World War I was a war that broke out in August 1914 when peace was shattered throughout Europe after the death of Francis Ferdinand. The Great War lasted from 1914 to 1918. One side was the allies France, Britain, Russia, and the United States. On the other side were the central powers Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey. The main causes of the war were the imperialist, territorial, and economic rivalries of the great powers. In addition Germany was determined …showed first 75 words of 545 total…

…showed last 75 words of 545 total…there were several hundred deaths in both France and Britain, just due to explosions alone. Women gained recognition, and a sense of what they did mattered. World War I was the first modern war in which no country fully knew the out comes. They thought it would be over in eight weeks, and they were wrong. They had no idea what the new weapons would mean to the war, and how devastating it would become.