World War I

The first industrialized global war, toppling four empires and redrawing Europe and the Middle East.

Core Principles & Analysis

• Sparked by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo in June 1914.
• Machine guns, artillery, and gas produced trench stalemate and roughly 17 million deaths.
• The German, Austro-Hungarian, Russian, and Ottoman empires all collapsed in its aftermath.

Specifications & Metrics

• YEAR: 1914 – 1918