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Question: Who is responsible for WW1 (world war one)!?
i have to write an in-class essay on which country is responsible for the first world war!. I need tree different examples to support my oppinion!.

No i do not expect someone on here to write it for me, i am just asking someone to give me 3 reasons why eaither germany or any other country is the main one at fault!.

BTW i understand that SEVERAL countrys are at fault, but the assignment calss for writing about just ONE!.

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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
Austria Hungary:
1!. They issued an ultimatum to Serbia after the assassination of the archduke Ferdinand, an ultimatum designed to be rejected and give them a pretext for war!.
2!. They asked for Germany to back them up in the case their dispute with Serbia caused problems with Russia, thus obligating Germany to declare war on Russia if it came to Serbia's defence!.
3!. They declared war on Serbia after the ultimatum was rejected!.

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While the start of what became the First World War was played out between the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Serbia, it remained a local war, even when Russia mobilised in defence of its ally, Serbia, and formed on the borders of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Germany, the war could have been avoided!. It was not until Germany put the Schlieffen Plan into operation and invaded Belgium as the first act of assault on France (drawing the British Empire and France into the war) that a World War became inevitable!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Many little things cause WW1 like militarism (always keep an army ready for war at a moments notice) alliances ( little countries had big brother countries to help protect them ex!. serbia and russia) imperialism ( all the countries were already bitter over land that happened during the age of imperialism) and nationalism (every country believed theirs was the best) [just remember the word MAIN]

I would say Austria-Hungary just because of the whole ultimatum thing!. Even though it was a Serbian who killed the Arch-Duke, they did not need to start a war over it!. Would you really start a war because they did not complete a list that was forced upon them!? It is really childish!. This is where the alliance thing comes in because Serbia was alligned with Russia and Austria- Hungary was alligned with Germany and then those countries had their alliances!. So I would say that Austria- Hungary is to blame!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Welll!.!.!.
Franz Ferdinand's assassination caused WW1!. A serbian nationalist killed him and his wife, and that's what started allll of it!.

That's all I can help u wit!. Who's responsible!? That dude Gavirrillo!? I forget how to spell his name!. He killed Franz!. Put everything into motion!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

While Germany was officially blamed and it was Russia that made it a major war, I think the main responsibility falls upon Austria-Hungary!.

On 28 June 1914, Gavrilo Princip, a Bosnian Serb student, shot and killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne in Sarajevo!. Princip was a member of Young Bosnia, a group whose aims included the unification of the South Slavs and independence from Austria-Hungary!. The assassination in Sarajevo set into motion a series of fast-moving events that eventually escalated into full-scale war!.[8] Austria-Hungary demanded action by Serbia to punish those responsible and, when Austria-Hungary deemed Serbia had not complied, declared war!.

The Austrian-Hungarian government could have treated this as a terrorist act (which it was) and dealt with it through its police powers!. Serbia did not start the war, and attacking Serbia in 1914 makes as much sense as the US attack on Irak in 2003 in response to another terrorist act!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

All the Balkan countries were fussing with one another!. They decided to form Alliances so when one country declared war on another country the allies of the countries had to jump in to help!. Eventually it got all the other big countries involved!.Www@QuestionHome@Com