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It erased romantic notions of war, introducing slaughter on a massive scale, and instilled a fear of foreign military involvement that would last until the second world war. An encyclopedia military history of the united states venzon, anne cipriano on. World war ii wwii or ww2, in the soviet union, the great patriotic war, and in japan, the second sinojapanese war, was a global war involving fighting in most of the world and most countries. International encyclopedia of the first world war is a collaborative international research project designed to develop a virtual englishlanguage reference work. It led to the fall of four great imperial dynasties in germany, russia, austriahungary, and turkey, resulted in the bolshevik revolution in russia, and, in its destabilization of european society, laid the groundwork for world war ii. Most countries fought in the years 19391945 but some started fighting in 1937. An encyclopedia military history of the united states. Encyclopedia h this area of the website provides an az listing of first world war terms, personalities, biographical sketches, battles, weaponry, etc. World history notes ias pdf download world history upsc. A war generally involves the use of weapons, a military organization and soldiers. As a rule, wrote oshea, the founding editor, in the preface of that first edition, encyclopedias are apt to be quite formal and technical.
Contemporaneously described as the war to end all wars, it led to the mobilisation of more than 70 million military personnel, including 60 million europeans, making it one of the largest wars in history. Aug 30, 2019 world war i, also known as wwi abbreviation, the first world war, the great war, and the war to end all wars, was a global military conflict that took place mostly in europe between 1914 and 1918. World history does not come in prelims, it only comes in mains. Australian curriculum 5 world war i 19141918 wars generally. Mobilization for the first world war in the initial phase involved.
World government stanford encyclopedia of philosophy. World war i, also called first world war or great war, an international conflict that. First world war synonyms, first world war pronunciation, first world war translation, english dictionary definition of first world war. World war i world war i killed, wounded, and missing. Contemporaneously described as the war to end all wars, 7 it led to the mobilisation of more than 70 million military personnel, including 60 million. The first world war the war that began 100 years ago in europe has determined the history of the 20th century as fundamentally as almost no other event. The concept of first world originated during the cold war and included countries that were generally aligned with nato and opposed to the soviet union during the cold war. The study of history in its broadest sense is a record of humanity and its accomplishments from its earliest origins to modern times. Hence, romania could not play a role within europe until it joined one of the political alliances. Before world war ii began in 1939, world war i was called.
I would recommend that you also download it into your pc. An underlying cause of the first world war was the various disputes between the great. The first world war was a global conflict that caught most of the participants. Read the essential details about the causes and events of ww1. I have experience dating back over almost thirty years, first as a junior professor, then. The study of history in its broadest sense is a record of humanity and its accomplishments from. The first edition of the world book encyclopedia was published as simply the world book in 1917, by the hansonroachfowler company. The international encyclopedia of the first world war ww1 is a collaborative international research project designed to develop a virtual englishlanguage reference work. War is a situation in which a nation enforces its rights by using force. War simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Sections include timeline, outbreak, allied forces, central powers, important battles, political leaders, trench warfare, women at war, weapons.
World war ii, conflict that involved virtually every part of the world during 193945. It was the bloodiest conflict, as well as the largest war, in history. Architects of the conflict that gripped the world for nearly fifty years, cold warriors were the men, and few women, who gave shape to the ongoing conflict between the united states and the soviet union from 1945 to 1989. Topics world war, 19141918 publisher boston, and new york, houghton mifflin company.
Also covered are significant modifications, most of which can be attributed to everchanging. This is an excellent collection of material on the first world war, but i find it difficult to navigate around the book using a kindle. The british and german fleets meet 60 miles off the coast of jutland, denmark, in the war s only major encounter between the world s two largest sea powers. World war i often abbreviated as wwi or ww1, also known as the first world war or the great war, was a global war originating in europe that lasted from 28 july 1914 to 11 november 1918. The casualties suffered by the participants in world war i dwarfed those of previous wars. Kaiser william ii was the german emperor during i world war. World war i, international conflict that in 191418 embroiled most of the nations of europe along with russia, the u. A visual encyclopedia is the ultimate reference tool for exploring the history of one of the most remarkable nations in the world. International encyclopedia of the first world war refubium freie. Starting with 14 salient places that stand for important developments in the war, the exhibition leads us through.
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