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The War That Changed the World 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.

  2. USA: Isolationism

    How WW1 changed America's place in the world and its attitude to world affairs

  3. Jordan: Redrawing the Map of the Middle East

    Redrawing the map of the Middle East and the legacy of WW1

  4. Australia: The Legend of Anzac

    Australia and the legend of Anzac

  5. Tanzania: Race and Colonial War

    A debate from Tanzania on the little-known history of WW1

  6. France: Heroism

    How World War One killed the ancient idea of heroism

  7. India: Imperialism

    Historians, experts and a Delhi public audience debate the impact of WW1 on imperialism

  8. St. Petersburg: Revolution

    The Romanovs ruled Russia for centuries until World War One brought a revolution

  9. Turkey: Modernity and Secularism

    Emerging as a new republic after World War One, how has this influenced Turkey today?

  10. Britain: The Psychology of War

    What did the world’s first industrial war do to the minds of people who fought in it?

  11. Germany: The Waging of War

    How did technological and industrial development revolutionise World War One?

  12. Sarajevo: Nationalism

    Nationalism: The first of ten discussions on World War One comes from Sarajevo