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The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The Archduke of Austria was assassinated by Serbian spies -
Alliances of Europe
Germany began pushing their ally Austria into avenging the assassination of the archduke. Austria gave Serbia an ultimatum but quickly after they invaded, but due to Austria and Serbia being allied to major powers such as Serbia to Russia and Austria to Germany but Russia were also major allies to Britain and France and since such big names were in such a giant fight everyone would jump in -
Serbia appeals to Russia for help
serbia began to seek russia in their struggle as they were allies
in which the event angered austria which they began by declaring war on both countries -
Trench warfare
Trench warfare is a type of land warfare using occupied fighting lines largely comprising military trenches, in which troops are well-protected from the enemy's small arms fire and are substantially sheltered from artillery. This started being used by most of the soldiers in the war and used by most countries -
germany then declares war on france and russia including the united kingdom
as allies to russia france began by declaring allegiance towards russia, serbia, and later on the united kingdom which made germany declare war on all 3 nations -
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WW1
In 1914 the archduke franz ferdinand of austria was assassinated by the black hand which the perpetrator was originally from serbia which angered austria to take war to serbia which was persuaded by germany to do so which set off a series of wars and conflicts that involved many countries and superpowers -
The sinking of the Lusitania
The causes of the US entry into WW1 included the Sinking of the passenger ship the Lusitania which was sunk by a German U-Boat. ... Wilson asked Congress to declare war against Germany, and the US entry into WW1 began on April 6, 1917 -
American Neutrality
In the united states Woodrow Wilson tries to keep to the american policy of neutrality, public opinion and political issues began to crackdown setting up the intervention of the United States -
The Zimmermann Telegram
The Zimmermann Telegram was a secret diplomatic communication issued from the German Foreign Office in January 1917 that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico. If the United States entered World War I against Germany, Mexico would recover Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico. -
America joins WW1
after the sinking of the lusitania and the Zimmerman message America was pushed to the edge by the triple alliances and joins the war agianst them
