Question

questions: world war i

1. when did world war ii take place?
2. what event was the catalyst for world war i?
3. what other names has world war i been known by?
4. what were the two opposing sides of world war i known as, and what countries were on each side?
5. who was the first country to declare war, and who did they declare war on?
6. how was much of world war i fought?
7. when did the fighting stop?
8. what does armistice mean?.

Explanation:

The questions are about World War I, which falls under the subfield of History in Social Science. Each question seeks historical facts:

1. World War II took place from 1939 to 1945.
2. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria - Hungary was the catalyst for World War I.
3. World War I was also known as the Great War, the War to End All Wars.
4. The two opposing sides were the Allies (including countries like France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and later the United States) and the Central Powers (including Germany, Austria - Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria).
5. Austria - Hungary was the first country to declare war, and they declared war on Serbia.
6. Much of World War I was fought in trench warfare, with static lines of trenches, especially on the Western Front.
7. The fighting stopped on November 11, 1918, with the armistice.
8. An armistice is a formal agreement between warring parties to stop fighting, a truce.

Answer:

1. 1939 - 1945
2. Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
3. The Great War, War to End All Wars
4. Allies (France, Russia, UK, etc.) and Central Powers (Germany, Austria - Hungary, etc.)
5. Austria - Hungary; Serbia
6. In trench warfare (static trench lines)
7. November 11, 1918
8. A truce/agreement to stop fighting