First World War

Definition: First World War

First World War

Noun

1. A war between the Allies (Russia France British-Empire Italy US Japan Rumania Serbia Belgium Greece Portugal Montenegro) and the Central Powers (Germany Austria-Hungary Turkey Bulgaria) from 1914 to 1918.

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Synonyms: First World War

Crosswords: First World War

My father changed our name during the First World War. (Back to the Future Part III; writing credit: Robert Zemeckis; Bob Gale)

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Books

• An Illustrated History of the First World War (reference)

• Military Strategy and the Origins of the First World War (reference)

• Over Here: The First World War and American Society (reference)

• Rosie's Mom: Forgotten Women Workers of the First World War (reference)

• The First World War (Very Short Introductions) (reference)

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Positions of errant mines that broke away from moorings during the First World War and recovered in the North Atlantic between November 7, 1918, and February 9 , 1920. The apparent positions and motions of these mines conform to the model of circulation formulated by Prince Albert I of Monaco. Plate H. In: "Results of the Scientific Campaigns of the Prince of Monaco." Vol. 84.Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Photograph reproduced as a halftone. Taken during or shortly after the First World War.Credit: NAVY.

Chief Gunner's Mate Eugene Metzel, USN, who has served 24 years on board Wyoming, looks at the bronze plaque commemorating her First World War service with the Grand Fleet. Photographed in 1945. Chief Metzel is wearing the World War II era service dress grey uniform.Credit: NAVY.

Underway, circa 1918, showing modifications made to the ship during the First World War.Credit: NAVY.

Ship's officers and crew, photographed prior to the First World War by Waterman, Hampton, Virginia.Credit: NAVY.

Underway, prior to World War I. This pleasure craft has previously been named Howmornel, and was later renamed Polly. She was acquired by the Navy on 14 May 1917 and commissioned one day later as USS Polly (SP-690). Following First World War service she was stricken on 11 March 1919 and transferred to the Bureau of Fisheries on 9 September 1919.Credit: NAVY.

In port during World War I. Built in 1909 as a pleasure craft, and named Howmornel, Kahkin IV and Polly in that role, she was acquired by the Navy on 14 May 1917 and commissioned one day later. She was stricken on 11 March 1919, following First World War service, and transferred to the Bureau of Fisheries on 9 September 1919.Credit: NAVY.

Possibly in the Severn River, off the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, with a steam launch alongside. Standish was a station tug at the Naval Academy from about 1880 through the First World War. Original caption identifies ship in left background as the U.S. Light House Tender Maple and date as 1899.Credit: NAVY.

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I wished to see this done after the first world war, and I devoutly trust it may be done forthwith. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)

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Health

Just after the first World War, a viral disease, encephalitis lethargica, attacked almost 5 million people throughout the world, and then suddenly disappeared in the 1920s. Known as sleeping sickness in the United States, this disease killed one third of its victims and in many others led to post-encephalitic parkinsonism, a particularly severe form of movement disorder in which some patients developed, often years after the acute phase of the illness, disabling neurological disorders, including various forms of catatonia. (references)

Economic History

Denmark

Although Denmark remained neutral during the First World War, its rapid occupation by Nazi Germany in 1940 persuaded most Danes that neutrality was no longer a reliable guarantee of Danish security. (references)

Venezuela

The first half of the 20th century was marked by periods of authoritarianism--including dictatorships from 1908-35 and from 1950-58. The Venezuelan economy shifted after the first World War from a primarily agricultural orientation to an economy centered on petroleum production and export. (references)

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