I need world war 1 information by November 2 2007?
World War I, also known as the First World War, the Great War and the War To End All Wars, was a global military conflict which took place primarily in Europe from 1914 to 1918. Over 40 million casualties resulted, including approximately 20 million military and civilian deaths. The conflict had a decisive impact on the history of the 20th century. The Entente Powers, led by France, Russia, the United Kingdom and its colonies and dominions, and later Italy (from 1915) and the United States (from 1917), defeated the Central Powers, led by the Austro-Hungarian, German, and Ottoman Empires. Russia withdrew from the war after the revolution in 1917. The fighting that took place along the Western Front occurred along a system of trenches, breastworks, and fortifications separated by an area known as no man's land.[2] These fortifications stretched 475 miles (more than 600 kilometres)[2] and defined the war for many. On the Eastern Front, the vast eastern plains and limited rail network prevented a trench warfare stalemate, though the scale of the conflict was just as large as on the Western Front. The Middle Eastern Front and the Italian Front also saw heavy fighting, while hostilities also occurred at sea, and for the first time, in the air. The war caused the disintegration of four empires: the Austro-Hungarian, German, Ottoman and Russian. Germany lost its colonial empire and states such as Czechoslovakia, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Yugoslavia gained independence. The cost of waging the war set the stage for the breakup of the British Empire as well and left France devastated for more than a generation. World War I marked the end of the world order which had existed after the Napoleonic Wars, and was an important factor in the outbreak of World War II.
What caused World War 1 and the Russian Revolution, and what effect did they have on world events?
The Germans were fighting on two fronts, one in France, the other in Russia. This splitting of forces weakened Germany's ability to win. When the Russian Revolution started, this caused the Russian surrender, and retreat on the Eastern Front. This freed up millions of Germans to be transported to the Western Front. Germany likely would have won WWI, if the USA hadn't come into the war by April of 1917, to reinforce deteriorating conditions in France. If Germany had won, though, or the England and France sued for peace, just perhaps, there would not have been a Hitler. If the Allies were not so tied down for another year or so, fighting Germany, they would have had more forces and time to invade Russia, and reestablish the Czar, or a Democratic Republic there, rather than let Russa become Communist. (The USA did send a little aid to Russia to supply forces fighting the Communist, but too little too late). Of course the Russian Revolution led to big changes in Russia. And Hitler used them as "bogeymen" to blame, and a reason for his rearming the German people to fight the Bolshviks. After WWII the existence of a strong and expansionist Soviet Union led to the Cold War between the USA and the Soviets. So, WWI and the Russian Revolution affected the whole 20th century. Still many of those many military and political problems still exist today. History is a story of our past, but also contains the reasons for our actions and helps predict our destiny. If we do not learn from history, we are doomed to repeat all past mistakes.