WW I

The First World War, originally called the Great War, was "the War to End all Wars". It ranged from 1914-1918. It was a war between the Allied Powers, led by France, Russia, and the United Kingdom from 1917, the United States, defeated the Central Powers, led by Austria-Hungary, Germany and the Ottoman Empire. Italy joined the Allies in 1915. The war took place in Europe's trenches. The war caused changes within the British Empire and the German Empire. The causes of WWI are complicated and are still debated by historians today. WWI caused a lot of damage in many lives, over 9 million soldiers and civilians died. It was supposed to be a peacemaker, that would not be long and were told it would be over by Christmas but ended up lasting 4 years. WWI was a pointless war and it seems that the only reason it ever began was because the population seemed to want a war. It was not worth the deaths of so many innocent people.