WWI Overview

World War I was the first war fought on not only an international scale, but on a global scale. Beginning in 1914 and ending in 1918, this global conflict involved not only various counties in Europe and Asia, but ultimately also ended up including the United States of America who formerly entered the conflict on April 6, 1917, almost two years after the attack on the RMS Lusitania by Germany.[footnoteRef:1] There are several reasons that can be considered in determining the root cause of World War I and the political and historical issues that led up to the conflict between various neighboring countries. [1: "U.S. Enters World War I," History Channel, accessed June 22, 2013, http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-enters-world-war-i]

The event that will forever be remembered as the catalyst for beginning World War I is the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip on June 28, 1914.[footnoteRef:2] The...
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