A Brief Overview of World War I

World War One, otherwise known as the great war because of its ghastliness, started in July 28, 1914. The war was started because of raising tension in Europe, imperialism, militarism, and nationalism all added to the growing tension. Conflict escalated after the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, the archduke of Austria-Hungary, committed by Serbs, caused Austria-Hungary to declare war on Serbia. This created a chain reaction of nations joining the war because of the allie system. Because of the allie system, Germany and the Ottoman Empire joined to support Austria-Hungary which was called the Allied Powers, and France, Russia, and Great Britain joined in support of Serbia, called the Central Powers.. Eventually by 1917, the United States decided

World War I began when Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, and his wife were assassinated in a parade on June 28, 1914. This became the excuse for Austria-Hungary to attack Serbia. Austria- Hungary had an alliance with Germany upon declaring war on Serbia, who had an alliance with Russia. This resulted in a chain-reaction because their alliances had alliances with other nations, then they had even more alliances with other nation, so by the time Austria had officially declared war half of Europe was involved in the dispute due to their alliances with other nations, thus making it a world war. The war consisted of two opponents: the allied forces (France, Britain, and Russia) and the central powers (Germany and Austria-Hungary).

World War I, also known as the First World War, the Great War and the War to End All Wars, was a global military conflict which took place primarily in Europe from 1914 to 1918.[2] Over 40 million casualties resulted, including approximately 20 million military and civilian deaths.[3] Over 60 million European soldiers were mobilized from 1914 – 1918.[4] The immediate cause of the war was the June 28, 1914 assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, by Gavril Principe, a Bosnian Serb citizen of Austria-Hungary and member of the Black Hand. The retaliation by Austria-Hungary against Serbia activated a series of alliances that set off a chain reaction of war declarations. Within a month, much of Europe was

World War I had occured between July 1914 and November 11,1918. The war had been caused by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. When a Serbian terrorist had drove by shooting him, and his family. Then when Austria-Hungary demanded reparations (amends), they declared war against Serbia. Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism and Nationalism had lead to the cause of World War I.

World War 1 was allegedly started by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne. This war led to majority of conflicts from July 28, 1914 to November 11,1918. Which was fought against the centrals powers and the allies.World War 1 had source of, Militarism, Allies, and Nationalism.

The First World War began in 1914, also known as World War I. A european war in which an alliance including Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, and the United states defeated the alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, and Bulgaria. It was believed that the fighting would be over quickly but sadly the war lasted 4 years (from August 1st, 1914 to November 11th, 1918. It soon became clear that the fighting would continue for a long time and that it would result in massive casualties. Although the United States attempted to avoid involvement in the war. Finally by 1917 they joined the Allied Powers.

World War I started in 1914 and ended in 1918. There were a variety of underlying causes of World War I. The reaction to the assassination of Archduke was the initial cause of this war. Countries developing an alliance system led to the expansion of the war and finally rising attitude toward Nationalism.

On july 28,1914 world war 1 began.what had started this big war was the assassination of the archduke. For many people this war was known as the first war or the war to end all wars. World war 1 was when Great Britain, France, Russia, Belgium, Italy, Japan, the United States, and other allies defeated Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, and Bulgaria. Between 1914 and 1918 15 million soldiers were killed and 20 million were wounded. The conditions were very crucial for the soldiers at war and their families at home.

     World War 1 started when Archduke and Archduchess were killed while on a visit in Serbia. The

World War I started when Gavrilo Princip assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria in support of Serbian power. The Austria-Hungarians

This war was unique with the weapons, it was more devastating. The time period was from July 28, 1914 to November 1918. WW1 started with the assassination of Archduke Franz. The allies were Britain, France, Russia, Italy, and the United States, against Germany, Austria- Hungry, and Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria. The United States did not enter the war until the third year.

World War One was declared on July 28 1914 and lasted 4 years officially ending November 11 1918. It was started due to escalating tensions between the great powers in Europe following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. Following his death, threats and mobilizing and expanding armies led to the beginning of the war. The war was fought first primarily between European nations, yet it expanded

World War I began in June of 1914, there were two different powers. The war began because Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated by a Serbian nationalist. During the war there were two parties. The Allied Powers which included Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Japan, and was later joined by the United States. The Central Powers included Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire. The Allied Powers supported Serbia. Austria-Hungary was

Good morning/afternoon class. Today I will be talking to you about the Battle of Verdun. The Battle of Verdun was the longest battle during WW1 fought from 21 February to 18 December 1916, fought on the Western Front. The Western Front was one of the main battle grounds in WW1 located in France. The battle was fought between the German and French armies and caused over 700,00 casualties.

World War 1 started in July 28, 1914. WWI was the conflict in which a plethora of countries around Europe and America took part in. The US played a big role in the efforts to win the war even if it was near the end. Millions of both civilians and soldiers died in the war and cross fire. World War 1 was the first major conflict at a global scale.