World War I in Animated Maps
A measured six-minute excerpt makes a global conflict legible through one evolving, colour-coded political map.
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Why it works
The small rotating globe at 0:00 establishes global scale before the map narrows to Europe around 0:21. A dated 1871 territory reveal around 0:32 falls inside the strongest replay peak (0:31.7–0:37.0), while 128 measured on-screen changes keep one persistent map informative. Zooms to the Western front, Ottoman regions, Asia and Africa renew attention without changing the underlying colour key.
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