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  2. Economic history of World War I - Wikipedia

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    All of the powers in 1914 expected a short war; none had made any economic preparations for a long war, such as stockpiling food or critical raw materials. The longer the war went on, the more the advantages went to the Allies, with their larger, deeper, more versatile economies and better access to global supplies.

  3. Logistics in World War I - Wikipedia

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    German supply train bottleneck in front of two provisional bridges near Étricourt, France, during Operation Michael, 24 March 1918. With the expansion of military conscription and reserve systems in the decades leading up to the 20th century, the potential size of armies increased substantially, while the industrialization of firepower (bolt-action rifles with higher rate-of-fire, larger and ...

  4. Allies of World War I - Wikipedia

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    The Allies or the Entente was an international military coalition of countries led by France, the United Kingdom, Russia, the United States, Italy, and Japan against the Central Powers of Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria in World War I (1914–1918).

  5. Outline of World War I - Wikipedia

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    World War I – major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. It involved all the world's great powers , [ 1 ] which were assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies (centred on the Triple Entente of Britain , France and Russia ) and the Central Powers (originally centred on the Triple Alliance of ...

  6. United States in World War I - Wikipedia

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    Before entering the war, the U.S. had remained neutral, though it had been an important supplier to the United Kingdom, France, and the other powers of the Allies of World War I. The U.S. made its major contributions in terms of supplies, raw material, and money, starting in 1917.

  7. Home front during World War I - Wikipedia

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    For nonmilitary interactions among the major players see diplomatic history of World War I. About 10.9 million combatants and seven million civilians died during the entire war , including many weakened by years of malnutrition; they fell in the worldwide Spanish flu pandemic , which struck late in 1918, just as the war was ending.

  8. Historiography of World War I - Wikipedia

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    The Ottomans joined the Central Powers shortly after the war started, with Bulgaria joining the following year. Italy remained neutral in 1914 and joined the Allies in 1915. Map of the world with the participants in World War I c. 1917. Allied Powers in blue, Central Powers in orange, and the neutral countries are in grey.

  9. World War I - Wikipedia

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    Before World War II, the events of 1914–1918 were generally known as the Great War or simply the World War. [1] In August 1914, the magazine The Independent wrote "This is the Great War. It names itself". [2] In October 1914, the Canadian magazine Maclean's similarly wrote, "Some wars name themselves. This is the Great War."