Name: The One Thing You Should Know About WWI
Duration: 208
Description: The story of World War I is vast and intricate, but if you had to know just one thing about World War I, what would it be?

The story of World War I is vast and intricate, but if you had to know just one thing about World War I, what would it be?

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The One Thing You Should Know About WWI

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<p>World War I pitted Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire against Great Britain, the United States, France, Russia, Italy and Japan. New military technology resulted in unprecedented carnage. By the time the war was over and the Allied Powers claimed victory, more than 16 million people—soldiers and civilians alike—were dead.</p>


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