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The Central forces of World War 2 were lead by the German Republic and included the Austrian-Hungarian Empire, the Ottoman Empire and the Kingdom of Bulgaria against the Allied Forces.

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Which country switched from the Central Power to the Allies?

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Italy, however, they were never really part of the Central Powers. They were allied with Austria and Germany but did not join their side when the war started. Later on, they joined the Allies because they hoped to take land from Austria that they considered "Italian".

Why did the Black Hand Society killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand?

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Serbia was part of the Austro-Hungarian empire and many Serbians were unhappy. That caused WWI which caused the rise of Hitler and WWII and the creation of Israel and all the wars that have happened in the past century. It was a chain reaction pretty much.

What brought about WW1 and 2?

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The proximate reason for WWI was the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand by Gavrilo Princip. Princip assassinated Ferdinand in the hope of liberating Bosnia-Herzegovina from Austria-Hungary and then having Serbia join in a union with Bosnia-Herzegovina so as to escaped domination from the Ottoman Empire.

However, the roots for the 1914 assassination of Ferdinand in Sarajevo were laid from a chain of events that began with the 1875 Bosnian insurrection against Muslim Ottoman Turkey which had conquered Bosnia in the mid 1400s as part of the expansion of the Islamic Caliphate.

Prior to the start of WW1 there'd been 2 Balkan Wars. The 1st Balkan War was fought between the members of the Balkan League; Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece, and Montenegro; and the Ottoman Empire as the Muslim Turks considered their Christian subjects as dhimis, 2nd class citizens. The 2nd Balkan War left a bitter legacy between Serbia and Austria.

With the assassination of the Archduke the assassins were counting on a war between Serbia and Austria which would bring in Orthodox Christian Czarist Russia on Serbia's side resulting in a regional war, thus driving out the last remnant of the Muslim Ottoman Caliphate. However, due to interlocking treaties the war evolved into a worldwide conflagration. With Austria declaring war on Serbia and Russia coming to Serbia's aid, Germany as an ally of Austria, and Italy, joined in against Russia. Germany attacked France as France was an ally or Russia. With the attack on France, her ally Great Britain became involved. Finally, due to its aid to Great Britain the Germans attacked US shipping and the USA became involved on Britain's, France's, and Russia's side.

The real roots of the conflict were laid down by the Islamic expansion into most of Europe and the Middle East which resulted in the Crusades to gain back formerly European lands. However, after the Crusades there were European lands still under the Caliphate's rule and intense bickering and wars in Europe over jockeying for supremacy in a revised Holy Roman Empire.

With the enforced and unfair peace on a Germany that was never invaded by the Allies the roots for Hitler and WW II were laid. Due to the unfair peace essential parts of Germany, including German people, were given to other nations. It was Hitler's desire to reunite the German people and to regain German industrial and mining regions that led to WW II.

Who was the leader of Bosnia in World War 1?

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Bosnia wasn't an independent nation during the First World War, it was owned by Austria-Hungary at the time, the Emperor-King of Austria-Hungary was Franz-Joseph I until his death in 1916 and Charles I from 1916 until the dissolution of Austria-Hungary in 1918.

What happened to Franz Ferdinand on 28 June 1914?

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Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by The black handgroup.

Who was the leader of the American forces that captured Montreal?

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The only time Americans have captured Montreal was in November, 1775, during the American Revolution. The leader of the American force was General Richard Montgomery, who was killed the next month, on New Years Eve, leading an attack which was unsuccessful in capturing Quebec City.

Why Archduke Franz Ferdinand couldn't marry Sophie?

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Because they were assassinated before.

What was the effect when The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed?

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Germany had armies fighting in Russia when the treaty was signed. By ending the war there, Germany was able to move most of those armies to France to bolster those already fighting there. It also removed Russia from the war, allowing them to fight their Civil War with less interference from the Central Powers. It would've granted large amounts of territory to the Central Powers, but the later treaty of Versailles forced them to repudiate the treaty.

What events signaled the final defeat of the central poweres?

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The events that signaled the final defeat of the Central Powers were revolution in Austria-Hungary, the signing of Armistice by Germans to put an end to fighting, the surrender of Ottoman Turks and Bulgarians, and many other events.

What event signified the final defeat of the central powers?

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A massive offensive attack by the Allies in 1918, where the Allies were able to overpower the German trenches.

What made countries make up central powers?

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The Austrian-Hungarian Empire, The German Empire*, The Ottoman Empire, and The Kingdom of Bulgaria.

* The German Empire also included her imperial colonies which included German East Africa, German South West Africa, and the northern part of modern day Papa New Guinea.

What impact did Archduke Francis Ferdinand had?

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The assassination was one of the reasons that lead to ww1

What happened to Archduke Franz Ferdinand that trigged ww1?

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He was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip