New York State Regents Examinations · Global History & Geography II

World War I & the Russian Revolution

How alliances, militarism, imperialism, and nationalism turned an assassination into the first industrialized world war — and how the war collapsed the Russian Empire.

Curriculum standards

NYSED 10.5

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World War I: How It Started, How It Ended, How It Changed Everything

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