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  1. Oct 25, 2019 · The First World War, therefore, was a war of empires, fought by empires and, significantly, for the protection and expansion of imperial power. The conflict began as a crisis in one empire, with the assassination on 28 June 1914 of Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria-Este (1863-1914), heir to the Habsburg throne, that had long ruled over a ...

  2. The Kaiser, the Tsar and King George V - cousins at war in WWI Queen Victoria had 42 grandchildren who were spread across Europe and embedded in many of the continent's monarchies. This meant that WWI ended up being quite the family affair.

  3. Mar 10, 2011 · During World War One there were no less than seven of the old Queen's direct descendants, and two more of her Coburg relations, on European thrones.

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  5. The economic history of World War I covers the methods used by the First World War (1914–1918), as well as related postwar issues such as war debts and reparations. It also covers the economic mobilization of labour, industry, and agriculture leading to economic failure. It deals with economic warfare such as the blockade of Germany, and with ...

  6. The Austro-Italian antagonism led to other imperial conflicts that overshadowed the harmony of the so-called Concert of Europe before 1914. During the Bismarck years, Italy had joined the German-Austrian military alliance, as it had been looking for diplomatic support against aggressive French imperialism after the annexation of Tunis in 1881/82.

  7. Nov 17, 2021 · The Jewish Community in Germany, 1914–1918, in: Horne, John (ed.): State, Society and Mobilization in Europe during the First World War, Cambridge 1997, pp. 89-104. ↑ Daniel, Ute: The War from Within. German Working Class Women in the First World War, Oxford 1996, pp. 276-83.

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