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The War That Changed the World

The effect of World War One from a global perspective

World Service,12 episodes

Episodes

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The War that Changed the World - in Words
The impact of World War One, as seen by cultural figures around the world.
08 Aug 2015,49 mins
USA: Isolationism
How WW1 changed America's place in the world and its attitude to world affairs
27 Jun 2015,55 mins
Jordan: Redrawing the Map of the Middle East
Redrawing the map of the Middle East and the legacy of WW1
20 Jun 2015,55 mins
Australia: The Legend of Anzac
Australia and the legend of Anzac
18 Apr 2015,55 mins
Tanzania: Race and Colonial War
A debate from Tanzania on the little-known history of WW1
11 Apr 2015,55 mins
France: Heroism
How World War One killed the ancient idea of heroism
06 Dec 2014,55 mins
India: Imperialism
Historians, experts and a Delhi public audience debate the impact of WW1 on imperialism
08 Nov 2014,55 mins
St. Petersburg: Revolution
The Romanovs ruled Russia for centuries until World War One brought a revolution
18 Oct 2014,55 mins
Turkey: Modernity and Secularism
Emerging as a new republic after World War One, how has this influenced Turkey today?
06 Sep 2014,55 mins
Britain: The Psychology of War
What did the world’s first industrial war do to the minds of people who fought in it?
02 Aug 2014,49 mins
Germany: The Waging of War
How did technological and industrial development revolutionise World War One?
19 Jul 2014,55 mins
Sarajevo: Nationalism
Nationalism: The first of ten discussions on World War One comes from Sarajevo
28 Jun 2014,49 mins