How Did The War To End All Wars

The War To End All Wars One June evening in the 1914, in the Ottoman Empire, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were visiting the town of Sarajevo to speak with the mayor and other officials. Six members Serbian nationalists set out to assassinate the Archduke, they had no idea the magnitude of the impact their actions would cause. Later that day, one of the men shot Ferdinand dead and sparked a war between the Serbia (the country the assassins represented) and Austria-Hungary. Shortly after the declaration of war on Serbia, Russia prepared for war. When Germany, started invading European countries, Britain was forced to declare war on them. The Serbians, backed by France, Britain, Russia, Italy, Japan, The United States, and other countries …show more content…
Both sides lost hundreds of thousands of troops in a matter of months. After the German’s were stopped, the British pushed back, driving the death toll even higher. The battle continued on the sea in the west as well. German ships were sent out to destroy allied submarines and transports. German U-boats were famous for preventing supplies being shipped across the Atlantic. Because the Germans knew the Americans would eventually enter the war, they tried to cripple allied control of the sea before the United States could transport a large military force. The Eastern Front was almost an entirely separate war entirely. After the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, Austria invaded Serbia. Most of their efforts were received with heavy resistance which caused great losses. Because of this, Austria spent most of it’s energy fighting against the Serbians. This left them weak on the Eastern side while fighting the Russians. The Russians were successful in their attacks on Austria for the most part although they struggled with rebellions within the country. Dissatisfaction with the government left many Russian generals to reluctantly go to