8 Questions About World War I Answered: Quick Facts

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World War I: Ypres

World War I soldiers stand and sit in a trench at a machine gun station, surrounded by sandbags and rough shelter, appearing to be on alert but not in combat.

Large crowd of students, many holding flags and wearing hats, gathers on steps in front of columns at the Lustgarten in Berlin to protest the Treaty of Versailles, circa 1919-1929.

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