World War 1 Summary

World War one started in 1914, after Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated. They were assassinated by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo, Bosnia. World war one was also known as, the war to end all wars. There were two major alliances, the Central Powers, Germany, Ottoman Empire, and Austrian-Hungarian Empire. The second alliance was the Allied Powers, France, Great Britain, Russia, Italy, and United States. Although, the United States became involved later in. The war was centered on Europe. Another great trigger of the war was the uprising of Militarism, Imperialism, Nationalism and the alliance system. This war was fought from lines of trenches and supported by artillery. Some tanks were used. Early airplanes were used. Another main use of weapon was poisonous gasses. The ending of the war was implemented by Germany surrendering after being abandoned by its allied forces.

Nearly a year later the Versailles Treaty was signed in the Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles, France. Hence, the name of the treaty. Thus, leaving Germany’s western border

The other was The Allied powers (France, Britain, the U.S., the Soviet Union and China). The United States also joined forces later in this war as well. The main component of this war was for Germany to regain power and Hitler to take of “living space”. Although, the harsh conditions of the treaty and Hitler’s rise in power and his alliance with Italy and Japan to oppose the Soviet Union also played a huge role. There means of warfare were much more advanced by this time, they had the advancements of nuclear power and missiles, they used modern concepts of covert and special operation. Tanks were still used at this time, but were used much more heavily. Submarines were used. The advancement in military arms were vastly more complex than the First World War. They went head on with the