Why Was World War 1 Important

“It takes 20 years of peace to make a man and 20 seconds of war to destroy him.” King Baudon 1. World war 1, Also known as the First world war, or the great war. There were many tragic deaths. There were about 17 million deaths. Many of the country’s that were involved in the war encouraged the young men to join the army to fight for your country. The war started July 28, 1914 and ended November 11, 1918. The war involved all of Europe and Russia. Many people wonder who started the war. Many say it was Austria-Hungary or Germany. I believe that everyone had something to do with starting the war. The war draws in the world’s most powerful country and assembled them to two opposing sides. The two different sides were The Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance. “Two
The only reason they started to build their army was only to protect themselves. But other countries took that as Germany was trying to start a war or about to attack them. So all the countries started to build their army’s and they competed with each other. This created the arms race. Every one of the countries that participated in the war participated in the arm race except Italy. Every country wants to expand its empire and also wanted to be the best and the rules of the world and be the best of the best. All of the countries participated in imperialism so they could have the best empire. Great Britain had the great empire, they ruled over most of Africa. When every country builds their army’s up, tension rise and get everyone on the edge. When the two teams get together, Germany gets new battleships so upgrade their navy. This got Great Britain Nerves that Germany would be the strongest country. So they joined The Triple Entente to get stronger and protect their rank. When Germany tried to invade Belgium, Belgium called England for help to protect them. Germany Could not have Invaded Belgium and get Great Britain mad and start a