Oct 29, 2009 · World War I, also known as the Great War, started in 1914 after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. His murder escalated into a war across Europe that lasted until.
May 15, 2025 · The event that started WWI was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Habsburg throne, by a Bosnian Serb nationalist in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914.
Discover how country alliances led to World War One and why the great war started in this BBC Bitesize history KS2 guide.
World War One (WW1) was a major global conflict that lasted four years, from 1914 to 1918. It began on 28 July 1914, when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia one month to the day after Archduke.
July 1914 was the Start of WWI. Most historians regard this as the start of WWI, but some consider the earlier start of fighting between Austria-Hungary and Serbia in July 1914 to be the start of WWI. WW1.
