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World War I

1914–1918 global conflict

Also known as World War One · WW1 · World War 1 · World War · the First World War · 1st World War

Instance of: world war
, historical period
Country: People's Republic of China

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World War I, or the First World War, also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Central Powers. One of the deadliest conflicts in history, World War I resulted in an estimated 15 to 22 million deaths, including those in war crimes and genocides. The war also contributed to the spread of the Spanish flu pandemic. The conflict saw important developments in weaponry, including the first large-scale use of machine guns, artillery, aircraft, chemical weapons, and tanks.

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Location: Europe
Oceania
Middle East
Africa
Asia
Near East
Pacific Ocean
People's Republic of China
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Indian Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Deaths: 17M
Cause: multiple causes statement is subject of: causes of World War I
Has contributing factor: Anglo–German naval arms race
1912 German federal election
Alsace–Lorraine
Scramble for Africa
Triple Alliance
Triple Entente
Started: July 28, 1914
Ended: November 11, 1918
Participant: Allies of the First World War
Central Powers
Australia
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
United States
Republic of China
Permanent duplicated item: Q21200344
Q29950537
Followed by: interwar period applies to part: historical period
World War II applies to part: world war
Has immediate cause: assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Wikimedia outline: outline of World War I
Members / parts: Battle of San Matteo
Paris Peace Conference
European Theater of World War I
Middle Eastern theater of World War I
African theater of World War I
Asian and Pacific theater of World War I
naval warfare of World War I
Schuwse Monday
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German occupation of Belarus during World War I
First Battle of Ķekava
Second Battle of Ķekava
Military mining in World War I
country in World War I
War aims of the First World War
war declaration of Austria-Hungary to Serbia
American entry into World War I
Facet of: German colonial empire
Has effect: Paris Peace Conference
Allies of the First World War
German Empire
Russian Empire
Ottoman Empire
Austria–Hungary
Russian Revolution
Russian Civil War
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Soviet Union
Weimar Republic
Turkish War of Independence
Europe
Asia
League of Nations
Significant event: Skirmish at Joncherey(August 2, 1914)
German invasion of Belgium (1914)(1914)
German occupation of Luxembourg during World War I(1914–1918)
Battle of Liège(1914–1914)
Battle of the Frontiers(September 6, 1914)
Battle of Mulhouse(August 26, 1914)
Togoland campaign(1914–1914)
Depicted by: Phyllis Buchanan Fonds
Located in/on physical feature: Europe
Africa
West Asia
Pacific Ocean
Republic of China
Indian Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Different from: (The) Great War criterion used: descriptive page and disambiguation page have to be in different items
Patriotic War
Time period: late modern period
Order of battle: French Army order of battle
Indian Army during World War I order of battle
Indian Cavalry Corps order of battle in World War I
British Cavalry Corps order of battle 1914
American Expeditionary Forces on the Western Front order of battle
Order of battle of the Serbian Army in World War I
Short name: WWI
FWW
Date: November 11, 1918

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