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The reason for the start of the First World War
The archduke was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist. The incident sparked the First World War. -
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The two sides of the first world war.
During World War I, the Entente Powers Great Britain, France, Serbia, and Imperial Russia (later joined by Italy, Greece, Portugal, Romania, and the United States) fought against the Central Powers: Germany and Austria-Hungary (later joined by Ottoman Turkey and Bulgaria). -
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War of position.
The positional war of the First World War was going to be a static war, with both parties going to entrench and defend in the face of little movement. The battles were costly and the advances were minimal, with new weapons with machine guns, gas and tanks. It will last until the allies, with new forces, will strain the enemy lines. -
The viratge of war.
The viratge of the First World War is that it will be donated between 1917 and 1918 with three key factors: the entry of the Stats Units, which will provide decisive troops and resources; the departure of Russia after the Revolution of 1917, which allowed Germany to concentrate on the western front; In the offensives of 1918, Germany will fail in its attempt at rapid victory, while the Allied counteroffensive will force the army to surrender in November 1918. -
The end of WW1.
The First World War will end on November 11, 1918 after the failure of the German Spring Offensive, the Allied counteroffensive and the internal German crisis, which will lead to the abdication. The Tract of Versailles (1919) imposed harsh conditions on Germany, contributing to the tensions that led to the Second World War.