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    World War I: Part One: 1914: The Early Stages
    World War I: Part One: 1914: The Early Stages
    World War I: Part One: 1914: The Early Stages
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    World War I: Part One: 1914: The Early Stages

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    Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the events of the beginning of World War I in next to no time with this concise guide.

    50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the outbreak and early stages of World War I. In the summer of 1914, Europe’s main powers embarked on a bloody war which would last for four years and claim millions of lives. Tensions had been running high for some time previously, and a complex combination of alliances and territorial aspirations caused fighting to spread across the continent. The First World War was at the time the largest conflict in history, and its repercussions were felt long after it ended.

    In just 50 minutes you will:
    • Learn about the political situation in Europe in the early 20th century and the long-term causes of the First World War
    • Understand the series of events that preceded the war and how they contributed to the outbreak of hostilities
    • Analyse the major shortcomings of the military strategies of the countries at war

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    LanguageEnglish
    Publisher50Minutes.com
    Release dateMar 1, 2017
    ISBN9782806289810
    World War I: Part One: 1914: The Early Stages

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      World War I - 50MINUTES

      WORLD WAR I, 1914: THE EARLY STAGES

      KEY INFORMATION

      When: 28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918.

      Where: Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania.

      Countries involved:

      The Central Powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, the Ottoman Empire.

      The Allies and associated countries: the British Empire, France, Tsarist Russia, Italy, Serbia, the USA, Japan, China, Belgium, Romania, Portugal, Luxembourg, Greece, Albania, Montenegro and most of the South American countries.

      Outcome:

      Allied victory.

      Collapse of the German, Austro-Hungarian, Ottoman and Russian Empires.

      Establishment of new states.

      Victims: More than 9 million dead.

      INTRODUCTION

      On 28 June 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand (1863-1914), the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, was on an official visit in Sarajevo. For the occasion, the city had been decked in Austrian colours and crowds lined the streets that the imperial convoy was to pass through. Among the crowd were seven assassins lying in wait for the archduke at different points along the route. The security measures were insufficient and there were not enough guards. That morning, Franz Ferdinand collapsed as he was struck by bullets fired by one of the conspirators, Gavrilo Princip (1894-1918), a young Bosnian student and member of a secret Serbian nationalist terrorist organisation called the Black Hand. This tragic and very serious event plunged Europe into a crisis that it would not recover from: one month later, most of the continent was at war. The war would last four years, and these seemingly endless years of terrible fighting would change the face of the world forever and shape the entire 20th century.

      THE ORIGINS OF THE CONFLICT

      How did the First World War come about? Since the war ended in 1918, this nagging question has continued to obsess historians, and countless books have been written to try and answer it. Dozens of interpretations have arisen to suit different schools and movements, or simply different needs. These interpretations may focus on the responsibility of one power or another, economic imperialism, the fatal tangle of alliances, or the role of military strategy in the outbreak of hostilities. They all put aside a simple, but essential, reality: wars break out, as the historians Robin Prior and Trevor Wilson remind us, because men believe that resorting to arms has become a legitimate approach. It is therefore above all because it seemed necessary, and even right, that war was on people’s minds in July 1914. Taking

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