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World war one was triggered by the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand, the heir to the Habsburg throne, on June 28, 1914. The war involved most of the world’s greatest countries assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies and the Central Powers. These countries include Britain, France, Germany, India, Australasia and New Zealand.
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World War I (1914-1918)
World War I began on July 28, 1914, when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. This seemingly small conflict between two countries spread rapidly: soon, Germany, Russia, Great Britain, and France were all drawn into the war, largely because...
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The World War started in 1914 due to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The other causes of the war such as alliances, imperialism and nationalism are more complicated and are still debated by historians today.
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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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