World War 1

Russian volunteer soldiers
World War 1

Russian Revolution

The Russian Revolution was a period of political and social revolution that took place in the former Russian Empire which began during the First World

United States Enters World War 1
World War 1

United States Enters War

The United States entered into World War I in April 1917, more than two and a half years after the war began in Europe. Apart

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World War 1

Sinai and Palestine Campaign

The Sinai and Palestine campaign of the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I was fought by the Arab Revolt and the British Empire, against

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World War 1

Pope Benedict XV Peace efforts

Benedict XV’s pontificate was dominated by World War I, which he termed, along with its turbulent aftermath, “the suicide of Europe.”[25] Benedict’s first encyclical extended

battle of passchendaele
World War 1

Battle of Passchendaele

The Third Battle of Ypres (German: Dritte Flandernschlacht; French: Troisième Bataille des Flandres; Dutch: Derde Slag om Ieper), also known as the Battle of Passchendaele

german spring offensive
World War 1

German Spring Offensive

The German spring offensive, or Kaiserschlacht (“Kaiser’s Battle”), also known as the Ludendorff offensive, was a series of German attacks along the Western Front during

hundred days offensive
World War 1

Hundred Days Offensive

The Hundred Days Offensive (8 August to 11 November 1918) was a series of massive Allied offensives which ended the First World War. Beginning with

meuse argonne offensive
World War 1

Meuse-Argonne Offensive

The Meuse–Argonne offensive (also known as the Meuse River–Argonne Forest offensive,[6] the Battles of the Meuse–Argonne, and the Meuse–Argonne campaign) was a major part of