U.S. Presidents For Dummies by Marcus A. Stadelmann

Author:Marcus A. Stadelmann [Stadelmann, Marcus A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781119654551
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2020-03-29T00:00:00+00:00

DETERMINING THE CAUSES OF WORLD WAR I

World War I (WWI) broke out in Europe in August 1914 and lasted until November 1918. The war proved to be the bloodiest and most vicious war to date. In a little over four years, 37 million people died in World War I.

The causes of the war were many. The spark that led to the outbreak of the war was the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, the heir to the throne of the Austrian-Hungarian empire. Serbian nationalists assassinated the archduke while he was visiting Sarajevo, now the capital of Bosnia. Austria wanted revenge and demanded that Serbia accept several demands. The demands would have turned Serbia into a province of the Austrian empire. With Russian backing, the Serbs rejected the offer. Austria turned to Germany for help and received Germany’s complete support. The war was on.

There are many theories on the outbreak of WWI. It is clear today that many nations wanted a war. Both Germany and Russia faced domestic problems, which the war temporarily cured. France wanted to regain territory lost to Germany during the Franco-Prussian War (1870–1871), and Italy wanted to expand. In other words, most nations in Europe, with the exception of Great Britain, welcomed the war.

However, when Germany attacked Belgium, Britain, which guaranteed Belgian security by treaty, had to act. Every major European power participated in the war. Within two years, the war had become a global war, involving 32 countries.

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