Why Ww1 Was so Devastating

World War 1 was the first “Great War” in American history. It caused a major

advancement in American weaponry and technology. Also, it showed the axis powers the

strength and determination of our nation. World War 1 was triggered by the assassination

of Archduke Francis Ferdinand. It started in 1914 and ended in 1920. It was fought by

Russia, Germany, France, Great Britain, and the United States. The reason why World

War 1 was so devastating was because of secret alliances, the weapons that were used,

and how it was fought.

Secret alliances were the main reasons why World War 1 became a world war.

Alliances are agreements between nations that say that if a nation goes to war with

another nation, then the allied nations would have to help each other. This meant that if a

nation declared war on another nation, it might as well be declaring war on many nations.

One of the bigger alliances was between Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungry. The

alliance said that if they would all attack Russia if any of them were attacked by Russia.

This meant that when Russia went to war with Germany, it was going to war

with Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungry. The alliances had the effect of when Austria-

Hungry attacked Serbia, Serbia sided with Russia. Then Russia gained the support of

France. Later, Germany declared war on Russia and France. On it’s way to France,

Germany attacked Belgium. This caused Great Britain to declare war on Germany

This showed that the alliances caused a war to spread over many nations very quickly,

causing a devastating effect. After World War 1 started, many new and improved

weapons started flowing into battle.

The devastating weaponry of World War 1 made it a slow and bloody war.

Artillery was the best way to hit enemy infantry that were in trenches . This

meant that artillery was often used in World War 1. Machine guns were also used. They

were mainly used for stopping