Chapter 19 Question 1: How did World War I Begin?

1. Chapter 19 Question 1:How did World War I Begin?

2. Chapter 19 Question 1:How did World War I Begin? • WWI began in the Balkans (Eastern Europe) due to a system of alliances

3. Chapter 19 Question 1:How did World War I Begin? • WWI began in the Balkans (Eastern Europe) due to a system of alliances • A.) June 28th, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary was assassinated by radicals from Serbia

4. Chapter 19 Question 1:How did World War I Begin? • WWI began in the Balkans (Eastern Europe) due to a system of alliances • A.) June 28th, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary was assassinated by radicals from Serbia • So, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia

5. Chapter 19 Question 1:How did World War I Begin? • WWI began in the Balkans (Eastern Europe) due to a system of alliances • A.) June 28th, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary was assassinated by radicals from Serbia • So, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia • B.) Serbia was allied with Russia, so Russia declares war on Austria-Hungary

6. Chapter 19 Question 1:How did World War I Begin? • WWI began in the Balkans (Eastern Europe) due to a system of alliances • A.) June 28th, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary was assassinated by radicals from Serbia • So, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia • B.) Serbia was allied with Russia, so Russia declares war on Austria-Hungary • C.) Germany was allied with Austria-Hungary so Germany declared war on Russia-Serbia

7. Chapter 19 Question 1:How did World War I Begin? • WWI began in the Balkans (Eastern Europe) due to a system of alliances • A.) June 28th, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary was assassinated by radicals from Serbia • So, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia • B.) Serbia was allied with Russia, so Russia declares war on Austria-Hungary • C.) Germany was allied with Austria-Hungary so Germany declared war on Russia-Serbia • Also declared war on France who had a secret alliance with Russia

8. Chapter 19 Question 1:How did World War I Begin? • WWI began in the Balkans (Eastern Europe) due to a system of alliances • A.) June 28th, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary was assassinated by radicals from Serbia • So, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia • B.) Serbia was allied with Russia, so Russia declares war on Austria-Hungary • C.) Germany was allied with Austria-Hungary so Germany declared war on Russia-Serbia • Also declared war on France who had a secret alliance with Russia • The whole continent was at war with in 1 month

9. WWI began in the Balkans (Eastern Europe) due to a system of alliances • A.) June 28th, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary was assassinated by radicals from Serbia ( Gavrilo Princip, age 19) • So, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia • B.) Serbia was allied with Russia, so Russia declares war on Austria-Hungary • C.) Germany was allied with Austria-Hungary so Germany declared war on Russia-Serbia • Also declared war on France who had a secret alliance with Russia • To attack France, Germany marched across neutral Belgium who is allied with England • Within 1 month of Ferdinand’s death, the entire continent was a war

10. Central Powers= Germany, Austria-Hungary Ottoman Empire • Allies= Russia, France, Great Britain, Belgium