Thanks for your patience during our recent outage at scalar.usc.edu. While Scalar content is loading normally now, saving is still slow, and Scalar's 'additional metadata' features have been disabled, which may interfere with features like timelines and maps that depend on metadata. This also means that saving a page or media item will remove its additional metadata. If this occurs, you can use the 'All versions' link at the bottom of the page to restore the earlier version. We are continuing to troubleshoot, and will provide further updates as needed. Note that this only affects Scalar projects at scalar.usc.edu, and not those hosted elsewhere.
Doughnuts and the Salvation ArmyMain MenuDoughnut DefinedThe History of the Salvation ArmyDoughnuts, Salvation Army, and World War IDoughnuts in the 1920s and beyondWhy Do Doughnuts Have Holes?CreditsBibiliographyJason Hanratty3be8a3d27a270399b0b9289c0daf19271961dc65
1media/Great War.jpg2017-03-02T13:57:28-08:00The Great War14plain2017-04-30T14:43:04-07:00 In 1914, our world was gripped by a war covering the European landscape. Known at the time as the Great War, or the War to End War, World War I which it became to be known as later, was waged due to several nations of Europe having differences that could not be settled.
The catalyst that sent the world reeling into absolute chaos was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The Archduke was the heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire of the time and was killed by a Serbian nationalist. Serbian nationalists were upset with how Austria-Hungarian powers controlled what was Bosnia and Herzegovina. With the assassination, the Astro-Hungarian leaders had all the enticement to annihilate the Serbian threat once and for all. The issue that arose, was the link between the Serbian people and those in Russia.
Austria-Hungary being supported by Germany began to make demands towards the Serbian government. The demands made the Serbian country and shell of itself, to the point, the Austria-Hungary leaders decided to annex, or invade Serbia to make it part of its own empire. Once Austria-Hungary made the move to complete this annexation, Russia stepped into defending Serbia. This, in turn, led Germany to declare war on Russia, whose allies, France and Great Britain both, in turn, joined the fighting.
After 2 years of fighting, the United States entered the war in April 1917. The United States wanted to remain a neutral power during the conflict, as leadership did not feel they were ready to get involved in a conflict of the magnitude taking place in Europe. It wasn't until the sinking of a merchant ship, the Lusitania, that the U.S. decided to enter the war.
The war essentially began on July 28, 1914, when Austria-Hungary declared war and lasted until November 11, 1918. During that time, more than 9 million soldiers were killed, 21 million were wounded. These deaths and casualties were caused by “the first modern war", as this war implemented the first machine guns, tanks, aerial attacks, and gasses. Even with this new “technology”, the fighting remained rudimentary, as soldiers continued to fight in trenches, and in styles dating back to the 1800s.
