World War I: How It All Started

How World War I started and changed the world forever. From the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand to the. Swipe to see →

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Between 1914 and 1918, the world experienced the most devastating conflict humanity had ever known. World War I — called at the time...

THE WORLD BEFORE THE WAR: A TIME BOMB

In 1914, Europe was the center of the world. European powers controlled 84% of the Earth's surface through their colonial empires. The...

THE TRIGGER: JUNE 28, 1914

On June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, visited Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia — territory...

THE ESCALATION: FROM ASSASSINATION TO...

What followed was the so-called "Black July" — 37 days of frantic diplomacy and impossible ultimatums:

THE WAR: FOUR YEARS OF HORROR

The Schlieffen Plan failed. After the Battle of the Marne (September 1914) — where 150,000 French soldiers were transported to the front...

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