An Assassination Leads to War
Franz Ferdinand's assassin, Gavrilo Princip, was a member of a Serbian nationalist group. Princip and other terrorists had plotted the murder to advance the cause of the unification of Slavic peoples.
The rulers of Austria-Hungary blamed the Serbian government for the assassination and moved to crush the Serbian nationalist movement. After making sure its ally, Germany, supported its decision, Austrian-Hungary sent a letter to Serbia listing harsh demands. When Serbia refused the conditions, Autria-Hungary declared war on Serbia on July 28, 1914.
Europe's system of alliances caused war to spread. Russia, which had agreed to protect Serbia, prepared for war. This brought Germany to the side of its ally, Austria-Hungary. Germany declared war on Russia on August 1, 1914. Knowing France was an ally of Russia, Germany declared war on France on August 3.
A day later, Germany invaded Belgium as part of a plan to sweep across eastern and northern France. In doing so, Germany violated a treaty signed 1839 guaranteeing Belgium's neutrality. The invasion of Belgium prompted Great Britain to honor its pledge to protect Belgium, and Britain declared war on Germany.
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Its like dominos...one by one..a country declares war on another country...its kinda funny
And its just like a older sibling protecting a younger sibling - how Russia agreed to protect Serbia and how Great Britain was pledged to protect Belgium-..its really cute ^_^....no offence to some people..it just came to my mind when I read this.
signed off ♥
