The events of the first truly global war and its devastating and far reaching impact.
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USA: Isolationism
Jun 27, 201550 min
How did WW1 change America's place in the world? Jonathan Dimbleby presents a public debate from the US Library of Congress in Washington
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Germany: The Waging of War
Jun 26, 201550 min
How did technological and industrial development revolutionise World War One? The tank, gas, flame throwers, Zeppelins were like nothing that had been experienced before.
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Sarajevo: Nationalism
Jun 26, 201550 min
A century ago a shot rang out in Sarajevo which set the world on a path to war. How did the peace made after WW1 influence the ethnic conflicts in the region during the 1990s?
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Jordan: Redrawing the Middle East
Jun 22, 201549 min
How did World War One change the face of the Middle East? And, how did this seismic and controversial period shape the century to follow?
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Britain: The Psychology of War
Apr 30, 201550 min
What drove men to volunteer to fight during World War One? What drove them to the edge of sanity when they got there?
