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The places that he went
frank traveled to England, and many other places. during franks childhood he remembers traveling to places for funerals. Frank went to Texas and Europe as well as many other places. he studied at Winchester college. -
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what caused WWI
The war was triggered by the assassination of the Austrian Archduke, Franz Ferdinand and his wife on June 28 1914 by Bosnian revolutionary, Gavrilo Princip. This event was the trigger that set off declarations of war. The Austria government believed that the assassination was organized by the Serbian government. -
more declarations of the war
Austria Hungary had hoped they could quickly take over Serbia and that Serbia's ally. Russia would not risk a major war in order to help Serbia. Russia began to get the troops and prepare for war. Germany Austria Hungary's ally declared war on Russia on August 1st. later Germany declared war on France and invaded Belgium. Britain then declared war on Germany and World War I had come along. -
The British
The British did not like the ottoman empire and so they started to destroy them and expand the empire. The British were determined to destroy them in the war. The British entered the war on august 4 1914. -
Allied Powers
World War I were Great Britain, British Empire, France, and the Russian Empire, formally linked by the Treaty of London. -
second battle of Ypres
The Germans targeted four miles of the front with the wind blown poison gas, of two divisions of French and Algerian troops. The Germans, were shocked as the Allies by the bad effects of the poison gas. The gas failed to take full advantage and the Allies managed to hold most of their positions. more information of the battle of ypers -
battle of Somme
The battle of Somme was fought by the armies of the British empire and french. In this battle more than 300,000 people had died. Allied leaders had been confident the bombardment would damage German defenses enough so that their troops could easily advance. More information on the Battle of the Somme -
frank woodruff buckels
Frank was born in Missouri. His home state where he grew up in was West Virginia. His dates of service were 1917-1919, where he was in the army. Frank lied about his age and joined the army at sixteen years old. Frank loved reading about the war and was very interested in learning about it. -
What made frank join the army and what did he do?
Frank lied about his age and joined the army at 16. He served as a ambulance driver. The next job he did was he was a escort returning prisoners that had escaped back to Germany. Frank thought it would be a good experience to join because he was interested in the war. Frank liked the war and everything about it. -
what were the first few days of service like?
"It was a regular army in fort Logan, you sat down at the table and waited for the Sargent to get you". The food was quite different and packed in green cans. "No one would ever know I was here except my wife. It all seemed normal, training was harsh but we got through it. -
expectations on the war.
WWI soldiers were not ready for the harsh and bad truths from the war. their expectations were manipulated in making them think that they would return home soon, alive. Many people signing up for the war were 16, or a little older and had lied about their age. These people did not know what was coming. -
What was WWI about?
World War 1 was a conflict lasting from 1914 to 1918 which involved nearly all the biggest powers of the world. It involved two alliances . The Allies and the Central Powers. The countries of the Allies included Russia, France, British Empire, Italy, United States, Japan, Romania, Serbia, Belgium, an Greece. The countries of the Central Powers included Germany, Austria
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conflict between nations
The conflict were between the nations of Europe along with Russia, the United States, the Middle East, and other regions. This ended with the defeat of the central powers. The war caused many areas with destruction and many people heartbroken and injured. -
WWI ends
The First World War left nine million soldiers dead and 21 million wounded. Germany, Russia, Austria Hungary, France, and Great Britain each losing almost a million or more lives. In addition five million civilians died from disease, starvation and exposure to things. At the 11th hour on the 11th month of the 11th day the war ended at 5 am. many lives were lost and many were destroyed. -
Outcomes Of WWI
The war was over on November 11th, 1918 after Germany signed a treaty called the armistice. they had signed the treaty because of the food shortages after the British put a naval block aid on the country. The treaty of Versailles was also created during the end of the war. The war left European countries deep in debt and making the U.S. the leading industrial power and creditor in the world. -
franks orders
the document shows all of his orders after the war and during. -
First Battle of the Marne
The battle was fought north and east in Paris. German forces went through Belgium and into France from north. Though pushing back French and British forces a gap opened between two armies on the German. Many people were injured and many causalities in this war.
