Key People Of WW1 by Lucas Grabocka

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

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1863-1914, he was the heir presumptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary. One fun fact is Franz Ferdinand was the nephew of Hapsburg Emperor Franz Joseph.

Gavrilo Princip

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1895-1918, He assassinated Archduke Francis Ferdinand, One fun fact is Princip worked with six other conspirators to plan and execute the killing.

Vladimir Lenin

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1970,-1924, Lenin briefly returned to Russia during the failed Revolution of 1905, and during the First World War campaigned for its transformation into a Europe-wide proletarian revolution, which, as a Marxist, he believed would cause the end of capitalism and the rise of socialism. One fun fact is he was the founder and leader of the Bolsheviks.

Kaiser Wilhelm II

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1859-1941, During the war, although nominally supreme commander, William did not attempt to resist his generals when they kept its conduct in their own hands. One fun fact is Wilhelm was born breech, resulting in Erb's palsy, which made his left arm six inches shorter than his right arm.

Tsar Nicholas II

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1868-1918, At the beginning of World War I, Russia's armies performed poorly. In response, Nicholas II appointed himself commander-in-chief, so he could take direct control of the military from Grand Duke Nicholas, against the advice of his ministers. One fun fact is Nicholas was the first Russian sovereign to show personal interest in Asia.

Georges Clemenceau

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1841-1929, As French Premier, Clemenceau had acted as minister of war in his own cabinet, pushing the war vigorously until the Allies achieved victory over Germany. One fun fact is The primary negotiators of the treaty—the "Big Four," as they were known—were Georges Clemenceau, premier of France and president of the peace conference.

King George V

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1865-1935, King George V and Queen Mary were also both active in the war effort. One fun fact is He could fix a car, and knew how a radio worked. In 1932, he became the first monarch in British history to have his voice beamed into people's houses.

Winston Churchill

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1874-1965, At the outbreak of war in 1914, Churchill was serving as First Lord of the Admiralty. One fun fact is Winston Churchill had a Speech ImpedimentWinston Churchill is best known for his speeches, of which there are many, but a fact that may surprise many is that Winston Churchill had a speech impediment, which meant he had difficulty pronouncing the letter 's'.

Woodrow Wilson

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1856-1924, Wilson led America into war in order to “make the world safe for democracy.” One fun fact is Wilson experienced the Civil War in his youth.

John Joseph Pershing

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1860-1948, He was a U.S. Army general who commanded the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) in Europe during World War I. Pershing is the only American to be promoted in his own lifetime to General of the Armies, the highest possible rank in the United States Army.

Ferdinand Foch

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1859-1921, He was a marshal of France and commander of Allied forces during the closing months of World War I. One fun fact is He attended a local school and, at age 20, enlisted in the French Army, serving as a sub-lieutenant during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871, but saw no action.

Douglas Haig

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1861-1928, Douglas Haig commanded the British Army, one fun fact is He studied at Oxford University and in 1884 went to the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst.