The Bolsheviks signed an armistice followed by a separate peace shortly after their armed seizure of power. ^ Often abbreviated as WWI or WW1 ^ Only the Triple Alliance was a formal …

Nov 17, 2025 · 1914–1918 Ask the Chatbot Also known as: First World War, Great War, WWI Written by Dennis E. Showalter

Oct 29, 2009 · French soldiers in Verdun endure the horrors of trench warfare, a strategy that led to rampant disease, shell shock and mass casualties during WWI.

Exhibition Echoes of the Great War: American Experiences of WWI Explore how Americans experienced the upheaval of world war—at home and abroad.

Library of Congress image In the summer of 1914, the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, ignited a continental war between the Central …

WWI Categories WWI Essentials Learn the essentials about World War I and understand the key events and impacts of the war.

World War I began in June of 1914, and is considered to have five major causes that led to the outbreak of the war. These five causes include the four long-term causes (militarism, alliances, …

CAUSES OF WORLD WAR I World War I occurred between July 1914 and November 11, 1918. By the end of the war, over 17 million people would be killed including over 100,000 American …

Cambrai, 20 November - 4 December 1917. The year that America entered the war was marked by near disaster for the Allies on all the European fronts. A French offensive in April, with …

1 day ago · The National WWI Museum reveals how wartime rationing shaped 1918 Christmas dinners with wheat-saving dishes, sugar alternatives and other creative solutions.