WAR DECLARED IN EUROPE... 107 years ago

On July 28th, 1914, war-ravaged the European continent in the conflict known today as World War I. The War began with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The assassination made the Austrian-Hungarian Empire send a list of demands to Serbia, where the assassination took place. Serbia refused the ultimatum, which forced the Austro-Hungarians to declare war. Russia, who had guaranteed to come to Serbia’s aid if a war broke out, declared war on Austria in turn. Germany had promised to come to Austria’s aid if a war broke out between Austria and Russia, and France had promised to aid Russia in a war against Germany. The Ottoman Empire, now Turkey, had an alliance with Germany to fight against Russia if war broke out between the two.

This had set the initial stage of the war, with Austria-Hungary fighting with Germany and Turkey against Serbia, Russia, and France.

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