World War I started as a local war between Austria-Hungary and Serbia in 1914. It escalated into a war that involved 8 countries. The participants in the war were Britain, France, Russia, Italy, and the United States. These countries fought against the Central Powers which included Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria.
The immediate cause of World War I was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary. In June 1914, a Serbian-nationalist terrorist group called The Black Hand sent groups of people to go and kill the Archduke. The first attempt to assassinate the Archduke failed when someone threw a grenade at the car the Archduke was in, but the grenade bounced off the car and landed in a crowd of people, killing multiple civilians. Later that day, a Serbian nationalist named Gavrilo Princip assassinated the Archduke and his wife while they were in Sarajevo, Bosnia which was part of Austria-Hungary. This assassination led to Austria-Hungary declaring war on Serbia. After that, Russia began to mobilize because of its alliance with Serbia, Germany then declared war on Russia. Then began the development of the war to include all of the countries that were involved …show more content…
Unlike in Europe, our factories and homes weren’t destroyed. Productivity, manufacturing, and efficiency had increased during the Great War. America emerged as a world industrial leader and the US economy was booming, which led to the period in American history called the Roaring Twenties. On the negative side, a lot of companies and corporations started to reduce and started to lay off workers to keep the operating costs low. In 1919, massive waves of strikes and protests happened. Competition for jobs led to racial unrest and race riots bred hatred and suspicion which spilled over into the fear of
The immediate cause of World War I was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary. In June 1914, a Serbian-nationalist terrorist group called The Black Hand sent groups of people to go and kill the Archduke. The first attempt to assassinate the Archduke failed when someone threw a grenade at the car the Archduke was in, but the grenade bounced off the car and landed in a crowd of people, killing multiple civilians. Later that day, a Serbian nationalist named Gavrilo Princip assassinated the Archduke and his wife while they were in Sarajevo, Bosnia which was part of Austria-Hungary. This assassination led to Austria-Hungary declaring war on Serbia. After that, Russia began to mobilize because of its alliance with Serbia, Germany then declared war on Russia. Then began the development of the war to include all of the countries that were involved …show more content…
Unlike in Europe, our factories and homes weren’t destroyed. Productivity, manufacturing, and efficiency had increased during the Great War. America emerged as a world industrial leader and the US economy was booming, which led to the period in American history called the Roaring Twenties. On the negative side, a lot of companies and corporations started to reduce and started to lay off workers to keep the operating costs low. In 1919, massive waves of strikes and protests happened. Competition for jobs led to racial unrest and race riots bred hatred and suspicion which spilled over into the fear of