Learning About Indiana History
Basic Facts for Kids
World War 1 was triggered on June 28, 1914, by the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his pregnant wife Sophie.
Main Causes of World War I:
1. a tangle of alliances made between countries, to maintain a balance power in Europe
2. the Bosnian Crisis where Austria-Hungary took over the former Turkish province of Bosnia in 1909 angering Serbia.
3. countries were building their military forces, arms and battleships
4. countries wanted to regain lost territories from previous conflicts and build empires
5. Moroccan Crisis where Germans were protesting in 1911 against the French possession of Morocco
World War I began August 1914.
Allies: Russia, France, British Empire, Italy, United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal and Montenegro
Central Powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey and Bulgaria
65 million troops were mobilized during during the war, 8 million troops died and 21 million troops were wounded.
In 1919, The Treaty of Versailles officially ended the War. The Treaty required that Germany accept full responsibility for causing the war.
World War 1 was triggered on June 28, 1914, by the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his pregnant wife Sophie.
Main Causes of World War I:
1. a tangle of alliances made between countries, to maintain a balance power in Europe
2. the Bosnian Crisis where Austria-Hungary took over the former Turkish province of Bosnia in 1909 angering Serbia.
3. countries were building their military forces, arms and battleships
4. countries wanted to regain lost territories from previous conflicts and build empires
5. Moroccan Crisis where Germans were protesting in 1911 against the French possession of Morocco
World War I began August 1914.
Allies: Russia, France, British Empire, Italy, United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal and Montenegro
Central Powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey and Bulgaria
65 million troops were mobilized during during the war, 8 million troops died and 21 million troops were wounded.
In 1919, The Treaty of Versailles officially ended the War. The Treaty required that Germany accept full responsibility for causing the war.
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