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A Long and Illustrious History › The 20th Century
When did the First World War begin?
- 1916
- 1912
- 1918
- 1914
Why this is the correct answer
World War I began in August 1914 following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary. Britain entered the war after Germany invaded neutral Belgium. The war lasted until November 1918 and resulted in catastrophic loss of life across Europe and beyond.