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'''World War I''' (1914 – 1918), also known as the '''First World War''', | '''World War I''' (1914 – 1918), also known as the '''First World War''', or the '''Great War''' , was an armed military conflict initially between several [[Europe]]an nations and their colonial empires, which soon expanded to include a number of countries from across the globe. | ||
Principally, the conflict was fought between the {{Wiki|Triple Entente}} | Principally, the conflict was fought between the two major alliances; the {{Wiki|Triple Entente}}, comprising the [[United Kingdom]], [[France]], and [[Russia]], and the {{Wiki|Triple Alliance}} of [[Germany]], [[Italy]] and {{Wiki|Austria-Hungary}}. | ||
The war began after the assassination of the Austro-Hungarian heir presumptive [[Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria|Franz Ferdinand]] by the {{Wiki|Serbs|Serb}} nationalist group, the {{Wiki|Black Hand (Serbia)|Black Hand}}. The death of Franz Ferdinand led to tensions between the European nations, leading to war.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]''</ref> | The war began after the assassination of the Austro-Hungarian heir presumptive [[Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria|Franz Ferdinand]] by the {{Wiki|Serbs|Serb}} nationalist group, the {{Wiki|Black Hand (Serbia)|Black Hand}}. The death of Franz Ferdinand led to tensions between the European nations, leading to war.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]''</ref> | ||
Revision as of 18:13, 18 March 2015
World War I (1914 – 1918), also known as the First World War, or the Great War , was an armed military conflict initially between several European nations and their colonial empires, which soon expanded to include a number of countries from across the globe.
Principally, the conflict was fought between the two major alliances; the Triple Entente, comprising the United Kingdom, France, and Russia, and the Triple Alliance of Germany, Italy and Austria-Hungary.
The war began after the assassination of the Austro-Hungarian heir presumptive Franz Ferdinand by the Serb nationalist group, the Black Hand. The death of Franz Ferdinand led to tensions between the European nations, leading to war.[1]
This conflict, like so many before and after it, was heavily influenced by the ongoing Assassin–Templar War, with members of each Order fighting on either side. Most notably, during the Christmas Truce of 1914, a Templar named Erich Albert, General in the German Army, was assassinated by a British Assassin just moments after the two had worked together to save a wounded soldier's life.[2]
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