WORLD WAR - I

Got triggered from a small conflict between Austria-Hungary and Serbia
Millions of soldiers sacrificed their lives
100^th Anniversary of the beginning of the war

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Name of the occasion / Event / Organization / Object

• World War - 1

Dates & Places

• July 28, 1914 to November 11, 1918
• June 28, 1919 - Treaty of Versailles signed

Activity / Profession / Trait / Objective

• Global war

Intros

• Global warfare involving Europe, Africa, the Middle East, the Pacific Islands, China and off the coast of South and North America
• But centred in Europe

History, Achievements, Accolades, Awards and Recognitions

• World War I began on July 28, 1914, when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. This small conflict became a big warfare and soon Germany, Russia, Great Britain, and France were all dragged into the war.
• In the initial stages, in the west, Germany attacked first Belgium and then France. In the east, Russia attacked both Germany and Austria-Hungary. In the south, Austria-Hungary attacked Serbia.
• Late in 1914, the Ottoman Empire was also dragged into the war.
• Britain also launched a separate campaign against the Turks in Mesopotamia.
• The war during 1916 and 1917, was dominated by continued trench warfare in both the east and the west fronts. Despite the death of millions of soldiers in brutal conditions, neither side had gained any advantage.
• Angered by attacks upon its ships in the Atlantic, USA also declared war on Germany in April, 1017.
• In November, 1917, Russia pulled out of the war because of the Bolshevik Revolution at home.
• A deadly outbreak of influenza, in 1918, took heavy tolls on soldiers of both sides. Eventually, the governments of both Germany and Austria-Hungary began to lose control.
• The war ended in the late fall of 1918, after the member countries of the Central Powers signed armistice agreements one by one. Germany, under the Treaty of Versailles, was severely punished with strict sanctions.
• Some historians believe that the excessive punishment of Germany had actually actually planted the seeds of World War II, rather than foster peace.
• India Gate in New Delhi was built as a War Memorial to commemorate the death of 90,000 Indian soldiers, who were killed in the North West Province during the First World War and the Afghan Fiasco of 1919.

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