two reasons why WWI started? why did these events cause it??

Question

the assasination of the Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand was one right??

Answer 1

These are all fairly decent answers tor the question, though somewhat outdated. The ugly truth that historians have known since the early sixties is that Germany was spoiling for a continental war with France and Russia (they hoped Britain would abstain). An overwhelming amount of documentation attests to the complicity of the Kaiser, the German General Staff, and Chancellor Bethmann Hollweg in planning and launching the war. You may debate what role the other powers played in shaping the paranoia that drove the German psyche toward hegemonic plans in a Mitteleuropa predicated on militarily checking Russia, but Germany unquestionably desired and initiated the war. The Austrian correspondences to Serbia were quite literally dictated from Berlin to Vienna. The head of the General Staff, von Moltke, who was sacked after the German failure at the Marne (when the war was lost) whined that he had been removed from the war which he had started. It's debatable whether or not a world war was inevitable given the super-alliances and the frequent elbowing in the scramble for colonies, but as to why war started in 1914 after the assassination of the Archduke, the answer is simple. Timing. The German Army believed it ready to fight both Russia and France. The Chancellor tested the British response to the ulimatum issued to Serbia and falsely misinterpreted that the British would stay out of the war. When it was obvious they would not, it was too late and they could only hope for a swift defeat of France before the arrival of the BEF. Thankfully, it didn't happen that way.

Answer 2

Yes, you are correct the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand was a cause of WWI. Another cause for WWI was the military alliances and the imperialism and colonialism throughout the world. England was allied with Russia through Queen Victoria whose relative was Czar Nicholas II 's wife.England was allied with France through their distrust of Germany. Germany was allied with Austria-Hungary because they shared a common cultural heritage. The Ottoman Turks were allied with the Germans and the Austrians and Hungarians because the British threatened their territory in Palestine and the rest of the Mediterranean. France wanted revenge because they lost the Franco-Prussian War and lost Alsace-Lorraine. Serbia was allied with Russia and thus the problem. When Serbian anarchist Gavrilo Princip blew up the car carrying the Archduke and his wife it set off a powderkeg that enveloped Europe.

Answer 3

Imperialism and political and economic rivalry caused World War I. Yes, the assassination of the Austrian-Hungarian prince Franz Ferdinand, and his wife Sophie, was the real detonator. But rivalry was increasing in the last two decades. Austria-Hungary wanted more power over the Balkans, which Imperial Russia did not want. Kaiser Germany wanted to control most of Europe and kick out France as a superpower. And France and Great Britain wanted to keep their empires. It was a quite explosive situation. By the way, did you know what Kaiser Wilhelm II [William, Willy or Bill] once said? "Act brutally like Huns". Doesn't that sound familiar with today's USA? And quite scary, also.

Answer 4

the assasination of the Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand was the spark that set off the powder keg, europe had been spoiling for a fight since the creation of germany in 1872, france was pissed off since germans took Alsace-Lorraine from them, germany was a late comer to europe colonialism and didnt get much land, just a few islands n the pacific,
europe had been stocking up weapons for many years (the arms race) and each side had formed alliances to divide europe into 2 camps, england france and russia on one side, germany austria/hungary italy on the other

each side beleived any war would be over quickly

Answer 5

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