Siege of Antwerp – September 28–October 10 German victory.
First Battle of the Aisne – September 13–28 indecisive.First Battle of the Marne – September 6–12 Franco-British victory.Battle of Le Cateau – August 26 German victory.Later, Italy and the United States entered on the side of the allies. Germany attacked France through Belgium, pulling Britain into war.France was then drawn in against Germany and Austria-Hungary. After seeing Russia mobilizing, Germany declared war.Austria-Hungary then declared war on Serbia.On the morning of June 28, 1914, Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were shot dead in the Bosnian capital, Sarajevo, by a Bosnian Serb, Gavrilo Princip.With Serbia gaining wins and experience in the past Balkan wars, it turned its goal into liberating itself from the rule of the Austria-Hungarian Empire.Political instability in the Balkans, particularly Bosnia, Serbia, and Herzegovina, threatened to destroy the alliances involving European powers – the Ottoman Empire, Russia, and other parties.
Europe had been experiencing territorial tensions before the outbreak of the war.Key Facts & Information THE CAUSES OF WORLD WAR I
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See the fact file below for more information on the battles of World War I or alternatively, you can download our 24-page Battles of World War I worksheet pack to utilise within the classroom or home environment. World War I pitted Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire against Great Britain, the United States, France, Russia, Italy and Japan.
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