Who fought in world war 1 ... what started world war 1 .... what was the reason for world war 1 ..... and what were the dates
2006-11-19 04:26:26 · 7 answers · asked by foxchristian90 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Who fought: lots of people (that's why it was a world war).
What started it: some archduke got shot somewhere.
What was the reason: they had to have a first one before they could have a second one.
What were the dates: 1066 and 1492.
2006-11-21 09:35:35 · answer #1 · answered by stevewbcanada 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it was basically fought to prevent Germany from becoming a world power.
Two old continental powers, Austria-Hungary an the Ottoman (Turkish) empires, aligned with newcomer Germany.
France and Britain, the dominant world powers, aligned with Russia, and old and crumbling empire that would soon fall apart (1917) in revolution. The US sort of took Russia's place in the alliance.
It technically started in 1914 with the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand ( a rep of the A-H Empire, which ruled much of the Balkans) by a Serbian nationalist (Serbs wanted to create a pan-slav nation - essentially the future Yugoslavia).
It would have happened anyway; France and Britain clashed with Germany every few years since the 00s as Germany flexed its imperial muscles.
It ended Nov. 11, 1918, and Germany was blamed for the entire thing. The war reparations it was forced to pay kept Germany in an economic depression through the 20s, and enabled Hitler's rise in the 30s.
2006-11-19 12:53:19 · answer #2 · answered by kent_shakespear 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The primary combatants were England and France fighting Germany and The Ottoman Empire. It began when the Archduke of Yugoslavia was assassinated in Sarajevo and the reasons are many I'm sure. The dates were from 1913 to 1918. Just do a google search on WW1 and you can find alot more about it.
2006-11-19 12:41:23 · answer #3 · answered by ally_oop_64 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Allies - British, French, Belgian, Italians, Americans (from 1917), Russians (till 1917)
Central Powers - Germany, Turkey, Austro-Hungary
Was lasted from 1914 to 1918
Catalyst - assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
Cause - power politics
Battles -
Ypres
Marne
Somme
Gallipoli campaign
Tannenburg
Verdun
Cambrai
2006-11-20 09:07:15 · answer #4 · answered by Kevin F 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
my grandpa was in ww1 and 2 ok I researched your question and it said germans yeah but I dont know if thats right. um obviously the whole world was at war but my grandpa told me (he survived) he said that England and Canada was on our side at the time so they were our friends. :) *good luck* bye!
2006-11-19 13:41:02 · answer #5 · answered by Caroline M 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Look this up yourself and do not expect others to do your work for you.
This is a bad trait to learn and if you keep it up you will go through your life expecting others to do things you need to do.
2006-11-19 12:34:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
here is a link ....
2006-11-19 13:41:17 · answer #7 · answered by Robert K 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋