World Was I

  • The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand: The Outbreak of WWI

    The murder of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne by a Bosnian Serb nationalist triggered a month-long series of ultimatums and diplomatic crises that activated a complex web of military alliances across Europe, leading to a global conflict that reshaped the world.
  • American Neutrality in World War I

    American Neutrality in World War I

    The U.S. maintained a policy of neutrality during the early years of World War I, proclaimed by President Woodrow Wilson in 1914. However, this neutrality was eroded by Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare, which led to the sinking of the Lusitania and other American ships