World War One Museum

Today we went to a cool museum about World War I. I hope you enjoy!

A lot of people didn't like the way things were going. Prince Ferdinand of Austria was assinated, so Austria wanted to investigate. Serbia didn't want them spreading bad news, Austria declared war. It then set off a chain reaction. Britain, Germany, Russia, France, and others started declaring war on each other. And so it started. They brought allies into the war as it got harder. 

Here are some things I learned about the war: People dug trenches to hide from gunfire. The trenches were in the mud. The reason mud is bad is because they got diseases from it and they got buried in it.The museum had exhibits to show what different trenches from different countries looked like. They used cannons and tanks. They had rows of all the cannons and a huge old-fashioned tank. It also showed some of the clothes that they would wear. Women started to get included in work such as nursing and farming. They had a field of poppies at the beginning to honor those who died.

It was horrible as one of your friends died by your side and sprayed blood all over you muddy coat. Bullets fire straight past you. You get knocked out and you wake up on a solid bed with a nurse leaning over you injecting anesthesia into you. In other cases you could be dead. It was hard for the soldiers who were dodging bullets and hiding, not to mention that they also have to shoot back.

We also saw a crater made by a cannon. It was so big you could stand in it. You could probably fit a family of ten there. You could see outfits, trash, and bags all buried in the rubble.

Oh, and we went to the top of a huge tower behind it all. We saw the gorgeous Kansas City, MO. It was pretty with the vast buildings and the faint hills behind them.

Overall, I loved that museum. It was historical but fun at the same time!

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