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Summary of important facts regarding World War I, major international conflict fought from 1914 to 1918. More than 25 countries eventually participated, aligning with either the Allied or the Central powers. Most of the battles took place in Europe and the Middle East.
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 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...
Apr 11, 2019 · CULTURE. EXPLAINER. What caused World War I and what were its effects? Also called The Great War, World War I was one of the deadliest conflicts in history, and set the stage for another world...
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.
Explore this fascinating part of British history in our World War 1 facts. Why did World War 1 start? What was life like in the trenches? How did it end?
The Armistice. World War I Facts. Marines battling during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, 1918. (USMC) The war fought between July 28, 1914, and November 11, 1918, was known at the time as the Great War, the War to End War, and (in the United States) the European War.
