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Animals in WW1
Over 16 million animals were used in WW1 for transport, communication, and companionship. Some of the animals that were used were horses, birds, dogs, donkeys, and camels. Animals were crucial in the war because they detected poison gas, carried supplies, helped hunt, and transported messages. -
Weapons in WW1
Some of the weapons used in WW1 were rifles, machine guns, artillery, tanks, airships, U-boats, Q-ships, and aircrafts. Borbed wire was also used to slow enemies down, and poison gas was used by German to kill a large amount of people at once. The death toll in the war would have been substantially decreased. -
WW1 Camps
Camps in WW1 are often overlooked but they were very signifigant. Soldiers were trained, killed, and attacked at most of them. Almost every camp was crowded, dirty, there were little supplies, disease spread easy, and when the conditions outised were bad, it made living in the camps miserable. -
Disease in WW1
Disease in WW1 was a major problem because there was little medicine and little knowledge. The most devastating diseases were influenza, typhoid, trench foot, fever, and malaria. With such harsh conditions, it was rare for soldiers to recover. Influenza alone killed 15 million people and over 2 million died during battle from diseases. -
Franz Ferdinand is Assassinated
On June 28th, 1914, a teenage Serbian gunned down a not well-liked aristocrat named Franz Ferdinand and killed him.His death led to a chain reaction of events contributing to WW1. Exactly a month after his death, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. -
German Submarine Sinks the Lusitania
At 2:12 P.M., an exploding torpedo launched by German forces sunk the Lusitania. Germany believed that the American ship was an enemy ship even though it was primarily a passenger-ship. With 1,201 people dying, the attack on the Lusitania changed the Unites States' nuetrality in WW1. -
Mustard Gas
Mustard gas, (also known as sulfur mustard) was used mainly by Germans to kill enemies in WW1. Mustard gas was a yellowish-green color gas that was a major step in chemical warfare. Causing millions of casualities, mustard gas caused severe burning of the body when it comes into contact with the skin, inhaled, or ingested. -
U.S. Enters WW1
The United States decided to enter WW1 when the German's U-Boat sank the American ship, Lusitania. On April 6th, 1917 America joins to war with allies France, Britain, and Russia. More than 2 million American soldiers went to France to go help to preserve democracy. -
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk Ends Russian-German War
On March 3rd, 1918 Russia signed a treaty with Central Powers to ends Russia's participation in the war. The treaty was signed in Brest-Litovsk, and that is where it got its name. The Treaty of Versailles allowed Germany to keep all of its territorial gains. -
Enlistment Record
In James' Enlistment Record it just describes him physically and socially. It explains how he is from Fairfield, Iowa, he had no service prior to this, he is not a certified gunner, and he is in good physical condition. It also says that he is single, and he has excellent character. -
Letter to "Folks"
In August of 1918, Hoskins wrote a letter to his faily telling about his trip to NYC. He explained how the weather was rainy, he went under the Hudson River, and he saw the Statue of Liberty. He also told them how he only paid 93 cents for the trip and he met some nice girls in the red cross. -
Letter to Sister
In this letter James tells his sister of his trip to Washigton D.C. James went with another soldier and together they saw theout the new Washington Monument.He told her about the new shoes he bought, and how he stayed at the YMCA. -
Letter to Hoskins' Wife
IN early 1919 a letter was sent to James Hoskins' wife regarding his honorable discharge. The letter said e has matured in the military, and he served well. It also said how returning to civil life may cause problems and thatexpenses will be paid by the government. -
Honorable Discharge
In this letter sent to James Hoskins it explains his honorable discharge. It says his physical features, his birthday, his occupation before service, height, and his highest rank. James was a 5'7" farmer from Iowa prior to service and his highest rank was Private First Class. -
Red Scare
After WW1, the fear of communists', socialists', and anarchists' terrified Americans. The war had people on edge and people didn't want to take any risks. This led to people being jailed for expressing their beliefs, civil beliefs being ignored, and lots of violent acts like riots and bombings.
