World War 1 Alliances Causes

The distinct classes, the alliances between countries, and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, would eventually lead to a war that would change our world forever. This Great War was World War 1. It had many influential causes, but these three were the main push into war. ADD MORE INTO SENTENCES The distinctive classes during this time was one of the many causes of World War 1. Socialism became a popular political creed in Germany, Austria-Hungary, Russia, Italy, and France. The ruling classes in these countries hoped that a short victorious war would put an end to class differences and would reduce the support for socialism. ADD SENTENCES The alliances were a huge part in World War 1. Countries throughout Europe made mutual defense agreements. These agreements were treaties. This meant that if one country was attacked, the allied countries had to defend, and help them. These were made mostly before WW1. They were; Russia and Serbia, Germany and Austria-Hungary, France and Russia,
He was the Archduke of Austria-Hungary. In June of 1914, a Serbian nationalist terrorist group, called the Black Hand. Sent groups to go and assassin the Archduke. The first attempt failed, when a member of the group threw a bomb, trying to hit the car he was riding in but missed. Later that day, a Serbian nationalist, Gavrilo Princip, killed him and his wife in Sarajevo, Bosnia, which was part of Austria-Hungary. This was in protest to Austria-Hungary having this territory, also known as Bosnia and Herzegovina, because Serbia wanted to take over. This controversy caused Austria-Hungary to declare war on Serbia. Then Russia, who has an alliance with Serbia starts mobilizing, this causes Germany to declare war on Russia. This kept expanding to include all mutual defense alliances, which are Russia, Serbia, Germany, Austria-Hungary, France, Britain, Belgium, and