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World War I was a global conflict that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. It was predominantly called the '''World War''' or the '''Great War''' from its occurrence until the start of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II World War II] in 1939, and the '''First World War''' or World War I thereafter. It involved all the world's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_power great powers],[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I#cite_note-5 [5]] which were assembled in two opposing alliances: the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allies_of_World_War_I Allies] (based on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_Entente Triple Entente] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom United Kingdom], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France France] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia Russia]) and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Powers Central Powers] (originally the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_Alliance_%281882%29 Triple Alliance] of Germany, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria-Hungary Austria-Hungary] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy Italy]; Italy did not enter into the war, as Austria–Hungary had taken the offensive against the terms of the alliance).[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I#cite_note-Willmott15-6 [6]] These alliances were both reorganised and expanded as more nations entered the war: Italy, Japan and the United States joined the Allies, and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_Empire Ottoman Empire] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Bulgaria Bulgaria] the Central Powers. Ultimately, more than 70 million military personnel, including 60 million Europeans, were mobilised in one of the largest wars in history.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I#cite_note-7 [7]][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I#cite_note-8 [8]] More than 9 million combatants [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I_casualties were killed], largely because of technological advancements that led to enormous increases in the lethality of weapons without corresponding improvements in protection or mobility, causing both sides to resort to large-scale [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_wave_attack human wave attacks], which proved extremely costly in terms of casualties. It was the fifth-[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_and_anthropogenic_disasters_by_death_toll deadliest conflict] in world history, subsequently paving the way for various political changes, such as revolutions in many of the nations involved.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I#cite_note-9 [9]]

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	World War I was a global conflict that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. It was predominantly called the '''World War''' or the '''Great War''' from its occurrence until the start of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II World War II] in 1939, and the '''First World War''' or World War I thereafter. It involved all the world's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_power great powers],<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-5">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I#cite_note-5 [5]]</sup> which were assembled in two opposing alliances: the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allies_of_World_War_I Allies] (based on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_Entente Triple Entente] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom United Kingdom], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France France] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia Russia]) and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Powers Central Powers] (originally the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_Alliance_%281882%29 Triple Alliance] of Germany, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria-Hungary Austria-Hungary] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy Italy]; Italy did not enter into the war, as Austria–Hungary had taken the offensive against the terms of the alliance).<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Willmott15_6-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I#cite_note-Willmott15-6 [6]]</sup> These alliances were both reorganised and expanded as more nations entered the war: Italy, Japan and the United States joined the Allies, and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_Empire Ottoman Empire] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Bulgaria Bulgaria] the Central Powers. Ultimately, more than 70 million military personnel, including 60 million Europeans, were mobilised in one of the largest wars in history.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-7">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I#cite_note-7 [7]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-8">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I#cite_note-8 [8]]</sup> More than 9 million combatants [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I_casualties were killed], largely because of technological advancements that led to enormous increases in the lethality of weapons without corresponding improvements in protection or mobility, causing both sides to resort to large-scale [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_wave_attack human wave attacks], which proved extremely costly in terms of casualties. It was the fifth-[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_and_anthropogenic_disasters_by_death_toll deadliest conflict] in world history, subsequently paving the way for various political changes, such as revolutions in many of the nations involved.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-9">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I#cite_note-9 [9]]</sup>		World War I was a global conflict that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. It was predominantly called the '''World War''' or the '''Great War''' from its occurrence until the start of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II World War II] in 1939, and the '''First World War''' or World War I thereafter. It involved all the world's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_power great powers],<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-5">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I#cite_note-5 [5]]</sup> which were assembled in two opposing alliances: the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allies_of_World_War_I Allies] (based on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_Entente Triple Entente] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom United Kingdom], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France France] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia Russia]) and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Powers Central Powers] (originally the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_Alliance_%281882%29 Triple Alliance] of Germany, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria-Hungary Austria-Hungary] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy Italy]; Italy did not enter into the war, as Austria–Hungary had taken the offensive against the terms of the alliance).<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Willmott15_6-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I#cite_note-Willmott15-6 [6]]</sup> These alliances were both reorganised and expanded as more nations entered the war: Italy, Japan and the United States joined the Allies, and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_Empire Ottoman Empire] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Bulgaria Bulgaria] the Central Powers. Ultimately, more than 70 million military personnel, including 60 million Europeans, were mobilised in one of the largest wars in history.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-7">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I#cite_note-7 [7]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-8">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I#cite_note-8 [8]]</sup> More than 9 million combatants [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I_casualties were killed], largely because of technological advancements that led to enormous increases in the lethality of weapons without corresponding improvements in protection or mobility, causing both sides to resort to large-scale [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_wave_attack human wave attacks], which proved extremely costly in terms of casualties. It was the fifth-[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_and_anthropogenic_disasters_by_death_toll deadliest conflict] in world history, subsequently paving the way for various political changes, such as revolutions in many of the nations involved.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-9">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I#cite_note-9 [9]]</sup>