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World History

World War l

1914-1918

By Janet Giel-Romo, Ed.D.

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World War l (WWl) was a big war. It started in 1914.

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Allies: Great Britain, France, Italy, Russia, Romania, Serbia, Greece, United States

One side was the Allies. The Allies had soldiers from many countries.

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Central Powers: Germany, Austria- Hungry, Bulgaria, Turkey

The other side was the Central Powers. They also had soldiers from many countries.

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World War l started when the Archduke of Austria-Hungry was murdered.

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Woodrow Wilson was the president of the United States during WWl. At first the U.S. was not in the war.

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The Lusitania sunk.

Then, the Central Powers shot the Lusitania. It was a U.S. ship. President Wilson was mad! The U.S. went to war. They were Allies.

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Soldiers fought from trenches. Trenches were ditches.

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The Allies won. The leaders signed the Treaty of Versailles. It was a paper that said the war was over.

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World War l lasted 4 years. It ended in 1918. Many soldiers were hurt or died.

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