World War I (1914-1918)

World War I killed 20 million people and dismantled four empires—German, Austro-Hungarian, Ottoman, and Russian—creating a power vacuum that directly triggered World War II and subsequent regional conflicts. The punitive Versailles Treaty imposed 132 billion gold marks in reparations, fueling hyperinflation and Hitler's rise.

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