Causes of the First World War

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    Causes of World War 1

  • The Dual Alliance. Germany and Austria-Hungary make an alliance to protect themselves from Russia

  • Austro-Serbian Alliance. Austria-Hungray make an alliance with Serbia to prevent Russia gaining control Serbia

  • TheTriple Alliance. Germany and Austria-Hungary make an with Italy to stop taking sides with Russia

  • Franco-Russian Alliance. Russia allied with France to protect herself from Austria-Hungary and Germany

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    FIRST WORLD WAR

  • Entente Cordiale. This was an agreement but not a formal alliance between Britain and France

  • The Anglo-Russian Entente. Britain and Russia ended their differences with this alliance

  • The Triple Entente. This alliance between France, Britain and Russia was made due to worsening relations between Germany and Russia and Germany and Britain

  • Serbian terrorists assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand

    Austria blames Serbia for assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

  • Austria blames Serbia for the eath of Frnz Ferdinand

  • Austria declared war on Serbia and shelled it's capital, Belgrade

  • The Russian army got ready to help Serbia defend itself against the Austrian attack

    Germany warned Russia not to help the Serbs

  • Germany declared war on Russia. It also began to move it's army towards France and Belgium

  • The French army was put on a war footing ready to fight any German invasion

  • Germany declared war on France and invaded Belgium. Britain ordered Germany to withdraw from Belgium

  • With the Germans still in Belgium, Britain declared war on Germany

  • Austria declared war on Russia