Basic Information
-The beginning of World War 1 started on July 28, 1914, when Austria-Hungary started war on Serbia. Soon Germany, Russia, Great Britian, and France were drawn into the war, mainly because they were involved in treaties that indebted them to defend other nations.
-The first month of combat consisted of bold attacks and rapid troop movements on both fronts.
-In the east, Russia struck both Germany and Austria-Hungary.
-In the south, Austria-Hungary struck Serbia
-Despite the stalemate on both fronts in Europe, two important growths in the war occurred in 1917
-Then in November, the Bolshevik Revolution prodded Russia to pull out of the war
-Although both sides launched renewed offensives in 1918 in an all-or-nothing effort to win the war, but efforts failed.
-The fighting exhausted, demoralized troops continued to plod along until the Germans lost a number of individual battles and very gradually began to fall back.
-A deadly outbreak of influenza, meanwhile, took heavy tolls on soldiers of both sides.
-Eventually the governments of both Germany and Austria-Hungary began to lose control as both countries experienced multiple mutinies from within their military structures.
-The war ended late fall of 1918, after the member countries of Central Powers signed armistice agreements one by one.
-Germany was the last signing its armistice on November 11, 1918.
-Germany, under the treaty of Versailles, was severely punished with hefty economics reparations, territorial losses, and strict limits on its right to develop militarily.
-The first month of combat consisted of bold attacks and rapid troop movements on both fronts.
-In the east, Russia struck both Germany and Austria-Hungary.
-In the south, Austria-Hungary struck Serbia
-Despite the stalemate on both fronts in Europe, two important growths in the war occurred in 1917
-Then in November, the Bolshevik Revolution prodded Russia to pull out of the war
-Although both sides launched renewed offensives in 1918 in an all-or-nothing effort to win the war, but efforts failed.
-The fighting exhausted, demoralized troops continued to plod along until the Germans lost a number of individual battles and very gradually began to fall back.
-A deadly outbreak of influenza, meanwhile, took heavy tolls on soldiers of both sides.
-Eventually the governments of both Germany and Austria-Hungary began to lose control as both countries experienced multiple mutinies from within their military structures.
-The war ended late fall of 1918, after the member countries of Central Powers signed armistice agreements one by one.
-Germany was the last signing its armistice on November 11, 1918.
-Germany, under the treaty of Versailles, was severely punished with hefty economics reparations, territorial losses, and strict limits on its right to develop militarily.