c. 1914 AD–c. 1918 AD
First World War
World history · Politics · Conflict
The war among imperial alliances extended from Europe to fronts, colonies, and sea routes in several regions. Industrial mobilization, mass violence, and the collapse of empires reordered borders and societies, but its causes cannot be reduced to one assassination and its consequences were not the same for all territories involved.
Precision, calendar, and review
- Start
- year · approximate
- End
- year · approximate
- Calendar and convention
- Historical-era years; the source calendar is not identified. No conversion of days is assumed.
- Year zero
- The scale goes from 1 BCE to 1 CE without year zero. Changing era names changes labels only.
- Documentary review
- Date not recorded
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Sources
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Source provenance and scope
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- 2026-09-23
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