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World War I

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Introduction & Top Questions
The outbreak of war
- Forces and resources of the combatant nations in 1914
- Technology of war in 1914
The initial stages of the war
- Initial strategies
  - The Schlieffen Plan
  - Eastern Front strategy, 1914
  - The strategy of the Western Allies, 1914
- The war in the west, 1914
  - The German invasion
  - The First Battle of the Marne
- The Eastern and other fronts, 1914
  - The war in the east, 1914
  - The Serbian campaign, 1914
  - The Turkish entry
  - The war at sea, 1914–15
  - The loss of the German colonies
The years of stalemate
- Rival strategies and the Dardanelles campaign, 1915–16
- The Western and Eastern fronts, 1915
  - The Western Front, 1915
  - The Eastern Front, 1915
- Other fronts, 1915–16
  - The Caucasus, 1914–16
  - Mesopotamia, 1914–April 1916
  - The Egyptian frontiers, 1915–July 1917
  - Italy and the Italian front, 1915–16
  - Serbia and the Salonika expedition, 1915–17
- Major developments in 1916
  - The Western Front, 1916
  - The Battle of Jutland
  - The Eastern Front, 1916
  - German strategy and the submarine war, 1916–January 1917
  - Peace moves and U.S. policy to February 1917
- Developments in 1917
  - The Western Front, January–May 1917
  - The U.S. entry into the war
  - The Russian revolutions and the Eastern Front, March 1917–March 1918
  - Greek affairs
  - Caporetto
  - Mesopotamia, summer 1916–winter 1917
  - Palestine, autumn 1917
  - The Western Front, June–December 1917
  - The Far East
  - Naval operations, 1917–18
  - Air warfare
  - Peace moves, March 1917–September 1918
The last offensives and the Allies’ victory
- The Western Front, March–September 1918
- Other developments in 1918
  - Czechs, Yugoslavs, and Poles
  - Eastern Europe and the Russian periphery, March–November 1918
  - The Balkan front, 1918
  - The Turkish fronts, 1918
  - Vittorio Veneto
  - The collapse of Austria-Hungary
- The final offensive on the Western Front
  - The end of the German war
  - The Armistice
- Killed, wounded, and missing

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