- The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo. He was the heir to the Austrian throne and was murdered by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. This was the spark that caused war to be declared.
- First known use of chemical weapons (mustard Gas) was in World War 1.
- More than 9 million died on the battlefield, and nearly that many more on the home fronts because of food shortages, genocide, and ground combat.
- World War 1 or the First World War, 1914 - 1918, was the first war that involved nations spanning more than half the globe.
- The World War 1 was commonly called “The Great War” or sometimes “the war to end wars” until World War II started .
- 12,000 heavy bombers were shot down in World War 2
- There were 433 Medals of Honor awarded during World War 2, 219 of them were given after the recipient's death
- Air attacks caused 1/3 of German Generals' deaths
- Most members of the Waffen SS were not German.
- 84 German Generals were executed by Hitler
2. What do you hope to learn about these wars?
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3. How/Why are these wars important today? How do they impact and/or inform our world today? hint: think about alliances, democracies around the world, cultures, international institutions, nuclear (and other) technologies, etc.
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