This post is a roundup of all the major pieces posted so far from the #WWI100 project. Everything from in-depth looks at the political crisis which led to the war to each nation’s preparations for war. Posts on the first early battles of the First World War, the destruction wrought on Belgium and a look at how the world’s media covered the outbreak of war.
While the posts below aren’t an attempt at an overview of the entire war as it unfolded, I have tried to cover as many of the major and less well known aspects as possible. There will be much more posted about the First World War in the coming weeks.
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Below are all of the major articles posted, in chronological order:
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Funeral of Archduke Franz Ferdinand & Sophie
The Austro-Hungarian Ultimatum to Serbia
July 28th 1914: Austria-Hungary Declares War on Serbia
The British Grand Fleet Mobilises
The Crowds Gather: The Public Reaction to War
Kaiser Wilhelm’s Balcony Speeches
37 Days & The July Crisis
Germany’s Declaration of War on Russia
Peace in 1914: The Trafalgar Square Peace Demonstration
Belgian Communique to Allied Governments Following the German Invasion
The British Army Mobilises
1914: Europe’s Armies Mobilises
HMS Lance Fires The First British Shot of the War
Front Pages: World War One Begins
Belgian Infantry at the Battle of Liege
Battle of Liege: 5th – 16th August, 1914
Japanese Ultimatum To Germany
1914: Armies of the Western Front
Western Front: The Battle of the Frontiers
The Burning of Leuven & the Rape of Belgium
You can find all of the quotes relating to the beginning of World War One here
You can browse the #WWI100 tag here for more content, quotes, historical trivia and photographs
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