European Alliances Before The Events Of World War One

Before the events of world war one the main European powers had made a series of alliances. The Triple alliance included Germany, Austria Hungary, Italy(later switching sides once the war starts) and the Ottoman empire. The Triple Entente included Britain, France, and
Russia (1914-1917). These Alliances stated that in the event that one nation would be under attack, the other nation would aid them. These alliances systems set the groundwork for the events that would follow effectively dragging all European nations into war.
On June 28, 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. The Austrian Hungarian empire wanted to punish the Balkan area (the Serbian people) but feared the threat of Russian intervention,