The Beginning

World War 1, also known as The Great War was a major event that happened in our history. Many events led up to the beginning of this war. The war began in August 1914. What triggered this war to begin? The assassination of the Austrian archduke, Franz Ferdinand and his wife, on 28th June 1914 by Bosnian revolutionary, Gavrilo Princi; but that was just the start. There were many mutual defense alliances that developed between Russia and Serbia, Germany and Austria-Hungry, France and Russia, Britain France and Belgium, and Japan and Britain. When Austria-Hungry declared war on Serbia, that’s when many other countries joining in with their allies. Eventually that’s how the United States was brought in. Imperialism played a role, as for many countries wanted to increase their wealth and power, which therefore caused controversy between countries. As the war went on the arms race began and countries involved increased their military power which led to militarism. Also, the nationalism of the various countries throughout Europe contributed not only to the beginning but the extension of the war in Europe. Each country tried to prove their dominance and power. All these events caused the start of The Great War. It lasted until 1918 when the Treaty of Versailles was signed by the Germans.

This link is a timeline of the lists of events that occurred during World War 1.

www.historylearningsite.co.uk/timeline_of_world_war_one.ht