Why Did The First World War Start

World War I World War I, was a conflict fought between July 28,1914 and November 11,1918. Also known as the First World War, WWI, The War to End All Wars, The Great War. You ever just wonder how the war started?

How did WWI start? There were a number of causes, but the main one was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand as result Austria declared war on Serbia. Russia ready to defend Serbia. Next, Germany declared war on Russia to protect Austria; causing French to declare war on Germany to help protect their ally Russia. Germany invaded Belgium to get to France causing Britain to get into the war.

Who fought in the war? WWI was fought between the Allied and Central Powers.

Ally Powers France Russia Britain US (later in 1917)

Central Power

Germany

Austria-Hungary The Opium Empire Bulgaria

Where were the wars mainly fought at? Majority of the fighting was in Europe along the two fronts Western Front and Eastern Front. The Western front

Armies hardly moved at all. They would bomb and shoot at each other’s trenches. A handful of major battles were First Battle of the Marne, Battle of Tannenberg, Battle of Somme, Battle of Gallipoli, and the Battle of Verdun.

Trench Warfare Trench Warfare is a type of fighting where both sides dig deep trenches as defence against the enemy; trenches can stretch from miles and along fronts.

How were trenches built? The trenches were dug by the soldiers; sometimes the soldiers would just dig the trenches straight into the ground. They would need to build the trenches quickly because of enemy fire. Sometimes they would extend the trench from the end of the old one, it was a lot safer but, it still took a long time. No Man's Land The land between two trenches was called “No Man’s Land.” the land sometimes was covered with landmines and barbed wire. Enemy trenches were 50 to 250 meters apart. What were these trenches