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Articles on the causes of World War One, its battles, and its outcomes
Articles on the causes of World War One, its battles, and its outcomes
The Bonus Army consisted of a group of around 43,000 people, among which 17,000 WW1 veterans with their families who gathered during the spring and summer of 1932 in Washington D.C. They called themselves the "Bonus Expeditionary Force," set up camps around the city and waited for Congress to decide…
Assassination of Franz Ferdinand - Eyewitness The Black Hand - Michael Shackelford Causes of World War One - Worldwarone.com World War One Battles - Firstworldwar.com This article is part of our extensive collection of articles on the Great War. Click here to see our comprehensive article on World War 1.
Causes Of WW1: The first world war began in August 1914. It was directly triggered by the assassination of the Austrian archduke, Franz Ferdinand and his wife, on 28th June 1914 by Bosnian revolutionary, Gavrilo Princip. This event was, however, simply the trigger that set off declarations of war. The actual causes of…
The Battle of Verdun--fought from February 21-December 18 1916 in the Western Front of France--was horrifying and hellish even by the standards of World War One. Over a 299-day-period, there were 1 million total casualties. The French were bled white, but so were the Germans. Of these, 300,000 were killed,…
Date 1st July - 18th November 1916 Location Somme, Picardy, France War World War One Combatants Germany VS United Kingdom, France, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa Outcome Inconclusive The 1916 Battle of the Somme caused a total of 1 million casualties on all sides. the total is over a million…
Remembrance Day, often referred to as Poppy Day commemorates the sacrifice made by servicemen in times of war. In the United Kingdom the day was first commemorated in 1919, when it was known as Armistice Day, with two minutes silence at 11am on 11th November. The day marked the anniversary…
The military hostilities of World War One ended at 11am on 11th November 1918 but a final diplomatic end of the war was not reached until the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. In 1919, Lloyd George of England, Orlando of Italy, Clemenceau of France and Woodrow Wilson from the…
Although America did not declare war on Germany until 1917, she had been involved in the war from the beginning supplying the allies with weapons and supplies. America was critical involved in military operations that led to the final conclusion of the Great War and was there to witness the…
On the morning of January 19th 1915 two German Zeppelin airships, the L3 and L4 took off from Fuhlsbüttel in Germany. Both airships carried 30 hours of fuel, 8 bombs and 25 incendiary devices. They had been given permission by the Emperor Wilhelm II to attack military and industrial buildings.…
For more information on World War One weapons, get access to worksheets, study guides, infographs, and other useful material related to World War One by clicking here. During World War One a variety of weapons were used. The tried-and-true small arms and artillery were prominent features of the battlefield, as…
