Figure 1.-- Here we see a school scene in some unidentified European country during or after World War I (1914-18). It is like France, but Italy is also possible. The children are wearing a mix of pinafores or smocks. This is probably because these children are probably still with their prents and mom is doing her best to meet school requiremnts.

Here we see a school scene in some unidentified European country during or after World War I (1914-18). It is like France, but Italy is also possible. The children are wearing a mix of pinafores or smocks. This is probably because these children are probably still with their prents and mom is doing her best to meet school requiremnts. We are not sure of this a class or a room where individual children were being examined. We do not think this is an orphange because the children are dressed so differently. We think this a school with refugee children or a regular school which is taking in refugee children. Notice the man doing the examination. He is wearing what looks like a military uniform. He may be an American Red Cross Volunteer. The American Red Cross played very different roles in the two wars. The American Red Cross played a major role in dealing with civiliasn issues like clothing, disease, food, health, sanitation, and water which developd in newly libedrated areas. This developed largely because America was the major country providing relief assistance. In World War II the Red Cross priomarily dealt wih issues like annities for soldiers and POW issues. The also provided nuses to the services. Whole new international agenies were created to deal with cilvian relief. And the Army planned for the immeduate needs of liberated areas.

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