consequences of world war 1 businessdope.com 100 years ago ended a war whose intensity and scale the world had never before seen. A war that involved more than 60 million soldiers around the globe. In this blog, we retrace the origins, events and consequences of World War I. To understand the origins of World War I, we start in 1871 at the end of the Franco-German war between the French Empire and the Confederation of North Germany, allied with the German states of the south. After 6 months of fighting, France is defeated and the victors unite to form the German Empire. Alsace and Moselle are annexed to the new empire, frustrating the French side. In the following years, Germany would greatly advance its industry and economy. The country also builds alliances, first with the Austro-Hungarian Empire and then with Italy, which is frustrated by France colonizing Tunisia. The three form the Triplice or Triple Alliance. Growing in power and status, Germany begins colonizing Af...