when did this aforesaid war take place?
28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.
World War I
World War I (or the First World War, often abbreviated as WWI or WW1) was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918. 
who was the president for most of the 1950s Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower  served as the 34th president of the United States from 1953 to 1961. who is harry s. truman? 33rd president of the United States from 1945 to 1953 where was he born? Lamar, Missouri which was did he take part in? World War I - he rejoined Battery B, successfully recruiting new soldiers for the expanding unit, for which he was elected as their first lieutenant. how was his career before he became vice president? He worked as a timekeeper, as a clerk, and in the army.
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World War I [SEP] Introduction
On 12 August, Britain and France also declared war on Austria-Hungary; on 23August, Japan sided with Britain, seizing German possessions in China and the Pacific. In November 1914, the Ottoman Empire entered the war on the side of Austria-Hungary and Germany, opening fronts in the Caucasus, Mesopotamia, and the Sinai Peninsula. The war was fought in (and drew upon) each power's colonial empire also, spreading the conflict to Africa and across the globe. The Entente and its allies eventually became known as the Allied Powers, while the grouping of Austria-Hungary, Germany and their allies became known as the Central Powers.