World War I, also known as The Great War, lasted from 1914-1918. Modern technology applied to weapons and warfare led to more death and destruction than the world had ever known. More than 9 million soldiers had been killed by the end of the four year long war. The Central Powers of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire fought against the Allied forces of Great Britain, the United States, France, Russia, Italy and Japan. Remembering the war can help ensure that history is not repeated. The outcome changed the balance of power in the world and the severe terms of the treaty of Versailles on Germany contributed to Hitler's rise to power.
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Websites used
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/tr11c.html#wwi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I_in_popular_culture
http://www.bl.uk/world-war-one/themes/representation-and-memory
http://www.theatlantic.com/static/infocus/wwi/century/
http://www.whitewaterchurches.co.uk/content/pages/documents/1405509391.pdf
Evaluation
Numerous things have come out of World War I. With different monuments to different ceremonial events and national holidays, World War I will never be forgotten. There has been uncountable representations of the war, including movies, paintings, literature and songs. The representations of World War I will continue to develop for as long as humanity. Looking at "Remembering WWI" as a whole, shows how much of an impact WWI really had.