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World War 1 (WWl) 1914-1918

World War 1 also referred to as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars was an important war in which the Entente Powers and the Central Powers fought with devastating numbers. WW1 had a total deployment of over 70 million military personnel taking its place as one of the largest wars in history. Over 15 million were killed also to be remembered as one of the deadliest conflicts in history. The proximate cause for the war was the June 28, 1914 assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria by a Serbian nationalist, Gavrilo Princip. As a result to this assassination a series of alliances which within weeks saw all of the major European powers at war were activated. Global empires of many European nations soon spread the war worldwide. By the end of this war four major imperial powers were left devastated both militarily and politically, soon ceasing to exist as independent countries. While the map of central Europe was redrawn into numerous smaller states the revolutionized Soviet Union emerged. Due to this war the League of Nations was formed in hope to prevent any more worldwide desolation. The name “War to End All Wars” was soon disproved as result of the European nationalism, the repercussions of Germany’s defeat, and the Treaty of Versailles which lead to the equally horrible World War 2.

Effects of World War 1 World War 1 sent a spiraling chain effect on word history. One example of this was The Treaty of Versailles which was created to prevent further trouble after World War 1. The treaty stated that in order to make peace Germany would take sole responsibility for World War 1 and was required to pay reparations to certain countries that formed the Entente powers. The League of Nations was created soon after. This was formed in order to prevent future catastrophes such as what happened in World War 1. The League of Nations at its height had 58 members. The League lacked its own armed force and so depended on the Great Powers to enforce its resolutions, keep to economic sanctions which the League ordered, or provide an army, when needed, for the League to use. The League proved not to be in control which soon led to World War 2.







Why We Chose WW1 My group chose World War 1 as our topic because World War 1 was a very historical even in which changed Europe completely both militarily and politically. This war started due to an assassination and was thought of at the time to be the war to end all wars. This theory was disproved a few years after the war when World War 2 began. World War 1 started out to be a conflict between Austria-Hungary and Serbia but due to further treaties the war spread world wide. The war changed Europe’s appearance on the map as well by altering country boundaries in size. Not only did this war change appearances on the map but it caused deaths in the millions. Our group found this war to be one of the most historical events we have learned about all year which is why we chose it out of all others.

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