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    This document introduces a website about World War 1 by explaining that it will provide information on the origins and causes of the war. It notes that while World War 2 had clear aggressors, World War 1 has more controversial origins that are still debated. The website will explore articles on key events and individuals that led to the war, such as the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and the July Crisis of 1914. Links are provided to different sections that will explain the complex background behind how World War 1 began.

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    This document introduces a website about World War 1 by explaining that it will provide information on the origins and causes of the war. It notes that while World War 2 had clear aggressors, World War 1 has more controversial origins that are still debated. The website will explore articles on key events and individuals that led to the war, such as the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and the July Crisis of 1914. Links are provided to different sections that will explain the complex background behind how World War 1 began.

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    This document introduces a website about World War 1 by explaining that it will provide information on the origins and causes of the war. It notes that while World War 2 had clear aggressors, World War 1 has more controversial origins that are still debated. The website will explore articles on key events and individuals that led to the war, such as the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and the July Crisis of 1914. Links are provided to different sections that will explain the complex background behind how World War 1 began.

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    How It Began

    Updated - Saturday, 27 March, 2004

    If you are new to the First World War - or are rusty after many years since history class - the reasons for the
    so-called 'Great War' can be shrouded in confusion.

    The Second World War was rather more straightforward: no questions there who did what and who was at
    fault.

    This website contains much material based in and around the events of World War One - but if you are
    unsure how it began and who did what, well, where to begin? That's the purpose of this section of the site.

    Admittedly the origins of the war remain somewhat controversial even after all these years, but the facts are
    there. The articles contained here outline the run-up to the war, who was who, and explain why the
    assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand was by no means the sole cause of the conflict, how it
    was spoiling anyhow.

    Having read these primers you will hopefully be in a better position to explore the remainder of the site
    which despite its size is, of course, still very much in development.

    The Causes of World War One (click here)


    What happened and why
    Archduke Ferdinand's Assassination (click here)
    Memoir of Archduke's assassination
    The July Crisis (click here)
    Events of July 1914 leading to war
    How the War was Planned (click here)
    Plan XVII, Schlieffen Plan, Plan B...
    Balkan Causes of World War One (click here)
    The Black Hand and the Serbian Government
    Willy-Nicky Telegrams (click here)
    Kaiser to the Tsar and the Tsar to the Kaiser
    Austria's Ultimatum to Serbia (click here)
    Austria-Hungary's reaction to the assassination
    Map of Pre-War Europe (click here)
    European borders prior to the onset of war

    Archduke Franz Ferdinand (click here)


    Heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne
    Gavrilo Princip (click here)
    Member of the Black Hand and Ferdinand's assassin

    The Battle of Liege (click here)


    Opening land battle of World War One in Belgium
    365 Days On (click here)
    Events of 1 August 1915

    Kaiser Wilhelm II (click here)


    German monarch
    Tsar Nicholas II (click here)
    Russian monarch
    Emperor Franz-Josef (click here)
    Austro-Hungarian monarch
    Prince Alexander (click here)
    Serbian regent
    Sir Edward Grey (click here)
    British Foreign Secretary
    Count Leopold von Berchtold (click here)
    Austro-Hungarian Foreign Secretary
    President Wilson (click here)
    U.S. President
    Joseph Joffre (click here)
    French Commander-in-Chief
    Sir John French (click here)
    British Commander-in-Chief
    Helmuth von Moltke (click here)
    German Army Chief of Staff

    The Minor Powers (click here)


    Belgium, Bulgaria, Greece Montenegro, etc.
    Who Declared War and When (click here)
    Rundown of war declarations by nation
    Principal Actions of World War One (click here)
    List of primary events, actions and offensives
    The War in Gallipoli: An Overview (click here)
    Summary of the war in the Dardanelles in 1915

    Songs on the Way to the Front (click here)


    "It's a Long Way to Tipperary" (1914, MP3 music)
    Life in the Trenches (click here)
    Daily routine of trench life
    A Soldier Remembers... (click here)
    David Philips recounts his experiences
    In Flanders Fields (click here)
    Story of the war's best known poem
    The Christmas Truce (click here)
    Story of the unofficial truce of Christmas 1914

    The Armistice of 11 November 1918 (click here)


    The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month
    Military Casualties of World War One (click here)
    Numbers of dead, wounded and missing

    Memorial to the Missing (click here)


    Monument to unknown dead in France at Thiepval

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