World War l

 -What was the cause of WW1?

Because a young Serbian patriot shot and killed archduke Franz Ferinand.

-When did WW1 start?

28th July 1914

-What countries fought in WW1?

over 30 nations declared war between 1914 and 1918. The majority joined the side of the allies. They opposed germany, austria, hungary, bulgaria and the ottoman empire.

-How many soldiers lost there lives?

around 9.7 million

-How many civilians lost there lives?

10 million

*21 million wounded.

-When did world war 1 end?

11th November 1918

-Why did WW1 end?

germany signed an armistice agreement with the allies.

-How did WW1 impact the world?

created numerous new nation states, encouraged independence movements in europe.

forced america to become a world power which led to soviet communism and the rise of hitler.

-WW1 can be described as 'A new type of war' why?

because as new technologies led to new weapons and even more horrific ways to bring death to the battlefield.

The battle of Somme

The battle of the somme in france took place from july to november 1916.

British forces suffered more than 57,000 casualties, 19,000 killed on the first day, making it the most disastrous day in the nations millitary history. 

'one of the most bitter and costly battles of world war 1'

Prior to the attack, the Allies launched a week-long heavy artillery bombardment, using some 1.75 million shells, which aimed to cut the barbed wire guarding German defenses and destroy the enemy’s positions. On the morning of July 1, 11 divisions of the British 4th Army (many of them volunteer soldiers going into battle for the first time) began advancing on a 15-mile front north of the Somme. At the same time, five French divisions advanced on an eight-mile front to the south, where the German defenses were weaker.Allied leaders had been confident the bombardment would damage German defenses enough so that their troops could easily advance. But the barbed wire remained intact in many places, and the German positions, many of which were deep underground, were stronger than anticipated. Along the line, German machine gun and rifle fire cut down thousands of the attacking British troops, many of them caught in no man’s land.

Women during WW1

women were barred from voting, or serving in the military. Women filled manufacturing and agricultral positions on the home front. others provided support on the front line as nurses, doctors, ambulance drivers and translators.

Life in the trenchers

the war was fought by soldiers in trenches. Trenchers were long, narrow ditches dug into the ground were soldiers lived. They were very muddy, uncomfortable and the toilets overflowed. Some soldiers developed trench foot.

I watched a video on WW1.

Here is my picture i made.