The Doughboys In World War One

World War 1 began on until July 28, 1914. After, the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, and his wife Sophie was assassinated.They were assassinated by Serbian nationalist, Gavrilo Princip, in Sarajevo, Bosnia. After the assassination, Austria-Hungary blamed the Serbian government for the attack and hoped to use it as a justification for settling the question of the Serbian nationalism. Days after the assassination, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. On the same day Germany declared war on Russia, on August 1, 1914. Days later, Germany declared war on France.This lead country after country to declare war on each other, which started World War I. (“World War 1”) The Doughboys in Europe during World War 1 were the American Infantrymen in

It was said that they were covered in “dough” or “abode” which is a heavy clay soil. Also,the soldiers loved Fried Flour Dumplings, which could have contributed to their names. The doughboys had a big impact on the war, both on the battlefield and off the battlefield. Off the battlefield the doughboys help lift the moral of the soldiers during the toughest time with their high spirits and positive attitudes. Frank Buckles a former doughboy in World War One stated, “A unit of the 6th Marines was

In ) .One of the most important impact the doughboys did was they stopped the Germans from advancing at Cantigny in France.(“World War 1”)
By October 1918, the Central Powers began to fall, at the end of October the Ottoman Empire (Turkey) signed an armistice. Which is an agreement for peace and no more fighting. On November 3, 1918, Austria-Hungary signed an armistice as well. World War 1 ended on November 11, 1918, at 11 a.m, when Germany agreed to sign an armistice to surrender, until a peace treaty was formally formed. On June 28, 1919 The treaty of Versailles was signed between Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy and Germany to formally end the war. (“World War 1”)
After the war, sixteen plus million people had died. The war had killed about seven million civilians and ten million military soldiers. The Allies had around 6 million deaths and the Central Powers had four million deaths. However, many people died from disease caused by the war, not from combat. The United States experienced far less deaths than its allies in World War One. During the war six million people went missing and were announced dead. Germany had the most military deaths with 2.1 million. Russia had the highest total death roll with 3.8 million. Serbia had the highest percentage rate of their population killed 16.11%. (“World War 1”) The Doughboys in Europe during World