WW1

1914-1918

Why did war break out in 1914?

In Bosnia, there was a town called Sarajevo. Franz ferdinand was the archduke of Austria and was next in line for the throne. He for a royal visit. At the time there was a revolt against more people moving to sebia which Franz did not allow. there was a group of teenagers who wanted to kill Franz because of this. They called themselves the Black Hand gang. The assasination was a succes but this caused an outrage. Franz and his pregnant wife were both shot on their way to the town hall. Austria blamed serbia for this and eventually, Austria declared war on Serbia. This led to the start of two powerful sides forming. 

The Alliances

When war war has declaired, Austria had an alliance with Germany and Italy. Russia had an alliance with france and with the uk. 

Country Military

Why men signed up to fight
 

Persuasive posters,   Hatred of germany,   Pride of country,

brit wanted to use navy, Didn't want to be seen as cowards,

First big war, Thought it would be over by christmas, paid,

Uniform->pride, fed well, to be a hero, weapons 

Why was WW1 not over by christmas?

This was because of a stalemate. This meant that knowone could make a major push. Both sides built trenches to protect themselves from the enemy because none of them knew if the other side had a trick up their sleeves.