American war hero who received the Congressional Medal of Honor
World War I Individuals |
Role of the Individual |
Significance to |
King George V |
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King George V was respected for his visits to his troops on the front line during the war. |
Tsar Nicholas II |
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Tsar Nicholas II controlled the Russian army after the country joined an alliance against the Central Powers. |
Marie Curie |
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Marie Curie created x-ray stations to help doctors save lives on the battlefields. |
Sergeant Alvin C. York |
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Sgt. Alvin York was honored for capturing nearly 150 German soldiers during World War I.
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Woodrow Wilson |
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President Wilson led the United States into World War I on the side of the Allies. |
Georges Clemenceau |
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Georges Clemenceau represented the French during the peace talks at the end of the war. |
Winston Churchill |
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Winston Churchill is credited with strengthening the British navy. |
General Douglas Haig |
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General Haig commanded the British at the Battle of Somme in which he lost nearly 60,000 soldiers on the first day of battle. |
Archduke Franz Ferdinand |
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The Archduke was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist which was one of the causes of World War I. |
Paul von Hindenburg |
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Paul von Hindenburg led the Germans in the war until they were defeated in 1918. |
General John J. Pershing |
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General Pershing initially resisted combining American troops with the French and the British, but eventually the combining of troops proved successful for the Allies. |