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This interactive map gives you an abbreviated glimpse into which countries and territories were involved in the Great War and how they were aligned. Whether they fought with the Allied or the Central Powers, or stayed neutral, WWI still touched almost every country and region on the planet.
Explore the global impact of the First World War through our online map (now only available via the UK Government Web Archive), which highlights key events and figures in the conflict from...
The GG Archives has curated many photographs relating to World War 1, with most of the material created during the war (1914-1918). These images deal with post-war topics such as the soldier's bonus and transport home.
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Western Imperialism
In what must be the most audacious land-grab in history, Western nations divide much of the globe between them. The centerpiece of this process is an episode labelled the “Scramble for Africa“, in which European powers compete to annex as much of the continent as they can. The same process has been at work in South East Asia and the Pacific. As a result, Western Empires, with the British Empire in the lead, rule much of the world.
Global economic control
The conquests are followed by economic exploitation. Railways start appearing in all corners of the world – in Western-ruled colonies, such as in India and Africa, and in countries as yet beyond direct Western control, such as China and the countries of Latin America. The oceans are linked by an ever-intensifying network of sea routes, all converging on Western ports. A global economy has arrived by which the commodities of the planet are shipped to Western nations, there to be consumed, or t...
Continued industrial advance
Within Western societies, relentless industrial advance has occurred. The middle classes continue to increase in numbers, and the working classes benefit from a rising standard of living. New inventions such as the lightbulb, gramophones, the telephone, cameras, the car, airplanes and artificial fertilizers – continue to change the lives of Westerners. The USA and Germany have drawn ahead of Britain as industrial powers.
Europe
Politically, Germany‘s rise has destabilized Europe. The resulting tensions have divided much of Europeinto two camps – Germany, Austro-Hungary and Italy on one side, Britain, France and Russia on the other. It will not take much of a spark to set these nations against each other, and this year that spark is lit.
Africa
Over the past couple of decades, most of Africa has been parceled out amongst European powers, with British and Frenchempires taking the lion’s share. Only Ethiopia escapes this fate. In some parts of Africa, the arrival of European powers is met by fierce resistance (as in German South West Africa). In other parts, it is followed by shocking brutality (as in the Belgian Congo). In all of European-ruled Africa, local societies are drawn forcibly into the modern world, with railways, roads, we...
The Middle East
Much of the Middle East has fallen under Western influence, though of a less direct kind than in Africa. The Ottoman Empire, meanwhile, has succeeded in tightening its grip on its territories – while losing most of its lands in the Balkans.
World history European World Empires Modern Europe For details of the different civilizations, click on the relevant timeline above. More ‘Dig Deeper’ links may be found in the regional maps. To access, click on the markers in the world map.
WWI landing page, featuring animated maps highlighting various stages of the War. http://www.the-map-as-history.com/maps/6-first-world-war.php. Site of the United States WWI Centennial Commission, and the Doughboy Foundation, building the National WWI Memorial in Washington, D.C.
A series of animated maps on the historical events and movements of armed forces throughout the World War I in all major battlegrounds, including the Dardanelles, naval engagements, Balkan campaigns, etc. Available in English, French and Spanish.
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May 21, 2013 · Experience the history of World War I, “The Great War,” through an interactive timeline and map available on the American Battle Monuments Commission’s (ABMC) website. This new visual interactive timeline and map is the latest in digital initiatives released by ABMC.
