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EVENT DETAILS
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914 was the pivotal catalyst for World War I, but it was preceded by decades of rising tensions and crises. Award-winning historian Margaret MacMillan provides a thoughtful retrospective on how the actions of numerous nations and leaders as well as ideas and values contributed to the outbreak of the First World War.
Margaret MacMillan is the Warden of St. Antony’s College and a Professor of International History at the University of Oxford. Her most recent book is The War That Ended Peace: The Road to 1914.
LOCATION
The Robert H. Smith Auditorium at the New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024
