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Outline of World War I

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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to World War I:

World War I – major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. It involved all the world's great powers,[1] which were assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies (centred on the Triple Entente of Britain, France and Russia) and the Central Powers (originally centred on the Triple Alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy).[2] More than 70 million military personnel, including 60 million Europeans, were mobilised in one of the largest wars in history.[3][4] More than 9 million combatants were killed, largely because of great technological advances in firepower without corresponding advances in mobility. It was the sixth deadliest conflict in world history, subsequently paving the way for various political changes such as revolutions in the nations involved.[5]

Nature of World War I

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World War I can be described as all of the following:

World War I was further characterized by the following types of warfare:

Causes of World War I

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Main article: Causes of World War I

Long term influences leading to World War I

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Cultural and strategic factors:

Destabilizing of the European balance of power:

Web of alliances:

Short term influences leading to World War I

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Participants in World War I

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World War I was fought between the Allies and the Central Powers.

The Central Powers (Triple Alliance)

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Main article: Central Powers

The Allies (Triple Entente)

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Main article: Allies of World War I

Main Allied countries

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Other military allies

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Other states that had military participation:

Nominal Allies

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States that declared war, but had no military involvement:

Conduct of the war

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Main article: Timeline of World War I

World War I theatres, fronts, and campaign

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World War I by country

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Central Powers

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Allies

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Main allies

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Other allies

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Nominal allies

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World War I impact on neutral countries

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People in World War I

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Leaders in World War I

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Military forces of World War I

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Allies

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Central powers

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Technology during World War I

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Main article: Technology during World War I

Equipment of World War I

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Vehicles of World War I

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Weapons of World War I

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List of infantry weapons of World War I

Common military awards

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Russian Empire

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United States

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United States service medals of the World Wars

British Empire

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France and Belgium

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Imperial Germany

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Kingdom of Serbia

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Austria-Hungary

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War Crimes

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Main article: War crimes in World War I

The First World War saw many instances of war crimes being committed by both the Allied and Central powers:

Geoncides

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Massacres

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Terrorism

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Mistreatment of civilians

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The end of World War I

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Aftermath of World War I

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Main article: Aftermath of World War I
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Non-fiction

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Fiction

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World War I remembered

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Since Russia was using the Julian calendar, the date was February in Russia, but March for countries using the Gregorian calendar
  2. ^ Italy was part of the Triple Alliance (1882) with Germany and Austria-Hungary, but due to tensions declared neutrality when war broke out, and later left the alliance on May 3rd

References

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  1. ^ Willmott 2003, pp. 10–11
  2. ^ Willmott 2003, p. 15
  3. ^ Keegan 1998, p. 8
  4. ^ Bade & Brown 2003, pp. 167–168
  5. ^ Willmott 2003, p. 307

Sources

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  • Bade, Klaus J.; Brown, Allison (tr.) (2003). Migration in European History. The making of Europe. Oxford: Blackwell. ISBN 978-0-631-18939-8. OCLC 52695573. (translated from the German)
  • Keegan, John (1998). The First World War. Hutchinson. ISBN 978-0-09-180178-6.
  • Willmott, H.P. (2003). World War I. Dorling Kindersley. ISBN 978-0-7894-9627-0. OCLC 52541937.

Further reading

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  • Bond, Brian. "The First World War" in C. L. Mowat, ed. The New Cambridge Modern History: Vol. XII: The Shifting Balance of World Forces 1898-1945 (2nd ed. 1968) online pp 171–208.
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