Where was war world 1 fought in?

Answer 1

World War 1 began with a border skirmish between Austria and Serbia after the Archduke of Austria was assassinated and the killers escaped across the border into Serbia. Russia then declared war on Austria. Germany was forced by treaty to defend Austria-Hungary so it mobilized against Russia. Russia had a mutual defense pact with France so France entered the War. Germany, in moving against France, sent troops through Belgium, so Britain declared war on Germany. Italy, sensing a chance to regain the Illyrian Coast (now part of Croatia) declared war on Serbia. The Germans sent submarines to stop ships on the way to Britain and managed to sink several ships with Americans aboard, so America declared war. Russia needed to bring ships in and out of the Black Sea through Ottoman Turkey, but Turkey refused passage, so Turkey was forced to join the Central Powers.

The best-known part of the war was in the west, mainly France and Belgium. The submarine war affected nearly the whole Atlantic. Several important battles were fought in Africa as European armies and navies tried to increase their colonies. The eastern part of the war between Russia, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Serbia and Italy is less well understood in the English-speaking countries, but huge battles were fought, new countries were created, and great empires were bankrupted by the war.