Outline of World War I

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to World War I:

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 Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy).[2] More than 70 million military personnel, including 60 million Europeans, were mobilised in one of the largest wars in history.[3][4] More than 9 million combatants were killed, largely because of great technological advances in firepower without corresponding advances in mobility. It was the sixth deadliest conflict in world history, subsequently paving the way for various political changes such as revolutions in the nations involved.[5]

Nature of World War I

World War I can be described as all of the following:

World War I was further characterized by the following types of warfare:

Causes of World War I
Main article: Causes of World War I

Long term influences leading to World War I

Short term influences leading to World War I

Participants in World War I

World War I was fought between the Allies and the Central Powers.

The Central Powers (Triple Alliance (1882))
Main article: Central Powers

The Allies (Triple Entente)
Main article: Allies of World War I

Main Allied countries

Other military allies

Other states that had military participation:

  •  Kingdom of Montenegro
  •  Empire of Japan
  • Portuguese Republic (March 1916 and after) (including Portuguese colonial forces)
  •  Kingdom of Romania (August 1916 – May 1918)
  •  Kingdom of Greece (November 1916 for the Government of National Defence; June 1917 for the whole country)
  • Albania
  • Brazil (October 1917 and after)
  • Armenia (May 1918 and after)
  • Czechoslovakia – See Czechoslovak Legions
  • Finland (October 1918 and after)
  •    Nepal (soldiers served under the British Indian Army)
  • Kingdom of Siam
  •  San Marino (June 1915 and after)

Nominal Allies

States that declared war, but had no military involvement:

Conduct of the war
Main article: Timeline of World War I

World War I by region

World War I theatres, fronts, and campaigns
  • Western Front (World War I)
  • Eastern Front (World War I)
  • West Africa Campaign (World War I)
  • East African Campaign (World War I)
  • Italian Campaign (World War I)
  • Sinai and Palestine Campaign
  • Caucasus Campaign
  • Mesopotamian Campaign
  • Gallipoli Campaign
  • Attacks on North America during World War I

World War I by country
Central Powers
Allies
Main allies
Other allies
Nominal allies
  • Andorra during World War I
  • Bolivia during World War I
  • China during World War I
  • Costa Rica during World War I
  • Cuba during World War I
  • Ecuador during World War I
  • Guatemala during World War I
  • Liberia during World War I
  • Haiti during World War I
  • Honduras during World War I
  • Panama during World War I
  • Peru during World War I
  • Uruguay during World War I
World War I impact on neutral countries

People in World War I

Leaders in World War I

Military forces of World War I

Technology during World War I
Main article: Technology during World War I

Equipment of World War I

Vehicles of World War I

Weapons of World War I

Common military awards

Russian Empire

United States

British Empire

France and Belgium

Imperial Germany

Kingdom of Serbia

Austria-Hungary

The End of World War I
  • Armistice of Mudros (October 30, 1918) – surrender of the Ottoman Empire
  • Armistice of Villa Giusti (November 3, 1918) – surrender of Austria-Hungary
  • Armistice with Germany (November 11, 1918) – surrender of Germany

Aftermath of World War I
Main article: Aftermath of World War I

Non-fiction

Fiction
  • Fiction based on World War I

World War I remembered

See also

References
  1. Willmott 2003, pp. 10–11
  2. Willmott 2003, p. 15
  3. Keegan 1988, p. 8
  4. Bade & Brown 2003, pp. 167–168
  5. Willmott 2003, p. 307

Further reading
  • Bond, Brian. "The First World War" in C. L. Mowat, ed. The New Cambridge Modern History: Vol. XII: The Shifting Balance of World Forces 1898-1945 (2nd ed. 1968) online pp 171–208.
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