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 "alliance"; the …

Nov 17, 2025 · 1914–1918 Quick Summary Ask the Chatbot Also known as: First World War, Great War, WWI

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.

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

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 Powers of Germany, …

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, imperialism …