MAP OF THE MONTH – Europe Redrawn After World War I
Armchair General has partnered with The Map as History, a company that produces outstanding animated maps with accompanying narration. Each month, a link to one of their animated maps will be featured on the ACG site.
This month’s map explores the creation of the League of Nations and the redrawing of Europe’s map by the victors following the First World War.
{default}Click on the map above to view animation.
To learn more about the aftermath of World War I, try this selection of online articles.
The dream of an international body where nations could mediate differences without resorting to war virtually died a-borning. Read Joseph Avenol’s Betrayal of the League of Nations.
The War to End Wars didn’t, as proven by the 1920 Polish-Soviet War.
For information on some World War I actions that affected European colonies, see Backwater Battles: Unknown Campaigns of the First World War.
