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World War I pitted Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire against Great Britain, the United States, France, Russia, Italy and Japan. New military technology resulted in unprecedented...
World War I saw the debut of the tank and chemical weapons, the widespread use of machine guns and aircraft, improvements in artillery, and the pinnacle of the age of battleships. Military aviation advanced rapidly during the war, and dogfighting pilots won fame far beyond the battlefield.
World War I (1914–18), also called the First World War or Great War, was the most deadly and destructive war the world had ever seen to that time. On June 28, 1914, Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated by a Bosnian Serb nationalist, leading Austria-Hungary to declare war on Serbia on July 28.
Apr 11, 2019 · Also called The Great War, World War I was one of the deadliest conflicts in history, and set the stage for another world war just 20 years later. By Erin Blakemore. April 11, 2019. • 5 min...
Jul 15, 2021 · Explore. Topics. World War I. The year 2018 marked the centennial of the Armistice ending the First World War. It would not be an exaggeration to say that this world-altering historical event marked the dividing line between historical and modern America.
Apr 8, 2021 · World War I Battles: Timeline. By: History.com Editors. Updated: July 13, 2023 | Original: April 8, 2021. For four years, from 1914 to 1918, World War I raged across Europe's western...
Timeline. Themes. Pre-war. Violence. Regions. The International Encyclopedia of the First World War (WW1) is a collaborative international research project designed to develop a virtual English-language reference work on the First World War.
