Many events led up to the outbreak of World War I. World War I began with a territorial dispute between Austria-Hungary and Serbia after the Balkan wars of 1912-1913. Serbian nationalists took on the cause of the South Slavs of the Austria-Hungarian Empire, deciding that it was time for these people to be liberated. Then, on June 28, 1914, the archduke of Austria and his wife were shot dead by a Serbian radical while touring Sarajevo (Moss, 112).
Once Austria-Hungary was promised the support of Germany they declared war on Serbia. Immediately, Russia and France came to Serbia’s aid and positioned troops against Austria-Hungary, causing Germany to declare war on both of these defenders. Once Germany moved into Belgium to position for an attack Great Britain declared war on Germany. This all lead to September 5, 1914, the signing of the Treaty of London, marked by the Allied Powers (Russia, France, and Great Britain). “If everybody would not attack the war would be over.”......
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