Mrs. Stark - Introduction to WWI

​I can use data to analyze the casualties of World War I and describe the brutality of this historical event.

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World War - A war that involves many large and powerful nations.  In the history of the United States, our country has been involved in two world wars.

Allied Powers - The “allied powers” are the countries that fought together with the United States in WWI.  These countries included:  Great Britain, Italy, France, and Russia.

Axis Powers - The “axis powers” are the countries that the United States fought against in WWI.  These countries included:  German, Austria, Hungary, Turkey

​World War I happened because of an increase in military power, disagreement over colonies, borders, and alliances.

However it ultimately started as a war between Austria-Hungary and Serbia. Other countries were pulled in due to their greed or alliance.

(more on that tomorrow)

Summary of

World War I

​The war lasted from 1914 - 1918 and it is estimated that over 5 million people were killed

Overview of WWI

​We will learn in our lessons this week that WWI was brutal. It was the first "industrial war" with machine guns, planes, chemical weapons and land-mines.

​WWI was fought in many areas of the world but the major "war zones" were in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia

Where was the war fought?

​Even though the war ended in 1918, the United States did not get involved in the war until 1917