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World War I (abbreviated as WW-I, WWI, or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Wars, was a global military conflict that embroiled most of the world's great powers, assembled in two opposing alliances: the Entente and the Central Powers. Over 70 million military personnel were mobilized in one of the largest wars in history. The main combatants descended into a state of total war, pumping their entire scientific and industrial capabilities into the war effort. Over 15 million people were killed, making it one of the deadliest conflicts in history. The immediate or proximate cause of war was the assassination on 28 June 1914 of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, by Gavrilo Princip, a Serbian nationalist. Austria-Hungary's resulting demands against the Kingdom of Serbia activated a sequence of alliances. Within weeks the major European powers were at war; their global empires meant that the conflict soon spread worldwide. By the war's end, four major imperial powers—Germany, Russia, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire—had been militarily and politically defeated, with the latter two ceasing to exist as autonomous entities. The revolutionized Soviet Union emerged from the Russian Empire, while the map of central Europe was completely redrawn into numerous smaller states. The League of Nations was formed in the hope of preventing another such conflict. The European nationalism spawned by the war, the repercussions of Germany's defeat, and the Treaty of Versailles would eventually lead to the beginning of World War II in 1939. From Wikipedia under the
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 news.google.com Examiner.com Reaching fame as Johhny Carson's announcer on The Tonight Show, mcmahon also served as a fighter pilot in World War II and the Korean War . ... and more » news.google.com Benton Spirit Lest We Forget was started by a Lest We Forget hosts its second World War II Re-enactment from Friday, June 19, through Sunday, June 21. ... Skies clear for Lest We Forget's second World War II Re-enactment St. Joseph Herald Palladium (subscription) all 3 news articles » news.google.com TheDay Because far fewer women worked until the 1960s, except during the World War II, the league offered homemakers the chance to learn and to affect the politics ... and more » From Google News Search: "World War I" What's the difference between World War 1 and World War 2? Q. What are some of the differences between World War 1 and World War 2? Why did both wars get started? How did they end? Asked by ME - Fri May 11 19:09:43 2007 - - 10 Answers - 0 Comments A. 1 ... What do you mean two thumbs down? If you answer it with a mathematical mind, that's the answer. I'm not trying to be a smarty-pants, just answering the only answer I know. No disrespect intended for either war or their participants. Peace. Answered by aliciazzz3 - Fri May 11 19:12:51 2007 what is the best way to find war records for soldiers who fought in the first world war? Q. My grandad fought in the first world war ,my mum knows he fought in the battle of the Somme and that he was wounded and sent back to the uk,however he never discussed the war with my mum , she only found out about him being wounded through my grandmother. Does anybody know the best way of finding his war service records. Asked by jb - Wed Apr 30 17:29:53 2008 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments A. Try looking at the first link for information on how to search. If you know his regiment/battalion then you might be able to contact their museum for more information. another interesting thing to do is to look at the Battalion Diaries. I am lucky enough to live in London, so I managed to read and take notes on my late Great Uncle's movements in WW1 until his death in 1915. The National Archives at Kew have some information. The third link is for medal rolls. Good luck in your search. Hope it is fascinating. Answered by blackgrumpycat - Wed Apr 30 17:44:47 2008 what were the improvement in war technology during world war 2 and impact on civillians?
Q. can anyone explain at least a few improvements and increase in war technology during world war 2, and the effects they had on civillians. thank you! Asked by bekki - Sun Apr 27 12:55:32 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. Nazi jet propulsion used on their fighter planes. In the years after the war, commercial aeroplanes used jet propulsion engines. Nuclear technology: after the war, it was used for power generation. Nazi V2 rockets, it did some damage on the British Isles however, after the war, V2 rockets became the granddaddy of NASA's rocket science and other space programs. Messerschmidt's aerodynamics, it drastically changed how aeroplanes flew sans the drag it would create, thus making planes fly faster. War time production pushed technology to the limit and created cutting edge techonology which developed the economies of the USA, UK, Germany to name a few Answered by Craven - Sun Apr 27 14:48:02 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "World War I" World War I was a world conflict, raging from August 1914 to the final Armistice on November 11, 1918. The Allied Powers, led by the British Empire, France, Russia until March 1918, and the United States after 1917, defeated the Central Powers, led by the German Empire, Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Ottoman Empire. Sourced
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