The Cruel Causes Of World War I

I learned that World War 1 was caused by Austria, who had no colonies but attempted to conquer some new lands towards the east. In 1914, the Austrian heir was murdered by a Serb in Sarajevo. His people wanted to avenge his death so Russia was drawn in. Germany was also involved because they were Austria’s ally. Germany first went to attack France; however, Britain did not want Germany to become to powerful so they also became involved. Millions were fighting in this war, it was very brutal and gruesome. The battle was everywhere and new weapons like bombs, machine guns, and poison gas made mass murder easier. Over 21 million were wounded and 8.5 million died. In the end, Germany was the one held accountable for the war. They were also punished