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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.

John French Joseph Joffre

Field Marshal Sir John French, Earl of Ypres, Joseph Joffre, one of France’s most
served as the commander in chief of the influential military leaders, played a
British Expeditionary Forces during World significant role in shaping the outcome of
War I. World War I.

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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.…
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6 Things You Didn’t Know About
Tanks
Check out six fun facts about the history of
tanks.
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Outbreak of World War I
Europe by 1914 Almost exactly a century
before, a meeting of the European states at
the Congress of Vienna had established an
international order and balance of power
that lasted for almost a century. By 1914,…
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League of Nations
What Was the League of Nations? The
League of Nations has its origins in the
Fourteen Points speech of President
Woodrow Wilson, part of a presentation
given in 1918 outlining of his ideas for…
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US Entry Into World War I World War I Alliances

World War I Begins On June 28, 1914,
Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the
throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire,
and his wife Sophie were assassinated by a
Bosnian Serb nationalist in Sarajevo, the…
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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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The Harlem Hellfighters Legacy of World War I

The Harlem Hellfighters were an African-
American infantry unit in WWI who spent
more time in combat than any other
American unit. Despite their courage,
sacrifice and dedication to their country,…
A look back at the legacy of World War I
nearly 100 years after the conflict began.
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The One Thing You Should Know World War I: Global Connections
About WWI
The story of World War I is vast and
intricate, but if you had to know just one
thing about World War I, what would it be?
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Very quickly, the power players in World
War I understood they were fighting a
world war, but perspectives on the conflict
varied from country to country.
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