World War 1 (WW1), also known as the First World War, was a global war centered in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. The main reason for the war starting of the war is thought to by the assassination of a Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary (his wife was also killed). The assassination occurred on June 28, 1914 while Ferdinand was visiting the city of Sarajevo in the Austro-Hungarian province of Bosnia-Herzegovina. His assassination by a Serb nationalist was viewed as a great excuse to attack Austria-Hungary's troublesome neighbor, Serbia. However, instead of reacting quickly to the incident, Austria-Hungary made sure they had the backing of Germany, with whom they had a treaty, before the proceeded. This gave Serbia time to get the backing of Russia, with whom they had a treaty. Russia also had a treaty with France and the United Kingdom, so this meant , a month later,that by the time Austria-Hungary declared war most of Europe were in this dispute ready to fight.
At the start of the war there were two main sides:
~Allied Forces: France, the UK, Russia
~Central Powers: Germany and Austria-Hungary
At the start of the war there were two main sides:
~Allied Forces: France, the UK, Russia
~Central Powers: Germany and Austria-Hungary
This is a map showing which sides the countries were on in the outbreak of the war:
[] These are the neutral countries in the outbreak of the war
[] This is the Allied Forces
[] This is the Central Forces
[] These are the neutral countries in the outbreak of the war
[] This is the Allied Forces
[] This is the Central Forces