Abstract: World War I, often known as the First World War or the Great War, was an international struggle that engulfed the majority of the European countries, as well as Russia, the United States, the Middle East, and other regions, between 1914 and 1918. The war opposed the Allies—primarily France, Great Britain, Russia, Italy, Japan, and, starting in 1917, the United States—against the Central Powers—primarily Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey. The Central Powers were defeated at its conclusion. In terms of the amount of death, destruction, and carnage, the war was essentially unprecedented. The people of Europe largely welcomed the start of the war in August 1914 with optimism and joy, and it sparked a wave of patriotic fervor and celebration. Few people believed that a conflict between the great European powers could last for so long or be so devastating, and the majority thought that their country's side would win in a matter of months. Either out of patriotism, as a defensive conflict imposed by national need, or out of idealism, as a conflict to uphold right against power, the honor of treaties, and international morality, people embraced the war..........

| DOI: 10.17148/IARJSET.2023.10714