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Drawing by Marguerite Martyn of two women and a child knitting for the war effort at a St. Louis, Missouri, Red Cross office in 1917. Though the United States was in combat for only a matter of months, the reorganization of society had a great effect on life for children in the United States.
Before World War II, the events of 1914–1918 were generally known as the Great War or simply the World War. [1] In August 1914, the magazine The Independent wrote "This is the Great War. It names itself". [2] In October 1914, the Canadian magazine Maclean's similarly wrote, "Some wars name themselves. This is the Great War."
Throughout history and in many cultures, children have been extensively involved in military campaigns. [2] The earliest mentions of minors being involved in wars come from antiquity. It was customary for youths in the Mediterranean basin to serve as aides, charioteers and armor bearers to adult warriors.
First Battle of Albert (1914) September 28 – October 10 Western: Siege of Antwerp (1914). The Germans besiege and capture Antwerp, Belgium. September 29–30 Asian and Pacific: Japan occupies the Marshall Islands. September 29 – October 31 Eastern: Battle of the Vistula River, also known as Battle of Warsaw. October 1914 – July 11, 1915
The youngest authenticated British soldier in World War I was twelve-year-old Sidney Lewis, who fought at the Battle of the Somme in 1916. Lewis' claim was not authenticated until 2013.
On 28 June 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, were shot dead after a wrong turn by two gun shots [10] in Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip, one of a group of six assassins (five Serbs and one Bosniak) co-ordinated by Danilo Ilić, a Bosnian Serb and a member ...
A good start is to educate them on the history of Veterans Day and why we celebrate, followed by some easy activities. Remember why we celebrate Veterans Day Each year, Veterans Day is observed on ...
“The Conundrum of American Power in the Age of World War I,” Modern American History (2019): 1-21. Hannigan, Robert E. The Great War and American Foreign Policy, 1914–24 (U of Pennsylvania Press, 2017) Kang, Sung Won, and Hugh Rockoff. "Capitalizing patriotism: the Liberty loans of World War I." Financial History Review 22.1 (2015): 45 ...