World War I Facts

Brain Snacks

On 1 July 1916, some 58,000 British soldiers were killed and wounded (20,000 killed) on the opening day of the Battle of the Somme. The entire active United States Army numbered fewer than 58,000 m...

Quotes

"He Kept us Out of War." "The world must be made safe for democracy. Its peace must be planted upon the tested foundations of political liberty. We have no selfish ends to serve. We desire no conqu...

Statistics

Number of German soldiers killed in battle during World War I: 2,000,000 Number of Russian soldiers killed in battle during World War I: 1,700,000 Number of French soldiers killed in battle during...

Acronyms

American Expeditionary Force

Glossary

Allies, Triple Entente The series of interlocking secret alliances between nations were one of the main things that made World War I such a massive war. The Allies, also known as the Triple Entente...