The first world war was the most terrible war ever known due to the number of death that took place each day on the battlefields. The Argonne lasted for a whole four years and broke out in 1914 due to a number of reasons. The causes that led the nations of Europe and later the world to go to war in 1914 are complex and it is impossible to say the war started because of one single cause. In the 19th century there were a series of events which engulfed most of Europe by 4th august 1914. Some causes of the war were long-term whereas others were short term. There were a number of reasons why the world war broke out and this essay will examine the causes. Different things created the rising tensions in Europe between the great powers. First and …show more content…
In response, Russia formally ordered mobilization in the four military districts facing Galicia, its common front with the Austro-Hungarian empire. That night, Austrian artillery divisions initiated of Belgrade across the Danube River. The international crisis that began with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914 and culminated in the British declaration of war on Germany on 4th August is referred to as the July crisis. In these five years decisions were made that led to the outbreak of a European war which soon escalated into a world war of unprecedented scale. If the assassination had not taken place, war would never have happened when it did, tensions were high at that time thus it ended into world war. If tensions between Europe had not been high, in my personal opinion war would not have taken place. World war 1 saw a changed in warfare, from the hand to hand style of older wars to the inclusion of weapons that used technology and removed the individual from closed combat. The war had extremely high casualties over 15 million dead and 20 million injured. The face of warfare would never be the