How Did World War 1 Start

Almost everyone has heard of World War I, or the First World War, but many do not know what truly happened or what took place. Each country had a different reason for entering the war, from assassinations, to protecting their allies. On April 6 1917, the United States of America, entered World War I, but the war began years before (“U.S. Entered World War I.”, n.p). Here is the story of the First World War from the beginning. There are many reasons why the First World War started. One of the major causes was on June 28 1914, Austria’s Archduke Ferdinand, was assassinated by a Serbian extremist ("U.S. Entered World War I.", n.p). While that was one of the main reason for the start of World War I, the United States had another reason for entering the war. For the Americans, it was due to the fact that “a boat named the Lusitania, was torpedoed right off the coast of Ireland,” this attack killed 128 Americans. Germany promised to consider the safety of passengers before sinking another unarmed boat. In November a U-boat sank an Italian liner, killing 27 Americans (History.com Staff n.p). The …show more content…
“On June 26, 14,000 infantry troops landed in France to begin their training,”(History.com Staff n.p). More than 2 million soldiers fought in France under the command of Major General Pershing ("U.S. Entered World War I..", n.p). Soldiers fought from trenches that would sometimes reach 500 miles. The area between the trenches was called "no-man's-land". Some of the German soldiers had electricity and beds in their trenches (Fromowitz, Lori). In 1917, the first two-way radio was established in planes. This radio allowed information to be transferred to an operator on the ground to the plane pilot (("12 Technological", n.p). On November 11, 1918, Germany surrendered, soon after all the nations agreed to stop fighting and negotiate peace ("U.S Entered World War I. ", n.p). After the war, the United States was in major

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