which two countries were the first to be involved in world war one?
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World War I Begins On July 28, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, and the tenuous peace between Europe's great powers quickly collapsed.
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Because its leader had been shot, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. As a result: Russia got involved because Russia had an alliance with Serbia. ... Britain declared war on Germany because of its invasion of neutral Belgium - Britain had agreements to protect both Belgium and France.
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The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife of Austria in 1914 by Gavrilo Princip from Serbia was the main root cause of the First World War. It was after this that imperialism, militarism, nationalism and the formed alliances came into play.
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WWI was caused by many things, among them was the assassination of Franz Ferdinand leading to the Austria-Hungary empire declaring war on Serbia which dragged most of Europe into the war due to alliances. The U.S. entered the war due to Germanys war tactics and the Zimmermann note.
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World War I caused more damage than any other war before it. 9 million soldiers and as many civilians died in the war. Germany and Russia suffered most, both countries lost almost two million men in battle. Large sections of land, especially in France and Belgium, were completely destroyed.
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Why did the United States stay neutral in 1914 but decide to enter the First World War in 1917? After maintaining neutrality for the first three years of the war, the United States decided to formally enter the First World War on 6th April 1917.
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U.S. Entry into World War I, 1917. On April 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson went before a joint session of Congress to request a declaration of war against Germany.
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For WW1, its the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by a Serbian Nationalist and started the war. For WW2, it was the invasion of Poland by Germany that started the war.
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1. WWI was fought between 1914 and 1918 while WWII was fought between 1939 and 1945. 2. The two warring groups of WWI were the Allied Powers and the Central Powers while the two warring groups of WWII were The Allies and The Axis powers.
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On July 28, 1914, one month to the day after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife were killed by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo, Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, effectively beginning the First World War.
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World War I was fought between the Allied Powers and the Central Powers. The main members of the Allied Powers were France, Russia, and Britain. The United States also fought on the side of the Allies after 1917. The main members of the Central Powers were Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria.
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Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia. On July 28, 1914, one month to the day after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife were killed by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo, Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, effectively beginning the First World War.
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['May 19 Mustafa Kemal Atatürk lands at Samsun on the Black Sea coast, beginning the Turkish War of Independence.', 'Jun 28 Treaty of Versailles, ending WWI and establishing the League of Nations, is signed in France.', 'Aug 18 Anti-Cigarette League of America forms in Chicago, Illinois.']
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The immediate cause of World War I that made the aforementioned items come into play (alliances, imperialism, militarism, and nationalism) was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary.
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['Ukraine. (1918–21)', 'Poland. (1918–20)', 'Finland. (1918–20)', 'Estonia. (1918–20)', 'Latvia. (1918–20)', 'Lithuania. (1918–19)']
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The Underlying Causes of World War I. World War I, a tragic four year war, started with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary. But, along with this, the fundamental causes of this war included alliance systems, militarism, and imperialism.
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U.S. Enters World War I. On April 6, 1917, the United States formally declared war against Germany and entered the conflict in Europe. Fighting since the summer of 1914, Britain, France, and Russia welcomed news that American troops and supplies would be directed toward the Allied war effort.