What caused the First World War? Historians have many theories about how the First World War started‚ although most believe that there were three fuses and one spark! The first world war broke out in 1914 and involved mainly Austria-Hungary‚ Germany‚ Russia‚ France and Britain. Most of the causes were long-term‚ such as the rivalry of the European countries‚ however there was one short term cause which triggered the start of the chaos that was the First World War. The first fuse was that of empires
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Was Germany to Blame for World War One? One hundred years after the brutal bloodshed of World War One‚ the conflict which involved almost every country in the world‚ is still known as “The Great War". The number of casualties in World War I‚ both military and civilian‚ totals to around 37 million: 16 million deaths and 21 million wounded. Around 9.7 million military personnel and 6.8 million civilians were killed‚ not to mention those who went missing or were never found. A question that still lingers
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1939. The main reason World War I was caused was because of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. He and his wife had arranged to tour Sarajevo‚ Bosnia and Herzegovina. As the couple rode through Sarajevo on June 28‚ 1914‚ a man named Gavrilo Princip fired two shots at them.
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World War I is one of the most memorable war of all time. According to pbs.org at least 8‚528‚831 soilders had died in the war and 21‚189‚154 people were severely wounded. This war was between two armies‚ the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente. The Triple Alliance was the alliance between Germany‚ Austria-Hungary and Italy while the Triple Entente was between Great Britain‚ France and Russia. This war began on July 28th‚ 1914. This war all started with the assassination of Mr. Franz Ferdinand
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mean that Italy broke an alliance with us during the war. To the people of Germany‚ World war 1 was terrible for us. We believe that Austria-Hungary start the war. Because an assassin name Gavrilo Princip kill Franz Ferdinand‚ the archduke of Austria-Hungary. His deaths cause the war on the hands of Gavrilo Princip. During the war‚ many men die during battle. Many men die from gunshot wounded‚ disease‚ and Poison gas. Every time I enter to battle I see many dead body in the ground. About 1.7 million
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It all started on June 28th‚ 1914 when the Archduke of Austria-Hungary was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist known as Gavrilo Princip. Princip was part of a group called the Black Hand and they wanted two main things from Austria-Hungary. They wanted more autonomy for Serbia and for the province Bosnia that was inside of Austria-Hungary to be annexed to Serbia instead. After all the commotion and assassination of Franz Ferdinand‚ Austria-Hungary decided to declare war on Serbia. Many other countries
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to be at the time. There was no plan that he would turn down that street and he would kill them‚ it was all by coincidence. The man who killed the Archduke and his wife was a 19-year-old by the name of Gavrilo Princip‚ he was a cohort of the terrorist group in the land called ‘Black Hand.’ Princip took his chance and walked toward the car and shot into it‚ he hit Sophia
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The “Great War” (aka) World War one was very bloody‚ that the U.S. had to become involved in the war. It started in 1914 to 1919 (1919 was when it officially ended with the treaty of Versailles). It was with the Central Powers vs. the Allied Powers. The U.S. needed to become involved because they sent war supplies to the fighting nations and Great Britain started to block U.S. ships and President Wilson thought that war zones were illegal. The U.S. was one of the neutral nations of World War one
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The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on the 28th June 1914 by Gavrilo Princip of the Serbain Secret society‚ the "Black Hand" had devastating consequences on the world. The causes of this event can be found in the determination of Serbian nationalism to create a Southern Slav state and the equal determination of Austria to prevent this from happening. This created growing tension amongst the Great Powers which would lead to a series of Ultimatums and mobilisations which would affect many
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Franz Ferdinand‚ widespread militarism and economic imperialism. I will explain why these where the three reasons in the following paragraphs. The first cause of WW1 took place on June 28‚ 1914. Gavrilo Princip killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne‚ and his wife. Princip belonged to a group called the Black Hand. Austria Hungary demanded Serbia to punish those responsible for the assassination. When Serbia didn’t want to cooperate‚ Austria Hungary declared war on
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