Causes of World War 1:
On the 28th of June 1914, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, was assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia. He and his wife, Sophie, were shot by a Serbian nationalist.
On the 28th of June 1914, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, was assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia. He and his wife, Sophie, were shot by a Serbian nationalist.
A month later, the major European powers were drawn into, as it was referred to at the time, The Great War. The death of the Archduke was a trigger for Austria-Hungary, soon after declaring war on Serbia. Throughout the war, Europe was split into one two leading blocs of nations, generally known as the Triple Alliance consisting of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy and the Triple Entente consisting of Great Britain, France and Russia.