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First World War

The First World War or Great War was a conflict that involved most of the European
nations along with Russia, United States, Middle East and other regions. It was
mentioned that it started in 1914 and was fought by the Central Powers (Germany,
Austria-Hungary and Turkey) against the Allies (France, Great Britain, Italy, Russia,
Japan and, from 1917, United States).
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, who was heir to the throne, was assassinated
by a Yugoslav nationalist, Gavrilo Princip on 28 June 1914. This made Austria give
an ultimatum to Serbia and a month later, Austria declared war to the Kingdom of
Serbia. Around that time, the war on France was declared by Germany because their
border was heavily fortified on both sides and according to the Schlieffen Plan,
Germany invaded Luxembourg and Belgium. These two are the main reasons of why
did the First World War started.
In 1915, Italy joined the Allies and Bulgaria their enemies; Romania joined the Allies
in 1916, as United States did in 1917. The Russian government is known to collapse
in March 1917 and to start a revolution in November. The military defeat of Russia
led to the Treaty of Brest Litovsk, which said that Germans had won a significant
victory.
On 4 November 1918, Austria-Hungary accepted a truce with Germany. Few days
later, the war was won by the Allies.

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2017, from ​https://www.britannica.com/event/World-War-I