World War 1: The Great War
World War 1, better known as "The Great War" started because of the assassination of the Austrian Archduke Francis Ferdinand. On July 28, 1914 Gavrilo Princip, a Serbian nationalist, murdered the one appointed to the throne of Austria-Hungary to protest Habsburg rule of Bosnia. Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, Russia prepared to defend its Slavic neighbors, and Germany declared war on Russia. Hence World War I begins.

World War I, 1914-1918, was originally a European war. It eventually escalated to a global conflict involving 32 nations. It began when Germany and Russia went to war with Serbia. Mutual defense pacts drew in the allies of the warring nations including France, Belgium, Great Britain, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire among others.

In May 17, 1915 a German submarine, or U-boat, sank the British passenger liner Lusitania without warning,......

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Title: World War 1 & 2 / United Nations
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