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something that might happen with future wars this is one from the past in July 28, 1914 to November 11, 1918. This all started when Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated, a month later Austria-Hungary declared war on serbia making the first world war. According to How did the world war 1 started Facts and worksheets “When Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated.” The main fight of the war was between Russia and Austria mostly because of miscalculation,…

Within the years of 1914 -1918, Europe went into a four year long war with itself. This war was called World War I, originally called the Great War and it was a struggle fighting along the Western and Eastern Fronts. Two incredibly powerful alliances had participated in this four year long war. Those alliances were the Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance. Italy, Germany, Austria-Hungary, France, United Kingdom, and Russia were all in World War I in the beginning. Although this war was…

The Storm of Steel Though it was first believed to be an end to the war, the Battle of the Somme soon became one of the world’s bloodiest military battles in history. The Battle of the Somme was Britain’s first large offensive in World War I, and resulted in millions of deaths within a period of four months. Author Ernst Junger, The Storm of Steel: From the Diary of a German Storm-Troop Officer on the Western Front, was not only a soldier in this battle, but a very respected officer. In his…

and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria Hungary and the Ottoman Empire). The three fundamental driver of the war were the death of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, across the board militarism and imperialism. The first cause of World War One took place on June 28, 1914. Gavrilo Princip, a Bosnian Serb understudy, shot and executed Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the beneficiary to the Austro-Hungarian position of authority, and his significant other. Princip had a place with a gathering called the Black…

compared to, the information from source two is more difficult to understand because it tends to use complex wording. In addition to that, source two has more detail in its explanation of World War I. Source one focuses on the assassination of Franz Ferdinand as the primary conflict that lead to the start of World War I. Other than the assassination it gives other necessary background knowledge to explain why the assassination triggered a full out war between the countries. For example, in…

Depth Study Three: WW1 Essay World War One was a period of struggle for Europe. There were several factors that lead to tensions in Europe which ultimately caused World War 1. The war occurred in 1914 until 1918 and it had many famous and bloody battles, such as The Battle of the Somme. The war killed up to 17 million people and caused 49 million casualties of not just soldiers, but civilians as well. The war was fought between members of the Triple Alliance (Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy)…

Sidnie Bogle Main Causes of the United States Entering WW1 On April 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress to declare war against Germany, saying, “The world must be made safe for democracy” (President Woodrow Wilson’s War Message to Congress). World War One was a war fought between 1914 and 1918. The allies were Britain, France, Russia, Italy and the United States. These countries fought against the Central Powers which included Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire and…

Yesterday, it was officially announced through the town telegraph that Britain has declared war on Germany for violating the terms of the Treaty of London by invading Belgium. Consequently, the Canadian government has also confirmed that Canada is at war. Notorious for its selfish ambitions, Germany has always been power-hungry. By taking advantage of the conflict between Austria-Hungary and Russia, German troops invaded Belgium to attack France as a blow to the Triple Entente. Britain was…

The outcomes of World War I and World War II changed the world in many ways. These two wars have highly impacted the world to this day. World War I took place in the middle of August in the year of 1914. The war occurred due to Archduke Franz Ferdinand, an Australian, being killed by a Serbian nationalist. On one side of the war were Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire. The other side included Great…

During World War I, approximately 17 million people died, and in that number 7 million of them were innocent civilians. That is equivalent to the whole population of Moscow dying. Before World War I, there were different events taking place all over the world because of the upheaval in Europe. Over the years, countries had taken land from other countries. A specific case from this, is when Austrio – Hungary seized Bosnia taking it from the Serbians. Serbia was frustrated at Austrio – Hungary for…