This article is about the major war of 1914–1918. For other uses‚ see World War One (disambiguation) and Great War (disambiguation). "WW1" and "WWI" redirect here. For the album by White Whale‚ see WWI (album). World War I | Clockwise from top: trenches on the Western Front; a British Mark IV Tank crossing a trench; Royal Navy battleship HMS Irresistiblesinking after striking a mine at the Battle of the Dardanelles; aVickers machine gun crew with gas masks‚ and German Albatros D.III biplanes
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The Great War The Great War‚ also known as World War I‚ was a global war centered in Europe that began in July of 1914 and lasted until November of 1918. This war drew in all the worlds’ economics great powers‚ which were separated into two opposing alliances‚ the Allies and the Central Powers. The Allies were based off of the Triple Entente‚ The United Kingdom‚ France‚ and the Russian Empire and the Central Powers consisted of Germany‚ Austrian Hungary and the Ottoman Empire. Many factors lead
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World War I World War I (also known as the First World War‚ Great War or War of Wars‚ abbreviated WWI) was a military conflict centered on Europe that began in the summer of 1914. The fighting ended in late 1918. This conflict involved all of the world ’s great powers‚[4] assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies (centred around the Triple Entente) and the Central Powers.[5] More than 70 million military personnel‚ including 60 million Europeans‚ were mobilized in one of the largest wars
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World War 1 was different than any other wars that came before it by that it was the first war fought in on many continents‚ as well it was the first war where chemical weapons were used‚ and it was the first total war. The total number of casualties in World War 1 was 37 million. There were 9 million killed‚ 20 million wounded and others that weren’t were most likely dead. The expectations before the war started was a reason why the war began because people thought it was going to be a short‚ bloodless
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The first World War‚ The Great War‚ or what many like to call it‚ was an avoidable war that cost millions of military and civilian lives. The blood of both sides‚ mixed in the dirt and mud that soaked the uniforms of the sick troops‚ taking cover in trenches‚ praying to God that they aren’t the ones to be bombed by the next mortar incoming; this barely scratches the surface when describing “The Great War”. World war 1 had many opportunities to end‚ however even if it didn’t‚ it a least gave everyone
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Long Term Causes Of WW1 in Europe 1. Nationalism- a feeling of deep loyalty to one’s people or homeland ○ Primary problems in the areas around Austria- Hungary (Bosnia‚ Serbia) 2. Alliances- the creation of alliances is dangerous because it increases fear and suspicion among rival nations; war is an even greater threat ○ There were 2 alliances in Europe in 1914 a) The Triple Entente: France‚ Russia‚ Britain b) The Triple Alliance: Germany‚ Austria- Hungary‚ Italy 3.
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Europe had been on the brink of war for many years before 1914. The rise of nationalism meant that no country was willing to yield their opinion on who should be the dominating power. Nationalism has both positive and negative definitions. It can refer to the sense of pride and unity felt by a populace of people. Nationalism can also be explained negatively as the way in which people or governments tend to put their own countries interests first. As the rise of nationalism between 1870 and 1914 led
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June 28 the best est war in man kind broke out was knows has War World 1.No one really know what was the causes of war. My beliefs that cause the war was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife ( Austria-Hungry president ). That maybe the alliance‚ militarism‚ and nationalism the three underlying cause of world war 1. With these three aforementioned item it made the war world 1 a blood thirstiest‚ and pain hungry wars of all times. Alliance was an important part
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“Tragedy of World War 1” Journalist: Joe Herzberg July 1914 Whoever knew that two bullets would spark the First World War. When news broke out that Archduke was assassinated‚ Europe was going downhill. Tragedy struck across Europe when Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated. Germans followed out their schlieffen plan to attack Belgium. This plan called for holding
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starting the First World War. In my opinion all the major powers helped to start the war‚ moreover‚ they should share the blame. Firstly‚ Germany was being forced to admit that they started the war‚ however‚ according to Count Brockdorff-Rantzan (head of the German delegates at Versailles in 1919)‚ the German people felt they were fighting a war of defense. If Germany had caused the war the other countries would have only fought defensively. Furthermore‚ Germany only declared war due to the alliance
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