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Austria-Hungary declared war with Syria on July 28,1914 after their archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by a Syrian nationalist. Russia then came in to help assist Serbia. Then Germany declared war on Russia because of their alliance with Austria-Hungary. They then thought ahead an knew that France would declare war with them so they tried attacking first, but Great Britain stepped in an stopped it. This started two important Alliances Called The Triple alliance which consisted of Austria-Hungary and Germany and The Triple Entente or allied powers which consisted of Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy and Japan, the U.S Joined later on.
The war lasted for four years. Trench warfare and the introduction of modern weaponry such as machine guns, tanks and chemical weapons had been introduced. World War I ended at the Paris Peace Conference were the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28,1919 ending all war In November 1918 The Triple Alliance had been defeated , more than 9 million soldiers had been killed and 21 million more wounded.
The war lasted for four years. Trench warfare and the introduction of modern weaponry such as machine guns, tanks and chemical weapons had been introduced. World War I ended at the Paris Peace Conference were the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28,1919 ending all war In November 1918 The Triple Alliance had been defeated , more than 9 million soldiers had been killed and 21 million more wounded.