One Wrong Turn, 9 Million Dead: The Story of World War I

Описание: On June 28, 1914, a driver in Sarajevo took a wrong turn. Within six weeks, Europe was at war.

This video explains World War I in plain language, using real archival footage, animated maps, charts and graphics. No history degree needed. In about 10 minutes you will see why it started, how it dragged on, and why it still matters today.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
The four causes behind the war: Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism and Nationalism (M.A.I.N.)
What happened in Sarajevo, and why one assassination turned into a world war
The July Crisis, and how the alliance system pulled countries in like dominoes
Germany's Schlieffen Plan, and why it failed
Life in the trenches, No Man's Land, and the Christmas Truce
Verdun and the Somme, and the huge numbers of lives lost
New weapons: poison gas, tanks, airplanes and submarines
1917: unrestricted submarine warfare, the Zimmermann Telegram, and America joining the war
The 1918 offensive and the Armistice on November 11
The human cost, the Treaty of Versailles, and the lesson the war leaves us with

CHAPTERS
0:00 One wrong turn in Sarajevo
0:34 Europe in 1914
1:05 Cause 1: Militarism and the arms race
1:36 Cause 2: Alliances
2:09 Cause 3: Nationalism
2:31 The assassination in Sarajevo
3:08 The July Crisis: the domino effect
3:45 Germany's Schlieffen Plan
4:09 The Marne and the start of trench warfare
4:29 Life in the trenches and the Christmas Truce
5:09 Verdun and the Somme
5:47 New weapons change the war
6:13 A truly world war
6:34 1917: America enters the war
7:15 1918: the final push and the Armistice
7:51 The cost of the war
8:18 Four empires vanish: the aftermath
8:57 The biggest lesson of all

ABOUT THE FOOTAGE
All film footage is real archival material in the public domain, sourced from Wikimedia Commons, including British, German, French and US Signal Corps films of the period. Where no footage of a specific event exists, period footage from the same era is used and labelled as illustrative. Maps are simplified and use modern borders.

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