All wars since, are a direct result of that war and the peace deal that came out of it.
Yes indeed, the war to end all wars-— set up another World War and the near continuous aftermath wars Cold, and sometimes Hot. All caused by the same machinery that brought us to today— highly profitable machinery.
If one has time there is this very well done “The Fall of the Eagles” about the causality and reality of WWI, the Fall of The Romanovs and the destruction of Germany that led to blowback to Germany of the Communists (thus “needing” the National Socialists to defeat the unions who outnumbered everyone.
The Fall of Eagles- 14 BBC episodes well done:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wo21LRTc1Uc&list=PLc6nRGBJOjtERqVfIpPck0_YdFWwWfgsT