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1. www.history.com › topics › world-war-iWorld War I: Summary, Causes & Facts | HISTORY

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   Oct 29, 2009 · 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.

2. www.britannica.com › event › World-War-IWorld War I | History, Summary, Causes, Combatants ...

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   1 day 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. www.canada.ca › en › servicesFirst World War (1914-1918) - Canada.ca

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   Canada’s role in the First World War (FWW). Timelines, remembrance and archival records, as well as the people who fought.

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › World_War_IWorld War I - Wikipedia

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   World War I [b] or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.

6. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca › en › articleFirst World War (WWI) - The Canadian Encyclopedia

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   Aug 5, 2013 · The First World War of 1914–1918 was the bloodiest conflict in Canadian history, taking the lives of nearly 61,000 Canadians. It erased romantic notions of war, introducing slaughter on a massive scale, and instilled a fear of foreign military involvement that would last until the Second World War.

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7. www.history.com › topics › world-war-iWorld War I: Causes and Timeline - HISTORY

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   World War I was fought from 1914 to 1918. Learn more about World War I combatants, battles and generals, and what caused World War I.

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   Where can I find information about the First World War?

   • 1914-1918-Online. International Encyclopedia of the First World War (WW1) 1914-1918-online. International Encyclopedia of the First World War is the largest digital English-language reference work on the First World War.

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   When did World War 1 start?

   • Updated: May 10, 2024 | Original: October 29, 2009 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.

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   What is the International Encyclopedia of the First World War?

   • 1914-1918-online. International Encyclopedia of the First World War is the largest digital English-language reference work on the First World War. The multi-perspective, peer-reviewed, open-access knowledge base is the result of an international collaborative project involving more than 1,200 authors, editors and partners from over 50 countries.

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   Why was World War 1 important?

   • World War I was one of the great watersheds of 20th-century geopolitical history. It led to the fall of four great imperial dynasties (in Germany, Russia, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey), resulted in the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia, and, in its destabilization of European society, laid the groundwork for World War II.

   World War I | History, Summary, Causes, Combatants, Casualties, Map

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   Which countries fought in WW1?

   • The war pitted the Central Powers —mainly Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey —against the Allies—mainly France, Great Britain, Russia, Italy, Japan, and, from 1917, the United States. It ended with the defeat of the Central Powers. The war was virtually unprecedented in the slaughter, carnage, and destruction it caused.

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   How many people died in WW1?

   • By the time the war was over and the Allied Powers claimed victory, more than 16 million people—soldiers and civilians alike—were dead. 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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   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. Explore the comprehensive, peer-reviewed "1914-1918-online" encyclopedia.