World War I (WWI) was a global war centered in Europe that began on July 28, 1914 and lasted until November 11, 1918. It was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until the start of World War II in 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter. This conflict involved most of the world's great powers, assembled in two opposing alliances: the Triple Entente (the United Kingdom, France and Russia) and its allies, and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Spain) and its allies. The fighting ended in late 1918 with the victory of the Triple Entente and its allies. More than 70 million military personnel, including 60 million Europeans, were mobilized in one of the largest wars in history. More than 15 million people were killed, making it also
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| - World War I (WWI) was a global war centered in Europe that began on July 28, 1914 and lasted until November 11, 1918. It was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until the start of World War II in 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter. This conflict involved most of the world's great powers, assembled in two opposing alliances: the Triple Entente (the United Kingdom, France and Russia) and its allies, and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Spain) and its allies. The fighting ended in late 1918 with the victory of the Triple Entente and its allies. More than 70 million military personnel, including 60 million Europeans, were mobilized in one of the largest wars in history. More than 15 million people were killed, making it also
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- Allied leaders
25px|border Raymond Poincaré
- Central Powers leaders
25px|border Wilhelm II
- border|25px Ferdinand I
- border|25px Nikola Zhekov
- border|25px Vladimir Vazov
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| - Clockwise from top: Trenches on the Western Front; a British Mark IV Tank crossing a trench; Royal Navy battleship HMS Irresistible sinking after striking a mine at the Battle of the Dardanelles; a Vickers machine gun crew with gas masks, and German Albatros D.III biplanes
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| - Allied victory
* End of the German, Spanish, Russian, Ottoman, and Austro-Hungarian empires
* Formation of new countries in Europe and the Middle East
* Transfer of German and Spanish colonies and regions of the former Ottoman Empire to other powers
* Establishment of the League of Nations.
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- (...and others)
- border|25px Bulgaria
- * 25px|border Prussia
* 25px Baden
* 25px|border Bavaria
* 25px|border Saxony
25px|border Austria-Hungary
- Allied Powers
25px|border France
- Central Powers
25px|border Germany
- * 25px Cuba
* 25px Spanish East Indies
* 25px Spanish North Africa
* 25px Spanish West Africa
25px Ottoman Empire
- *25px|border French Morocco
*25px|border French West Africa
25px|border British Empire
- *25px|border United Kingdom
*25px|border Australasia
*25px|border Canada
*25px|border India
*25px|border Newfoundland
*25px|border Patagonia
*25px|border South Africa
25px|border Russia
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| Place
| - Europe, Africa, the Americas, the Middle East, and the Pacific Islands
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| - World War I (WWI) was a global war centered in Europe that began on July 28, 1914 and lasted until November 11, 1918. It was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until the start of World War II in 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter. This conflict involved most of the world's great powers, assembled in two opposing alliances: the Triple Entente (the United Kingdom, France and Russia) and its allies, and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Spain) and its allies. The fighting ended in late 1918 with the victory of the Triple Entente and its allies. More than 70 million military personnel, including 60 million Europeans, were mobilized in one of the largest wars in history. More than 15 million people were killed, making it also one of the deadliest conflicts in history.
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