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What date did world war 1 start?
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The World War 1 began in earnest on 28th July, 1914 when Austria declared war on Serbia after an Austrian archduke was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist student. Germany offered to help Austria mobilise troops because Serbia already had Russia as an ally. However, Russia managed to mobilise France, setting off the events that made that war the worst ever.
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World war 1 started the country of Austria-Hungary annexed from Bosnia-Herzegovenia. Shortly after this occurred, the assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand took place. This assasination
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In the midst of the competitions between the great powers in economics and the military, the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand started World War 1.
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The European ruling classes. They could have come together on some agreement and shared the wealth but, greed, ignorance and power would not let them.
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World War I began on June 28th, 1914. It ended on November 11th, 1919 with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. The Allied Forces destroyed the Ottoman, German, and Soviet Union
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