This is totally not a late assignment
2006-10-09 22:11:42 · 8 answers · asked by Jake h 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
World War I started when Germany wanted to have a control of Europe and it attacked its neighbors but was defeated by the Allies.
2006-10-09 22:14:58 · answer #1 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Some Austrian royalty was assasinated in one of the former Jugoslavian states. Austria went to war over it.
Several countries (England and France among them) had a protection agreement with this state, so they all declared war to Austria. As Germany had a protection agreement with Austria, they declared war on the group England / France. As Germany put up a blockade around England the US was pissed off (their ships were sunk too), so they declared war on Germany.
For this kind of reasons it widened all the time and in the end it was one of the most brutal wars in history, where only one man should have been punished (the assasin)
2006-10-09 22:21:19 · answer #2 · answered by Vage Centurian 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The archduke of Austria, Franz Ferdinand, was killed by an assassin in Sarajevo. Austria came down into that area (then part of Serbia) with a military force. Russia was allied with Serbia, so they declared war on Austria. Germany was allied with Austria, so they declared war on Russia. England and France were allied with Russia, so they declared war on Germany.
2006-10-09 22:27:08 · answer #3 · answered by Holden 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A few people decided they didnt like Archduke Franz Ferdinand so one shot him and his wife dead. Anger was born around europe Germany thought lets try take over the world with out stupid helmets
2006-10-09 22:19:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Detailed answers?! Youre on the internet, look it up lazy bones!
Archduke Franz Ferdinand copped a cap in his a,ss.....thats all I`m telling
2006-10-09 22:15:05 · answer #5 · answered by Richo Fev 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Get off your lazy good for nothing *** and look it up yourself. Instead of wasting time asking other people for their more than likely wrong answers, go to google and type causes of WWI. Good job.
2006-10-10 00:08:10 · answer #6 · answered by futurefbiguy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it began after the assasination of the vice president of Austria
2006-10-09 22:15:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
there were lots of reason, but the death of the franch anassibler was the last straw... He was assanated
2006-10-09 22:13:30 · answer #8 · answered by Sekkennight 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋