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Of the 8 million French troops, 1.3 million of them were killed while another 1 million of them were crippled

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Joined the war as a result of a treaty with Russia.
When Germany declared war on Russia on August 1st, 1914, an alliance created decades earlier came to fruition. The Franco-Russian alliance was created in 1891 for France and Russia to help each other in a diplomatic space. Both countries had promised to aid the other if war occurred. Of course, the alliance tied France to Russia meant on August 3rd, 1914, after Germany declared war on France, they joined the Allied Powers to fight alongside Russia.

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Didn't join the war until 1917 in the waning stages and played a huge role in World War 2 and its outcome

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The last nation to join World War 1, the United States joined after the sinking of the Lusitania and an attempted alliance between Germany and Mexico. Germany sent a telegram known as the Zimmermann Telegram, a proposed partnership with Mexico if the US entered the war. Germany promised the Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico territories to them if they helped. Luckily, with the help of Great Britain, the telegram was intercepted before it was delivered to Mexico.

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Their loss in this war, combined with many other factors, led to the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire and the creation of the Republic of Turkey, a country that is still strong to this day.

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Joined the war as a result of the German-Ottoman surprise attack. In this attack, the Ottoman Empire raided Russia's Black Sea ports on October 29th, 1914, with the aid of Germany. This led to Russia declaring war on them with the Allied Powers (who declared war shortly after) on November 2nd, 1914.

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Leader of the Central Powers

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Germany sought out to break up the French-Russian alliance that had been in place since the late 1800s

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Military casualty statistics listed here include combat-related deaths and military deaths caused by accidents, disease, and deaths while prisoners of war. Most of the casualties during WWI were due to war-related famine and disease. Civilian deaths due to the Spanish flu have been excluded from these figures whenever possible.

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With troops traveling worldwide, influenza (Spanish Flu) spread quickly, and an epidemic started which killed more than 25 million people worldwide.

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The total number of military and civilian casualties in World War I was around 40 million. There were 20 million deaths and around 21 million wounded. The Entente Powers (also known as the Allies) lost about 5.7 million soldiers, while the Central Powers lost about 4 million.

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WW1 largely marked the end of colonialism, as people became more nationalistic and one country after the other started colonial revolts in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Africa.

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It resulted in the downfall of four monarchies. Russia in 1917, Austria-Hungary and Germany in 1918, and the Ottoman Empire in 1922. It contributed to the Bolshevik rise to power in Russia in 1917 and the triumph of fascism in Italy in 1922, and it sparked colonial revolts in the Middle East and Southeast Asia.

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Information about some of the countries who participated, their motives, and many other things.

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As the world entered the 20th century, an arms race had begun. By 1914, Germany had the greatest increase in military buildup. Great Britain and Germany both significantly increased their navies in this period. Further, in Germany and Russia particularly, the military establishment began to have a greater influence on public policy. This increase in militarism helped push the countries involved into war.

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Imperialism is when a country increases its power and wealth by bringing additional territories under control. Before World War I, Africa and parts of Asia were points of contention among the European countries. This was especially true because of the raw materials these areas could provide. The increasing competition and desire for more significant empires led to an increase in confrontation that helped push the world into WW I.

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 The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary

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 The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary

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In June 1914, a Serbian-nationalist terrorist group called the Black Hand sent groups to assassinate the Archduke. Their first attempt failed when a driver avoided a grenade thrown at their car. However, later that day, a Serbian nationalist named Gavrilo Princip assassinated him and his wife while in Sarajevo, Bosnia, which was part of Austria-Hungary.

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Events and Concepts that resulted from the end of the war

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Events and Concepts that led to the beginning of the war

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Perhaps the greatest war in United States history, it impacted our country in a number of ways that still have lingering effects today.