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Subtests are updated to provide a variety of improvements including shortened and streamlined instructions. of Russian losses (as a proportion of those captured, wounded, or killed) were to prisoner status, for Austria-Hungary 32%, for Italy 26%, for France 12%, for Germany 9%; for Britain 7%. Prisoners from the Allied armies totalled about 1.4million (not including Russia, which lost 2.5–3.5million soldiers as prisoners). From the Central Powers about 3.3million soldiers became prisoners; most of them surrendered to Russians. [277] Soldiers' experiences Another latest winner was the town of Rye in East Sussex, England. Rye is a medieval town with cobbled streets, historic buildings, and a charming harbor. It’s a nice place to discover on foot, with loads of hidden alleyways and secret gardens to discover.

The Ottoman Empire, with German support, invaded Persia (modern Iran) in December 1914 in an effort to cut off British and Russian access to petroleum reservoirs around Baku near the Caspian Sea. [124] Persia, ostensibly neutral, had long been under the spheres of British and Russian influence. The Ottomans and Germans were aided by Kurdish and Azeri forces, together with a large number of major Iranian tribes, such as the Qashqai, Tangistanis, Lurs, and Khamseh, while the Russians and British had the support of Armenian and Assyrian forces. The Persian campaign was to last until 1918 and end in failure for the Ottomans and their allies. However, the Russian withdrawal from the war in 1917 led to Armenian and Assyrian forces, who had hitherto inflicted a series of defeats upon the forces of the Ottomans and their allies, being cut off from supply lines, outnumbered, outgunned and isolated, forcing them to fight and flee towards British lines in northern Mesopotamia. [125] Cornwall is one of the finest places to try coasteering, with its rugged cliffs and clear blue waters offering the perfect playground for thrill-seekers. Just make sure you e-book a guided tour with a respected firm, as coasteering will be dangerous if you don’t know what you’re doing. For these fascinated by historical past and science, the Natural History Museum in London is a should-visit. With over 80 million specimens in its assortment, the museum is dwelling to every part from dinosaur skeletons to uncommon gems and minerals. And if you’re feeling courageous, you may even come face-to-face with a life-sized model of a blue whale in the museum’s Hintze Hall. The competitors, which runs each Sunday in the Sunday Times newspaper, features a photograph of a location someplace in England. Readers are invited to guess the place the photograph was taken and submit their answers for a likelihood to win a prize. But the competitors is more than simply a likelihood to win a prize. It’s a chance to study the historical past and culture of England’s countryside.But even when you don’t win the competitors, the clues themselves can provide inspiration for some exciting adventures to try in the UK. Here are a few concepts to get you started: My friend has always been forthright. Never more so than now — as he turns to me and says: “This place is boring. I’m done!” A firm line to take, for sure, but he’s wrong. Main article: Great Retreat German soldiers on the way to the front in 1914; at this stage, all sides expected the conflict to be a short one. At which point Friend loses his head entirely. “Enough!” he bellows. “I don’t want to hear another word about princes until I’m shopping.” And with that he storms off towards his car.

Main article: Prisoners of war in World War I British prisoners guarded by Ottoman forces after the First Battle of Gaza in 1917 World War I ( WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War or the Great War in historical contexts, was a global conflict from 1914 to 1918. It was fought between two coalitions: the Allied Powers and the Central Powers. Fighting took place throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Pacific, and parts of Asia. One of the deadliest wars in history, it resulted in an estimated 9 million soldiers dead and 23 million wounded, plus another 5 million civilian deaths from various causes. Millions more died as a result of genocide, and the war was a major factor in the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic. Hmm. Maybe a couple of eggs is what I need,” he mused, as we stood before a painting of an old lady cooking — the work of an artist born in Seville. “Or maybe something sweeter?” he wondered, by a picture of a man at breakfast. Then he disappeared. In the Balkans, Yugoslav nationalists such as the leader, Ante Trumbić, strongly supported the war, desiring the freedom of Yugoslavs from Austria-Hungary and other foreign powers and the creation of an independent Yugoslavia. The Yugoslav Committee, led by Trumbić, was formed in Paris on 30 April 1915 but shortly moved its office to London. [303] In April 1918, the Rome Congress of Oppressed Nationalities met, including Czechoslovak, Italian, Polish, Transylvanian, and Yugoslav representatives who urged the Allies to support national self-determination for the peoples residing within Austria-Hungary. [304]Following the Tsar's abdication, Vladimir Lenin—with the help of the German government—was ushered by train from Switzerland into Russia on 16 April 1917. Discontent and the weaknesses of the Provisional Government led to a rise in the popularity of the Bolshevik Party, led by Lenin, which demanded an immediate end to the war. The Revolution of November was followed in December by an armistice and negotiations with Germany. At first, the Bolsheviks refused the German terms, but when German troops began marching across Ukraine unopposed, the new government acceded to the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk on 3 March 1918. The treaty ceded vast territories, including Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, parts of Poland and Ukraine to the Central Powers. [165] The word were is one of the past tense forms (along with was) of the irregular verb be. Were is used with all plural subjects as well as the pronouns you and they (regardless of whether they are being used as singular or plural).