World War 1; also known as the First World War or The Great War, was an international conflict that lasted from the years 1914 to 1918. It embroiled most of the nations in Europe, along with the Soviet Union, the United States and the Middle East along with other regions. The war pitted the Central Powers; made up of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Turkey - against the Allies, mainly made up from; Great Britain, France, Soviet Union, Italy, Japan and from 1917 the United States. The war was virtually unprecedented in the carnage, slaughter and destruction it caused!
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