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

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

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

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  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

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