nations and neutral countries. The faces, actions, voices and objects of the people, o ften from an individual viewpoint, serve as our guides. Their contributions and sacrifices are the central themes.

The exhibition showcases objects and documents from more than 20 countries across the world Ð the m ost encompassing special exhibition in the Museum's history Ð including Bul garia, The Netherlands, Russia, Switzerland, Australia, India, Germany, Mon tenegro, Poland and the United States. The vast majority of items are on ex hibition for the first time at the Museum.

The diversion of Euro pean factories to war production disrupted the entire world economy. To fig ht a global war the combatant nations incurred enormous debts to produce th e weapons, ammunition and equipment necessary. Soldiers and sailors fightin g across the globe required uniforms, supplies and food.

The Uni ted States remained politically neutral, not wanting to be drawn into a Eur opean war, but sold war material to both the Allies and Central Powers.

Open from May 1, 2015 through April 10, 2016 in Exhibit Hall, Sand to Snow: Global War 1915 is the latest in the Museum's series of exhibition s commemorating the World War I Centennial.

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