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World War I
World War I, also known as the Great War, was a global conflict that lasted from 1914 to 1918. It involved many of the world's major powers, primarily divided into two opposing alliances: the Allies, including countries like the United Kingdom, France, Russia, and later the United States; and the Central Powers, including Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire.
The war was triggered by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary in June 1914. Tensions and alliances among European powers quickly escalated into a widespread conflict. The war was characterized by trench warfare, new technological weapons, and significant loss of life on both sides.
Over time, the war expanded beyond Europe to include theaters in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. The conflict ended with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919, which imposed heavy reparations and territorial changes on Germany. The war had profound and far-reaching consequences, including the redrawing of national borders, the collapse of empires, and the emergence of new nations. The harsh terms of the Treaty of Versailles contributed to the instability that eventually led to World War II.

1918 Red Cross American World War I Soldiers ad
A


(Philip Paul ADKINS & Mary Ann TRAMMELL)


(Ricardo ALENCE & Maria DE DIOS)


(Claude Eugene ALMY & Frances Lockwood CALHOUN)


(Magnus Sugs ANDERSON & Emma Mathilda ANDERSON)


(Augustus Anthony AUBERTIN & Mary Ann WALSH)


(Benjamin AYCRIGG & Abbie BROWN)
B


(Casper Carl BADER & Augusta Johanne THEINERT)


(George Edward BAKER & Exilda ROBERGE)


(Samuel Yates BALDWIN & Elizabeth Jane SIDEBOTHAM)


(Martin Allen BARNES & Birdella L JOHNSON)


(Louis BARTON & Mary LEBOEUF?)


(William Henry BASS & Elsie Amanda ABBOTT)


(Louis-Joseph BENOIT & Emma-Marguerite MARQUETTE)


(Justillian Cassie BERNARD & Belle Virginia BREWER)


(Alvin Lee BERNIER & Catherine Irene OUTTERSON)


(George Aaron BERRY & Mary Agnes MCMAHON (MCMAHAN))


(Johann Karl "Carl John" BISTERFELDT & Marie "Mary" Katharaina MÜLLER)


(William Campbell BINTLIFF & Eleanor May "Nora" GLENDY)


(George-J BISSONNETTE & Josephine COUPALL (COUPAL))


(Carl "Charles" Theodore BLESSING & Frances Mary "Fannie" MESICK)


(Carl "Charles" Theodore BLESSING & Frances Mary "Fannie" MESICK)


(Carl "Charles" Theodore BLESSING & Frances Mary "Fannie" MESICK)


(Carl "Charles" Theodore BLESSING & Frances Mary "Fannie" MESICK)


(Isaie BOUCHER & Rosalie DION)


(William Franklin BOWEN & Martha Belle WHITEHOUSE (LEAVITT?))


(Henry BRANDES & Laura Ann KLEBART)


(Joseph John Marcin BRIDEAU & Catherine LOSIER)


(Frederick Arthur BRIMMER & Clara Amelia WEISS)


(William Henry BURNS & Fannie CAMERON)


(Melvin Leroy BUTLER & Inez MCCLINTOCK)
C


(Cyprien CAOUETTE & Arzelie GENDREAU)




(Abel Hampton CARSWELL & Mary Elizabeth HUFFMAN)


(John COLEMAN & Mary E CASEY)


(Louis Hector COLLETTE & Rosilda ST MARIE)


(Samuel Morris CONANT & Nelly Buell FERGUSON)


(Walter COOK & Caroline "Carrie" Johanne BERGMANN)


(William Edward COPELAND & Evaline J THOMPSON)


(Carl "Charles" Theodore CROUSS & Fanny A KATHAN)


(Karl (Karil) Oscar CYRUS & Matlida "Tillie" Louise GIMLICH)
D


(Edourard DESROSIER & Exilda LAFLAMME)




(John Elias DOSSEY & Mary Elizabeth SCOTT)
E


(George Frederick EDWARDS & Lydia Climena Minnie FULLER)




(John George EWAN & Harriet BURNS)