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Archduke of Austria - Hungary Empire Assasinated
-Trigger point
-Caused conflict between Serbia and Austria-Hungary
-Austria-Hungary gave demands to Serbia
-1st attempt on the Archduke's life was a failure
-Gavrilo Princip of Black Hand assasinated the Archduke -
Germany pledges it's support for Austria-Hungary
-Germany vows to become an ally of Austria-Hungary
-This was the beginning of many alliances in WW1 -
Austria-Hungary presents Serbia with in an Ultimatum
-Austria-Hungary sent Serbia a list of demands that needed to be fulfilled as a result of the murder of their heir
-Serbia completed all the demands but one
-This caused Austria-Hungary to later declare war on Serbia -
Austria-Hungary Declares war on Serbia
-Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia as a result of 9 of their 10 demands being met
-This caused the beginning of WW1 as it was the first declaration of war -
Russia Shows Support For Serbia
-Russia became allies with Serbia
-This contributed to the outbreak of the war as the two sides were getting bigger -
Germany Declares war on Russia
-In showing support for Serbia, Russia became an enemy of Germany
-Germany was standing by Austria-Hungary and in doing so, declared war on any opposing countries
-This caused the war to become more intense as there were many declarations of war going on around this time -
Germany Declares War on France
-The reason for this declaration of war, was that Germany felt threatened by the powerful French
-This contributed to the outbreak of the war as more and more countries were joining in -
Britain Declares War on Germany
-The reasons for this declaration was that Germany had invaded Belgium, who was an ally of Britain
-As a result of this, Australia, New Zealand and Canada joined the war -
Australia Declares War on Germany
-As part of the British Empire, Australia thought it their duty to support the mother country -
Serbia Declares war on Germany and Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia
-As Germany was Austria-Hungary's ally, Serbia declared war on Germany.
-As Russia was Serbia's ally, Austria-Hungary declared war on Russia