Ww1 Causes And Effects

Today, the two world wars the planet Earth has seen are distant memories, with very few of the people who fought in it surviving today. These two wars were linked together in more ways than one and the effects have been important for a long time. So without further ado, allow their causes and their effects through the years to be revealed. WW1 was caused by a power grab by the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary on October 6, 1908, in which they announced the annexation of the neighboring countries if Bosnia & Herzegovina. Unfortunately, the country of Serbia had also wanted to annex the two countries and an enraged group of Serbian nationalists set out to assassinate the Austro-Hungarian Archduke, the heir to the throne. On June 28, 1914, a member of the Young Bosnians movement, Gavrilo Princip, shot both Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie Chotek, in the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo. Enraged by this action, the Austro-Hungarians blamed Serbia. Although this has never been proven, and issued an ultimatum, all but one of the conditions were agreed to by the Serbian government. Austria-Hungary then declared war on Serbia and everyone and their allies charged into war. …show more content…
As a result of the conflict, some very important events came to pass. New borders were drawn in Europe, with Germany’s loss of land and Austria-Hungary being split in two, being the most noticeable. Tsarist Russia collapsed due to miserable conditions during the war (this actually occurred while fighting was still happening in 1917). In addition to its effects on the countries involved, WW1 also brought new technologies to the fore, such as airplanes, tanks, and automatic