World War I

World War I, also known as the First World War, the Great War and "The War to End All Wars" was a global

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that took place mostly in Europe

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between 1914 and 1918. It was a total war

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which left millions dead and shaped the modern world.

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1278 Kings Rudolph I of Germany and Ladislaus IV of Hungary defeat King Otakar II of Bohemia in the Battle of Marchfield, a match of over 80,000 men and the largest battle of knights in the Middle Ages. The battle ends a power struggle between Rudolph and Otakar over the fate of central Europe, and Rudolph's Habsburg family will continue to rule Austria and other captured territories until the end of World War I in 1918.

1914 World War I (1914-1918)

1914 World War I begins: Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia after it fails to meet the conditions of an ultimatum it set on July 23 following the Sarajevo assassination.

1914 World War I: German forces occupy Brussels.

1914 World War I: First Battle of the Marne begins - Northeast of Paris, the French 6th Army under General Michel-Joseph Maunoury attack German forces who are advancing on the capital. Over 2 million troops will fight in the battle and 500,000 will be killed or wounded in this significant Allied victory.

1914 World War I: Siege of Antwerp - Antwerp, Belgium falls to German troops.

1915 World War I: Germany uses poison gas against Russians.

1915 World War I: Off the coast of Chile, the Royal Navy sinks the German battleship SMS ''Dresden''.

1915 World War I: Second Battle of Ypres - German troops introduce poison gas at Ypres, Belgium.

1915 The Anzac tradition begins during World War I with a landing at Gallipoli on the Turkish coast.

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In war-time the word patriotism means suppression of truth.

Siegfried Sassoon in Memoirs of an Infantry Officer

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World War I, also known as the First World War, the Great War and "The War to End All Wars" was a global