what's inside: world war i

 

The events leading up to the start of World War I depict a time in the history of the world where tensions between developing nations started to clash. This section contains information about the events leading up to the start of World War I.

Background

The sinking of the Lusitania was one of the events that brought the United States into World War I. The topics in this section cover some of the major concepts and events related to the start of the First World War. See more »

Biographies

Some of the most famous people that were related to World War I include Earl Haig and Sir Henry Wilson. The topics in this section include biographies about some of the most important people that had a role in World War I. See more »

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What was the Christmas Truce?

World War I lasted more than four horrific years and took the lives of 8.5 million people. So why did soldiers spontaneously put down their guns and shake hands? And why did they start fighting again?

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Gallipoli Campaign

Gallipoli Campaign, an Allied attempt in 1915, during World War I, to seize the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey and thus gain control of the Dardanelles strait, opening a supply route from the west to Russia through the Black Sea.

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Earl Beatty

Beatty of the North Sea and of Brooksby, David Beatty, First Earl (1871-1936), a British naval officer.