2007-10-11 05:01:52 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
You have to know about all the treaties that date back to the mid 1800s to understand how everyone got pulled in. Germany was actually looking for a fight prior to the beginning of the war and because of a treaty with Austro-Hungary they had the "cause". The excuse for war was the assassination of ArchDuke Ferdinand who no one even liked but it gave legitmacy to going to war so there it went
2007-10-11 05:09:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
In 1914 the nations of Europe were linked by a patchwork of alliances. Austria declared war on Serbia because of the assassination of the Austrian emperor in Serbia. The Russians had pledged to support Serbia and declared war on Austria. The Germans meanwhile had pledged to support Austria but rather than invade Russia invaded Russia's ally France instead. Unfortunately in order to get to France the Germans overran Belgium whose neutrality Britain had guaranteed. Within a few months most of the nations of Europe had been dragged into the Austro-Serbian war
2007-10-11 12:15:10 · answer #2 · answered by Ellis 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Germany got involved after a Serbian seperatist assianated Austrian Arch Duke Ferdinand in Sarajevo. The Austrian empire wanted to extradite the guy, but Serbia said no.
Due to entangling alliances (one country promising to join another if they go to war) it went something like this. Austria went to fight Serbia who fought back and had an alliance with Russia. Germany had an alliance aganist Russia with Austria so they hopped in. France and Britain had an alliance against Germany so they hopped in.
Germany superior military planning using a "swinging gate" manuever almost took Paris and led to most of the trench warfare occuring in the French countryside ravishing the country.
Upon victory, French rage at the destruction and desire for reparations, to have Germany pay for the rebuilding of its country at the Treaty of Versailles. Led to unrealistic demands placed upon the german gov't. In order to meet the payment schedule they printed additional currency leading to hyper inflation and a failed German economy. The unrest this caused led to Hitler being elected chancellor and declaring emergency powers, then WWII, etc. etc.
2007-10-11 12:21:42 · answer #3 · answered by colejas2003 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
it was the start of the 1st world war...i think it was when austria hungary declared war on serbia from the assassintaion of Franz Ferdinand.... and then germany helped, then France declared war on Germany because she invaded russia ( i think!!) then britain had to help belgium as she was being invaded for the germans to get to france
2007-10-11 12:06:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Another homework question??
By the way it was PRUSSIA and the Associated German States and Duchy's,
To enlarge Kaiser Wilhelm II Empire, he was always jealous of his Aunt, Queen Victoria's Empire, and felt Prussia really deserved a bigger slice of the cake, so he joined forces with Emperor Franz Josef of Austro-Hungaria.
And the rest as they say is History.
2007-10-11 12:10:23 · answer #5 · answered by conranger1 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
because the Austo-Hungarian Empire went to war with Serbia in retaliation for the assisanation of Arch-Duke Franz Ferdinand and his wife.
Germany were their allies and so had no choise.
2007-10-12 03:37:50 · answer #6 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Germany basically started it.
She had been building her army up etc
The Arch Duke of Austria was assisinated.
And then everyone ended up declaring war on each other.
2007-10-11 12:11:45 · answer #7 · answered by zemzem 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋