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World War I is guide Number 18 of the 24 SparkNotes guides for studying American History as well as guide Number 13 of the 16 SparkNotes guides for European History
. It describes the fateful events leading up to the war’s outbreak in Europe in 1914 as well as US participation in the conflict in 1917 and 1918.In the SparkNotes guides for American History this study guide is preceded by our guide for The Progressive Era and followed by our Interwar United States guide. In the SparkNotes guides for European History this study guide is preceded by our guide for Europe from 1871 to 1914 and followed by our The Russian Revolution guide.