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WHAT- WHEN- WHO World War 1 was a military conflict lasting from 1914 to 1918 which involved nearly all the biggest powers of the world. It involved two opposing alliances - the Allies and the Central Powers. The countries of the Allies included Russia, France, British Empire, Italy, United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal and Montenegro. The countries of the Central Powers included Germany, Austria- Hungary, Turkey and Bulgaria.

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COUNTRIES AND NATIONALITIES Central PowersAlllied PowersNeutral Countries CountryNationalityCountryNationalityCountryNationality GermanyRussiaSpain Austria- Hungary - Hungarian FranceSwitzerland TurkishBritainSweden BulgariaItalianDenmark USANorwegian JapanIcelander Rumania Serbian Belgian Greece Portugal Montenegrin

Central PowersAlllied PowersNeutral Countries CountryNationalityCountryNationalityCountryNationality GermanyGERMANRussiaRUSSIANSpainSPANISH Austria- Hungary AUSTRIAN- Hungarian FranceFRENCHSwitzerlandSWIZZ TURKEYTurkishBritainBRITISHSwedenSWEDISH BulgariaBULGARIANITALYItalianDenmarkDANISH USAAMERICANNORWAYNorwegian JapanJAPANESEICELANDIcelander RumaniaRUMANIAN SERBYSerbian BELGIUMBelgian GreeceGREEK PortugalPORTUGUESE MONTENEGRO Montenegrin

HOW DID IT START? World War 1 was triggered on 28 June 1914 by the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his pregnant wife Sophie.

THE USA In 1915, the British passenger ship Lusitania was sunk by a German submarine. In all, 1,195 passengers, including 128 Americans, lost their lives. Americans were outraged and put pressure on the U.S. government to enter the war. In 1917, when the Germans announced that their submarines would sink any ship that approached Britain, President Woodrow Wilson declared that America would enter the war and restore peace to Europe. The United States entered the war on April 6, 1917

CASUALTIES 65 million troops were mobilized during the war, 8 million troops died and 21 million troops were wounded. 58,000 British soldiers were lost on the first day at the Battle of the Somme. Chemical weapons were first used in World War I. The chemical was mustard gas. The U.S. was in the war in actual combat for only seven and a half months during which time 116,000 were killed and 204,000 were wounded. In the Battle of Verdun in 1916, there were over a million casualties in ten months.

FIGURES FiguresIn lettersEvent first Twenty-eight 1918 The USA enter war 8 million Troops wounded Fifty-eight thousand One hundred and sixteen thousand 204,000 Length of war for the USA A millon

FiguresIn lettersEvent 1stfirstNumber of the world war 28Twenty-eightDate of the beginning of the war (June) 1918Nineteen eighteenEnd of war 1917Nineteen seventeenThe USA enter war 8 millionEight millionTroops who died 21 millionTwenty-one millionTroops wounded 58,000Fifty-eight thousandBritish soldiers dead on the 1st day at the Battle of the Somme 116,000One hundred and sixteen thousand American troops killed 204,000Two hundred and four thousandAmerican troops wounded 7 ½Seven and a halfLength of war for the USA 1 millionA millonDeaths in the Battle of Verdun On 28 June 1914: beginning o fthe war in Europe On April : beginning of the war for the USA

END OF WAR By 1918, German citizens were demonstrating against the war. The British navy blocked German ports, which meant that thousands of Germans were starving and the economy was collapsing. Then the German navy suffered a major mutiny. After German Emperor Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicated on November 9th, 1918, the leaders of both sides met at Compiegne, France. The peace armistice was signed on November 11th. By the end of the war four empires — the Russian, the Ottoman, the German, and the Austro-Hungarian had collapsed because of the war.

PRETERIT simplecomposé Were demonstrating Blocked Suffered Meant Were starving Abdicated Was collapsing Met

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FrenchA sentence in English from the text Souffrir de/ subirthe German navy suffered a major mutiny AbdiquerEmperor Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicated on November 9th, 1918 (se) Rencontrerthe leaders of both sides met at Compiegne BloquerThe British navy blocked German ports S’écroulerthe economy was collapsing ManisfesterGerman citizens were demonstrating against the war SignifierIt meant that thousands of Germans were starving Mourir de faimIt meant that thousands of Germans were starving

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Verbes réguliersVerbes irréguliers World War 1 was a military conflict. It involved nearly all the biggest powers of the world. 1,195 passengers, including 128 Americans, lost their lives. Americans put pressure on the U.S. government to enter the war. The Germans announced that their submarines would sink any ship that approached Britain. President Woodrow Wilson declared that America would enter the war. The United States entered the war on April 6, million troops died. There were over a million casualties.

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