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World War I, also known as the Great War, started in 1914 after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. His murder catapulted into a war across Europe that lasted until 1918.
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.
What caused World War I and what were its effects? 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...
World War I was one of the deadliest conflicts in history, resulting in an estimated 9 million military dead and 23 million wounded, plus up to 8 million civilian deaths from causes including genocide (including the Armenian genocide).
Summary of important facts regarding World War I, major international conflict fought from 1914 to 1918. More than 25 countries eventually participated, aligning with either the Allied or the Central powers.
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...
World 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 pilots won fame far beyond the battlefield.
The 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.
Learn the essentials about World War I and understand the key events and impacts of the war.
Explore this fascinating part of British history in our World War 1 facts. Why did World War 1 start? What was life like in the trenches? How did it end?