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The War to End all wars
World War I: The result of one of the most crucial assasinationes of in the history of the world.
The First World War, at the time called The Great War, took place in Europe, as the cause of political disagreements and increasing tension between Austria-Hungary and Serbia.
Triggered by the assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Serbia on June 28th, 1914, the first domino of the war fell, making the sound of a bullet leaving the barrel of a .32 calibre automatic pistol and entering the left side of the Archduke's chest, and that sound would change Europe forever. Exactly one month later, on July 28th, 1914, Serbia declared War on Austria Hungary.
With the declaration of war, the allies of these two countries all sprung into action. England rushed to the defence of Serbia, while Germany came in as Austria-Hungary's knight in shining armor. Overall, 70 million soldiers entered the war, and 60 million of them were European.
Over nine million soldiers died in the war. This largely contributed to the fact that weapons had largely improved since past wars. In addition to rifles and pistols, there was the introduction of grenades, mortars, and machine guns. As much as these weapons hurt the soldiers they were directed towards, they hurt the soldiers weilding them as well. Misuse, lack of knowledge, and the fact that they did not work very well rendered them useless, causing harm to the weilders.
Along with new explosives and advanced guns, the use of airplanes and chemical warfare was introduced. In the category of chemical warfare, mustard gas was one of the most deadly weapons of all. This deadly gas blinded you, destroyed your lungs, made you break out in sores, and bleed in places you didn't know existed.
On November 11, 1918, the warfare cesase with Germany's surrender. At the end of the war, four superpower empires had crumbled: the German Empire, the Russian Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and the Ottoman Empire. The Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman Empires stopped existing later on because of the toll the war had taken on them.
World War I revolutionized warfare, in some good ways and some bad ways. Within this website there are studies on the causes of the war, the major battles of the war, the equipment, tactics, weapons and vehicles used in the war, the effects on the homefront, and the aftermath.
Read on.
Triggered by the assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Serbia on June 28th, 1914, the first domino of the war fell, making the sound of a bullet leaving the barrel of a .32 calibre automatic pistol and entering the left side of the Archduke's chest, and that sound would change Europe forever. Exactly one month later, on July 28th, 1914, Serbia declared War on Austria Hungary.
With the declaration of war, the allies of these two countries all sprung into action. England rushed to the defence of Serbia, while Germany came in as Austria-Hungary's knight in shining armor. Overall, 70 million soldiers entered the war, and 60 million of them were European.
Over nine million soldiers died in the war. This largely contributed to the fact that weapons had largely improved since past wars. In addition to rifles and pistols, there was the introduction of grenades, mortars, and machine guns. As much as these weapons hurt the soldiers they were directed towards, they hurt the soldiers weilding them as well. Misuse, lack of knowledge, and the fact that they did not work very well rendered them useless, causing harm to the weilders.
Along with new explosives and advanced guns, the use of airplanes and chemical warfare was introduced. In the category of chemical warfare, mustard gas was one of the most deadly weapons of all. This deadly gas blinded you, destroyed your lungs, made you break out in sores, and bleed in places you didn't know existed.
On November 11, 1918, the warfare cesase with Germany's surrender. At the end of the war, four superpower empires had crumbled: the German Empire, the Russian Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and the Ottoman Empire. The Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman Empires stopped existing later on because of the toll the war had taken on them.
World War I revolutionized warfare, in some good ways and some bad ways. Within this website there are studies on the causes of the war, the major battles of the war, the equipment, tactics, weapons and vehicles used in the war, the effects on the homefront, and the aftermath.
Read on.