A Letter To Home (Soldier)

Private Steven .S
May, 1917

Dear Family, I wanted to tell you that the war is Hell. This war is taking too long, and by the look of thing's, it isn't looking like its going to end soon. The Trenches are full of nothing but Water and Mud. Many of our men have trench foot, so they are unable to fight. The Germans have us pinned in a stalemate along the French-German border. The German Artillery is hammering down on us. The explosion is very deafening, and they hardly miss our trenches. The trenches Smell of Rat, piss, and rotting corpses.    

WW1 Causes

Militarism- government or citizen belief of Having a strong army ready for battle.
Building new weapons with new resources

Alliances- Having a team of Country's that mutually benefit from each other.
The English, French, And Russians formed an alliance during the war to fight the Central Powers

Imperialism- A larger country ruling a smaller country through government or military force.
Germany basically forced Russia to make treaty with them that benefited germany more

Nationalism- Patriotic efforts or feelings.
The Americans assisting The Allied forces.

The spark of the war was the Assassination of the Austrian Hungarian arch-Duke Frans Ferdinand, Committed by The Black Hand

1) German U-Boat's had attacked civilian boats and destroyed them.

2)  Susex pledge, created by the German's, said they would not attack American merchant ship's while transporting civilians.
 
3) The English ship R.M.S Lusitania was destroyed By the German U-Boat, killing Americans.

4) English Telegrapher "Intercepts" The Zimmerman Note, which Germany sent to mexico to try to get them to attack the U.S.