World War 1 Causes

By DestinyLovesTurtles

  • Russo japanese War

    Japan destroyed the entire Russian army which surprised the rest of the world and humiliated Russia.

  • Austria

    Austria hungary annexes Bosnia which was formerly under control of the Ottoman Empire.

  • 28th President

    Woodrow Wilson as US president this gave the United Staes the President that would see them through the war.

  • France

    France was obligated to sign a degrading treaty with Germany to officially end the war.

  • Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia.

    Not happy with Serbia's response to her a couple of minor causes gave Austria hungary declared war on Serbia on 28 July 1914.

  • Archduke Franz Ferdinand

    Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary assassinated in Sarajevo by a Serbian activist. Most people state that this is what started WW1.

  • Germany declares war on Russia.

    Germany allied to Austria hungary by treaty, viewed the Russian as an act of war against Austria hungary and after a warning declared war on Russia on 1 August.

  • Battle or Verdun

    The longest battle of the war, the Battle of Verdun was fought to a draw with an estimated one million casualties.

  • Russian Tsar Nicholas II abdicates.

    World War I officially ended with the signing of the Treaty of versailles on June 28, 1919. Negotiated among the Allied powers with little participation by Germany.

  • The Treaty of Versailles officially ends World War 1.

    World War I officially ended with the signing of the treaty of Versailles on June 28, 1919. Talked among the allied powers with little participation by Germany,