Why did World War 1 take place?

But on the whole, people marched to war in 1914 thinking that God was on their side, that the war would be “over by Christmas”, and that it was a nice break from the “terrible peace” that had been in place until then. read more

World War I took place mostly in Europe. There was fighting in the Atlantic Ocean, as well. Additionally, there were fronts in Asia, Africa and the Pacific Ocean. read more

WWI was triggered by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife by the Serbian Black Hand terrorists in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914. read more