Essays about World War 1

World War I was a devastating war that caused over 16 million deaths worldwide, including over 60,000 Canadian deaths. War experts initially thought World War I would be a short war and last only for a couple months, but it lasted for over 4 years, from 1914 to 1918. It was called “the great war”…

On 181h of June 1914 the Archduke of Austria (Franz Ferdinand) was assassinated by Serbian nationalists in which set off a trigger of past events and tensions that eventually let to the first world war. There are four main causes of World War 1 and that is militarism, alliances, imperialism and nationalism. Those were the…

World War 1, also called “The Great War”, lasted for a little more than 4 years from 1914-1918. This war was between the Central Powers and the Allies. Germany was a part of the Central Powers while France, Britain and Russia were with the Allied powers. Germany, France, Britain and Russia all used the war…

The First World War was truly ‘the Great War’. Its origins were complex. Its scale was vast. Its conduct was intense. Its impact on military operations was revolutionary. Its human and material costs were enormous. And its results were profound. The war was a global conflict. Thirty-two nations were eventually involved. Twenty-eight of these constituted…

WW1 offered extensive opportunities for Indigenous people to find gainful employment, respect from all communities, equality and social power. They were treated with the same amount of respect that their white counterparts received, they earnt the same amount of pay and they were able to travel and experience the world without the added burden of…

World War I, also known as The Great War, began in July 28, 1914 and ended in 1918 by entering the history as the First World War. The war was caused by five major factors which are known by “MANIA”; militarism, alliance system, nationalism, imperialism, and assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdenand. While there are many…

Thomas Hiram Jones, a soldier from the British army born on March 20, 1894 in Clapham, London. He was the son of Edward George Jones and Isolda Blaine Jones. His father was a silversmith and they lived in Clapham, London. He had 3 brothers and 2 sisters. All the family were white British, and their…

In World War 1 there were so many weapons used. There were diffrent types of guns, diffrent vehicles that had guns, and there was chemical warfare In World War 1 there was for example, machine guns, tanks, muskeets. The weapons soldiers used were very powerful. The weapons they used in World War 1 were very…

Wars are fierce battles that are indispensable in the history of countries. World War I broke out from 1914 to 1918, or great war. There have been many worldwide participating in this rebellious war. War of allies including Russia, France, the British Empire, Italy, the United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Montenegro and…

Britain Protecting Civilians from German Zeppelin airships Aerial warfare revolutionised during WW1. Although the plane, innovated by the Wright Brothers, had only been invented eleven years before World War 1, technology was being developed at a faster pace than ever. One of the most common and famous uses of aerial warfare was the Zeppelin airship…