The Weapons Of World War I

 

It was called the war to end all wars, but rather than signaling an end to future international conflict, World War I merely laid the foundation for the even greater carnage of World War II. 

The war, which was unprecedented in the slaughter it caused, raged on from 1914 through 1918 before ending with the Treaty of Versailles. It had been fought between the Central Powers—Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey—and the Allies of France, England, Russia, Italy, Japan, and the United States.

Before it ended with the defeat of the Central Powers., the war had taken the lives of more than 9 million soldiers, with 21 million more having been wounded. There were also close to 10 million civilian casualties. Germany and France had each sent approximately 80 percent of their male populations between the ages of 15 and 49 into battle. 

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