The Causes of World War I What exactly were the causes of World War I? Sure, it sounds like a pretty simple question, but it’s most definitely not a simple answer! There was whole lot more to the start of the war than an Austrian prince being murdered in Serbia, as is what most people think was the whole cause of World War I. Besides, the effects of the war weren’t just concentrated …showed first 75 words of 1061 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1061 total…mobilized against Austria- Hungary, on August 1st Germany declared war on Russia, and two days later on France. When Germany ignored Belgium’s neutrality, Britain declared war on Germany. Finally war had begun, and unlike the predictions that had been made the resulting war was long, indecisive, and reeked havoc on the nations of Europe. (Karpilovsky, World Wide Web) (Encarta Encyclopedia web article) Bibliography encarta encyclopedia, 2000 world book encyclopedia wxyz, pg 367 karpilovsky, world wide web