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  1. World War I: Summary, Causes & Facts - HISTORY

    Oct 29, 2009 · World War I, also known as the Great War, started in 1914 after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. His murder escalated into a war across Europe that lasted until …

  2. World War I: Causes and Timeline | HISTORY

    World War I was fought from 1914 to 1918. Learn more about World War I combatants, battles and generals, and what cau...

  3. World War I Timeline: Battles & Major Events | HISTORY

    Apr 8, 2021 · This World War I timeline of battles outlines the most important engagements of the 1914-1918 war, from the first Bat...

  4. Life in the Trenches of World War I - HISTORY

    Apr 23, 2018 · Trenches—long, deep ditches dug as protective defenses—are most often associated with World War I, and the results of trench warfare in that conflict were hellish indeed.

  5. 8 Events that Led to World War I - HISTORY

    Apr 6, 2021 · Imperialism, nationalistic pride and mutual alliances all played a part in building tensions that would erupt into war.

  6. Why Did the US Enter World War I? | HISTORY

    Apr 6, 2017 · The United States entered World War I in 1917, following the sinking of the British ocean liner Lusitania and the sho...

  7. Watch The Great War Full Episodes, Video & More - HISTORY

    “The Great War” is a four-hour cinematic documentary covering U.S. involvement in World War I in the critical year of 1918. After three years of horrific battle in the trenches of France and ...

  8. Armistice Day: World War I ends | November 11, 1918 | HISTORY

    Mar 10, 2010 · At the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, World War I ends. At 5 a.m. that morning, Germany signed ...

  9. How Many People Died in World War I? - HISTORY

    Apr 19, 2023 · The carnage of the war was so extreme that historians have had a difficult time agreeing on exactly how many people l...

  10. WWI’s Christmas Truce: When Fighting Paused for the Holiday

    Oct 29, 2018 · Over Christmas 1914, singing and soccer broke out between British and German forces.