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The gun depicted played a huge role to the start of WW1. The gun is a FN M1910 serial number 19074 which was used by Gavrilo Princip to assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Australia along with his wife.During a trip to Sarajevo, The Archduke and his wife went on a motorcade riding in an opened top vehicle. The driver took an accidental turn which gave Gavrilo the opportunity to assassinate the Archduke and his wife.
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This is Hiram Maxim being born in Sangerville,Maine. He was and inventor and an engineer inventing what would be know as the most effective weapon in the WW1. It was invented in 1884 being the first recoil weapon in its time. Maxims gun can carry a lot of bullets making it better than a single shot rifle. It would start to be used by everyone claiming a lot of lives.
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This is a gas mask used by soldiers during WW1. Throughout the war the Germans would use gas against their enemies. On April 22, 1915 the Germans dropped a total of 150 tons of chlorine gas on French troops. Many soldiers that were not using the mask died
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These are children contributing to the community and helping while a majority of men were at war. They helped by working and gathering materials. They gathered materials such as blankets and books to be given to soldiers or trade them for money to fund the war.
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The Treaty of Versailles brought good news to people hearing it was signed. This brought an end to WW1 but made mankind pay a huge price for it. The 21 million people who died in combat and the little land that was being fought over. The Treaty of Versailles was signed by Germany, British prime minister David Lloyd George, French Premier George Clemenceau, and the United States President Woodrow Wilson.
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