World War I
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It's quiz time!...most famous Russian words"? Former foes France and Germany held a joint World War I Armistice Day ceremony for the first time, with Angela Merkel becoming the first German leader to attended the event in Paris. Who had controversially turned... In this article: World War I, Mikhail Gorbachev, Dmitry Medvedev, Angela Merkel, Beijing, Paris, and Germany |
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The Oklahoman | November 11, 2009
Germany, France join to mark end of WWI
Germany, France join to mark end of WWI Tens of millions died in fighting that concluded 91 years ago PARIS - For the first time since World War I, the leaders of Germany and France held a joint ceremony Wednesday to commemorate the end of...
In this article: Germany, France, Nicolas Sarkozy, Armistice Day, Angela Merkel, Britain, U.S., and Korean War
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Yahoo! News | November 11, 2009
World remembers sacrifice of World War I lost generation (AFP)
...- 33 mins ago PARIS (AFP) - Former foes France and Germany held a joint World War I Armistice Day ceremony for the first time as events around the globe Wednesday honoured the millions killed in the conflict. President Barack Obama,...
In this article: Nicolas Sarkozy, Armistice Day, Agence France Presse, Paris, Francois Mitterrand, Angela Merkel, Gordon Brown, Barack Obama, and Australia
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AP Online | November 11, 2009
German chancellor helps French mark end of WWI
German chancellor helps French mark end of WWI PARIS (AP) - For the first time since World War I, the leaders of Germany and France appeared together at a ceremony Wednesday to commemorate the end of the conflict, saying it is now time to...
In this article: Nicolas Sarkozy, Angela Merkel, Arc de Triomphe, Europe, Germany, France, and European Union
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Merkel in Paris to honour World War I dead (AFP)
Merkel in Paris to honour World War I dead (AFP) Merkel in Paris to honour World War I dead AFP/Pool - France's President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel take part in the Armistice … 27 mins ago PARIS (AFP) - French...
In this article: Angela Merkel, Nicolas Sarkozy, Paris, France, Armistice Day, Agence France Presse, European Union, and Germany
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National Geographic News | November 10, 2009
Veterans Day: Why It's Today, How It's Changed & More
...by Release of Vets' Stories.") Veterans Day Date Marks End of "Great War" In the U.S., Veterans Day began as Armistice Day, commemorating the end of World War I. The so-called War to End All Wars ended with an armistice signed at 11 a.m....
In this article: Veterans Day, United States, Armistice Day, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Memorial Day, Barack Obama, and Columbus Day
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BBC News | November 10, 2009
New agendas
...defeated in France. Some of Angela Merkel's predecessors have commemorated World War I on French soil before - in 1984, Chancellor Helmut Kohl took the hand of President Francois Mitterrand at a Verdun grave site. And in 1998, then...
In this article: Nicolas Sarkozy, Angela Merkel, Germany, European Union, France, Armistice Day, Europe, Tax, and Jacques Chirac
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World War I (WWI, WW1), also known as the, First World War , Great War and War to End All Wars, was a global military conflict which involved the majority of the world's great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Entente Powers and the Central Powers. Over 70 million military personnel were mobilized in one of the largest wars in history. In a state of total war, the major combatants placed their scientific and industrial capabilities at the service of the war effort. Over 15 million people were killed, making it one of the deadliest conflicts in human history.
The proximate catalyst for the war was the 28 June 1914 assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, by a Bosnian-Serb nationalist, Gavrilo Princip. Austria-Hungary's resulting demands against the Kingdom of Serbia led to the activation of a series of alliances which within weeks saw all of the major European powers at war. Because of the global empires of many European nations, the war soon spread worldwide.
By the war's end, four major imperial powers - Germany, Russia, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire - had been militarily and politically defeated, with the latter two ceasing to exist as autonomous countries. The revolutionized Soviet Union emerged from the Russian Empire, while the map of central Europe was completely redrawn into numerous smaller states. The League of Nations was formed in the hope of preventing another such conflict. The European nationalism spawned by the war, the repercussions of Germany's defeat, and the Treaty of Versailles would eventually lead to the beginning of World War II in 1939.
- Name:
- World War I
- Date:
- June 28, 1914
- Outcome:
- Allied victory; end of the German, Russian, Ottoman, and Austro-Hungarian Empires; foundation of new countries in Europe and the Middle East; transfer of German colonies to other powers; establishment of the League of Nations.
- Location:
- Europe, Africa and the Middle East (briefly in China and the Pacific Islands)
- Combatant:
- Allied (Entente) Powers
- Casualties:
- 8,388,000
- Commander:
- Leaders and commanders
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