There were flyers that bombed bodies, fighters, and gas bombers. This war was fought by many states and the people were all different . World War I had people that inspired others to do more than they thought they could. A lot of people had an impact on the World War I. Captain Eddie Rickenbacker learned how to shoot down enemy planes and inspired women and others to do more the thought they could. Artur Empey fought in clouds of poisonous gases and traveled to Great Britain to fight in those conditions. Maria Bochkareva wanted to play a bigger part in the war so she inspired women to do more than they thought they could. These three people had a large impact on WWI.

Captain Eddie Rickenbacker was important to WWI because he served until the end of the war and also inspired more than just men. He inspired women too. This was found in his journal, “ Women often come up to me after a speech and say, ‘Captain Rickenbacker, you frighten me.’ ‘That's just what I meant to do,’ I say. ‘I want to frighten you into doing something.’ ‘But I'm just one woman,’ they'll say. ‘What can I do?’ ‘You can read and become informed,’ I say. ‘You can discuss issues over the back fence, in your homes and apartments. You can join your voice with others."’ This shows that he encouraged a woman to do more than she thought she could. He was shipped to France and associated to the army in 1917. There as he learned to shoot down enemy planes he also got in the first squadron of the U.S fighter pilots. Afterwards Captain Eddie Rickenbacker became America’s ace pilot. After he died a large amount of women honored him for telling them that they could do more than thought they could.

Artur Empey was also an important part of the war. He wanted to fight for his country so he traveled to Great Britain to go to war. Artur Empy was an American who fought in poisonous gas attacks. When he got there he saw other soldiers die from the poisonous gases. He is important because when he saw the Germans suffer he showed that he somewhat cared about them. He showed this by burying the ones who died even though they were the enemy. After his experiences of the war he wrote a book about what it was like in the war.

Maria Bochkareva started as a russian peasant who wanted to play a bigger part in the war. Since she was a russian peasant she could only do so much, so she suggested on an all women organization to inspire men and women. She suggested on this organization because she wanted to prove that women could do more and to have an impact ron the war. Maria Bochkareva trained all the women who decided to sign up in the organization and fight for their country. This encouraged almost 2,000 women to sign up. When they were ready to fight the women charged forward, but the men stayed put. Maria Bochkareva dragged the wounded to safety after they got shot.

In the development of these common people, they all were part of World War I and made an impact. Captain Eddie Rickenbacker encouraged women to discuss issues, to do extra. Artur Empey traveling to Great Britain to battle in poisonous gas conditions. Maria Bochkareva, starting as a russian peasant and becoming a russian hero. These people inspired many more than women, they inspired men and children too.



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