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Why is WW1 so significant

today
– nearly 100 years later?
World War One began ____ a minor assassination in a
long-forgotten empire in Europe. ____ it was to
become history's first truly global conflict. It
embroiled (involved) some 30 countries ____ five
continents and was fought on a scale never before.
____ estimated 13,000,000 soldiers died or ____
missing. Europe lost ____ an entire generation of men.
Unknown numbers ____ civilians lay dead.
Almost overnight, empires that ____ taken centuries
to build ____ gone. Cities had been demolished and
homes destroyed. The USA had transformed ____
into a world power. The ____ war was fought changed
forever.
Women now ____ jobs that in the past had been done
exclusively ____ men. Many ____ women had joined
the military. People travelled to places they ____ not
even pronounce. Yes, the face of the world ____
changed, and the “War to End All Wars” became the
first in a long line of wars to ____.
Those ____ forget the past ____ condemned to
repeat it.
Elizabeth O’Hagan
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Source: http://computasaur.tripod.com/ww1/

Elizabeth O’Hagan
 Resource 1

Why is WW1 so significant

today
– nearly 100 years later?
World War One began with a minor assassination in a
long-forgotten empire in Europe. Yet it was to become
history's first truly global conflict. It embroiled
(involved) some 30 countries across five continents
and was fought on a scale never before.
An estimated 13,000,000 soldiers died or went
missing. Europe lost almost an entire generation of
men. Unknown numbers of civilians lay dead.
Almost overnight, empires that had taken centuries to
build were gone. Cities had been demolished and
homes destroyed. The USA had transformed itself
into a world power. The way war was fought changed
forever.
Women now held jobs that in the past had been done
exclusively by men. Many more women had joined the
military. People travelled to places they could not even
pronounce. Yes, the face of the world had changed,
and the “War to End All Wars” became the first in a
long line of wars to come.
Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat
it.
Elizabeth O’Hagan
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Source: http://computasaur.tripod.com/ww1/

Elizabeth O’Hagan