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WWI Firsts (1:18)

WWI may have been the war to end all wars, but it was also the beginning of many military and civilian technologies.

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  • WWI Firsts
    WWI Firsts

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    WWI may have been the war to end all wars, but it was also the beginning of many military and civilian technologies.

    Video Clip (1:18)
  • Causes of World War I
    Causes of World War I

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    By 1914, military tensions and a series of alliances have Europe on the edge of war. In August, the fuse is lit by an assassination in Sarajevo. By war's end, more than 100 countries would be involved in the conflict.

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  • Treaty of Versailles Ends World War I
    Treaty of Versailles Ends World War I

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    German resentment over harsh peace terms leads to a rise in nationalist sentiment and the eventual rise to power of Adolf Hitler.

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  • World War I: Germans Attack U.S. Navy Boats
    World War I: Germans Attack U.S. Navy Boats

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    In this History Rewind video clip, take a step back in time to the beginning of World War 1. The repeated sinking of American ships caused the President to declare war. Watch the historic black and white footage of some of the attacks.

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  • World War I Leaders
    World War I Leaders

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    World War I ravaged Europe from 1914 until an armistice was signed in November 1918. In all, more than 9 million soldiers would be killed, and nearly 21 million more wounded.

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  • World War I: Trench Warfare
    World War I: Trench Warfare

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    Trench warfare reached its highest development on the Western Front during World War I (1914–18), when armies of millions of men faced each other in a line of trenches extending from the Belgian coast through northeastern France to Switzerland.

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