WWI started in the year 1914 for several reasons: what ignited the great war was the assassination of archduke franz Ferdinand and then there were the tangled alliance systems. but more was the thoughts of militarism, nationalism, and imperialism.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated in Sarajevo, in Bosnia-Herzegovina, in 1914 - sparking WWI.
Sort of. The US was certainly behind the big Western European countries like France, Great Britain, and Germany at this point.
Austria-Hungary, declared war on Serbia
this was great Britain's flag in 1914. its also their current flag.
During the Serbian Campaign in 1914, Serbia was supported by France and opposed by Austria-Hungary and later, Germany and Bulgaria.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was shot dead along with his wife sometime in July 1914, starting a war between Austria-Hungary and Serbia, with Serbia quickly backed up by Russia, and Austria-Hungary backed up by Germany. From there, many countries joined the war to expand their empires, keep their allies safe from invasion, prosper greatly and to show off their power.
world war one started because Serbia was plotting against Austria and in 1914 assainated Arch duke Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the throne of Austria. Austria invaded Serbia, who were friends with russia, Germany backed austria, France backed russia, belgium backed France and Britain backed belgium. very complicated but that assasination on franz ferdiand caused 20 million deaths. hope i helped answer your question
The assassination of Franz Ferdinand, the Archduke of Austria in 1914 was the murder, Serbia and Austria declared war, and the Great War or WWI was the result.
Austria didn't have a President in 1914. It was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which was ruled by an Emperor. In 1914, the Emperor was Franz Josef; he died two years later and was succeeded by his great nephew Karl I.
austria declared war on Serbia in 1914
Austria-Hungary. They were subsequently joined by the Ottoman Empire and (in 1915) Bulgaria.
Snow Effects in Austria - 1914 was released on: USA: 7 January 1914
Trieste to Porto Rose Austria - 1914 was released on: USA: 2 March 1914
Andersen's Naked-backed Fruit Bat was created in 1914.
SC Austria Lustenau was created in 1914.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the heir to the throne of Austria - Hungary in 1914. He was assassinated in Sarajevo along with his wife Sophie. Ferdinand was shot by 19 year old Gavro Princip, a member of a group of Bosnian Serb seperatists.Ferdinand was not a hugely popular figure but his death at the hands of Serbian backed assassins was the catalyst for the first world war.Francis Ferdinand