^ Including 2,000,000 German soldiers, at least 1,000,000 Austro-Hungarians, 800,000 Ottoman troops[2] ^ Often abbreviated as WWI or WW1 ^ Only the Triple Alliance was a formal "alliance"; the …

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Oct 29, 2009 · WWI was one of the deadliest conflicts in human history, with total casualties estimated at over 16 million.

Jan 12, 2026 · The First World War (1914-18) was the first global conflict, the first mechanised conflict, and the first to involve civilians far from the fighting front. In this gallery of 50 images, we explore the...

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Library of Congress image In the summer of 1914, the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, ignited a continental war between the Central Powers of Germany, …

World War I began in June of 1914, and is considered to have five major causes that led to the outbreak of the war. These five causes include the four long-term causes (militarism, alliances, imperialism …

Aug 23, 2022 · Gun crew from Regimental Headquarters Company, 23rd Infantry, firing 37 mm gun during an advance on German entrenched positions. View in Catalog. As the largest repository of …

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Exhibition Echoes of the Great War: American Experiences of WWI Explore how Americans experienced the upheaval of world war—at home and abroad.