Why Did World War 1 Start

There have been many different reasons why the first World War began. From the assassination of the archduke of Austria-Hungary to militarism in Europe. Other times, the cause for World War 1 maybe to just blame one country as a whole, which most of the times it does. Although there are many reason for the outbreak the two big reasons are The Assassination of the Archduke and The Alliance Systems. Although this paper will focus on the Alliance Systems, the assassination played a big role on actually bringing these Alliances together to go into war with each other. The assassination of the Archduke, Franz Ferdinand, happened on June 28, 1914. A group Serbian and Croatian nationalist assassinated the Archduke. After the assassination, Austria-Hungary did not take
All of the agreements between countries were all kept hidden; they were not released until after the war. All these secret meetings between countries could have lead to great tension between allies. The first group of allies, known as the Triple Alliance, consisted of German, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. The second group were the Triple Entente, consisting of Russia, France, and Great Britain.
The alliance between Austria-Hungary and Germany gave Austria-Hungary a sense of protection. This came into play when the assassination of the Archduke occurred in 1914. When this happened, Austria brought in Germany. Knowing this, Serbia asked Russia for help, and this could be the start of World War 1. With all of this happening, Russia called in France, which as a result France called Great Britain. All of these alliances were being called in, while it should have been a problem between just two countries. Russia and France knowing that they would have an advantage on Germany having a two-front war. They also thought that getting involved would make Germany back out from helping Austria. Italy joined the alliance just to go against