AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
CAUSES OF WORLD WAR I
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Question
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What country declared war on Serbia at the very start of World War I?
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France
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Austria-Hungary
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Italy
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Russia
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -On May 23, 1915, Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary, entering World War I on the side of the Allies-Britain, France and Russia.
Detailed explanation-2: -Austria-Hungary, with German encouragement, declared war on Serbia on 28 July. Russia’s support of Serbia brought France into the conflict. Germany declared war on Russia on 1 August and France on 3 August.
Detailed explanation-3: -The immediate reason for Austria’s ultimatum was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie in Sarajevo, Bosnia on June 28, 1914 by the Bosnian Serb nationalist, Gavrilo Princip.
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