The History of World War I

World War I, started in 1914 -1918. We all known about how worse things happened in Europe and in this war it killed lots of human, animals and poison the environment. So now I will start to the beginning of the story that why the World War start? How many people that it killed? How many country that join this War I? How World War I end? ______________________________________ The Beginning of World War I ______________________________________ So, World War I began on 28th July 1914 after the assassination of King Franz Ferdinand that is the Archduke of the Austria-Hungary Empire by the student of Serbia name Gavrilo Princip​ on 28th June 1914 the City of Serbia. On 23rd of July, 1914, Austria-Hungary was placed under siege to the government of Serbia to arrest the assassin. Ultimately, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia 28th​ July 1914 and then Russia declared to protect Serbia, which is the country that is an allied symbol. As a response to Russian, Germany declared war with Russian to help the Austro-Hungarian 1st​ August 1914 and 3rd declared war with France. In 4th August 1914 The British Empire​ declared war with Germany. At the beginning this is just a small war in Europe but, latter it's became a World War. __________________________________________The Country that Join the War___________________________________ So the country that involved there are more than 30 countries that participated in the, though the main powers were divided into 2 opposing alliances : 1. The Allied Powers (Entente Powers) : - France - United Kingdom - Russia ( from 1914 till 1917 ) - Italy ( joined 1915 ) - United State ( joined 1917 ) - Japan - Romania - Serbia - Belgium - Greece - Portugal - Montenegro and Australia, Canada, New Zealand, India ( as part of British Empire ). 2. The Central Powers : - Germany - Austria-Hungary - Ottoman Empire - Bulgaria. _________________________________________________The Ending ________________________________________________ Germany and the allies realized it was no longer possible to win the war. The leaders of the German army told the government to stop. Kaiser Wilhelm, Germany's ruler, stepped down on 9 November 1918. On 11th​ November 1918 At 5 a.m. that morning, Germany, bereft of manpower and supplies and faced with imminent invasion, signed an armistice agreement with the Allies in a railroad car outside Compiégne, France. ________________________________________________ The​ Consequences _________________________________________ After the World War end in 11th November 1918, several devastating consequences and challenges followed, affecting both countries involved and the world as a whole : 1. The Massive Loss of Life : Over 16 million people died, include soldiers and civilians. Many people were injured the war left with lasting physical and phycological scars on many people. 2. The Treaty of Versailles : signed in 1919, imposed harsh terms on Germany, blaming it for war and demanding heavy preparation. 3. The Economics : after the war end in 1918 the economy in the side of Europe is go down, not even in Europe but all countries that had involved with the war there economics is also go down because all of the factory, school, road were damage by the War with the Bomb. 4. Leaving Orphaned Children : The war kill many human and some became a kid that loss his parents , they loss there family, loss there children that it's really hurt badly. 5. Poison the Environment : It makes bad wind because of the chemicals that from bombs, tanks, and also the ship that broke in war. The humans that live there have a bad wind to breathe and some of them can get sick and are not healthy. 6. Scare : After World War 1, people were still scared about the next World War. They don't feel safe, and it's really hurting there. __________________________________Who wanted to punish Germany for the war?___________________________ Initially, France - who was represented by George Clemenceau - wanted to punish Germany for the war they felt the Germans had caused. France wanted to regain its territory in the Rhineland. Great Britain sought reparations, or payments for damages, from Germany. It also wanted to prevent any future squabbles with the country in hopes for a future trade relationship. President Wilson, representing the United States, hoped to create a lasting global peace through the creation of a peace-keeping league. He also wanted to maintain fairness to Germany, even though the other countries placed blame on Germany for the war. ___________________________________________________END_______________________________________________________ This is my essay for World War 1 History, and if you guys notice something that needs to be added please feel free to contact me or message me and I will add more or edit this paragraph to improve the quality. My next essay is about World War II. Thank you so much for spending time reading.<3 feel free for contact me.