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 Neutral- To stay alone, not favoring one side.  Zeppelin- A long, thin, motor powered airship.  Gunman- A man who uses a gun to commit a crime.  Howitzer- A field gun.  Cannon- A large, heavy gun.  Tank- a tracked armored fighting vehicle.

 World War One began on July 28,  It was a very big war that lasted for many years. To be exact, it lasted 5 years. (Turner)

 The Royal Prince of Austria-Hungary, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, and his wife, Sophia, were assassinated by a gunman.  The gunman's name was, Gavrilo Princip.  Gavrilo Princip was the man who started World War One. (Butcher)

 Both Russia and France joined the rest of their allies and fought against the Central Powers Both Russia and France mainly fought with Germany a lot because they were the strongest of the Central Powers. (Turner)

 Germany joined its allies, the Central Powers, and fought against the allied Powers.  Germany mainly fought with Russia and France in WW1. (Turner)

 The U.S. wanted to stay neutral and not join the war, but the U.S. eventually did join the war, and joined its allies.  They joined Britain, France, and Russia. It officially entered the war on April 6, (American Story)

 All of the other countries involved In the war were, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Greece, Italy, Japan, Liberia, Montenegro ottoman Empire, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, San Marino, and Siam. ( Maps of the World)

^Rifles, Machine Guns, Gases, Zeppelins, Tanks, Planes, Cannons, and Torpedoes were used in World War One. The British used the Rifle the most. ^The German army were the first to use Chlorine gas at the (Zarak) Battle of Ypres in ^ Mustard gas were the deadliest weapon used in WW1. ^The Germans were also the first to use Zeppelins to drop bombs in the war. (History on the Net)

 Tanks were used at the Battle of The Somme for the first time. It could only go 3mph and could not cross trenches.  Germans used torpedoes to stop supplies from America to Britain.  Planes were used to deliver bombs and for spying. Then they were later used fighting in the war. ( Citizen Soldier)

 Some of the conflicts of the war, were when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. Later after that conflict, more countries joined the war and joined its side in the war.  Germany Attacked Lusitania killing over 1,000 people. The U.S. were outraged that Germany destroyed an unarmored country. Germany stopped submarine warfare, so the U.S. doesn’t join the war. (Citizen Soldier)

 The countries that fought against each other were divided in Central Powers and Allied Powers. The Allied Powers were France, Britain, U.S., Russia, and in 1915 Italy.  The Central Powers were Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and Ottoman Empire. ( Citizen Soldier)

 Over 37 million people were either killed or seriously injured from the war. To be more exact over 16 million deaths and 20 million wounded. (This does not include number of soldiers lost in war.) (PBS) ( Jerry Jones)

 The final battle of World War 1 was The Battle of Vittorio Veneto. It was the last major battle of WW1.  World War One ended on November 11,1918. It was officially ended in 1919 when the Treaty of Versailles was signed. (Cliffnotes)

 The Treat of Versailles was one of the peace treaties that ended WW1. It officially ended WW1 on June 28, 1919, exactly 5 years after the death of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. It was a very important Treaty. (Cliffnotes)  (Utah)

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 History on the Net. “World War One-Weapons”. History on the Net. History on the Net. November /9/15  Butcher, Tim.” The man who started WW1, 7 things you didn’t know.” CNN. CNN Newsource /9/15.  Maps of the World. “Countries involved in WW1.” Maps of the World. Maps of the World /9/15.  American, Story. “U.S. entered WW1 April 6, 1917.” American Story from American Library. Billington, James /9/15.  Pictures citation  Zarax, Zarax. Tank from WW1. October 31, /18/15  Joey Jones. WW1 deathes. Joey Jones. March 6, /18/15  Utah Education Network. Treaty of Versailles /18/15 Video FootageArchive-Videos from the past. World War 1 Footage. FootageArchive-Videos from the past. 11/28/12. 3/20/15