Why Did Russia Go To War In 1914? The most significant cause relates to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, and Austria-Hungary’s declaration of war on Serbia. Russia felt that she had a duty to protect the people of Serbia because many of them were Slavic – the same ethnic group as Russians. Other causes of Russia’s entry into World War One include; her defeat in the Russo-Japanese war; her fear of the German empire expanding; and her interest in the Dardanelles. Russia went to war in 1914 because of the assassination of Franz Ferdinand – the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne – by a Serbian terrorist group which forced Austria-Hungary to declare war on Serbia.
Massie states that Austria believes it’s fractured and disintegrated state will be cured by annihilating the source of all of its problems, Serbia. (Doc K). What caused the war between Serbia and Austria was no accident, it was the Seven Point Ultimatum passed 24 July 1914. The Seven Point Ultimatum was rejected and war outbroke due to the fact that the seven point ultimatum took away the sovereignty of Serbia by calling for the help of Austria’s forces to investigate for the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand within Serbia. The seventh point enraged Serbia and since the ultimatum was rejected Austria declared war on Serbia 28 July 1914, thus, the war began
In June 1914, a Serbian nationalist assassinated him and his wife while they were in Sarajevo, Bosnia which was part of Austria-Hungary. This was in protest to Austria-Hungary having control of this region. Serbia wanted to take over Bosnia and Herzegovina. This assassination led to Austria-Hungary declaring war on Serbia. When Russia began to mobilize due to its alliance with Serbia, Germany declared war on Russia.
They annexed Bosnia, purposely, which infuriated Serbia. As a result, Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, was shot to death by a member of a Serbian nationalist group. Serbia wanted a war to start so they could bring down Austria-Hungary. On July 28th, 1914, Austria declared war on Serbia. On August 1st, Germany declared war on Russia.
When Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated it set off the July Crisis, which were negotiation meetings to try to prevent war. Austria was outraged that their heir had been assassinated. Germany had promised their support to Austria if an event like this was to happen. Following the July Crisis, Austria delivered the July Ultimatum, which were 10 outrageous demands directed towards Serbia. When Serbia only met 8 of the 10 demands, Austria immediately declared war on Serbia.
Courtney LaBeau 3/5/13 DBQ 19: Causes of World War I There where many things that caused World War I. One of the main causes for the start of the war was the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. The introduction of alliances turned fights into wars. Militarism and mobilization between the countries created tension for the war to begin. The assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary was a huge cause to the start of World War I. Gavrilo Princip a Serb became part of a terrorist group called the Black Hand.
Wednesday 26th September Why did World War 1 begin? The main cause of the outbreak of World War 1 was the assassination of the Archduke of Bosnia, Franz Ferdinand. Austria blames Serbia for this because of a group of terrorists called the Black Hand. They want to kill him because they did not like the fact that Austria-Hungary ruled Serbia. So Austria declares war on Serbia, and Belgrade is bombed.
The next crises is the Balkan crises taking place in 1908. So Austria wanted to claim Serbia as a colony but the problem was that Serbia belonged to Russia. And basically the two countries’ rulers talked things down as well. The next crises is the second morocco crises, and again Germany was meddling in French affairs but only this time German sent a gun boat to be on standby in case France did anything in retaliation. France ended up giving Congo to Germany in order for them stop and they did.
On April 6th 1917 the United States entered into WW1, which would be known as one of the worst wars in history. WW1 began in 1914 when a Serbian nationalist murdered Duke Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the Austria-Hungarian empire. At this point in time Europe was divided into two main alliances. The Triple entente, France, Britain, and Russia, and the Triple alliance of Germany, the Austria-Hungary Empire and Italy. After the attack on the archduke, Germany pledged to support the Austro-Hungarian government in its retaliation to the assassination.
When: The conflict between the Ottoman Empire and the Christian minorities has dated back into the 17th and 18th century due to religious differences. Although the genocide officially started in 1914, talk of genocidal acts toward the Greeks started as early as 1908 when the Ottoman Empire felt threatened by the Greek people. Actual acts of genocide started to occur around 1914 when Turkey entered World War I. The genocidal acts started to end around 1922 when the retaking of Smyrna by the Turks and the Great Fire of Smyrna happened in September