title: World War I: The Best One-Hour History
author:  Robert Freeman 
description: Robert Freemans reputation for clarity in summing up historical events is legendary. His classes score among the highest in the nation on the College Board Advanced Placement Exams. He is formerly Vice President of International Marketing at Sybase, one of the largest software companies in the world, and is the founder of One Dollar For Life, a national non-profit that enables high school students to build schools in the developing world for a dollar. He holds a B.S. from Santa Clara University and an MBA from Stanfords Graduate School of Business.
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  WORLD WAR ONE
  
  
  History in an Hour
  
  
  Rupert Colley
  
  
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  [About History in an Hour](part0002.html#abtauthor_01)
  
  
  History in an Hour is a series of ebooks to help the reader learn the basic
  facts of a given subject area. Everything you need to know is presented in a
  straightforward narrative and in chronological order. No embedded links to
  divert your attention, nor a daunting book of 600 pages with a 35-page
  introduction. Just straight in, to the point, sixty minutes, done. Then,
  having absorbed the basics, you may feel inspired to explore further. Give
  yourself sixty minutes and see what you can learn . . .
  
  
  To find out more visit http://historyinanhour.com or follow us on twitter:
  http://twitter.com/historyinanhour
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Contents
  
  
  [Cover](kindle:embed:0002?mime=image/png)
  
  
  [Title Page](part0000.html)
  
  
  [About History in an Hour](part0001.html#abtauthor01)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Introduction](part0003.html#intro01)
  
  
  [Assassination of an Archduke]