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5 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.
- Vittorio Veneto
Summarize This Article Vittorio Veneto. After the...
- Killed, Wounded, and Missing
World War I - Casualties, Armistice, Legacy: The casualties...
- Air Warfare
World War I - Air Warfare, Trench Warfare, Armistice:...
- Eastern Front Strategy, 1914
World War I - Eastern Front, Strategy, 1914: The Austrian...
- The First Battle of The Marne
But the great German offensive, though unsuccessful in its...
- Austria-Hungary, Collapse, Causes
World War I - Austria-Hungary, Collapse, Causes: After the...
- Caporetto
World War I - Caporetto, Trenches, Armistice: The Battle of...
- The Eastern Front, 1916
Summarize This Article The Eastern Front, 1916. In the hope...
- Vittorio Veneto
1 day ago · Jun 02, 2024. In the common imagination, the Great War plays the climax to European nationalism and Romanticism. With the rise of the nation-state and the consolidation of Europe into several Great Powers, unparralled power and prosperity was enjoyed by her people. This in turn made the peoples of Europe tragically hubristic, blind to the peace ...
3 days ago · The Gallipoli campaign, the Dardanelles campaign, the Defence of Gallipoli or the Battle of Gallipoli ( Turkish: Gelibolu Muharebesi, Çanakkale Muharebeleri or Çanakkale Savaşı) was a military campaign in the First World War on the Gallipoli peninsula (now Gelibolu) from 19 February 1915 to 9 January 1916.
- Ottoman victory
2 days ago · World War II began in Europe on September 1, 1939, when Germany invaded Poland. Great Britain and France responded by declaring war on Germany on September 3. The war between the U.S.S.R. and Germany began on June 22, 1941, with Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union.
- The main combatants were the Axis powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan) and the Allies (France, Great Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, an...
- The Allied powers were led by Winston Churchill (United Kingdom); Joseph Stalin (Soviet Union); Charles de Gaulle (France); and Franklin D. Rooseve...
- The war in the Pacific turned against Japan during the Battle of Midway (June 3–6, 1942), an American victory that destroyed the Japanese first-lin...
- The Allied landings at Normandy on June 6, 1944, opened a second front in Europe, and Germany’s abortive offensive at the Ardennes in the winter of...
- Estimates of the total number of people killed during World War II have ranged from 35,000,000 to 60,000,000—a significant span, because statistics...
3 days ago · They cover a broad range of topics including the economy, the press, the military, arms, territorial disputes, and others. The collection also includes speeches, sermons, bulletins, calendars, and songbooks. Covers 1894-1918. World War History: Newspaper Clippings, 1914 to 1926.
- Kelly L. Smith
- 2009
1 day ago · Battle of Britain, during World War II, the successful defense of Great Britain against unremitting and destructive air raids conducted by the German air force from July through September 1940, after the fall of France. Learn more about the Battle of Britain in this article.
5 days ago · May 28, 2024 7:39 PM EDT. Flanders Field. Public Domain via Wiki Commons. The Human Cost of War. From the first gunshot fired in anger in 1914 to the 11th hour of the 11th day on the 11th month in 1918, the Great War took its toll on human life. Of the 65 million men who fought in World War 1: 8 million men were killed in battle.
