The First World War (WWI) :: World War 1 I One

The war that would obliterate European culture had been seeking quite a while. The nineteenth century had been a period of extraordinary progress,and of unrest and strife too. New countries had been made. The perceived leverage that existed in 1815, toward the finish of the period of Napoleon, was upset. Adding to the threat was an incorrect conviction that all is well with the world. Neighborhood wars had erupted in the nineteenth century, yet a significant war was viewed as far-fetched. Glancing back at 1914 today, in any case, we can see that every one of the significant nations of Europe had interests that would bring it into strife with in any event one of the other extraordinary forces. On June 28, 1914, Gacrilo Princip, a nineteen-year-old Serbian progressive, discharged two guns shots. One slaughtered Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the nephew of Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary and beneficiary to the Austrian seat. The other murdered Sophie, his wife.Austria-Hungary considered Serbia mindful. On July 5 Austria requested and recieved from Germany a "blank check" of help for any move Austria-Hungary may make against Serbia.On July 23 Austria sent a progression of requests to the Serbians. The requests were intended to embarrass and for all intents and purposes devastate the Serbian country. All things considered, Serbia consented to most however not the entirety of the demands.Austria responded on July 28 by announcing war on Serbia. The Russians arranged to shield Serbia. On July 31 the Germans sent an admonition to Russia to quit activating its military for war. the Russians disregarded the admonition, and Germany pronounced war on Russia on Au gust 1. France went to the guide of its Russian partner by announcing war on Germany. The British wavered, yet when the Germans walked into Belgium, they announced war on Germany on Aug 4.