The year was 1914. It all started in Sarajevo, Bosnia on July 28, 1914 with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife by a Serbian nationalist. This was the beginning of World War I. By August 4, 1914 all the major players of World War I, Britain, France, Russia, Italy, and Japan (the Allied Powers), and Austria-Hungary, Germany, and the Ottoman Empire (the Central Powers), were at war. This war would go on for another four years where it finally concluded on November 11, 1918 after Germany signed an armistice with the allies after they had suffered serious losses in The Second Battle of the Marne. The war would present many unique challenges for both sides, most importantly with the recent invention of the airplane and its use in military operations. In order to counter this threat, all players needed to take into consideration how to take down these planes in the most efficient way possible. This is how Anti-Aircraft Artillery …show more content…
The majority of all AAA were used and produced in other countries. Such examples of these are the Chevalier, Model 1918, Grande Puissance Filloux (GPF), Hotchkiss and a variety of Improvised Fighting Vehicles. The Chevalier was produced by a Swiss national living in Great Britain and was armor piercing. The GPF and Hotchkiss were both outfitted to the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) when they arrived in France in 1917. The Model 1918 was one of the first AAA weapons that was actually produced by America; however, it was not fielded until December 1918 after the armistice had already been signed. Lastly, the Improvised Fighting Vehicle, also known as “Technical”, was the name given to make shift 4x4 trucks which were crudely equipped with machine guns on the back of them. Numerous countries frequently used these low cost options to aid in the fight against
World War I was a tragic episode in European history. As with most wars, there were some causes that led to this event. A few of these causes were militarism, alliances, and imperialism. The first spark of the war was on June 28, 1914 when the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated by a Serbian nationalist group called the Black Hand. The Austrian leaders demanded an apology from Serbia, they got upset and Russia said they would help Serbia. With no apology and the threat of Russia, on June 28 Austria-Hungary declared war on them; Russia in return declared war on Austria-Hungary. Germany declared war on Russia, France on both Germany and Austria-Hungary. Finally Britain had joined France and Russia, then all of Europe was at war.
World War I took place in the year of 1914 till the year of 1919. The war went on for 4 years. What triggered the start of World War I was the assassination of Australia’s archduke, Francis Ferdinand. The Black Hand group did not want Archduke Francis to be ruler of their land. Francis’ assassin led Europe’s stability to collapse. Europe desired to build empires and form new alliances. The Allies were the victors. There is an estimation of 10 million military soldiers that died and 7 million civilian deaths. 21 million were wounded and nearly 8 million either went missing or were imprisoned.
World War I, also known as the First World War, the Great War and the War to End All Wars, was a global military conflict which took place primarily in Europe from 1914 to 1918.[2] Over 40 million casualties resulted, including approximately 20 million military and civilian deaths.[3] Over 60 million European soldiers were mobilized from 1914 1918.[4] The immediate cause of the war was the June 28, 1914 assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, by Gavril Principe, a Bosnian Serb citizen of Austria-Hungary and member of the Black Hand. The retaliation by Austria-Hungary against Serbia activated a series of alliances that set off a chain reaction of war declarations. Within a month, much of Europe was
World War 1 was fought between the periods of 1914 to 1919. It is also known as the Great War. WW1 began as a conflict between Serbia and Austria-Hungary. The conflict spread like wildfire, dragging almost all of the countries in Europe into WW1. Lots of reasons are given onto the cause of the war and what eventually concluded the war. My paper will discuss the different aspects of the war, especially the U.S.’s contribution and involvement to the war.
World War I had occured between July 1914 and November 11,1918. The war had been caused by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. When a Serbian terrorist had drove by shooting him, and his family. Then when Austria-Hungary demanded reparations (amends), they declared war against Serbia. Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism and Nationalism had lead to the cause of World War I.
Thesis: World War I is also known as The First International War, this war had helped the development of flight and aerial warfare, but with events and several countries planning on war this war had damaged all countries involved in it.
World War I was also known as the Great War, or the War to End All Wars. This war took place from 1914 to 1918. World War I was sparked by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on June 28th, 1914, although a war was inevitable due to the tensions between European countries. The three main causes of World War I were nationalism, militarism, and alliances. Nationalism initiated war because citizens felt that it was their duty to defend their country’s honor.
World War I was a devastating war in Europe between several countries and alliances that took place between 1914 CE - 1918 CE which utilized several modern industrialized weapons, took millions of lives and changed the course of history. World War I was sparked by the assassination of the Archduke of Austria-Hungary, but increased military spending, alliances treaties and colonization assisted the spark set by Gavrilo Princip(assassin of Archduke)to spread into a wildfire. Increasing military budget was one of the building blocks of World War I. In 1899 , In response to Great Britain's military spending German Chancellor calls upon the Reichstag (German Parliament) While Great Britain was increasing its colonial empire, German Chancellor calls
World War I, or the Great War, was one of the largest widespread wars in all of world history. However, it set the path for World War II when other countries came to blame Germany and thus crushing their government and economy, and amassed large destruction over multiple countries in Europe, such as Britain, France, and Germany, especially. It is important to understand how these wars came to be. During a dispute between Austria-Hungary and Serbia,which led to the assassination of the Austria-Hungarian leader Archduke Franz Ferdinand, years of separate alliances, bad international relations, and growth of arms all brought up the then inevitable outbreak of World War I.
It all began with an assassination,by a Serbian nationalist on June 28, 1914 in the Balkans. The Archduke of Austria-Hungary was shot and killed in his own vehicle, which sparked war between Russia and Germany and the alliances that went along with it. The Allies consisted of France, Great Britain, Russia, The United States and Italy, while The Central Powers consisted of Austria-Hungary, Germany the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria. The underlying cause of World War I consisted of three reasons, Militarism and Alliances as well as Imperialism being the most important.
Ironically, this war was designed to end all wars. All it did was write more conflicts. World War I lasted from 1914 to 1918. It was sparked by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. Sooner or later, multiple nations across Europe were involved in the bloodbaths of battle.
On july 28,1914 world war 1 began.what had started this big war was the assassination of the archduke. For many people this war was known as the first war or the war to end all wars. World war 1 was when Great Britain, France, Russia, Belgium, Italy, Japan, the United States, and other allies defeated Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, and Bulgaria. Between 1914 and 1918 15 million soldiers were killed and 20 million were wounded. The conditions were very crucial for the soldiers at war and their families at home.
The army did not have air defense command organizations or components prior to WW1, however they did utilize France for its training and use of anti-aircraft artillery since many of the weapons were French made and the school was in the best location. The training that the French offered was spectacular and allowed U.S. artillery units to expend less ammunition while racking up more kills. Between 1919 and the 1930’s the M1917 three-inch guns entered service. This weapon relied on preset fuses to determine where it should accurately detonate when engaging a target. Additionally, the signal corps conducted radar experiments that did not produce practical results not to mention the Army ordinances idea of height estimators, fire directors and mechanical computers for ADA understood the mechanics and importance however, they did not have adequate funding due to the great
WW1 started on July 28, 1914 and ended on November 11, 1918. WW1 started because of the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, the Archduke of Austria-Hungary. Austria-Hungary was allied with Germany, Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria. Germany declared war with France so France allies step in which are Britain, Russia, Italy and the United States. In order to attack France, Germany needed to go through Belgium, but Belgium was neutral in the war so Great Britain was involved. With Great Britain fighting against Germany, they needed new weapons. One of their new weapon was the Armstrong Whitworth FK.8 created by Armstrong Whitworth. The Armstrong Whitworth FK.8 was Reconnaissance aircraft and a bomber.
World War I was rising Nazi feeling across Europe, colonial and economic rivalries, which contributed to growing international tension. The main spark that started World War I was the assassination of the Austrian archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo in June 1914. The heart of the conflict were the Central Powers, Germany and Austria-Hungary, and the Allied Powers, Britain, France, and Russia; Italy joined later in 1915, and then United States joined in 1917. World War I was the first war to be fought on land, at sea, and in the air. World War I brought more technological innovations than any conflict in history. Machine guns, battleships, land mines, barbed wire, engine-driven transport vehicles, and other