WWI

WWI

by Christian F. Gould, reporter

 

The year 2014 marked 100 years since the beginning of World War I. It is now 2015, and one cannot help but wonder, what sort of impact has the war left on the world? Who was involved in the war?

“The seeds of WWII came from WWI, the treaty of Versailles redrew the map of Europe, and sown the seeds of discontent leading into the second world war,” said Mr. Holub, History teacher at the Jim Thorpe Area High School.

It is true. Adolf Hitler, Winston Churchill, and others who were leaders in the second world war, were inspired and instructed during the terror of the first world war. Before WWI, France and Britain were not exactly the best of friends, but during the war, a friendship between the two was cemented and it lasts to this day.

“It[the war] set the rules for future warfare,” says Freshman Sierra Pollard.

During the war, advancements in technology such as armored vehicles and heavier-than-aircraft came into being. Along with them came such horrors as chemical warfare, and the innumerable deaths from the unhealthy conditions. The European nations were so scarred by this, they set themselves rules for the future so that no one else would have to experience the hell they had experienced. Also out of the war appeared the Red-Cross, made to care for injured soldiers on the field of battle. This institution lasts to this day and saves millions of lives daily.

Some were scarred and some were healed. They made friends and created devils. The history of the 20th century began with a war among unbelievable foreign powers.

A collection of artifacts from the first world war.

A collection of artifacts from the first world war.

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