<Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> 28 July 1914 -- 11 November 1918 ( 1914 - 07 - 28 -- 1918 - 11 - 11 ) ( 4 years , 3 months and 2 weeks ) Peace treaties ( show ) <Ul> <Li> Treaty of Versailles Signed 28 June 1919 ( 4 years and 11 months ) </Li> <Li> Treaty of Saint - Germain - en - Laye Signed 10 September 1919 ( 5 years , 1 month , 1 week and 6 days ) </Li> <Li> Treaty of Neuilly - sur - Seine Signed 27 November 1919 ( 4 years , 1 month , 1 week and 6 days ) </Li> <Li> Treaty of Trianon Signed 4 June 1920 ( 5 years , 10 months and 1 week ) </Li> <Li> Treaty of Sèvres Signed 10 August 1920 ( 6 years , 1 week and 6 days ) </Li> <Li> United States -- Austria Peace Treaty Signed 24 August 1921 ( 3 years , 8 months , 2 weeks and 3 days ) </Li> <Li> United States -- Germany Peace Treaty Signed 25 August 1921 ( 4 years , 4 months , 2 weeks and 5 days ) </Li> <Li> United States -- Hungary Peace Treaty Signed 29 August 1921 ( 3 years , 8 months , 3 weeks and 1 day ) </Li> <Li> Treaty of Lausanne Signed 24 July 1923 ( 8 years , 8 months , 3 weeks and 4 days ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Europe , Africa , the Middle East , the Pacific Islands , China , Indian Ocean , and off the coast of South and North America </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> <P> Allied victory </P> <Ul> <Li> Central Powers ' victory on the Eastern Front nullified by defeat on the Western Front </Li> <Li> Fall of the German , Russian , Ottoman , and Austro - Hungarian empires </Li> <Li> Russian Civil War and foundation of the Soviet Union </Li> <Li> Formation of new countries in Europe and the Middle East </Li> <Li> Transfer of German colonies and regions of the former Ottoman Empire to other powers </Li> <Li> Establishment of the League of Nations . ( more ... ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr>
<Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> 28 July 1914 -- 11 November 1918 ( 1914 - 07 - 28 -- 1918 - 11 - 11 ) ( 4 years , 3 months and 2 weeks ) Peace treaties ( show ) <Ul> <Li> Treaty of Versailles Signed 28 June 1919 ( 4 years and 11 months ) </Li> <Li> Treaty of Saint - Germain - en - Laye Signed 10 September 1919 ( 5 years , 1 month , 1 week and 6 days ) </Li> <Li> Treaty of Neuilly - sur - Seine Signed 27 November 1919 ( 4 years , 1 month , 1 week and 6 days ) </Li> <Li> Treaty of Trianon Signed 4 June 1920 ( 5 years , 10 months and 1 week ) </Li> <Li> Treaty of Sèvres Signed 10 August 1920 ( 6 years , 1 week and 6 days ) </Li> <Li> United States -- Austria Peace Treaty Signed 24 August 1921 ( 3 years , 8 months , 2 weeks and 3 days ) </Li> <Li> United States -- Germany Peace Treaty Signed 25 August 1921 ( 4 years , 4 months , 2 weeks and 5 days ) </Li> <Li> United States -- Hungary Peace Treaty Signed 29 August 1921 ( 3 years , 8 months , 3 weeks and 1 day ) </Li> <Li> Treaty of Lausanne Signed 24 July 1923 ( 8 years , 8 months , 3 weeks and 4 days ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Europe , Africa , the Middle East , the Pacific Islands , China , Indian Ocean , and off the coast of South and North America </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> <P> Allied victory </P> <Ul> <Li> Central Powers ' victory on the Eastern Front nullified by defeat on the Western Front </Li> <Li> Fall of the German , Russian , Ottoman , and Austro - Hungarian empires </Li> <Li> Russian Civil War and foundation of the Soviet Union </Li> <Li> Formation of new countries in Europe and the Middle East </Li> <Li> Transfer of German colonies and regions of the former Ottoman Empire to other powers </Li> <Li> Establishment of the League of Nations . ( more ... ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr>
when was first world war started and ended
when was first world war started and ended
28 July 1914 -- 11 November 1918
28 July 1914 -- 11 November 1918