Correction for the length of World War I
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How long is 1,400 years?
It's about 300 times as long as World War I
The length of World War I is about 4.370 years.
(a.k.a. First World War, a.k.a. Great War, a.k.a. World War, a.k.a. War to End All Wars, a.k.a. WWI, a.k.a. WW1) (1914 - 1918)
World War I is considered to have begun with the assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand on June 28th, 1914 and to have lasted until the signing of the armistice with Germany on November 11th, 1918, for a total of
4.370 years. However, the Treaty of Versailles which ended conflicts between the major powers was not signed until June 28th, 1919 and the last formal peace treaties were not signed until August 23rd, 1923 —
4.780 years after the armistice was signed.
MLA Style (8th Ed.)
"Correction for the length of World War I" The Measure of Things, 2023, themeasureofthings.com/correction.php?comp=time&unit=y&amt=1400&i=168. Accessed 30 Jan 2023.
APA Style (7th Ed.)
The Measure of Things. (2023). Correction for the length of World War I. Retrieved January 30, 2023 from themeasureofthings.com/correction.php?comp=time&unit=y&amt=1400&i=168
Chicago Style (17th Ed.)
"Correction for the length of World War I." The Measure of Things. 2023. https://themeasureofthings.com/correction.php?comp=time&unit=y&amt=1400&i=168.
