World War I involved 32 nations from 1914 to 1919. It redrew the world map and reshaped many borders in Europe. The collapse of the Russian Empire created Poland, the Baltics, and Finland.

40 maps that explain World War I by Zack Beauchamp, Timothy B. Lee and Matthew Yglesias on August 4, 2014 One hundred years ago today, on August 4, 1914, German troops began pouring over the ...

During World War I, ... Published in the February 1921 issue, this map of Europe depicts countries as established by the Paris Peace Conference (1919-1920).

Europe, Middle East map redrawn by World War I. Paris (AFP) – Issued on: 27/10/2018 - 05:18. 1 min Reading time. Empires would fall, regions reconfigure, new countries form: the end of World War ...

This “long First World War” was certainly bloody, and we can and should argue about the destructive effects of nationalism for the history of Europe. But it was hardly pointless. Given that ...

Photographer Peter Macdiarmid collected modern photos from around Europe and overlaid World War I-era images, giving a sense of how much--and how little--has changed since the War to end all Wars.

His son commanded the German army as World War I broke out. In fact, the degree of preparedness of the Great Powers for war in 1914 has as many layers as an onion. Here are four.

By the time the United States entered World War I, 100 years ago today, the conflict had been raging in Europe for nearly three years. It was to become one of the deadliest wars in human history ...

World War I was the watershed between widespread patriotism and the broken, distrustful attitude towards war we have seen across Europe ever since. Royal Irish Rifles, 1916. Patriotism and glory ...