WW1Name: Jared Ramey

Who was the war with?

On one side was the Triple Alliance made up of

Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy

Triple Entente of France, Russia and

Great Britain.

When did the war happen?

WW1 happened in 1914 .

Where did the war take place

WW1 took place in Europe

What are the main reasons why the war started?

The main reasons WW1 started are: The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

When did the war end?

WW1 ended in 1918.

Facts about WW1

oDuring the Christmas of 1914, soldiers from both sides temporarily stopped Christmas Truce. They laughed, sang carols and exchanged presents!

Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae was a surgeon during WWI. Inspired by the sight of red poppies growing among the graves of fallen soldiers, he wrote the memorable poem called In Flanders Field.

So far about 4,159 coalition soldiers have died during the latest war in Iraq - compare that to 7,996,888 soldiers who died in WWI.

Resources Civil War: http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/civilwar/cwar.htm

WW1: http://www.kidzworld.com/article/5701-overview-of-world-war-i

WW2: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/world_war2/

Vietnam: http://

www.kidskonnect.com/subjectindex/16-educational/history/283-viet-nam-war.html

Iraq War: http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0920668.html

http://kids.britannica.com/elementary/article-571634/Iraq-War

American Revolutionary War: http://

www.ducksters.com/history/american_revolution.php

http://mrnussbaum.com/amflash/

Gulf War: http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0769993.html

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/gulfwar.htm

War in Afghanistan: http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/15214375