Remember... The Great War and culture Museums are very important to remember the war. The Imperial war museum in London presents many archives and exhibitions. In , the museum of the « Chemin des Dames » is an old quarry turned where visitors can understand how soldiers lived in this cave. Shoulder Arms directed by Charlie Chaplin (1918) is a 46-minute long silent comedy which was contemporary of the event. This movie is not a documentary. It shows several real aspects of the war but always with a comic touch.

Remembrance Day is a commemorative day to pay tribute to fallen soldiers during WW1 every November 11. Depending on the country, the celebration varies.

England wanted to mark the occasion with ceramic poppies encircling the Tower of London. Each poppy represents a victim of the Great War and honors with dignity all those soldiers who died to save their country. Monuments · Since 1919, nearly 40 000 World War One memorials have been created. In France, people lay fowers on each war memorial. · However, this year, as it is the year of the centenary, a new kind of memorial appeared. L’anneau de Usually, bands are present, the mayor makes a speech, la mémoire was inaugurated in order to list soldier’s names without distinction of race, religion or lays fowers,reads the names of the dead, and fnally a nationality. minute of silence. · The Tomb of the Unknown Solider, just under the Arch of Triumph, is a monument with the body of a French soldier chosen at random so as to represent all unknown soldiers who died during the With the centenary, many cultural events take place in confict. both countries to pay homage to all the victims. · The Douaumont ossuary is a national necropolis containing the remains of the unknown soldiers who died in . Next to the ossuary, a cemetery contains all the identifed French soldiers separated according to their religions. · The memorial of Verdun is a European museum aimed at showing soldier’s living conditions in the trenches. •In each village and city in Savoy there · In order to pay homage to all the veterans, 1 400 000 military medals have been awarded. are exhibitions and commemorations next to . •87% of Savoyards want to continue to commemorate the 11th of November (source : Le Dauphiné Libéré) •A lot of children contribute to these events (photo). •Authorities organize a collection of war objects in order to remember this event. •The memory of the Great War is very present there and it will continue.