World War I shattered European stability from "summary" of The Story of Mankind (Updated Edition) (Liveright Classics) by Hendrik Willem van Loon,John Merriman
The peace of Europe had been shattered by the outbreak of World War I. For centuries, the continent had enjoyed a relative stability, with the great powers maintaining a delicate balance of power. However, the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary in 1914 set off a chain of events that would ultimately lead to the largest and bloodiest conflict the world had ever seen. The war drew in the major European powers, with Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire forming the Central Powers, and France, Russia, and later the United Kingdom and Italy joining the Allies. The fighting raged across Europe, with millions of soldiers and civilians losing their lives in the trenches and on the battlefields. The war also brought about significant social and political changes in Europe. The old order was crumbling, as empires fell and new nations emerged. The Russian Revolution of 1917 overthrew the Tsarist regime and established a communist government, while the Aust...
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