WW1 was this truly apocalyptic, world-shattering event of the old world which WW2 wasn't. It shattered the relative peace that had reigned since the Napoleonic Wars, killing some 20 million deaths and 21 million wounded.
Today’s relevance is in fact large. WW1 effectively broke the British Empire by making the dominions set on independence, caused the Bolsheviks to take power, half-broke Germany and inspired its final destruction in WW2, The Ottomans depopulated and America set upon its path to empire.
Today’s relevance is in fact large. WW1 effectively broke the British Empire by making the dominions set on independence, caused the Bolsheviks to take power, half-broke Germany and inspired its final destruction in WW2, The Ottomans depopulated and America set upon its path to empire.
