What sparked WW1, How Did it End? :: World War I History

What sparked WW1, How Did it End? foundation War I was a war that took place I eastern Europe during the years of 1914- 1918. This war intricate the countries of Austria-Hungary and Serbia. The Serbians sparked these wars. In 1912, several Balkan states attacked Turkey. This sparked wars over these lands. Economic tension was besides present. As international tensions grew, the great powers spread out their armies and navies. This gave the possibility of wars emerging at any time. Fear of war also gave military leaders great influence. British and German generals and admirals received the obedience of the people and funding to build their forces. Serbia also wanted a southern Slav empire, at this they would not stop for. A terrorist group called the stern Hand planned to kill the Archduke of Hungary Francis Ferdinand who planned to visit Sarajevo. On June twenty-eighth Gavrilo Princip assassinated Francis. Since he was under 20 years of age he was not executed. Instead he was sentenced to life in prison. He died in 1918 of tuberculosis. This severely angered the Austrians. They issued the Serbians an ultimatum. In it Austria stated to avoid war Serbia must(prenominal) end all anti-Austrian agitation and punish any Serbian officials involved in the murder plot. It must even let Austria join the investigation. Serbia agree to most of the terms in the treaty, but not all. On July twenty-eighth Austria say war on Serbia. Austria might not have declared war on Serbia if not for its longtime ally, Germany. In Berlin, Kaiser William II was horror-stricken at the assignation of Francis Ferdinand and advised Francis Joseph to take a stand against the Serbia and assure him of German oblige. Instead of urging restraint, Germany gave Austria a blank check. Serbia sought support from Russia. From St. Petersburg Nicholas II telegraphed William II. The czar asked William to urge Austria to soften its demands on the ultimatum. When this plea failed, Russia began t o marshal its troops. Russia then appealed to its ally, France. In Paris, nationalists saw this as a chance to retaliate Frances defeat in the Franco-Prussian War. Italy remained neutral while Britain had to decide whether they should back their ally, France or remain neutral. Germany then decided to join the Russians and quickly defeat France in order to avoid a war on both sides of the country. This was their biggest fear.