4 years from 914. 00 to 1918 and europe seemed on course to destroy itself. On august the 4th 1914 germany invaded belgium. Most of the worlds major powers was soon drawn into the conflict. By the time the war ended almost 40 nations in Europe Africa the middle east and east asia were involved. The socalled war was fought with unprecedented destructive power a total of more than 16000000. 00 people were killed. The allied powers including the British Empire france the United States belgium italy and serbia had defeated the central powers the german empire austria hungary and the Ottoman Empire. When the armistice was announced in 1918 people in the allied countries took to the streets to celebrate. The french writer seymour now described the scene in paris. In the crowd young factory workers and fashionably dressed ladies hugged and kissed each other. The great empires of europe were falling apart i. The wars that have killed millions prompted new demands for independence. In april 916
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