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I believe it the war started in 1914 when Austria-Hungay declared war on Serbia in result of the assassination of Archduke of Austria-Hungary.
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The date commonly assumed for the start of World War I is 4 August 1914, the day Germany invaded Belgium and Britain declared war on Germany.
The immediate trigger for the start of World War I (also known as the Great War) was the assassination of the heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Archduke Franz-Ferdinand on 28 June, 1914, in Sarajevo. After Serbia refused to allow Austro-Hungarian police to operate in Serbia to find and interrogate others involved in the assassination, the Austro-Hungarian Empire declared war on Serbia on 28 July. This started the chain of events that led to the outbreak of World War I. The Kaiser and the Czar initially made strenuous efforts to contain the crisis, but once it became clear mobilisation could not be stopped, the Kaiser's position hardened significantly. On 31 July, Russia, an ally of Serbia announced full mobilisation of her forces. In response, Germany mobilised her forces and declared war on Russia on 1 August. Germany followed this up on 3 August when she declared war on France. The next day Germany declared war on neutral Belgium after Belgium had refused a German demand for free passage (the French-German border was protected by the supposedly impregnable Maginot Line so Germany wanted to implement the Shlieffen Plan and attack through Belgium). Germany subsequently invaded Belgium at 0800 hours on 4 August 1914 near the Belgian town of Verviers and the German city of Aachen.
Britain, who had guaranteed Belgium's neutrality since 1839, issued an ultimatum for Germany to cease its hostilities, acknowledge belgium's neutrality and withdraw from the country by midnight Central European Time, or a state of war would exist between Germany and Britain. It was a decision that is seen as the start of World War I.
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