Historians R Us

This blog is the property of the AP US History class at Pope John XXIII High School in Everett, MA, USA. Here students explore current events in America, while seeking to understand the historical roots of those events. At the same time, students are able to carry on classroom discussions in the cyber world.

Thursday, June 15, 2006

Let's add something else to the Cup

The World Cup is supposed to be a competitive, yet fun (somewhat) time, people tend to escalate matters just a tiny bit. In the western city of Dortmund, the German police arrested over 300 people following the game between Germany and Poland. "The arrests of groups or individuals who began to act in a disorderly way took place as tens of thousands of fans converged on Dortmund for the matchup between Germany and Poland, countries with a long history of wars, invasions and partitions against each other." There were no actual violence, however, and no injuries were reported. Their job of maintaining security was successful.

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