world war one warfare
Warfare of World War 1
Contents
Page 2: Introduction
Page 3: Why did WW1 start?
Page 4: Alliances, The Schlieffen Plan and why it went wrong
Pages 5-9: Trench warfare
Pages 10-11: Weapons
Pages 12-14: Changes in WW1
Page 14-15: Battles on the Sea and in the Sky
Page 16: Russia joining and U.S leaving
Page 17: Conclusion and sources
Introduction
I decided to do my project on the warfare of World War 1 because I thought it would be interesting to research about how the war was fought. Whilst doing the project, I found out much that I didn’t already know and it turned out to be a very interesting topic. I have discovered that World War 1 was a war like no other.
This war was very significant as it was the first war which was against many countries instead of just two. It started in 1914 and ended in 1919. There were an estimated 10 million deaths. The spark of World War 1 was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife. Many hoped this war would be the end to all wars however the peace treaty actually contributed to starting World War 2.
My project includes life in the trenches, weapons of WW1 and the main changes. I also researched why World War 1 started as I thought it would be a good introduction.
Why did World War 1 start?
All the major powers of Europe had built up their armies, except Britain. With all the alliances, it made war more likely to start and spread. The Slav people wanted freedom from the Austrian control which led to Gavrillo Princip, who was a Bosnian Serb, joining a terrorist group called the Black Hand, and shot dead Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the Austrian Hungarian throne.
In June 1914, Bosnia belonged to Austria-Hungary, however the Serb people believed it should belong to them. On the 28th June 1914, Archduke, Franz Ferdinand and Sophie, his wife visited Sarajevo. Ferdinand insisted on being driven in an open top car and only 120 policemen were on duty.
A terrorist group, called
Contents
Page 2: Introduction
Page 3: Why did WW1 start?
Page 4: Alliances, The Schlieffen Plan and why it went wrong
Pages 5-9: Trench warfare
Pages 10-11: Weapons
Pages 12-14: Changes in WW1
Page 14-15: Battles on the Sea and in the Sky
Page 16: Russia joining and U.S leaving
Page 17: Conclusion and sources
Introduction
I decided to do my project on the warfare of World War 1 because I thought it would be interesting to research about how the war was fought. Whilst doing the project, I found out much that I didn’t already know and it turned out to be a very interesting topic. I have discovered that World War 1 was a war like no other.
This war was very significant as it was the first war which was against many countries instead of just two. It started in 1914 and ended in 1919. There were an estimated 10 million deaths. The spark of World War 1 was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife. Many hoped this war would be the end to all wars however the peace treaty actually contributed to starting World War 2.
My project includes life in the trenches, weapons of WW1 and the main changes. I also researched why World War 1 started as I thought it would be a good introduction.
Why did World War 1 start?
All the major powers of Europe had built up their armies, except Britain. With all the alliances, it made war more likely to start and spread. The Slav people wanted freedom from the Austrian control which led to Gavrillo Princip, who was a Bosnian Serb, joining a terrorist group called the Black Hand, and shot dead Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the Austrian Hungarian throne.
In June 1914, Bosnia belonged to Austria-Hungary, however the Serb people believed it should belong to them. On the 28th June 1914, Archduke, Franz Ferdinand and Sophie, his wife visited Sarajevo. Ferdinand insisted on being driven in an open top car and only 120 policemen were on duty.
A terrorist group, called