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The assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne on June 28, 1914, led to the outbreak of World War I. At the end of the war, the Austro-Hungarian Empire had crumbled, and Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany and Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, had lost their power. The only monarchy remaining was Great Britain's King George V, a first cousin of both the Kaiser and the Tsar.

Examines the history of the Herero genocide by the German army in the early 1900's.

Discusses the diplomatic and naval history of Great Britain and examines the reasons Germany chose to challenge Britain's undisputed naval supremacy, causing shifts in the world's national alliances and leading to World War I.

Chronicles the lives of first cousins King George V of Britain, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, and Tsar Nicholas II of Russia with a focus on the years leading up to World War I and the aftermath.

Discusses Britain and Germany and the era preceding World War II.