27. Wilfred Owen(1893-1918) Dulce et Decorum Est “It is sweet and right to die for your country” Very graphic KIA 1 week before the war was over
28. John McCrea(1872-1918) In Flanders Fields Canadian Doctor Written after death of best friend Died in base hospital in 1918
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30. US Enters the War State of Europe: Lacked supplies Millions of casualties Morale = low Doughboys to the Rescue April, 1916 US declared war June, 1916 US to Europe
31. WWI Ends Nov. 9, 1918 – Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicated At 11:00 on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, the war endedas Germany and Allies signed an Armistice
35. Italy – Vittorio Orlando(Left to right) The “Big Four”: David Lloyd George of Britain, Vittorio Orlando of Italy, Georges Clemenceau of France, and Woodrow Wilson of the United States, the principal architects of the Treaty of Versailles.