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  1. World War I: Summary, Causes & Facts | HISTORY

    Oct 29, 2009 · World War I started in 1914, after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, and ended in 1918. During the confl...

  2. World War I: Causes and Timeline | HISTORY

    World War I was fought from 1914 to 1918. Learn more about World War I combatants, battles and generals, and what cau...

  3. 8 Events that Led to World War I - HISTORY

    Apr 6, 2021 · Imperialism, nationalistic pride and mutual alliances all played a part in building tensions that would erupt into war.

  4. Why Did the US Enter World War I? | HISTORY

    Apr 6, 2017 · The United States entered World War I in 1917, following the sinking of the British ocean liner Lusitania and the sho...

  5. Spanish Flu - Symptoms, How It Began & Ended - HISTORY

    Oct 12, 2010 · The Spanish flu pandemic of 1918, the deadliest in history, infected an estimated 500 million people worldwide—about ...

  6. Armistice Day: World War I ends | November 11, 1918 | HISTORY

    Mar 10, 2010 · At the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, World War I ends. At 5 a.m. that morning, Germany signed ...

  7. Kaiser Wilhelm II - WWI, Abdication & Death | HISTORY

    Apr 14, 2010 · Wilhelm II (1859-1941) was the last German kaiser (emperor) and king of Prussia from 1888 to 1918, and one of the mos...

  8. Should the U.S. Have Entered World War I? - HISTORY

    Apr 5, 2017 · Explore the historical debate about whether the decision to declare war on Germany was a correct one or not.

  9. Why Were American Soldiers in WWI Called Doughboys? - HISTORY

    Mar 2, 2016 · It’s unknown exactly how U.S. service members in World War I (1914-18) came to be dubbed doughboys—the term most typically was used to refer to troops deployed to …

  10. When German Immigrants Were America’s Undesirables | HISTORY

    May 11, 2018 · Because Germany was one of America’s adversaries in the war, many Anglo-Americans began to fear that German Americans were still loyal to the Kaiser, or German …