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Causes
Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
- Franz Ferdinand was heir to the Austria-Hungary Empire
- Was killed by a Serbian nationalist
- All of the conspirators were sentenced to death or 20 years in prison
- One of the leading causes of WW1
- The Black Hand organisation
WW1 Alliances
- Russia got involved to defend Serbia
- Germany declared war on Russia
- France was d
- drawn in against Germany and Austria-Hungary
- Germany attacked France through Belgium bringing Britain and Japan into the war
Imperialism
- Many of the countries in Europe had colonies all over the world which led to more competition and rivalry between the countries
Why did the US get involved
- Germany violated its pledge to suspend unrestricted submarine warfare
- US ships were being sunk in Europe
- US civilians were on board those ships
- Zimmerman Telegram
Zimmerman Telegram
- In 1917 the German foreign minister Arthur Zimmerman sent a telegram to Mexican Prime minister encouraging them to join in the war
- The US and Mexico were not on good terms
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