World War One: Fast Facts

WWI:Fast Facts

By:Jackson Pearson

When did World War I begin, and Why?

The Great War began in July 28, 1914, because of the assassination of Franz Ferdinand on June 28, 1914. Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip, the assassin was a Serbian and the victim was an Austria-Hungarian. The countries that first went to war were Serbia and Austria-Hungary.

When and why did the United States enter the war?

The U.S. entered the war on April 6, 1917. Many Americans were not in favor of the war. The U.S. was a part of WWI because of the support that they had to provide to their allies, America was essentially fighting to preserve democracy.

When and why did World War I come to an end? 

WWI came to an end on November 11, 1918 when Germany formally surrendered. It came to an end because of the allies defeating the central powers.

 What were the terms of the major agreement ending the war?  Why did the United States not ratify this treaty, even though President Wilson had played such a major role in negotiating it?

The Treaty of Versailles put all of the blame for the war on Germany. The treaty would put Germany in massive debt and surely cause another reason for them to go to war. The United States did not ratify the treaty because they could tell that the punishment that Germany had from it was too great and would cause later problems; even though President Wilson wanted to very badly the U.S. did not ratify the treaty.

Come up with a question of your own.

Why did the U.S. not enter the war on the side of the Allies earlier?

Was this war preventable?

Why was WWI as long as it was?

Casualty chart for all countries associated with WWI