World War I began in 1914, after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, and lasted until 1918. During the conflict, Germany, Austria‑Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire (the Central Powers) fought against Great Britain, France, Russia, It
World War I Facts World War I began on July 28th, 1914 and ended on November 11th, 1918. It was centered in Europe but was a global war. This war was fought between the world's great powers, divided into two alliances—the Central Alliance and the Allies. Many of the countries in ...
On this site you will find lists of interesting facts about World War One. You will find information on what caused the war, where the great battles were, and how the war was fought. Some of the facts can be found in every kids history book where other facts are not as well known. ...
Here are 11 facts that try to covey a sense of the massive,unprecedented slaughterofWorld War One. This section makes grim reading and viewing – but the war was extremely grim. Although in terms of the scale of the slaughter World War One was surpassed by World War Two, the sense of p...
1,547 miles ( 2,490 km) of trench lines dug during World War 1 The Treaty of Versailles stated that Germany had started WWI. It gave Alsace and Lorraine back to France. Poland picked up German territory in the east, and other territories were given to Belgium and Lithuania. The treaty ...
Prelude to Lusitania: Germany Announces Unrestricted Submarine Warfare When World War I erupted in 1914, President Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) pledged neutrality for the United States, a position that the vast majority of Americans favored. Britain, however, was one of America’s closest trading par...
IX. Aftermath of World War I The war transformed the world. The Middle East, for instance, was drastically changed. For centuries the Ottoman Empire had shaped life in the region. Before the war, the Middle East had three main centers of power: the Ottoman Empire, Egypt, and Iran. Presid...
World War 1 – Nearing The End What happened next was a large Allied attack. It is called THE HUNDRED DAYS OFFENSIVE. It is the last 100 days of WW1. The first battle began on 8 August 1918, and it involved 414 tanks and 120 000 soldiers. In seven hours, the Germans were routed ...
July 1, 1916-November 1916-First Battle of the Somme River, France. The British introduce the tank. April 6, 1917-The United States declares war against Germany after the interception and publication of theZimmermann Telegramand the sinking of threeUS merchant shipsby German U-boats. ...
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