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OpenStudy (darrenmadx):

What Started World War One. And why?

OpenStudy (darkbluechocobo):

Welp Archduke Ferdinands Assassination in Serbia started this.

OpenStudy (darkbluechocobo):

There was already a lot of tension between all the nations at the time anyway.

OpenStudy (darrenmadx):

So who was Welp Archduke Ferdinands Assassination ?

OpenStudy (darrenmadx):

i mean who was he?

OpenStudy (darkbluechocobo):

Basically

OpenStudy (darkbluechocobo):

He was next in line to become emperor of Austria-Hungry

OpenStudy (darkbluechocobo):

so he wanted to visit serbia so that he could get a connection to the Serbs because he wanted to stop the hate for serbians that all nobles in Austria-Hungry had. His assassination in Serbia made them start war with Serbia

OpenStudy (darkbluechocobo):

Which then made Russia at war with Austria-Hungry

OpenStudy (darkbluechocobo):

Because the Serbia was part of the Balkans which held alot of the supply line to Russia as well

OpenStudy (darkbluechocobo):

Basically the assassination cause this huge domino effect which turned Europe into a war zone

OpenStudy (darkbluechocobo):

and Also not Welp arch duke :p just Archduke Franz Ferdinand

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