World War I - Wikipedia French attack from a trench at the Battle of Verdun, 1916; British artillery in action at the Battle of the Somme, 1916; U S troops and Renault FT tanks during the Hundred Days Offensive, 1918; British Vickers machine gun crew wearing gas masks during the Battle of the Somme, 1916; Ottoman Arab camel corps leaving for the Middle Eastern front, 1916; Aftermath of the Russian siege of Przemyśl
World War I - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia World War I (WWI or WW1), also called the First World War, or the Great War, began on July 28, 1914 and lasted until November 11, 1918 It was a global conflict and lasted exactly 4 years, 3 months and 2 weeks Most of the fighting was in continental Europe
World War I: Summary, Causes Facts | HISTORY French soldiers in Verdun endure the horrors of trench warfare, a strategy that led to rampant disease, shell shock and mass casualties during WWI
Causes of World War I - Wikipedia European diplomatic alignments shortly before the war The Ottomans joined the Central Powers shortly after the war started, with Bulgaria joining the following year Italy remained neutral in 1914 and joined the Allies in 1915 Map of the world with participants in World War I after U S entry (6 April 1917), but before the October Revolution (7 November 1917):
World War I - Military Wiki World War I (WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, was a global war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918
1914-1918-Online. International Encyclopedia of the First World War (WW1) 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 the comprehensive, peer-reviewed "1914-1918-online" encyclopedia
World War I 1914-1918 - Encyclopedia Britannica To its contemporaries, it was known simply as “the World War” or “the Great War,” because it was nearly impossible to imagine a conflict that would surpass the one that shattered Europe between July 28, 1914, and November 11, 1918 Combat and disease claimed the lives of more than 8 million fighting men, and 21 million more were wounded
About WWI - National WWI Museum and Memorial Learn why veterans of WWI, in a racially integrated movement, marched on Washington D C in 1932 and how they created a camp at Anacostia Park
World War I: Causes and Timeline - HISTORY In the years leading up to WWI, a series of agreements between the powers of Europe helped determine where and when battlelines were drawn