THE FIRST WORLD WAR

By Marcial Carballo

The last 28Th July 2014 was celebrated 100 year of the beginning of the First World War also called the Great War, in this conflict participated Germany, the Austria-Hungary Empire and the Ottoman Empire, they were known as the triple Alliance against USA, United Kingdom, France and Russia, they were Known as The Allies. This war ended the 11th November 1918, the Allies won it and there were nine millions people killed.

Few people known that Germany invited (by telegram) to Mexico to join to the triple Alliance and declare the war to USA, Germany offered to return Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, in case of victory, to Mexico. Venustiano Carranza was the Mexican president in this time, he analyzed the offer and he decided to refused it, because he thought in the consequences, I think that he took the best decision