Most of us were taught that World War I started because a Serbian assassin shot an Austrian archduke in 1914.
One bullet.
One motorcade.
One war.
But that's only part of the story.
The truth?
The First World War didn't erupt because of just one trigger – it was a powder keg loaded with jealousy, paranoia, secret plans, and imperial ambition.
And the match?
It had been lit long before the Archduke's car even turned onto that Sarajevo street.
This war wasn't just about alliances or old grudges – it was about nations behaving like rival gangs, each racing to outdo the other.
