WORLD WAR 1 (1914 – 1918)
COMPILED BY MR K WHITLOC
20
,UNITS
1. Reasons why World War 1 (WW1) broke out
2. Aspects of experiences in WW1
3. Women in Britain during WW1
4. The defeat of Germany and the Treaty of Versailles
,UNIT 1
REASONS WHY WW1 BROKE OUT
• In 1914 war broke out in Europe and spread from there to
Africa and Asia
• When war started people had no idea that it would go on for
more than four years
• For the first time the majority of the world would be at war
and over 15 million people were killed in this war
• Before World War II it was known as the Great War and later
became known as World War I
, British Germans
French