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West Auckland (/ ˈ ɔː k. l ə n d / AWK-lənd) is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England, to the west of Bishop Auckland on the A688 road. It is reputed to have one of the largest village greens in the country, lined with 17th- and 18th-century buildings. [citation needed] In 2021 it had a population of 3113. [2]
Polish Legions in World War I; Sweden during World War I; Switzerland during the world wars; Treaty of London (1915) Triple Alliance (1882) Triple Entente; Two-front war; World War I; Yugoslav Committee; Talk:World War I/Archive 16; User:BrickIsGone/sandbox; User:Chickstarr404/Gather lists; User:Chickstarr404/Gather lists/16060 – "Paris 1919 ...
Over 40% of the world’s borders today were drawn as a result of British and French imperialism. The British and French drew the modern borders of the Middle East, the borders of Africa, and in Asia after the independence of the British Raj and French Indochina and the borders of Europe after World War I as victors, as a result of the Paris ...
A map of the main European alliances at the start of World War I, the Triple Entente and Triple Alliance. Countries in beige were on either side or neutral in the war. World War I started on 28 July 1914 with Austria-Hungary's declaration of war against Serbia. Austria-Hungary hit Belgrade with artillery fire the next day. On the 30th, Russia ...
Before World War II, the events of 1914–1918 were generally known as the Great War or simply the World War. [1] In August 1914, the magazine The Independent wrote "This is the Great War. It names itself". [2] In October 1914, the Canadian magazine Maclean's similarly wrote, "Some wars name themselves. This is the Great War."
Atlantic U-boat campaign of World War I (1914–1918) Sinking of the RMS Lusitania (1915) Baralong incidents (1915) Action of 19 August 1915; Action of 24 September 1915; Attack on SS Gulflight (1916) United States Navy operations during World War I. Action of 15 October 1917; Attack on Orleans (1918) Mediterranean U-boat campaign of World War ...
Daily Mail on 5 August 1914. The United Kingdom entered World War I on 4 August 1914, when King George V declared war after the expiry of an ultimatum to the German Empire.The official explanation focused on protecting Belgium as a neutral country; the main reason, however, was to prevent a French defeat that would have left Germany in control of Western Europe.
July 1 Western: The Battle of the Somme begins. July 1–3 Politics: The Social Democratic Party wins a majority in the parliament of the Russian-ruled Grand Duchy of Finland. July 1–13 Western: Second Battle of Albert (Opening phase of the Battle of the Somme). July 1–2 Western