Outline of World War I

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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to World War I:

World War Imajor war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. It involved all the world's great powers,[1] which were assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies (centred on the Triple Entente of Britain, France and Russia) and the Central Powers (originally centred on the Triple Alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy).[2] More than 70 million military personnel, including 60 million Europeans, were mobilised in one of the largest wars in history.[3][4] More than 9 million combatants were killed, largely because of great technological advances in firepower without corresponding advances in mobility. It was the sixth deadliest conflict in world history, subsequently paving the way for various political changes such as revolutions in the nations involved.[5]

Nature of World War I[]

World War I can be described as all of the following:

World War I was further characterized by the following types of warfare:

Causes of World War I[]

Long term influences leading to World War I[]

Short term influences leading to World War I[]

Participants in World War I[]

World War I was fought between the Allies and the Central Powers.

The Central Powers (Triple Alliance (1882))[]

  •  German Empire
  •  Austria-Hungary
  •  Bulgaria
  •  Ottoman Empire

The Allies (Triple Entente)[]

Main Allied countries[]

  • France French Third Republic (including French colonial forces)
  •  Russian Empire (until March 1917), Russia Russian Republic (until November 1917)
  •  Kingdom of Serbia
  •  British Empire and Great Britain
  •  Canada
  •  Kingdom of Italy (April 1915 and after) (including Italian colonial forces)
  •  Kingdom of Belgium (including Belgian colonial forces)
  • United States United States of America, American entry into World War I (1917 and after)

Other military allies[]

Other states that had military participation:

  •  Kingdom of Montenegro
  •  Empire of Japan
  • Portugal Portuguese Republic (March 1916 and after) (including Portuguese colonial forces)
  •  Kingdom of Romania (August 1916 – May 1918)
  •  Kingdom of Greece (November 1916 for the Government of National Defence; June 1917 for the whole country)
  • Albania Albania
  • Brazil Brazil (October 1917 and after)
  • Armenia Armenia (May 1918 and after)
  • Bohemia Czechoslovakia – See Czechoslovak Legions
  • Finland Finland (October 1918 and after)
  •    Nepal (soldiers served under the British Indian Army)
  • Thailand Kingdom of Siam
  •  San Marino (June 1915 and after)

Nominal Allies[]

States that declared war, but had no military involvement:

  •  Andorra
  •  Bolivia (April 1917 and after)
  •  China (August 1917 and after)
  •  Costa Rica (May 1918 and after)
  •  Cuba (April 1917 and after)
  •  Ecuador (December 1917 and after)
  •  Guatemala (April 1918 and after)
  •  Liberia (August 1917 and after)
  •  Haiti (July 1918 and after)
  •  Honduras (July 1918 and after)
  •  Nicaragua (May 1918 and after)
  •  Panama (December 1917 and after)
  •  Peru (October 1917 and after)
  •  Uruguay (October 1917 and after)

Conduct of the war[]

World War I by region[]

World War I theatres, fronts, and campaigns[]

  • Western Front (World War I)
  • Eastern Front (World War I)
  • West Africa Campaign (World War I)
  • East African Campaign (World War I)
  • Italian Campaign (World War I)
  • Sinai and Palestine Campaign
  • Caucasus Campaign
  • Mesopotamian Campaign
  • Gallipoli Campaign
  • Attacks on North America during World War I
Naval campaigns of World War I[]
  • Battle of the Atlantic (1914-1918)
  • Adriatic Campaign of World War I
  • Naval operations in the Dardanelles Campaign
  • Blockade of Germany

World War I by country[]

Central Powers[]
Allies[]
Main allies[]
Other allies[]
Nominal allies[]
World War I impact on neutral countries[]
  • Norway in World War I
  • Mexico in World War I
  • Ireland and World War I
  • Montserrat in World War I
  • Spain in World War I
  • Switzerland during the World Wars
  • Vietnam during World War I
  • Afghanistan Afghanistan – received a German diplomatic mission trying to convince it to act against the British in India
  • Argentina – Ally to US by treaty (see ABC countries for more information)
  • Bhutan
  • Chile – Ally to US by treaty (see ABC countries for more information)
  • Colombia
  • Denmark – Traded with both sides.
  • El Salvador
  • Ethiopian Empire – received a German diplomatic mission trying to convince it to act against the British in Africa
  • Liechtenstein – Had a customs and monetary union with Austria-Hungary.
  • Luxembourg – Never declared war on the Central Powers despite being invaded and occupied by Germany.
  • Mongolia -
  • Mexico- Declined an alliance with Germany (see Zimmermann Telegram). An ally to the United States by treaty (see ABC countries).
  • Netherlands Netherlands – An ally of the United Kingdom by treaty. Traded with both sides.
  • Norway – Gave naval assistance to the United Kingdom.
  • Paraguay
  • Persia – Occupied by British and Russian troops.
  • Spain Spain – Also treaty bound ally to the United Kingdom.
  • Sweden during World War I – Financially supported Germany.
  • Switzerland – Switzerland did declare a "state of siege".
  • Venezuela – Supplied the Allies with oil.

People in World War I[]

Leaders in World War I[]

Military forces of World War I[]

Technology during World War I[]

Equipment of World War I[]

Vehicles of World War I[]

Weapons of World War I[]

Common military awards[]

Russian Empire[]

United States[]

British Empire[]

France and Belgium[]

Imperial Germany[]

Kingdom of Serbia[]

Austria-Hungary[]

The end of World War I[]

  • Armistice of Mudros (October 30, 1918) – surrender of the Ottoman Empire
  • Armistice of Villa Giusti (November 3, 1918) – surrender of Austria-Hungary
  • Armistice with Germany (November 11, 1918) – surrender of Germany

Aftermath of World War I[]

  • World War I reparations
  • Dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire into several successor states:
  • Cession by Austria-Hungary of Transylvania and Bukovina to Romania.
  • Cession by Austria-Hungary of the southern half of the County of Tyrol and Trieste to Italy
  • Establishment of the First Republic of Armenia
  • Further Balkanization
  • World War II
    • World War I was one of the main causes of World War II

World War I-related media[]

Non-fiction[]

Fiction[]

World War I remembered[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Willmott 2003, pp. 10–11
  2. ^ Willmott 2003, p. 15
  3. ^ Keegan 1988, p. 8
  4. ^ Bade & Brown 2003, pp. 167–168
  5. ^ Willmott 2003, p. 307

Further reading[]

  • Bond, Brian. "The First World War" in C. L. Mowat, ed. The New Cambridge Modern History: Vol. XII: The Shifting Balance of World Forces 1898-1945 (2nd ed. 1968) online pp 171–208.

External links[]

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