The World War: 1914-1945

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914 by by Slav nationalist Gavrilo Princip triggers World War I.

Soldiers face brutal combat and harsh conditions during World War I; civilians struggle with food scarcity and air attacks; the horrors of ethnic cleansing emerge and a young Adolf Hitler takes note.

Stalin ascends to power as the leader of the Bolsheviks; the German Workers Party in Munich transforms itself, adopting the title Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter, soon to be infamous as the Nazi Party.

Hitler and Stalin mould global events; President Roosevelt strives to lift America out of the Depression; humanity stands on the precipice of another World War.

Hitler's gamble on the Rhineland invasion pays off as the West fails to resist his advance.

After a rebuff in Munich, the Soviets strike a deal with the Germans; with the assault on Poland, the illusion of peace vanishes as France and Britain announce war on Germany.