The Smithsonian does not operate any parking facilities except at the National Zoo, the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, and the Anacostia Community Museum. 1  There are numerous commercial parking lots and garages located within several blocks of the museums on and near the National Mall.
According to Sheffield, the First World War began for two fundamental reasons: First, decision-makers in Berlin and Vienna chose to pursue a course that they hoped would bring about significant political advantages even if it brought about general war.irst World War: 'the violent birth of the modern world'. The events that led up to the assassination are significantly more complicated, but most scholars agree that the gradual emergence of a group of alliances between major powers was partly to blame for the descent into war.
Countdown to War. Read a single page summary of the origins of the First World War-the tangled secret alliances, the royal feuds, the personalities and the seemingly inevitable series of events in June and July 1914 which culminated in the oubreak of hostilities spanning four years.ountdown to War. Read a single page summary of the origins of the First World War-the tangled secret alliances, the royal feuds, the personalities and the seemingly inevitable series of events in June and July 1914 which culminated in the oubreak of hostilities spanning four years.