Why Did the First World War Break Out in 1914?
Why did the First World War break out in 1914?
In this essay I will be outlining the key points in why the First World War broke out in 19 14. Many people tend to say "Because Archduke Ferdinand got shot." Still others have blamed it on the increased independence and Imperialism in Hungary to Russia’s growing military. If I had to answer the question myself, the answer would be all of the above, and more. The events from June of 1914 through August of 1914 can be described as one thing leading to another. The chain of events starts with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Some people tend to think that this event was the one total cause of World War One, but that is not the case. The assassination is only one small trigger. Although the assassination did cause a lot of confrontation between Austria and the Siberian government, Serbia claimed they had no knowledge of the plot. The assassination immediately led to Imperialism of Austria and Hungary over Serbia. Austria and Hungary instantly required an ally with Germany, assuming war would follow after they demanded the assassin of Archduke Ferdinand to be killed. Austria, Hungary and Germany declared war on Serbia on July 28, 1914. This event may have triggered the war and there was one thing that all the countries shared this was the feeling of suspicion, almost all the countries were suspicious of another, making them feel the need to build a military and join the war that was soon to come. With all the European countries building up their resources it made other countries feel the need to do the same, this made it inevitable that war was on the way.
Before the war actually started and there was just rumour of one brewing many countries started to form alliances as mentioned earlier. Alliances were considered vital after Austria attacked Serbia, in July 1914. There were two main alliances fighting against each other in the war. There was the triple entente which was formed of Britain, Russia and
In this essay I will be outlining the key points in why the First World War broke out in 19 14. Many people tend to say "Because Archduke Ferdinand got shot." Still others have blamed it on the increased independence and Imperialism in Hungary to Russia’s growing military. If I had to answer the question myself, the answer would be all of the above, and more. The events from June of 1914 through August of 1914 can be described as one thing leading to another. The chain of events starts with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Some people tend to think that this event was the one total cause of World War One, but that is not the case. The assassination is only one small trigger. Although the assassination did cause a lot of confrontation between Austria and the Siberian government, Serbia claimed they had no knowledge of the plot. The assassination immediately led to Imperialism of Austria and Hungary over Serbia. Austria and Hungary instantly required an ally with Germany, assuming war would follow after they demanded the assassin of Archduke Ferdinand to be killed. Austria, Hungary and Germany declared war on Serbia on July 28, 1914. This event may have triggered the war and there was one thing that all the countries shared this was the feeling of suspicion, almost all the countries were suspicious of another, making them feel the need to build a military and join the war that was soon to come. With all the European countries building up their resources it made other countries feel the need to do the same, this made it inevitable that war was on the way.
Before the war actually started and there was just rumour of one brewing many countries started to form alliances as mentioned earlier. Alliances were considered vital after Austria attacked Serbia, in July 1914. There were two main alliances fighting against each other in the war. There was the triple entente which was formed of Britain, Russia and