text: why do some worldwar one memorials have 1914-1919 on them? it was 1914 to 1918 or was my education wasted?   can i just repeat zulu9's comments on the bloody yanks, as usual they turned up near the end to claim all the credit and spoils. hell, if you watch  world war 2 movies i don't think hollywood realised that britain even participated let alone were  left standing against the nazi's on their own for two years while the us sat back and watched the cash roll in from lend/lease. ww1 was even worse they only fought during the last six months of the war yet demanded reperations of germany that crippled their economy and set the stage for hitler to come to power. sorry, sorry i'm going off on one again, it always happens when someone mentions the war or the us.  now what was the question again?