Question

When did the first World War break out?

Answer 1

Hint: 1)Austrio-Hungarian Empire declared war on Serbia because Archduke Franz Ferdinand was murdered.
2)Britain had declared war on Germany because Germany invaded Belgium and Britain had an agreement to protect Belgium.

Complete answer:
The cause of the war-
World War I which is also referred to as the Great War, broke out in July of 1914.
It was the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand that catapulted into a war that lasted till 1918. Franz Ferdinand was Archduke Karl Ludwig’s eldest son. He was going to be the next King of the Austria-Hungary Empire. Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated by Gavrilo Princip (a member of the Young Bosnia Revolutionary Movement) on 28th June 1914. This led to the July Crisis in which the diplomats and the military escalated into power.
They precipitated Austria-Hungary’s declaration of war with Serbia. Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia on 28th July 1914, which marked the break out of World War 1.
The tenuous peace in Europe collapsed immediately. Simultaneously, Britain had declared war on Germany because it was invading Belgium and Britain had agreements with both Belgium and France to protect them.
There were two main scenarios in this war-
One was the western front, where the Germans were confronting Britain, France and America. The other was the eastern front where the Russians fought against the Germans and the Austro-Hungarians. Other major battles during the war were the Battle of Somme, Battle of Tannenberg, the First Battle of Marne and the Battle of Verdun.
End of the War-
It was only in 1917 that the United States joined the Allies and Russia, and after the Russian Revolution they abandoned the war and adopted peace. Later in the spring of 1918
counterattacked the German army and dethroned Wilhem II, the emperor of Germany.
Eventually, Germany signed the armistice on 11th November 1918.
The Termination of the Present War was passed by the British Parliament in 1918 to declare the end of the war.

Note: 1)During this war, Germany and Britain had spent around 60% of their total economic produce.
2)Other countries had also raised taxes and donations from their citizens to meet the expenses of the war.
3)This also resulted in the Post-War Inflation.