1. World War I began in late June 1914 because of the assignation of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. During this war two groups of allies were formed the Central Powers and the Allied Powers. Germany, Austria-Hungry, and the Ottoman Empire made up the central powers while Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Japan, and later the United States made up the Allied Powers.
2. The United States entered the war on April 6, 1917 because of the sinking of the British passenger liner the Lusitania by a German submarine. This sinking killed 128 Americans, this sent tensions over the edge.
3. On November 11, 1918 at 11:00 a.m. World War I came to an end because of the signing of the armistice between Germany and the allies to ceasefire.
4. The terms of the armistice are as followed:
-All occupied lands in Belgium, Luxembourg, and France–plus Alsace-Lorraine, held since 1870 by Germany–were to be evacuated within fourteen days.
-The Allies were to occupy land in Germany to the west of the River Rhine and bridgeheads on the river’s east bank up to a depth of thirty kilometers.
-German forces had to be withdrawn from Austria-Hungary, Romania, and Turkey.
-Germany was to surrender to neutral or Allied ports 10 battleships, 6 battle cruisers, 8 cruisers, and 160 submarines.
-Germany was also to be stripped of heavy armaments, including 5,000 artillery pieces, 25,000 machine guns, and 2,000 airplanes.
-The naval blockade would continue
-5,000 locomotives, 150,000 railway cars, and 5,000 trucks would be confiscated from Germany.
-Germany would be blamed for the war and reparations would be paid for all damage caused.
The United States did not verify the treaty because they did not want to be a part of the league of nation.
5. In the United States there was 320,710 casualties throughout WWI, including 204,002 injured; 63,195 diseased; out of 4,743,826 that served.
History Chanel: WWI
Americans Library
History Chanel: WWI Ends
The New York Times:WWI Ends
PBS: Great War Casualties
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