World War I Definition

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The war (1914-18) between the Allies (Great Britain, France, Russia, the U.S., Italy, Japan, etc.) and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, etc.)
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The war from 1914 to 1918 between the Entente Powers of the British Empire, Russian Empire, France, Italy, the United States and other allied nations, against the Central Powers represented by the German Empire, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria.

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World War I Sentence Examples

  • Finally, on the very eve of World War I he was released for lack of evidence.

  • In order to avoid a two front war like that of World War I Hitler signed a ten-year nonaggression pact with the Soviet Union.

  • Essential oils were used to treated wounded soldiers in World War I and Gattefosse was pleased with the results of his experiments.

  • During World War I in the United States, fourteen states outlawed speaking German.

  • Fascism began to spring up in several European states after the struggles of World War I.

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