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Serbia To Blame For World War One

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Serbia holds the majority of the immediate blame for World War One breaking out while the majority of countries and empires were to blame for the underlying causes of the outbreak. The agreement of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand between the Serbian government and Gavrilo Princip was the greatest fundamental cause of Serbia being blamed for the outbreak of war. However, the assassination of one man and his wife was not great enough to start the most heavily weighted war that the world had ever seen. This is because the tensions had been rising due to the alliances and rapid growth of the armies between the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente.

The assassination agreement between the Serbian government and the young group of …show more content…

After the recent Balkan Wars, Serbia had gained large amounts of territory and had also been given rise to its population. Many Serbs at the time resided in Bosnia, Austria-Hungary, all of which refused to live under Austrian Rule. “Many Bosnians objected to their subjugation and Austrian rule and actively worked to undermine the new regime. In this they were supported by Serbian irredentist groups in Belgrade.” Princip and the Black Hand believed that by killing the Archduke in Sarajevo, that a new and greater Serbia may begin its rise. The Serbian government agreed in the best interest in the rise of its country. In addition, the Serbian government, having equipped the members of the Black Hand with the weapons to assassinate Franz ferdinand, they came to an agreement that, had anyone asked the …show more content…

Nevertheless, the assassination of one man and his wife had the large amount of weight buildup prior to the actual outbreak of the war. The alliances and neutrality happening between the Triple Alliance and Triple Entente. While countries who proclaimed they had to desire for war in the future continued to build up their armies and navies and continue to recruit new troops and soldiers, this left other countries on an defensive stance, having been led to believe that if they hadn’t wanted a war to break out, they wouldn’t have taken the measures to become more strongly equipped in their armies and navies. Similarly, the alliances being formed were raising heat between the countries and empires. Some countries that had been believed to be neutral, suddenly had a hand alongside their alliances, therefore threatening the enemy with a larger army. “The British government… refused to commit to its entente partners in an effort to try to prevent escalation of the crisis. Britain could have perhaps played a more decisive role by declaring its intentions to support France earlier. According to this point of view, if Germany’s leaders had known earlier and with certainty that Britain would fight on the side of the Entente, they might have accepted mediation proposals and counseled peace.” By means of alliances, Britain proved neutrality before coming up on

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