World War I (referred to as World War I, World War I, or European War; English: WorldWarI, WWI, GreatWar, FirstWorldWar) is 19 18, 1 1 July 28th, 2008, a major war in Europe.
But at that time, European powers were involved in each other, and the war eventually spread to the whole world. At that time, most countries in the world were involved in this war.
Before the outbreak of World War II in September, 1939, this war was directly called World War II. Because the main battlefield was in the European continent, China literature in the early 20th century was often called "European War".
The course of the war is mainly the battle between the allies and the allies. Germany, Austria-Hungary? The Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria belong to the allied camp. France? Britain, Japan, Russian, Italian, American, Serbian, China, etc. Belong to the allied camp.
The fuse of the war was 19 14 Sarajevo incident on June 28th. Crown Prince Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary and his wife Sophia were assassinated by Serbian radical youth Princip.
The front lines are mainly divided into the eastern front (Russia fights Germany and Austria), the western front (Britain and France fight Germany) and the southern front (including the Balkan front where Serbia fights Austria, Hungary and Bulgaria, the Caucasus front where Ottoman Turkey fights Russia, the Mesopotamian front where Ottoman Turkey fights Britain, and the Palestinian front where Ottoman Turkey fights Britain and Arabia). ), of which the western front is the most tragic.
This war is one of the most destructive wars in European history. About 65 million people participated in the war, about 20 million people were injured, and more than 6.5438+0.6 million people died (about 9 million soldiers and 7 million civilians), causing serious population and economic losses, with an estimated loss of about 65.438+0.7 billion US dollars (at that time).
The cause of war
19 12 and 19 13, two large-scale wars broke out in the balkans. Two military blocs, triple alliance and the Three-Nation Pact, intervened in Balkan affairs.
1965438+June 28, 2004 (Serbia's "national shame day"), Crown Prince Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary? While visiting Sarajevo, the couple were shot and killed by Serbian nationalist Gavrijo Princip.
Allies and alliance groups used this sudden incident to add fuel to the fire, which led to the rapid deterioration of the international situation? . The Sarajevo incident was later regarded as the fuse of the First World War.