The First World War in 7 minutes

⚔️ The First World War, also known as the Great War, was a conflict that took place mainly in Europe between 1914 and 1918.

💀 More than 9 million soldiers and 7 million civilians lost their lives, making it one of the deadliest wars in history.

🌍 All the major industrial and military powers of the time were involved in the war, leading to territorial changes and the formation of alliances.

🌍 The video is about the First World War and its key players.

⚔️ The two sides involved in the war were the Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance.

💥 The main trigger for the war was the combination of imperialism, colonialism, and a specific incident on June 28th.

💥 The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria sparked a diplomatic crisis.

🌍 Multiple countries, including Germany and France, declared war on each other.

⚔️ The war became long and costly due to resistance and advancements in weaponry.

⚔️ The First World War was a brutal conflict that involved many new weapons and tactics.

🌍 The war was fought on multiple fronts, including the Western and Eastern Fronts.

🔥 The war reached its peak of brutality and mortality in the trenches of the Western Front.

Paul von Hindenburg becomes the chief of staff and creates a military dictatorship in Germany, sidelining the Kaiser and the German Parliament.

The sinking of the RMS Lusitania by German submarines leads to the United States declaring war on the Central Powers in 1917.

The Russian Revolution and the Bolshevik takeover result in Russia signing an armistice with the Central Powers.

🌍 The video discusses the events of World War I in a concise manner.

⚔️ The German troops faced challenges and could not resist the counteroffensive, falling short of their objective of reaching Paris.

🇺🇸 American troops played a significant role in securing the victory for the allied forces.

🌍 The Treaty of Versailles imposed humiliating sanctions on Germany after World War I, which fueled German hatred towards the victors.

💥 The harsh conditions of the treaty ultimately led to the rise of Hitler and the start of World War II.