| | '''World War I''', also known as '''The Great War''', was waged primarily in [[Europe]] from 1914 to 1918. World War I also saw the first use of [[chemical warfare|poison gas]], large artillery, and armored [[tank|tanks]]. It was a "[[total war]]" because the governments involved took control over the economy and factories, giving first priority to the goods needed for war. Wage and price controls were imposed, there was rationing of goods for civilians, and free speech was limited. The governments put out [[propaganda]] to maximize support for the war and dislike of the enemy. | | '''World War I''', also known as '''The Great War''', was waged primarily in [[Europe]] from 1914 to 1918. World War I also saw the first use of [[chemical warfare|poison gas]], large artillery, and armored [[tank|tanks]]. It was a "[[total war]]" because the governments involved took control over the economy and factories, giving first priority to the goods needed for war. Wage and price controls were imposed, there was rationing of goods for civilians, and free speech was limited. The governments put out [[propaganda]] to maximize support for the war and dislike of the enemy. |
| − | On one side of the war were the [[Central Powers]], [[Austria-Hungary]], the [[Germany]], [[Bulgaria]], and the [[Ottoman Empire]]. The [[Allies]] consisted of the [[Britain|British]] and [[France|French Empires]], the Tsarist [[Russian Empire]](until 1917), [[Italy]], [[Japan]], [[Portugal]], and after 1917, the [[United States]]. | + | On one side of the war were the [[Central Powers]]: [[Austria-Hungary]], [[Germany]], [[Bulgaria]], and the [[Ottoman Empire]]. The [[Allies]] consisted of the [[Britain|British]] and [[France|French Empires]], the Tsarist [[Russian Empire]](until 1917), [[Italy]], [[Japan]], [[Portugal]], and after 1917 the [[United States]]. |