WW1
Archduke assassination's aftermath
WW1 is an abbreviation for World War I, the global conflict fought from 1914 to 1918 primarily between the Allied Powers and the Central Powers.
Also written WWI or World War 1.
The abbreviation appears in casual writing and online contexts: My great-grandfather fought in WW1.
Unclaimed disputed territory
- dugoutCarved-log canoe
- over-the-topExcessively dramatic or extravagant
- sandbagsFilled sacks for barriers
- parapetLow wall at edge
duckboards · shell-shock · snipers · sappers · tunneling · periscope · stand-to · entrenchment
Large-caliber battlefield weapons
- infantryGround combat troops
- tankLarge storage vessel
- biplaneAircraft with two wing levels
- dogfightClose combat between aircraft
cavalry · bayonet · submarine · U-boat · zeppelin · machine-gun · barrage · offensive
Scarlet bloom, opium source
- cenotaphTomb without a body
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
- GallipoliWWI Turkish peninsula campaign
- silenceTotal lack of sound
veterans · commemoration · sacrifice · monument · taps · wreath
Agreed halt to fighting
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- VersaillesFrench royal palace complex
- 1918World War's closing year
- reparationsCompensation for historical wrongs
truce · demilitarization · disarmament · surrender · negotiation · stalemate · allies
Allied powers alliance
- AlliesWWII's victorious coalition
- Austria-HungaryFormer Central European empire
- OttomanMember of Turkish dynasty
- SerbiaBalkan country, capital Belgrade
Belgium · France · Britain · Germany · Russia · Italy · assassination · Sarajevo
no-man's-land
Unclaimed disputed territory
- dugoutCarved-log canoe
- over-the-topExcessively dramatic or extravagant
- sandbagsFilled sacks for barriers
parapet · duckboards · shell-shock · snipers · sappers · tunneling · periscope · stand-to · entrenchment · rats
artillery
Large-caliber battlefield weapons
dogfight · cavalry · bayonet · submarine · U-boat · zeppelin · machine-gun · barrage · offensive · siege
poppy
Scarlet bloom, opium source
- cenotaphTomb without a body
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
- GallipoliWWI Turkish peninsula campaign
silence · veterans · commemoration · sacrifice · monument · taps · wreath
ceasefire
Agreed halt to fighting
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- VersaillesFrench royal palace complex
- 1918World War's closing year
reparations · truce · demilitarization · disarmament · surrender · negotiation · stalemate · allies
Entente
Allied powers alliance
- AlliesWWII's victorious coalition
- Austria-HungaryFormer Central European empire
- OttomanMember of Turkish dynasty
Serbia · Belgium · France · Britain · Germany · Russia · Italy · assassination · Sarajevo · Balkans
casualties
Those killed or wounded
devastation · widows · orphans · shellshock · trauma · futility · atrocity · mourning · suffering · famine
WW1skirmish
Brief, limited combat
regional conflict · border conflict · border dispute · proxy war · civil war