World War I: Causes and Timeline | HISTORY (original) (raw)
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 carnage. By the time the war was over and the Allied Powers claimed victory, more than 16 million people—soldiers and civilians alike—were dead.
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World War I Battles: Timeline
For four years, from 1914 to 1918, World War I raged across Europe’s western and eastern fronts after growing tensions and then the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria ignited the war. Trench warfare and the early use of tanks, submarines and airplanes meant the war’s battles were devastatingly bloody, claiming an estimated 40 […]
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World War I Alliances
In the years leading up to WWI, a series of agreements between the powers of Europe helped determine where and when battlelines were drawn.
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How Imperialism Set the Stage for World War I
Many of the powers in World War I were competitive in overtaking territories in Europe and Africa.
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