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The '''Great War''' (also known as '''World War I''', the '''First World War''' and '''The War to End All Wars''') was a conflict fought from July 28th, 1914, to November 11, 1918, between the Triple Alliance (the German, Austro/Hungarian, and Ottoman Empires) and the Entante Powers (Britain, France, the Russian Empire until 1917, and the United States from 1917). | The '''Great War''' (also known as '''World War I''', the '''First World War''' and '''The War to End All Wars''') was a conflict fought from July 28th, 1914, to November 11, 1918, between the Triple Alliance (the German, Austro/Hungarian, and Ottoman Empires) and the Entante Powers (Britain, France, the Russian Empire until 1917, and the United States from 1917). | ||
The war was notable for being the beginning of modern warfare. It saw the first use of combat aircraft and [[tank]]s as well as gas-based [[Chemical weapon|chemical weaponry]]. It was also the first war in which advanced [[automatic weapon| | The war was notable for being the beginning of modern warfare. It saw the first use of combat aircraft and [[tank]]s as well as gas-based [[Chemical weapon|chemical weaponry]]. It was also the first war in which advanced modern weapons such as [[automatic weapon|machine guns]] and [[artillery]] were used on a large scale, forcing military strategists to adopt completely new tactics such as squad based warfare. Some Ten Million people were killed during the Great War. It also changed the political scenario in Europe, seeing the end of the German and Russian Empires and the birth of the Soviet Union as well as laying the foundation for the rise of the Third Reich. | ||
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Revision as of 03:20, 26 November 2011
The Great War (also known as World War I, the First World War and The War to End All Wars) was a conflict fought from July 28th, 1914, to November 11, 1918, between the Triple Alliance (the German, Austro/Hungarian, and Ottoman Empires) and the Entante Powers (Britain, France, the Russian Empire until 1917, and the United States from 1917).
The war was notable for being the beginning of modern warfare. It saw the first use of combat aircraft and tanks as well as gas-based chemical weaponry. It was also the first war in which advanced modern weapons such as machine guns and artillery were used on a large scale, forcing military strategists to adopt completely new tactics such as squad based warfare. Some Ten Million people were killed during the Great War. It also changed the political scenario in Europe, seeing the end of the German and Russian Empires and the birth of the Soviet Union as well as laying the foundation for the rise of the Third Reich.
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