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| + | Rising [[nationalism]] and increasing national awareness were among the many causes of [[World War I]] (1914–1918), the first of two wars to involve many major [[great power|world power]]s including [[Germany]], [[France]], [[Italy]], [[Japan]], [[Russia]]/[[USSR]], the [[United States]] and the [[British Empire]]. World War I led to the creation of many new countries, especially in [[Eastern Europe]]. At the time it was said by many to be the "[[war to end all wars]]". | ||
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| - | '''World War I''', also known as '''WWI''', the '''First World War''', the '''Great War''', and "'''The War To End All Wars'''," was a [[global]] [[war|military conflict]] which took place primarily in Europe between [[1914]] and [[1918]]. More than nine million soldiers died and millions of civilians perished. The conflict had a decisive impact on the history of the 20th century. | ||
| - | ===Subcultures during World War I=== | ||
| - | *[[History of subcultures in the 20th century]] | ||
| - | Hairstyles at the beginning of the century were not strict unless you were in a religious order or other controlled circumstances (the [[military]] or [[prison]] etc.). Both men and women regarded long hair as [[normal]]. Men and women had, after all, always had long hair, since prehistory. | ||
| - | After the [[First World War]] (1914-18) attitudes changed: the wartime trenches were infested with lice and fleas, so soldiers were forced to shave thir heads. Consequently, men with short hair appeared to have been at the [[front (military)|front]] in the war, while men with long hair might be thought of as [[pacifist]]s and cowards, even suspected of desertion. | + | '''World War I''', also known as '''WWI''', the '''First World War''', the '''Great War''', and "'''The War To End All Wars'''," was a [[global war]] which took place primarily in Europe between [[1914]] and [[1918]]. More than nine million soldiers died and millions of civilians perished. The conflict had a decisive impact on the history of the 20th century. |
| - | + | == In fiction and art== | |
| - | Some artists managed to avoid the war by sitting it out in [[Neutral country|neutral]] [[Switzerland]]. A group of artists in [[Zürich]] invented [[Dada]]ism as an [[anti-war]], [[anti-art]], [[art movement]] and a [[parody]] of the [[Glorification of violence|pro-violent attitudes]] of [[Futurism]]. These artists became political activists in an [[underground resistance|underground]] [[anarchism|anarchical]] attempt to change the course of [[self-destruction]]. | + | *''[[The Good Soldier]]'', a 1915 novel by English novelist Ford Madox Ford |
| + | *''[[Life and Nothing But]]'', a 1989 French film directed by Bertrand Tavernier | ||
| + | *''[[Der Krieg]]'', a 1924 portfolio of fifty etchings by Otto Dix about the horrors of WWI | ||
| + | == See also == | ||
| + | *[[Christmas truce]] | ||
| + | *[[Aftermath of World War I]] | ||
| + | *[[World War I subcultures]] | ||
| + | *[[Causes of World War I]] | ||
| + | *[[Chemical weapons in World War I]] | ||
| + | *[[Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria]] | ||
| + | *[[World War I casualties]] | ||
| + | *[[Trench warfare]] | ||
| + | *''[[Krieg dem Kriege]]'' | ||
| + | *[[Gueules cassées ]] | ||
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Rising nationalism and increasing national awareness were among the many causes of World War I (1914–1918), the first of two wars to involve many major world powers including Germany, France, Italy, Japan, Russia/USSR, the United States and the British Empire. World War I led to the creation of many new countries, especially in Eastern Europe. At the time it was said by many to be the "war to end all wars". |
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World War I, also known as WWI, the First World War, the Great War, and "The War To End All Wars," was a global war which took place primarily in Europe between 1914 and 1918. More than nine million soldiers died and millions of civilians perished. The conflict had a decisive impact on the history of the 20th century.
In fiction and art
- The Good Soldier, a 1915 novel by English novelist Ford Madox Ford
- Life and Nothing But, a 1989 French film directed by Bertrand Tavernier
- Der Krieg, a 1924 portfolio of fifty etchings by Otto Dix about the horrors of WWI
See also
- Christmas truce
- Aftermath of World War I
- World War I subcultures
- Causes of World War I
- Chemical weapons in World War I
- Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
- World War I casualties
- Trench warfare
- Krieg dem Kriege
- Gueules cassées
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