World War 1 Diary Essay

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It is 1918. The Great War has just ended. The war was so long, it seemed like it would never end. I have written in this diary since I was 13, when tensions of war were going around the world. I am now 17, and this diary has made me feel safe for the past four years. The end of the war had just happened a few days ago, but it has already impacted my life.
I live in Great Britain. When the war first started, we didn’t want to get involved. In the early 1900s, Britain was worried about Russia more than Germany. Britain was actually worried more about Russia and France. We had no interest in going into war, and Germany hoped we would stay out of it. This is the story, written in my diary, about my life during the war and after.
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The war has only been going on for two years, but it feels like a lifetime. I just turned 15. Father is still fighting in the war. We have continued to fight with another force until the loss of Germany. There was a disaster at the Battle of Somme though, and they had to rebuild everything. This war is devastating and I really want it to end. ~Dianne.
My diary, it is 1917. I have finally turned 16. That has been the happiest thing this whole year. Unfortunately, father died in the war. The days have gone by so slowly. Father used to wake me up every morning and we would go for a walk. His death has impacted my life so much. He was the person I could talk to. Germany has brought submarine warfare into the war, and now America is fighting in this war. Last year we tried to attack Mesopotamia, but we failed. We tried again this year and destroyed the Ottoman armies in Mesopotamia and Levant. Goodbye diary, I’ll write to you in a year.~ Dianne
My diary it is 1918. I turned 17 two months ago. The new American Army cracked the German Western front. It feels like the end of the war is coming, but I have said that every year. Who knows when the war is going to end. I really hope soon. Our family has had to move a few times already and I’m sick of it. I’m begging for this war to end.

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