Journey's end!

Journey's end!!!


World War 1!!



Also known as:
The War to End All Wars
The War to Make the World Safe for Democracy The War of the Nations.







Did you know!!??



The day WWI ended, peace was declared on the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month, 1918.

First War to...

First war to be fought on 3 continents.
First industrialised conflict. First use of chlorine & mustard gas.
First use of the flame thrower.
First tank battle. First use of mass airplanes.
First use of x-ray in the military.
First use of a blood bank.
First use of guide dogs by blinded soldiers.
First four-star general, General John J. Pershing
First use of trillion in estimating war costs.
First commissioning of war art for propaganda.
First use of the IQ Test given to Doughboys of 1917.
First U.S. president to visit a European country while in office was Woodrow Wilson on
12/04/18.


Over 100,000 Chinese laborers were used by the British Army to dig trenches on the Western Front.


The first world war began in August 1914. World War 1 started because Germany wanted to become more powerful and take all the land. They declared war on Russia. Britain entered the war to help Belgium against Germany. America got involve when the Lusitanian was sunk.

About the play:

The play is set in the trenches at Saint-Quentin, France during the World War 1. The main character is Stanhope a brave captain who leads the "best company" during war. Drama starts when Raleigh, a young and naive soldier arrives.

www.historyonthenet.com/WW1/WW1_timeline.htm

http://bostonteachnet.org/brown/powerpoint/index.htm

http://lou_ww1.tripod.com/myww1trench/id3.html

http://home.zonnet.nl/rene.brouwer/

http://www.historyonthenet.com/WW1/ww1main.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/journey's_End#Scene_1

Maria Jose Rivero

Fernanda Quiroz