Germany was involved in World War I. They had an alliance with Austria-Hungary, Turkey, and Bulgaria that was called the Central Powers. Countries formed alliances to help them in case a war began. Russia, Great Britain, and France had an alliance that was called the Allied Powers. As alliance members declared war on each other, the world erupted into war. This led to the start of World War I for Germany and for other countries.
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Germany was involved in World War I. They had an alliance with Austria-Hungary, Turkey, and Bulgaria that was called the Central Powers. Countries formed alliances to help them in case a war began. Russia, Great Britain, and France had an alliance that was called the Allied Powers. As alliance members declared war on each other, the world erupted into war. This led to the start of World War I for Germany and for other countries.
When Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by a group of Serbian nationals in Sarajevo, the government of Austria-Hungary made a series of demands on the government of Serbia. While the Serbian government tried to meet the demands, they didn’t meet all of them. It was at this time that Austria-Hungary asked Germany if Germany would support them if Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. Germany agreed to do this.
After Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, Russia declared war on Austria-Hungary. Serbia and Russia had been close allies for many years. Germany then declared war on Russia. This led France to declare war on Germany, and Germany also declared war on France. It was this sequence of events, followed by a few others, that led to the start of World War I.
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