World+War+I

Herbert Hoover is important because he won the presidency by a landslide. He promised the American people a new deal. He was a millionaire by the time he was 40. Franklin D. Roosevelt was important because he gave Americans hope. He was determined to lead an active use for the first time of his his life. He was the president of the U.S. for the first of 4 terms. Charles Lindbergh was important because he is a hero and done it all on his own. He was he first to fly over the Atlantic Ocean. Charles Lindbergh aviator who made the nonstop solo transatlantic flight. Important places Pearl Harbor is important because the Japanese aircraft carriers struck at battleship Row, Japanese planes attacked the American fleet on December 7, 1941. Bombers and torpedo planes flying from Japanese. Mount Rushmore is important because the presidents head are carved on that big wall and their names are George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. Memorial celebrates presidents. Franklin D. Roosevelt's home is important because it is a president’s home. His house was built around 1800. The stately home and its 100-acer estate, known as Springwood, was the birth place and life long home of Franklin Roosevelt.

Other important related events Austria-Hungary wanted to increase its influence in the Balkans and regarded Serbia as a serious nuisance. 5 days later, on July 28, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. Archduke refused to listen to the warnings, and on June 28, he and his wife Sophie arrived in Sarajevo. The U.S. entered World War 1 in April,1917 American troops had been used mainly to support battle-weary French and British forces in their struggle against the Germans. In June, 1918, Americans fought their first major World War1 battles at chateau– Thierry and Belleau wood in France. World War 1 in April, 1917, American troops had been used mainly to support battle-Weary French and British forces. As flying became less of a Novelty, barn– stunts to performed increasingly dangerous stunts to please audiences, such as playing tennis on airplane wings, hanging by their knees from the landing gear, or dropping from a plan into haystack-without a parachute.

World War I began after Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated. One of the most important people is President Woodrow Wilson. He was elected in 1912.Wilson kept U.S out of war. Wilson launched a campaign for “peace without victory” in Europe. A big elected leader was Georges Clemenceau. Georges was 76 years old when he became prime minister of France in November 1917.His nickname was “the tiger” because of his inspiring leadership played an important part in holding France together during it’s darkest hour and enabling it to play a key role in the allied victory a year later. Another big leader is David George. David was a chancellor of the exchequer. In August 1914 he was opposed to Great Britain’s entry into the European war. He became one of the most active supports of the war.

Important Places Field Hospitals were important to all wars. Injured people were taken to field hospitals and doctors and nurses got to work. They cleaned wounds, sewed up shattered bodies, applied dressings, set broken bones, and more. Support trenches are also important. They were important because they held a command post and other rooms. Usually all trenches had a command post. An artillery post is another example of an important place. It would normally be in the back of a trench or base. It would be used for firing at bombers or another kind of plane.

In 1914 Archduke Ferdinand and his wife took a trip to Sarajevo, Bosnia, a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Some Serbs living in Bosnia who resented being a part of the empire and wanted to organize all of the Slavic people into one nation. They killed Archduke and his wife. On July 28, 1914 Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. Serbia is a small independent nation. In the Eastern front, Austria-Hungary lost their own ground to Serbia and Russia in 1914. Russia attacked the eastern part of Germany. Germany gave up their plans to conquer France before having war with Russia. By the fall of 1915 Germans took Russia. Russia was ill equipped for warfare. African Americans volunteered for service. They were placed in segregated unites and often given menial jobs such as driving trucks and cooking. France, on the other hand had no trouble accepting African troops as combat soldiers since on the Western front it had large numbers of black African units from their colonies.

WWI was mostly faught in trenches and the sea.