Tanks, tactical aircraft, and submarines went from experimental curiosities to the primary drivers of military strategy.
This was the birthplace of reconstructive plastic surgery and the widespread use of blood transfusions. Making History The First World War
With millions of men at the front, women entered the workforce in unprecedented numbers, providing the final, undeniable momentum for the Suffragette movements in the West. 4. The "Long" History Every time you read about geopolitical tension in
We are still living in the literal borders drawn during this era. The collapse of the Ottoman, Austro-Hungarian, German, and Russian empires didn't just end a war; it created the modern Middle East and Eastern Europe. Every time you read about geopolitical tension in the Balkans or the Levant, you are reading a "sequel" to 1918. 3. The Laboratory of Modernity providing the final