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Gavrilo Princep, shots Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife in late June. This is the spark of how the war began.
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Dissatisfied with Serbia's response, Austria and Hungary declare a war because of the murder of the infamous Austrian Archduke.
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Due to the alliances, Russia steps in with Serbia to fight against the Austrian/Hungarians.
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Due to the alliances, Germany declares war with Russia even though Germany itself isn't very powerful in front of Russia.
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This time, Germany declares war on France. Although, they do not know that this oculd potentially cause a two-front war.
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Germany attacks Belgium, which is a great mistake because Britian and Germany fight. The British have ties with Belgium, therefore if somebody tries to take away the neutrality Britian will not be happy.
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Austria and Hungary now, at this point go to Russia and attack.
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Now, France and Russia have declared a two-front war between Austria and Hungary. Both are allianced together.