A Border Guard's Luggage Search Nearly Kept WWI Going
20th Century

A Border Guard's Luggage Search Nearly Kept WWI Going

A Swiss border guard's routine search of a businessman's luggage nearly prevented World War I from ending. Wait—that title uses the banned "The X Who Y" mold. Let me fix. ===TITLE=== One Bored Border Guard, One Suitcase of Secrets ===HOOK=== A Swiss border guard's routine search of a businessman's luggage nearly prevented World War I from ending.

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World War ISwitzerlandGermanyDiplomacyBorder SecuritySecret NegotiationsIntelligenceTurning PointsPeace Treaties20th Century

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