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1. World War I - Wikipedia
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Description: WEBWorld War I, commonly known as The Great War [j] or as the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Central Powers. Fighting took place throughout Europe, the …
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2. World War I: Summary, Causes, Facts & Dates | HISTORY
Link: https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/world-war-i-history
Description: WEBOct 29, 2009 · World War I. Updated: August 11, 2023 | Original: October 29, 2009. World War I, also known as the Great War, started in 1914 after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of...
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3. World War I | History, Summary, Causes, Combatants ... - Britannica
Link: https://www.britannica.com/event/World-War-I
Description: WEB3 days ago · World War I, international conflict that in 1914–18 embroiled most of the nations of Europe along with Russia, the U.S., the Middle East, and other regions. It led to the fall of four great imperial dynasties and, in its destabilization of European society, laid the groundwork for World War II.
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4. World War I: Causes and Timeline | HISTORY
Link: https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i
Description: WEBWorld 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...
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5. World War I | Key Facts | Britannica
Link: https://www.britannica.com/summary/Key-Facts-of-World-War-I
Description: WEBWorld War I (1914–18), also called the First World War or Great War, was the most deadly and destructive war the world had ever seen to that time. On June 28, 1914, Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated by a Bosnian Serb nationalist, leading Austria-Hungary to declare war on Serbia on July 28.
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6. World War I facts and information - National Geographic
Link: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/world-war-i
Description: WEBApr 11, 2019 · Also called The Great War, World War I was one of the deadliest conflicts in history, and set the stage for another world war just 20 years later. By Erin Blakemore. April 11, 2019. • 5 min...
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7. World War I | Britannica
Link: https://www.britannica.com/discover/World-War-I
Description: WEBWorld War I saw the debut of the tank and chemical weapons, the widespread use of machine guns and aircraft, improvements in artillery, and the pinnacle of the age of battleships. Military aviation advanced rapidly during the war, and dogfighting …
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8. World War I Timeline: Battles & Major Events - HISTORY
Link: https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/world-war-i-battles-timeline
Description: WEBApr 8, 2021 · 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...
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9. World War I: 'The War to End All Wars' - HistoryNet
Link: https://www.historynet.com/world-war-i/
Description: WEBThe war fought between July 28, 1914, and November 11, 1918, was known at the time as the Great War, the War to End War, and (in the United States) the European War. Only when the world went to war again in the 1930s and ’40s did the earlier conflict become known as the First World War.
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10. 1914-1918-Online. International Encyclopedia of the First World War …
Link: https://encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/home/
Description: WEBTimeline. Themes. Pre-war. Violence. Regions. 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.
