The 1st world war took place from 1914 to 1918 and was the first war, in which nearly all countries in the world participated. One estimates that altogether nine million humans in this war died. Reasons were the political tensions, those in Europe in late 19. Century had begun and to military armament of the countries had led. In central and Eastern Europe there were at that time not as many states as today. Mainly divided themselves Russia, Austria Hungary and the German Reich the area. Other countries, which had colonies apart from the German Reich mainly in Asia and Africa, were Great Britain, France and Portugal. These powers became at that time both of imperial and royal ruling families (German Reich, Russia, Austria Hungary) and of democratic selected parliaments (France, Great Britain) governs. That led to completely different aspects over aspirations for power and land requirements on the side of the monarchies and defense of people rights on the side of the democratic countries. Thus it came also that the USA entered the 1st world war later, although they were not directly concerned. A goal of the USA under president Woodrow Wilson had been it to deprive the German Reich of power among emperors Wilhelm II who had stressed by its aggressive policy with the help of the military ever more colonies for itself and during the 1st world war the goal had of possessing still more power and countries in the world. Actual cause of the 1st world war was a conflict between Austria Hungary with Serbia. On 28 June 1914 the Austrian successor to the throne Franz Ferdinand and his Mrs. Opfer of an assassination attempt, wohinter Austria Hungary the Serbian secret service became assumed in the Serbian Sarajewo. The Austrian government required immediate clearing-up of the murder and condemnation of the responsible persons under participation of a Austrian commission of Serbia on Serbian ground. The Serbs rejected this, whereupon Austria Hungary explained the war on 28 July 1914 Serbia. Russia stood on the side of Serbia and called to proceeding militarily against Austria Hungary in order to defend Serbia. Since however the German Reich was allied with Austria Hungary, it explained the war on 01 August 1914 Russia with the consequence that Russian troops marched into the German Reich.
As reaction on it Luxembourg was occupied on the next day by German troops. In fast consequence the Ottoman realm and Bulgaria were also pulled in by a flood of nuclear chain reactions now on the side of the German Reich and Austria Hungary as well as France, Great Britain, Japan, Italy, Portugal, Romania and the USA on the side of Russia and Serbia into the war. One of the tragic high points was the invasion of German troops in neutral Belgium and the position warfare which is connected with it. For the first time in history poisonous gas was used and hundredthousands soldiers died in the contactor ditches painful. The 1st world war stood also for the employment of further weapon systems, which it had up to then not given. Machine guns, tanks and airplanes were the first weapon of mass destruction. On 18 July 1918 the military offensive of the allied countries began the German troops back urge against the German Reich, in France. When the Americans arrived, the united armies were so strong that after the battle with Amiens on 08 August the weakened German army could withdraw itself only. On 11 November 1918 the armistice was finally signed. Many countries of Europe became now finally to democratic states.
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