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    The long term causes of WWI can be traced back to alliances between European powers like the Triple Entente between Britain, France and Russia, and the Triple Alliance between Germany, Austro-Hungary and Italy. When Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist in June 1914, these alliances pulled the major powers into war as Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia and Russia and Germany backed Austria, leading Germany to also declare war on Russia and France. By August 1914, World War I had begun as the web of alliances had turned a regional conflict into a global war.

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    The long term causes of WWI can be traced back to alliances between European powers like the Triple Entente between Britain, France and Russia, and the Triple Alliance between Germany, Austro-Hungary and Italy. When Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist in June 1914, these alliances pulled the major powers into war as Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia and Russia and Germany backed Austria, leading Germany to also declare war on Russia and France. By August 1914, World War I had begun as the web of alliances had turned a regional conflict into a global war.

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    The Events of The Summer of 1914: A Powerpoint Display by David Baker

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    The long term causes of WWI can be traced back to alliances between European powers like the Triple Entente between Britain, France and Russia, and the Triple Alliance between Germany, Austro-Hungary and Italy. When Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist in June 1914, these alliances pulled the major powers into war as Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia and Russia and Germany backed Austria, leading Germany to also declare war on Russia and France. By August 1914, World War I had begun as the web of alliances had turned a regional conflict into a global war.

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    Long Term Causes of WWI

    The Events of the Summer of 1914


    A PowerPoint Display by David Baker
    Alliance
    This is an agreement between two Countries to
    support each other if they are attacked.
    Before WW1 there were two main alliances:
    The Triple Entente and The Triple Alliance

    Back
    28th June: Austrian Archduke Franz
    Ferdinand is shot by a Serb Student.

    Serb Gavrilo Princep, a Black


    Hand member – a terrorist
    group fighting to unite all
    Serbs, kills the Austrian Heir
    Archduke Franz Ferdinand
    and his wife whilst they are
    visiting Sarajevo.
    28th July: Unhappy at Serbia’s
    response, Austro-Hungary declares
    war on Serbia.
    Serbia refuses to hand over
    the leaders of the Black
    Hand and to fulfil the other
    demands made by Austro-
    Hungary as it would break
    their constitution.
    Therefore Austro-Hungary
    declares war on Serbia.
    29th July: Due to her Alliance, Russia
    mobilises to support Serbia.
    In support of the “Triple
    Entente” alliance, Russia send
    troops to its borders with
    Austro-Hungary and Germany.

    Germany has already offered


    Austro-Hungary support for
    any action they take against
    Serbia.
    1st August: Due to alliances, Germany
    declares war on Russia.

    Due to their “Triple Alliance” with Austro-Hungary, and


    the build up of troops on their border, Germany declares
    war on Russia.
    3rd August: Germany declares war on
    France.

    Due to France’s alliance with Russia, Germany declares war on


    France.
    4th August: Germany invades Belgium
    using the Schlieffen Plan.

    To aid their war on France,


    Germany invades Belgium
    and Luxembourg using the
    Schlieffen Plan.

    This plan allows them to avoid directly attacking the more


    defendable French Fortress Towns and instead move into
    France from the North.
    4th August: Britain declares war on
    Germany.
    Britain declares war on
    Germany because they have
    invaded Belgium.
    This means that Britain is
    honouring the treaty they
    signed in 1839.
    5th August: Austro-Hungary declares
    war on Russia.

    Austro-Hungary declares war


    on Russia.
    By 12th August: France and Britain
    declare war on Austro-Hungary.
    Due to their alliance with
    Russia, France and Britain
    declare war on Austro-
    Hungary.

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