World War 1

World War 1 isn't the only name, it has at least 2 other names. The Great War. The War to end all Wars.

A generation of Europeans were killed and civilian casualties. All together 14 million people died. 2 million Germans, 1.7 million Russians. Austria-Hungary lost half a million and 3 million wounded. Great Britain lost 900,000, Italy lost 400,000, the Turks lost 350,000, 45,000 Serbians died, and the United States lost 53,000.

The whole war together cost about $190 billion dollars. United States $22,625,2253,000. Great Britain $35,334,012,000. France $24,265,583,000. Russia $22,293,950,000. Italy $12,413,998,000. Belgium $1,154,468,000. Serbia $399,400,000. Germany $37,775,000,000. Austria-Hungary

$20,622,960,000. Turkey $1,430,000,000. Bulgaria $815,200,00. There are many more but these are the main countries you here about. But that amount was in 1914 dollars.

Europeans were propersus and peaceful. Major powers had not had a war for 100 years. In 1893 the major powers had a Celebration in Chicago to promote more peace. The Europeans also thought that the summer of 1914 was beautiful and some thought that they should be happy to be alive. They also had modern sanitation.

In the summer of 1914 on June 28th Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were murder while they were in Serbia in the city of Sarajevo. That is why Austria declared war on Serbia, and when the why happened. July 28th 1914 the Austrians got their revenge.

Kaiser Wilhelm II was insecure and unstable. He thought that Germany deserved a massive empire. He also said that Germany was way ahead technologically and was the mightiest country. He thought that Germany deserved more.

Der Tag, means "The Day," the day when Germany would defeat all its enemies. August 1, 1914 Der Tag came, Germany and then Russia two days later declared war on France. On the 4th of August Germany invaded Belgium.