World War I

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World War I was a global conflict from 1914 to 1918 that pitted the Allied Powers against the Central Powers and reshaped the political and social landscape of the 20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 20th-century war
global conflict
interstate war
war
alsoKnownAs World War I
surface form: First World War

World War I
surface form: The Great War
belligerent Allied Powers of World War I
surface form: Allied Powers

Central Powers
casualtiesEstimate over 15 million deaths
civilianCasualtiesEstimate millions of civilians killed
commemorationDate Armistice Day
Armistice Day
surface form: Remembrance Day
commemorationSymbol red poppy
endDate 1918-11-11
endedBy Armistice of 11 November 1918
followedBy interwar period
formalEndTreaty Treaty of Lausanne
Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye
surface form: Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye (1919)

Treaty of Sèvres
Treaty of Trianon
Treaty of Versailles
front African theatre
Balkan Front
Eastern Front
Italian Front
Middle East combat operations
surface form: Middle Eastern theatre

Western Front
hasGenre total war
homeFrontImpact increased participation of women in the workforce
mass conscription
rationing in many countries
immediateCause assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
immediateCauseDate 1914-06-28
location Africa
Asia
Atlantic Ocean
Europe
Middle East
Pacific Ocean
longTermConsequence conditions contributing to the outbreak of World War II
conditions contributing to the rise of Nazism in Germany
mainAlliedPower France
Italy
Russian Empire
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
mainCentralPower Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Austro-Hungarian Empire

Bulgaria
German Empire
Ottoman Empire
militaryCasualtiesEstimate millions of soldiers killed
notableBattle Battle of Gallipoli
Battle of Jutland
Battle of Tannenberg
Battle of Verdun
Battle of the Somme
First Battle of the Marne
notableCommander Douglas Haig
Erich Ludendorff
Ferdinand Foch
John J. Pershing
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Paul von Hindenburg
organizationCreated League of Nations
partOf 20th-century history
politicalConsequence creation of new nation-states in Europe
redrawing of European borders
rise of Japan as a major power in Asia
rise of the United States as a major world power
weakening of European colonial empires
precededBy Balkan Wars
result Russian Revolution and withdrawal of Russia from the war
abdication of German Kaiser Wilhelm II
collapse of Ottoman Empire
defeat of the Central Powers
dissolution of Austro-Hungarian Empire
startDate 1914-07-28
technologicalFeature first large-scale use of chemical weapons
introduction of tanks
large-scale use of trench warfare
use of military aircraft
use of submarines (U-boats)
widespread use of machine guns
timePeriod 1910s
triggerEventLocation Sarajevo

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Vorticism historicalContext World War I
this entity surface form: First World War
Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points (indirectly) historicalPeriod World War I
subject surface form: Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points
Eduard Dietl participantIn World War I
Eduard Dietl conflict World War I
Ronald Colman conflict World War I
Paul Philippe Cret conflict World War I
V Corps (United States) conflict World War I
V Corps (United States) formedIn World War I
this entity surface form: World War I era
Rear Admiral (Imperial Japanese Navy) usedDuringConflict World War I
this entity surface form: First World War
Nevada-class battleship conflict World War I
BB-36 serviceInConflict World War I
subject surface form: USS Nevada
Polish–Ukrainian War precededBy World War I
Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu conflict World War I
Sandro Pertini participatedIn World War I
Vittorio Emanuele Orlando hasEra World War I
this entity surface form: World War I era
Atlantic Fleet era World War I
Atlantic Fleet conflict World War I
Charles Rumney Samson conflict World War I
Charles I of Austria era World War I
Against the Day setInTimePeriod World War I
this entity surface form: World War I era
VIII Corps (United Kingdom) conflict World War I
this entity surface form: First World War
VIII Corps (United Kingdom) formedDuring World War I
this entity surface form: First World War
HMS Warspite serviceEntryConflict World War I
HMS Warspite conflict World War I
Max Horton conflict World War I
6th Marines conflict World War I
Grand Duchy of Baden historicalEra World War I
this entity surface form: World War I period
Günther von Kluge conflict World War I
A Farewell to Arms settingPeriod World War I
In Our Time hasSubject World War I
Helgoland significantDuring World War I
Gabriele Rapagnetta conflict World War I
subject surface form: Gabriele D'Annunzio
BB-38 conflictParticipatedIn World War I
BB-38 serviceEntryEra World War I
this entity surface form: World War I era
Vian conflict World War I
subject surface form: Philip Vian
this entity surface form: First World War
U.S. 42nd Infantry Division conflict World War I
subject surface form: 42nd Infantry Division
Lieutenant-General Brian Horrocks conflict World War I
subject surface form: Brian Horrocks
this entity surface form: First World War
Marine Troops (Troupes de marine) engagedIn World War I
subject surface form: Troupes de marine
Foreign Legion historicalConflict World War I
Earl of Hertford – Claude Rains conflictParticipatedIn World War I
subject surface form: Claude Rains
King Alexander I conflict World War I
subject surface form: King Alexander I of Yugoslavia
Birkenhead Institute associatedWith World War I
this entity surface form: First World War
Maximilian von Spee conflict World War I
King's Own Scottish Borderers (historical) participatedIn World War I
subject surface form: King's Own Scottish Borderers
this entity surface form: First World War
Imperial War Museum Duxford focusesOn World War I
this entity surface form: First World War