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war broke out
war
involved the Central European Powers
and the Allies
American participation accelerated the German defeat
11 November 1918
Allied and German leaders signed an armistice
Versailles in 1919
by British Prime Minister Lloyd George, Georges Clemenceau of France, American President Woodrow Wilson and Vittorio Emanuele Orlando of Italy.
monster
claimed the lives of about nine million men
ruin of four great empires
made possible a Communist revolution in Russia
paved the way for the rise of dictators like Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler.
psychological consequences
Shell shock
frequent cases of psychological disorders among soldiers
Britain’s first European war since the Napoleonic Wars
unprepared for the modern artillery
Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand was murdered
Sarajevo
1914
Germany marched through Belgium
neutral territory
to attack france
Following the collapse of France in June 1940