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The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century is a 1996 documentary series that aired on PBS. It chronicles World War I over eight episodes. It was narrated by Salome Jens. In the UK, the programme was renamed 1914-18 and was narrated by Dame Judi Dench.
World War I began as a clash of 20th-century technology and 19th-century tactics, with the inevitably large ensuing casualties. By the end of 1917, however, the major armies had modernised and were making use of telephone, wireless communication , [ 326 ] armoured cars , tanks (especially with the advent of the prototype tank, Little Willie ...
The US Navy was in a period of growth, which made the German gains seem very ominous in London. [citation needed] In Britain in 1913, there was intense internal debate about new ships because of the growing influence of Admiral John Fisher's ideas and increasing financial constraints. In 1914, Germany adopted a policy of building submarines ...
The first tentative efforts to comprehend the meaning and consequences of modern warfare began during the initial phases of World War I; this process continued throughout and after the end of hostilities, and is still underway more than a century later. Teaching World War I has presented special challenges.
Austria mobilizes against Serbia. Russia enters the period preparatory to war (partial mobilization). July 28 Politics: To my peoples. Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia. [4] July 29 Politics: Willy–Nicky correspondence. Wilhelm II, German Emperor and Nicholas II of Russia communicate via telegram. [5] July 30 Politics: Germany sends ...
Winter focuses his research on World War I and its impact on the 20th century. His other interests include remembrance of war in the 20th century, such as memorial and mourning sites, European population decline, the causes and institutions of war, British popular culture in the era of the First World War, and the Armenian genocide of 1915.
[note 1] This era covers the period from the end of the Napoleonic Wars and the Congress of Vienna (1814–1815), to the end of the First World War and the Paris Peace Conference (1919–1920). Important themes include the rapid industrialization and growing power of Great Britain , the United States , France , Prussia / Germany , and, later in ...
Many of them failed, but there were enough successes to establish it as the most important episode of the 20th century in the creation of the modern American state. [ 71 ] The desperate economic situation, combined with the substantial Democratic victories in the 1932 Congressional elections, gave Roosevelt unusual influence over Congress in ...