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Grover Carter's Early Life
Before World War 1, Carter became a physician. He first graduated from Union University. Then he graduated from Tennessee College of Medicine to become an M.D. Then he had an internship at Baptist memorial hospital. There he became a doctor with his brothers. -
John J Pershing
John J Pershing was a U.S. army general. He commanded the American Expeditionary Force in Europe during World War 1. George C Marshall said, "If he was not a great man, there were few stronger". This meant that he was a unique man and not many could measure up to him. -
Causes of World War 1
Germany and other countries were building their military. Many alliances were created, and countries grew stronger. Another reason for World War 1, is the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. All of these things led towards the war. -
Grover Carter On Starting War
Carter volunteered for World War 1. After 3 days of his enlistment, he became 1st Lieutenant. Then he was assigned forgein Duty with the British. He was pretty successful, and rose up quickly. -
Grover Carter Diary Entries
In his diary entries, it sounds pretty gloomy. He talks about being in trains and having to sleep in the station because no hotels were available. On March 24, 1918, he also said he was feeling 'bum'. -
Grover Carter's Childhood
Born on February 8, 1893, in Selmer, Tennessee. Carter was the youngest of 7 children. His parents were James S Carter, and Viola Carter. -
Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
On June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, were assassinated. They were assassinated by a Serbian nationalist. This caused Austria to have no leader. Having no leader caused panic. This is also a big reason to why World War 1 started. -
Beginning of World War 1
World War 1 started on July 28, 1914. This is where Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. Then in August, Germany declared war on Russia and France. Britain declared war on Germany. Japan also did the same. -
Battle of the Marne
The Battle of the Marne was the first battle of World War 1. This battle occurred on September 8, 1914. This battle was against Germany and the Allies (France and Britain). The allies won in this battle. -
Christmas Truce
The Christmas Truce was when British soldiers heard German troops singing Christmas carols, and they met in No Man's Land to exchange gifts and played soccer. -
Battle of Verdun
The Battle of Verdun was the longest battle in World War 1. It was also the costliest. This battle lasted 10 months! About 980,000 casualties happened during this battle. This is also a very famous battle. -
Battle of Somme
The Battle of Somme was the last battle in World War 1. It was the British and French against Germany. This battle was located on the Western Front. It lasted 141 days. There was no clear victory in this battle. -
America going to World War 1
We declared war on Germany, because Britain decoded a telegram. The telegram was Germany telling Mexico to go against us. Germany also sunk Britain ships with our soldiers in it. Those 2 things were the last straws for us. We joined the allies. -
Grover Carter's Death
Grover Carter died on October 16, 1918. He was in a newspaper that described his death. It said he died in an explosion of shrapnel. A 4 inch long piece of metal severed his spinal cord. -
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was a peace document during the end of World War 1. It basically blamed Germany for the war. For Germany starting the war, they gave Germany punishments. One was to pay for the cleanup, and to have less of a military. This document was necessary for the end of World War 1.
