On the 28th of June 1914, a Serbian shot an Austrian.
Within six weeks, many of the countries of Europe had become involved in a war that was to cause the deaths of 10 million soldiers.
Germany had gained Alsace and Lorraine in 1871 in the Franco-Prussian War, and was looking to expand even further. This created tension between Germany and France for many years, since France wanted Alsace and Lorraine back. Germany wanted to become a world power, similar to France and Britain. Germans also believed that in order to keep their new country strong they needed alliances. Thus, the Dual Alliance between Germany and Austria-Hungry was signed in 1879, and a Triple Alliance was signed by Germany, Austria-Hungry, and Italy in 1882. To prevent the Triple Alliance from generating too much power, the Triple Entente was signed by Britain, France, and Russia in 1907. This created much tension throughout Europe for many years because it divided the major European powers in two different alliance systems. So, Germany already had problems with France because of the Franco-Prussian War, and I would say that Germany is partially to blame for World War One. Although Germany is not the only one. …show more content…
Austria-Hungary had a lot of problems with nationalism in their country. Many Serbians lived in Austria-Hungary and they wanted to bring Serbia in to Austria-Hungary. This caused tension within Austria-Hungary. Austria-Hungary was not happy with Serbia so they declared war. The only problem was that Serbia was allied with Russia, meaning Russia would help Serbia in a war. This meant Austria-Hungary fighting against both Serbia and Russia. But Austria-Hungary was allied with Germany, so they would help them. This is how a war broke out between Austria-Hungary and Germany against Serbia and Russia. This ended up as a big war and a big
Within six weeks, many of the countries of Europe had become involved in a war that was to cause the deaths of 10 million soldiers.
Germany had gained Alsace and Lorraine in 1871 in the Franco-Prussian War, and was looking to expand even further. This created tension between Germany and France for many years, since France wanted Alsace and Lorraine back. Germany wanted to become a world power, similar to France and Britain. Germans also believed that in order to keep their new country strong they needed alliances. Thus, the Dual Alliance between Germany and Austria-Hungry was signed in 1879, and a Triple Alliance was signed by Germany, Austria-Hungry, and Italy in 1882. To prevent the Triple Alliance from generating too much power, the Triple Entente was signed by Britain, France, and Russia in 1907. This created much tension throughout Europe for many years because it divided the major European powers in two different alliance systems. So, Germany already had problems with France because of the Franco-Prussian War, and I would say that Germany is partially to blame for World War One. Although Germany is not the only one. …show more content…
Austria-Hungary had a lot of problems with nationalism in their country. Many Serbians lived in Austria-Hungary and they wanted to bring Serbia in to Austria-Hungary. This caused tension within Austria-Hungary. Austria-Hungary was not happy with Serbia so they declared war. The only problem was that Serbia was allied with Russia, meaning Russia would help Serbia in a war. This meant Austria-Hungary fighting against both Serbia and Russia. But Austria-Hungary was allied with Germany, so they would help them. This is how a war broke out between Austria-Hungary and Germany against Serbia and Russia. This ended up as a big war and a big