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Q: What was the event of June 28 1914 that ignited the Germans within a week of this event to declare war on Russia and France?
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Why did Germany declare war on Russia and France?

beacuse the germans were mad at the assasination and also because russia threatened autria. and austra was part of germany


Why would Germans worry about the alliance between France and Russia?

if France and russia were allies, they could attack Germany on two sides


What two fronts did the Germans fight in world war 1?

Russia to the East, France to the West


How did Russia pulling out of World War 1 help the Germans?

well since the DGermans were pretty much surround because they had Russia on one side and France on the other as soon as Russia left ww1 the Germans had more room to move


Who had a treaty with Poland during the time Hitler invaded Poland?

When WWII broke out Poland had military treaties with France and Great Britain. In addition non-agression peace treaties with both the III Reich and Soviet Russia. None of these pacts were respected, however France and GB did declare war on the Germans.


Why was Russia's involvement in the war so important to the Allies?

Russia's invovlement forced the Germans to fight on two fronts in Europe which lessened the pressure on France.


Why was Russia's involvement in the war so important to other allies?

Russia's invovlement forced the Germans to fight on two fronts in Europe which lessened the pressure on France.


Why was Russia's involvement in the war so important to the other allies?

Russia's invovlement forced the Germans to fight on two fronts in Europe which lessened the pressure on France.


How did Vladimir Lenin's rise to the power in Russia affect the allies?

When the Russian Czar stepped down the new provisional government decided to continue Russia's part in WW1 by continuing to fight the Germans. Lenin and his small but powerful Communist Party promised to withdraw from the war as it was causing much destruction to Russia. Lenin had been living in exile from Russia and the Germans promised to get Lenin back into his country if he would end Russia's presence in WW1. The Germans were successful in sneaking Lenin back to Russia and this allowed the Germans to concentrate on the Western Front in France.


Why did Germans attack Kursk Russia in battle of Kursk?

Germans were against Russia.


What was the major German strategic mistakes in world war 2?

The plan was to imediatly take out Paris, eliminating France from any sort of fight. The Germans however, were held back at Verdun, and could not move as deep into France. They then had to face France to the west, and Russia to the east. A two front war is not a good place to be in.


What was the spark that led to the immediate cause of the ww1?

The assassination of Austrian Archduke Ferdinand was the immediate cause of World War I. He was killed by a Serbian terrorist, which caused Austria to declare war on Serbia. Serbia was allied with Russia, who intervened, causing Germany to declare war on Russia, which caused France to declare war on Germany.