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The First World War, originally called the Great War, raged from 1914 to 1918. WWI saw the introduction of the machine gun into battle and was fought in the west in muddy, bloody trenches.

About.com: WWI - An Overview
A great overview of the war from the About.com Military History site.

Armenian Genocide
During World War I, the Turkish government ordered the deportation of Turkish Armenians. More than one million Armenians perished.

Britannica.com: World War I
From the foremost online encyclopedia comes a great eight-paragraph overview of the war. Includes maps.

Gallipoli
Thousands of soldiers died during the Gallipoli Campaign of World War I in Turkey. For Australia and New Zealand, Anzac Day is a day to remember those who died at Gallipoli.

Great War: 80 Years On
A fantastic resource from the BBC. Includes a vast collection of articles, memoirs, interviews, analysis, and more.

Interactive Timeline
Click the years at the bottom of the screen for a nice, basic timeline.

Massacre of the Innocents
One of the enduring legends of the Great War, the singing attacks of German students at the First Ypres, is a curious mixture of fact and self-serving fiction--a cover-up that became a cornerstone of Nazi mythology.

Peace in No Man's Land, Christmas 1914
Something surprising occurred on the front for Christmas in 1914. In one of the truest acts of goodwill toward men, soldiers from both sides set aside their weapons and hatred and agreed to a Christmas truce. An article from your About.com Guide.

Photos of the Great War
An amazing collection of photographs of people, weapons, troops, aviation, and more!

Stars and Stripes, 1918-1919
Read the newspaper that was written by soldiers for soldiers during World War I. The pages have been digitized by the Library of Congress. (Note: For each page, you will likely have to change the zoom.)

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