if you do the math that gets you to 1919, the treaty of versailles. that's when you thought world war i ended. actually the book finally closes on world war i today. the treaty of versailles did end the fighting but it didn't end the war. one condition of the treaty was germany had to pay reparations, and today, germany makes its last payment, about $95 million. all this might seem a world away, but in my view, world war i is the event that created the modern world. think about it. before the war, the world was run by a small group of european empires that were themselves monarchies. think of the astruo-hungarian empire, the german empire, the russian empire, the ottoman empire. all monarchies, the war overturned all of them and created new nations and governments that were legitimized by modern principles, nagsism, communism, socialism. without world war i no collapse of the monarchy and no rise of len anyone and no rise of hitler and thups no world war ii. the society that came out of the war, soldiers, politicians, merchants, businessmen, is of cou

rosecliff was inspired by the grand trianon on the palace grounds of versailles in paris. rosecliff has been the setting for a number of movies, including "27 dresses." the mansion is also often rented for parties and weddings. not a bad place for a high school prom. amazingly, all this splendor was only enjoyed for a few months each year. during what was called by the super rich "the social season." in all, 11 properties have been acquired by the preservation society of newport county. the society is dedicated to preserving this rich heritage and offers fascinating guided tours. for more information, visit our website, teenkidsnews.com. in newport, rhode island, for "teen kids news" i'm nicole. >>> that wraps up our show, but we'll be back with more "teen kids news." >> thanks for joining us, and have a great week. ♪ ♪ -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> write to us at info@teenkidsnews.com. >> on behalf of everyone here at "teen kids news," we want to give a special thanks to all of our military overseas.

that's when germany finished paying off its debt from reparations imposed by the treaty of versailles. some historians are calling this the real end of the conflict. by that measure, how long has world war i lasted? 96 years. almost a full century from start to finish. 96 years from the beginning of the war to the settling of the german war debt. big numbers. >>> up next, republicans in some big races are avoiding the press. will voters run out the clock without ever answering the tough questions? you're watching "hardball" only on msnbc. >>> i'm millissa rehberger. >>> a mor tore round exploded not far from the embassy. no word on who was behind the attack. >>> the afghan government has launched secret high level talks with the taliban. another round of severe weather is snarling road and air travel for the second night in new york. and a sentence to a man who femt no remorse. >>> and a burglar -- >> and an 8-year-old girl was rescued by an alert driver who recognized a suspected abductor's van and blocked him in and allowing her to jump out. now back to "hardball" >>> welcome back t

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