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World War, I also known as the First World War, was a
global war centered in Europe that began on 28th July
1914 and lasted until 11th November 1918.
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World War I (WW1) also known as the First World War, was a global
war centered in Europe that began on 28th July 1914 and lasted until
11th November 1918. The war lasted exactly four years, three
months and 14 days. Before World War II began in 1939, World War I
was called the Great War, the World War or the War to End all Wars.
135 countries took part in World War I, and more than 15 million
people died. See the fact file below for more information about World
War I.
World War 1 was a military conflict lasting from 1914 to 1918 which
involved nearly all the biggest powers of the world. It involved two
opposing alliances – the Allies and the Central Powers. The countries
of the Allies included Russia, France, British Empire, Italy, United
States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal and

Montenegro. The countries of the Central Powers included Germany,
Austria-Hungary, Turkey and Bulgaria.
The WW1 facts listed on this page are amazing and very interesting
when you consider that the events happened in very recent history.
WW1 Facts for Kids

World War I triggered on June 28, 1914. World War 1 was
triggered on 28 June 1914 by the assassination of the Archduke
Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his pregnant wife Sophie.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was the nephew of Emperor
Franz Josef and heir to the throne of Austria and Hungary. The
assassination was planned by a Serbian terrorist group, called
The Black Hand and the man who shot Franz Ferdinand and his
wife was a Bosnian revolutionary named Gavrilo Princip.
A primary cause of WW1 was a difference over foreign
policy. Although the assassination of Franz Ferdinand triggered
WW1, that was only the immediate cause. Differences over
foreign policy between the major world powers was the
underlying cause of the war.
WW1 had many causes:
A tangle of alliances made between countries, to maintain a
balance power in Europe, which brought about the scale of
the conflict.
The Bosnian Crisis where Austria-Hungary took over the

former Turkish province of Bosnia in 1909 angering Serbia.
Countries were building their military forces, arms and
battleships.
Countries wanted to regain lost territories from previous
conflicts and build empires.
The Moroccan Crisis where Germans were protesting in 1911
against the French possession of Morocco.
World War I was known by a number of different names. Other

names for World War 1 include ‘The War to End All Wars’, The
War of the Nations, WW1 and ‘The Great War’.
The Americans joined World War 1 after 128 Americans were
killed by a German submarine. In 1915, the British passenger
sip Lusitania was sunk by a German submarine. In all, 1,195
passengers, including 128 Americans, lost their lives. Americans
were outraged and put pressure on the U.S. government to enter
the war. President Woodrow Wilson wanted a peaceful end to the
war, but in 1917, when the Germans announced that their
submarines would sink any ship that approached Britain, Wilson
declared that America would enter the war and restore peace to
Europe. The United States entered the war on April 6, 1917.
8 million soldiers died in WW1 and 21 million were injured. 65
million troops were mobilized during during the war, 8 million
troops died and 21 million troops were wounded. 58,000 British
soldiers were lost on the first day at the Battle of the Somme.
Chemical weapons were first used in World War I. The chemical

was mustard gas.
The United States only spent seven and a half months in actual
combat. The U.S. was in the war in actual combat for only seven
and a half months during which time 116,000 were killed and
204,000 were wounded. In the Battle of Verdun in 1916, there
were over a million casualties in ten months.
By 1918, German citizens were striking and demonstrating
against the war. The British navy blocked German ports, which
meant that thousands of Germans were starving and the
economy was collapsing. Then the German navy suffered a major
mutiny. After German Emperor Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicated on
November 9th, 1918, the leaders of both sides met at
Compiegne, France. The peace armistice was signed on
November 11th. By the end of the war four empires — the
Russian empire, the Ottoman empire, the German empire, and the
Austro-Hungarian empire had collapsed because of the war.
In 1919, The Treaty of Versailles officially ended the WW1. The
Treaty required that Germany accept full responsibility for
causing the war; make reparations to some Allied countries;
surrender some of its territory to surrounding countries;
surrender its African colonies; and limit the size of its military.
The Treaty also established the League of Nations to prevent
future wars. The League of Nations helped Europe rebuild and
fifty-three nations joined by 1923. But the U.S. Senate refused to
let the United States join the League of Nations, and as a result,
President Wilson, who had established the League, suffered a

nervous collapse and spent the rest of his term as an invalid.
Germany joined the League of Nations in 1926, but many
Germans were very resentful of the Treaty of Versailles.
Germany and Japan withdrew from the League of Nations in
1933. Italy withdrew three years later. The League of Nations was
unable to stop German, Italian, and Japanese from expanding
their power and taking over smaller countries. Many believe
World War I never really ended, and that World War II never
would have happened if not for WW1.
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An explosion on the battlefield in France was heard in

England. Most of World War One was fought in mud and trenches,
but a group of miners would also dug underground tunnels and
detonate mines behind the enemy’s trenches. In Messines Ridge
in Belgium, these miners detonated over 900,000lbs of
explosives at the same time, destroying the German front line.
The explosion was so loud and powerful that it was heard by the
British Prime Minister David Lloyd George – 140 miles away in
Downing Street.
WW1 journalists risked their lives to report on the war. The
Government tried to control the flow of information from the
frontline during the war and journalists were banned from
reporting. The War Office considered reporting on the war as
helping the enemy and if journalists were caught, the faced the
death penalty. A handful of journalists did risk their lives to report
on the war and the harsh realities that the soldiers faced.
12 million letters were delivered to the frontline every
week. Even during times of war, it only took two days for a letter
to be delivered from Britain to France. A purpose-built mail
sorting office was created in Regent’s Park before the letters were
sent to the trenches on the frontline. By the time the war ended,
over two billion letters and 114 million parcels had been
delivered to the trenches!
Plastic surgery was invented because of WW1. One of the
earliest examples of plastic surgery came during World War I
when a surgeon by the name of Harold Gillies helped shrapnel
victims with terrible facial injuries. Shrapnel caused many facial

injuries in WW1 and the twisted metal would inflict far worse
injuries than the straight-line wounds of a bullet. Dr Gillies
pioneered the early techniques for facial reconstruction.
The youngest British soldier in WW1 was just 12 years old. Over
250,000 underage soldiers were allowed to fight in World War 1.
The youngest was a boy named Sidney Lewis who was just 12
years old but lied about his age to join. There were many
thousands of underage boys who enlisted and most lied about
their age. Some joined for the love of their country, while others
did it to escape from the lives and the poor conditions they lived
in.
Blood banks were developed during World War I. It was during
WW1 that the routine use of blood transfusion was used to treat
wounded soldiers. Blood was transferred directly from one person
to another. In 1917, a US Army doctor by the name of Captain
Oswald Johnson established the first blood bank on the Western
Front. He used sodium citrate the prevent the blood from
coagulating and becoming unusable. The blood was kept on ice
for as long as 28 days and was transported when needed to
casualty clearing stations for use in life-saving surgery on
soldiers who had lost a lot of blood.
9 out of 10 British soldiers survived the trenches. British solders
were rarely in the firing line in WW1. They moved around the
trench system constantly and were usually kept from the dangers
of enemy fire. Most British soldiers life in World War I would have
regular routine and boredom.
Army generals had to be banned from going ‘over the top’. One
common stereotype is that ordinary solders were used by the
higher ups – lions led by donkeys as the saying goes. The
donkeys being the incompetent generals who didn’t spend any
time on the frontline while thousands of solders – the lions – were
killed. Actually, so many British generals wanted to fight and they
had to be banned from going over the top because they were
being killed and the experience of a general was too important to
lose.
World War 1 Worksheets

COMPLETE 40 page guide to World War 1.
This entire Unit plan will give your students or children the entire
education they need on the Great War. With over 40 pages of
challenging worksheets and activities, this is a comprehensive unit
plan to use in any learning environment.
Within this unit you will explore all aspects of WW1. From the
background & the cause of WW1 right through to the conditions
those soldier’s had to endure who were in the trenches. Students are
also challenged at the end of each study guide with a number of
unique worksheets. Each worksheet has been designed to specifically
test the child’s knowledge and understanding of the Great War. Below
are listed the main concepts that students may understand by the
completion of these worksheets.
Concepts taught in this unit plan

Students carefully read the text and answer challenging
questions based on the accompanying study guide.
Variety of worksheets and concepts to expand the students mind
and align with common core study criteria.
Key learning points:
Highlight the severity & conditions men, women and children

endured throughout the war
Encourages the student to apply knowledge learnt to their
studies.
Engages their brain in critical thinking.
Worksheets aim to generate analysis and understanding of this
historic subject.
The student will actively reflect on their studied and help them
gain a deeper understanding of what conditions were like for
those involved.
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English  Social Studies  People  Geography  Seasonal  Animals 

World War I (WW1)

Worksheets Social Studies World War I (WW1) Worksheets & Facts

Last updated on March 3, 2019

Download the World War I (WW1)

This worksheet can be edited by Premium members using the free

States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal and

WW1 Facts for Kids

The Bosnian Crisis where Austria-Hungary took over the

World War I was known by a number of different names. Other

Chemical weapons were ﬁrst used in World War I. The chemical

President Wilson, who had established the League, suffered a

Subscribe to KidsKonnect on YouTube →

More Interesting Facts about WW1

An explosion on the battleﬁeld in France was heard in

victims with terrible facial injuries. Shrapnel caused many facial

World War 1 Worksheets

Concepts taught in this unit plan

Key learning points:

Highlight the severity & conditions men, women and children

This download includes the following worksheets:

Westward Expansion Facts

Pros and Cons of Expansion

Link/cite this page

Use With Any Curriculum

French and Indian War Facts & Worksheets

French Revolution Facts & Worksheets

Civil War Facts & Worksheets

World War II Facts (WW2) & Worksheets

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A-Z All Worksheets

English Language Arts 

Acts, Constitutions & Bills

World War One

World War Two

American Civil War

Native American History

Seasonal and Holiday 

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e.g ﬁgurative language

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