The World Goes to War, Part 2

Season 14, Episode 5: The World Goes to War, Part 2
A photograph of the Russian Guard (Cavalry) preparing to depart for war in 1914. Source: Public Domain
The beginning of the East Prussian Campaign, 1914. The Germans are in red, the Russians in Blue. Source: Public Domain
A map depicting the initial phases of the Battle of Tannenberg. Note the flanking attacks to the south by German (red) divisions against the Russians (blue). Source: Public Domain
The final phase of the Battle of Tannenberg, in which the Russian Second Army (blue) is surrounded by German (red) attackers and subsequently crushed. Source: Public Domain
A collection of photographs of the Gallipoli Campaign. Source: Public Domain
A painting depicting one of the landings at Gallipoli. Source: Archives New Zealand from New Zealand, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A photograph of one of the German artillery pieces behind the defensive line of the Ottoman Empire at Gallipoli. Source: Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-R36225 / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 DE, via Wikimedia Commons
A painting of the German leaders (standing on left) signing the armistice being presented by French (gray) and U.S. (blue) leaders. Source: Public Domain
A photograph of various parties involved in the armistice agreement of 1918 after the armistice was signed. Source: Public Domain
A photograph of U.S. troops celebrating upon hearing the news that the armistice had been signed and the first world war had come to an end. Source: Public Domain

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