World War I caused 8 to 9 million soldiers to die in Europe. It caused Russia, Germany, and Austria-Hungary empires to fall. 5 million civilians also lost their life due to famine, disease, and the uncontrolled manner of fighting. The war is largely considered to be caused, or more accurately “sparked”. by the actions of Gavrilo Princip took on Sunday, 28 June 1914, at approximately 10:45 am. Franz Ferdinand and his wife were killed in Sarajevo, the capital of the Austro-Hungarian. The killer was a member of the Black Hand. a terrorist/secret society in Serbia. The Central powers of Germany, the Austrian-Hungarian Empire, and the Ottoman Empire went up against the Allied powers. The countries who were allied with them had to join the war to protect their buddies, so that's how it became a world affair. The Allied Powers consisted of Great Britain, France, Russia, and the USA as of 1917. The war started in 1914 and ended in 1918.
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In Europe competition between nations was intense and many nations sought to be the best and strongest. Though these actions weren’t a direct cause of WWI they did cause the growth of tensions in Europe setting the stage ready for war. Britain had a great navy, Germany wanted a great navy too. Germany and France competed for larger armies. The more one nation built up its army and navy, the more other nations felt they had to do the same. The USA should have never involved because of
In Europe competition between nations was intense and many nations sought to be the best and strongest. Though these actions weren’t a direct cause of WWI they did cause the growth of tensions in Europe setting the stage ready for war. Britain had a great navy, Germany wanted a great navy too. Germany and France competed for larger armies. The more one nation built up its army and navy, the more other nations felt they had to do the same. The USA should have never involved because of