World War 1 (WW1) was a huge war that occurred in Europe that began during the summer of 1914. The fighting ended in November of 1918. There were two sides - the Central Powers (Triple Alliance) consisted of the German Empire, Italy, and Turkey. The other side was called the Allied Powers (Triple Entente) consisted of France, Russian Empire, and Great Britain. The war was caused by three factors - Imperialism (the building of empires), Nationalism (strong feelings of deep loyalty to one's people and homeland), and Militarism (the buildup of armies and navies). Along with these factors the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand triggered the war. On June 28,1914 a young Serbian extremenlist, Gavrilo Principe assassinated the heir to the Austrian throne. Many demands and fighting began the first world war - Austria-Hungary made a number of demands on Serbia, on august 1,1914 Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. Germany came to Austria's aid. France and Russia began to prepare for war to support their ally, Serbia. Germany declared war on France and Russia. Germany then attached Belgium and Great Britain declared war on Germany. Countries started putting up posters for men to join their forces.
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