2007-02-14 02:02:12 · 4 answers · asked by jwood 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand heir to the Austrian Hungarian Empire, created a political vacuum in which the Monarchy of Europe tried to fill. Germany had an Alliance with Austria, Russia with France and England. The Austrians viewed the assassination as a Russian plot to seize power in the Balkans. The Germans and Austrians felt isolated against the colonial empires of England and France. Diplomacy broke down, tempers flared and the Emperors & the Czar decided to wage war and leave things up to the power of their respective armed forces.
2007-02-14 02:50:48 · answer #1 · answered by DeSaxe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The start of the war is like a bomb. There were 4 fuses to the bomb. 1. Imperialism 2. Alliance System 3. Militarism 4. Nationalism. The match that started the fuses was the assignation of Arch Duke.
2007-02-14 08:07:03 · answer #2 · answered by traysea303 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because Germany went to the borders of Russia, and they went through um, I don't remember the place, but if you look at a map of before WW1 it's to the left, and it was a neutral country. Therefore France took that as a threat when they were coming after them. And Russia took it as a threat when they were on there border. Then Germany was declared war on, then other people joined in. Therefore WW1
2007-02-14 02:25:45 · answer #3 · answered by Die Tonight Eat The Corpse 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
2007-02-14 02:53:38 · answer #4 · answered by jemima 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋